Good OLD country songs for young women?

Question

I sing a lot and my next venture is going to be singing at retirement centers. I live in Utah so its pretty country around here, especially with the older crowd. Anyone know of any great old country songs? I already have some patsy cline, brenda lee, silver wings by merle haggard and jolene by Dolly Parton. But I need a few more songs!

Thanks!

Answer 1

Kitty Wells - It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels, Making Believe

The Davis Sisters - I Forgot More That You'll Ever Know

Skeeter Davis - The End of The World

Dottie West - Country Sunshine, A Lesson In Leaving, Here Comes My Baby (Back Again)

Jeanne Pruett - Satin Sheets

The Carter Family - Wildwood Flower

Patsy Montana - I Want To Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart

Connie Smith - Once A Day

Carl & Pearl Butler - Don't Let Me Cross Over

Patti Page - Tennessee Waltz



ANYTHING by Loretta Lynn and Patsy Cline (esp Honky Tonk Girl, Blue Kentucky Girl, You Ain't Woman Enough, Fist City, etc from Loretta and Walkin' After Midnight, I Fall To Pieces, Sweet Dreams, She's Got You, etc from Patsy). You might wanna stay away from their signatures though, Coal Miner's Daughter and Crazy, respectively, because I don't think anyone but them can pull those off



Here's some from the fellas that a girl could probably do well



George Jones - She Thinks I Still Care (Patty Loveless covered this and changed it to "he", The Grand Tour, Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes, When the Grass Grows Over Me, Why Baby Why



Hank Williams - Your Cheatin' Heart, Lovesick Blues, I Can't Help It Of I'm Still In Love With You, You Win Again, I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry, Hey Good Lookin', etc (the first 4 were covered by Patsy Cline & Martina McBride, so you might wanna check those out = )



Faron Young - Goin' Steady, Live Fast Love Hard Die Young, Wine Me Up, I Miss You Already, Four In The Morning, etc



Marty Robbins - Don't Worry Bout Me, I Walk Alone



Ray Price - Heartaches By The Number, Crazy Arms, Make the World Go Away



Eddie Arnold - You Don't Know Me



Ernest Tubb - Walkin' The Floor Over You, Waltz Across Texas, Thanks A Lot



Jim Reeves - Distant Drums



Hank Locklin - Please Help Me I'm Falling, Send Me The Pillow You Dream On



Bobby Bare - 500 Miles, Detroit City



Don Gibson - Sea of Heartbreak, I Can't Stop Loving You



Porter Wagoner - Misery Loves Company



Bill Monroe - Kentucky Waltz



Webb Pierce - I Ain't Never, More and More



Buck Owens - Above and Beyond, My Heart Skips A Beat, Waitin' In Your Welfare Line



Lefty Frizzell - If You've Got The Money



Merle Haggard - Today I Started Loving You Again, (All My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers, Twinkle Twinkle Lucky Star



Ferlin Husky - Wings of a Dove



Jack Greene - There Goes My Everything



David Houston - Almost Persuaded



hope some of these help!!!!

Answer 2

Classic Female Country Songs

Answer 3

It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels-Kitty Wells

I Fall To Pieces-Patsy Cline

Coal Miner's Daughter-Loretta Lynn

Help Me Make It Through The Night-Sammi Smith

Here You Come Again-Dolly Parton

Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue-Crystal Gayle

When Will I Be Loved-Linda Ronstadt

Tennessee Waltz-Patti Page

I Let The Stars Get In My Eyes-Goldie Hill

A Dear John Letter-Jean Shepard

I Can't Stop Loving You-Kitty Wells

Once A Day-Connie Smith

Here Comes My Baby-Dottie West

Harper Valley P.T.A.-Jeannie Criley

Heartbreak-U.S.A.-Kitty Wells

Answer 4

Something Different - Barbara Fairchild

Except For Monday - Lorrie Morgan

There's Love All Around Me - Linda Flanagan

57 Chevrolet - Billie Jo Spears

Never Love Again - Sue Thompson



Shame On Me - Bobby Bare

Son-Of-A-Gun - Sanford Clark

Between Lust And Watching TV - Cal Smith

Cigarettes Whiskey and Wild Wild Women - Red Ingle

Crystal Chendeliers - Charley Pride

Answer 5

Go to Yahoo music and select Vintage Country or Era....listen to the songs and select your choice, then you can search online for the lyrics.



You did not mention the most famous from those eras.......Tammy Wynette (Stand by Your Man), Loretta Lynn (Coal Miners Daughter), Kitty Wells, Melba Montgomery, Lynn Anderson (You never promised me a Rose Garden), Connie Smith and the list goes on, but these are some they will remember.

Answer 6

Coat Of Many Colors- Dolly Parton

Rose Garden- Lynn Anderson



A couple i know and like.

Answer 7

Check out The Louvin Brothers, Vern Gosdin, Ferlin Huskey, Farron Young, Carl Smith, Charlie Rich.

•Sweet Dreams Patsy Cline •Mama Tried Merle Haggard

•He Stopped Loving Her Today George Jones •Whiskey River Willie Nelson

•I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry Hank Williams Sr. •Faded Love Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys

•Orange Blossom Special Johnny Cash •Heartbreak Hotel Elvis Presley

•King of the Road Roger Miller •Blue Moon of Kentucky Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys

•San Antonio Rose Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys •Stand By Your Man Tammy Wynette

•Making Believe Emmylou Harris •You Never Even Called Me by My Name David Allan Coe

•Folsom Prison Blues Johnny Cash •Take This Job & Shove It Johnny Paycheck

•Walking the Floor Over You Ernest Tubb •El Paso Marty Robbins

•Hello Darlin' Conway Twitty •Okie From Muskogee Merle Haggard

•Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain Willie Nelson •39 and Holding Jerry Lee Lewis

•Act Naturally Buck Owens •For the Good Times Ray Price

•Sixteen Tons Tennessee Ernie Ford •Wreck of the Old 97 Vernon Dalhart

•Battle of New Orleans Johnny Horton •Long Black Veil Lefty Frizzell

•Golden Ring George Jones & Tammy Wynette •My Favorite Memory Merle Haggard

•Kiss an Angel Good Morning Charley Pride •Ain't Livin' Long Like This Waylon Jennings

•If I Could Only Win Your Love Emmylou Harris •Holding Her, Loving You Earl Tomas Conley

•Louisiana Saturday Night Mel McDaniel •Rose Colored Glasses John Conlee

• I'm Moving On Hank Snow • Always Late (With Your Kisses) Lefty Frizzell

Wlid Side of Life Hank Thompson and His Brazos • It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels Kitty Wells • Slowly Webb Pierce

Cold, Cold Heart Hank Williams • Crazy Arms Ray Price

Sixteen Tons Tennesse Ernie Ford • Cattle Call Eddy Arnold .

I Walk the Line Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two

Four Walls Jim Reeves • Oh Lonesome Me Don Gibson

White Lightning George Jones

Answer 8

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Garth Brooks had a song called "That summer" about a ranchers widow and a young hired hand. The song is off his 1992 "The Chase" album.

Answer 9

Johnny Cash

Billy Ray Cyrus



hope this helps

Answer 10

My grandmother would always humm and sing ... Hard Times ... Not sure how old it is but to hear it... youtube, Orla Fallon, Hard Times... Very old school LOL

Answer 11

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Answer 12

"That Summer" Garth Brooks

Answer 13

What part of no don't you understand by Lori Morgan