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Right or Wrong is a jazz ballad from 1921. Composed by Arthur Sizemore and Paul Biese, with words by Haven Gillespie, it is described by the original sheet music as "a beautiful fox-trot ballad." The lyrics tell of the loss of a paramour. The title comes from a refrain in the chorus: “Right or...

Night Life is a song written by country music singer-songwriter Willie Nelson. Nelson was inspired to write the song during one of his trips from his home in Pasadena, Texas, to his work, singing at the Esquire Ballroom in Houston. In 1960 Ray Price purchased the song and recorded a cover of it...

Catch an all-new episode of Dylan's award-winning radio show From 2006-2009, Bob Dylan produced 100 episodes of his now legendary "Theme Time Radio Hour," with each installment devoted to a unique musical theme — from "Dogs" to "Money" to "The Devil." This week, the show is taking over Deep...

Oklahoma Hills Where I Was Born was written by Woodie Guthrie. Jack Guthrie, Woody's cousin, changed the lyrics and music slightly and in 1945 recorded a Western swing version, which reached No. 1 on the Juke Box Folk Records charts. It remains the best-known version of "Oklahoma Hills", and...

Uncle Pen is a song written and originally recorded by bluegrass legend Bill Monroe. Besides Monroe, the song was recorded by Porter Wagoner in 1956, and Ricky Skaggs in 1984. The song was Skaggs' ninth number one single on the country chart. The single went to number one for one week and spent...

Patsy Cline (born Virginia Patterson Hensley; September 8, 1932 – March 5, 1963) was an American singer. She is considered one of the most influential vocalists of the 20th century and was one of the first country music artists to successfully cross over into pop music. Cline had several major...

Half as Much is an American pop standard written by Curley Williams in 1951. It was first recorded by country music singer Hank Williams in 1952 and reached number two on the Billboard Country Singles chart. Also in 1952, Rosemary Clooney recorded a number-one, hit version for Top 40 markets in...

Carly Simon (born June 25, 1945) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and children's author. She first rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records; her 13 Top 40 U.S. hits include "Anticipation", "You Belong to Me", "Coming Around Again", and her four Gold certified singles...

Muleskinner Blues (a.k.a. "Blue Yodel #8", "Muleskinner Blues", and "Muleskinner's Blues") is a classic country song written by Jimmie Rodgers and George Vaughan. The song was first recorded by Rodgers in 1930 and has been recorded by many artists since then, acquiring the de facto title "Mule...

The Leningrad Cowboys, A Finnish rock band singing in English accompanied by the Alexandrov Red army Ensemble! The band was an invention of the Finnish film director Aki Kaurismäki together with Sakke Järvenpää and Mato Valtonen, members of the Finnish comedy rock band Sleepy Sleepers. The...

Mother Country Music Written by Joe Nixon. Performed by Vern Gosdin, it was released in 1977 from the album "Till The End", it reached #17. Vern Gosdin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3mbcNkKJi0 Kenny Rogers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46Kg7tLhsMk Lee Hazelwood...

Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. She has released dozens of albums and singles over the course of her career and has won 14 Grammys, the Polar Music Prize, and numerous other honors, including induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame. In...

The End Of The World is a pop song written by composer Arthur Kent and lyricist Sylvia Dee, who often worked as a team. They wrote the song for American singer Skeeter Davis, and her recording of it was highly successful in the early 1960s, reaching the Top-5 on four different charts, including...

Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain is a song written by songwriter Fred Rose. Originally performed by Roy Acuff in 1945, the song has been covered by many artists, including Most notably, the song was recorded by Willie Nelson as part of his 1975 album Red Headed Stranger. Both the song and album...

I Like It Like That is a song by Chris Kenner and Allen Toussaint, first recorded by Kenner, whose version reached No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1961. This version also went to No. 2 on the R&B singles charts. Cris Kenner from the HBO Original Series...

I’ve Been Everywhere Man is a song which was written by Australian country singer Geoff Mack in 1959, and made popular by Lucky Starr in 1962. The song as originally written listed Australian towns. Geoff Mack's music publisher offered the song to Canadian-born country musician Hank Snow in...

Melba Montgomery is an American country music singer and writer. She is best known for her duet recordings in the 1960s with country music star George Jones and later Charlie Louvin. Her brother is the famous country music songwriter, Earl "Peanutt" Montgomery. In the 1970s, Montgomery was a...

Ghost Riders In The Sky: A Cowboy Legend" is a cowboy-styled country/western song written in 1948 by American songwriter, film and television actor Stan Jones. A number of versions were crossover hits on the pop charts in 1949, the most successful being by Vaughn Monroe. The ASCAP database...

One Hit Wonders - The 1970’s Brandy You’re A Fine Girl - The Looking Glass - 1972 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVx8L7a3MuE Afternoon Delight" - Starland Vocal Band (1976) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wu1UXCdyNo0 You Light Up My Life - Debbie Boone - 1977...

The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" is a song by folk music duo Simon & Garfunkel. 59th Street Bridge is the colloquial name of the Ed Koch Queensboro Bridge in New York City. The song's message is immediately delivered in its opening verse: "Slow down, you move too fast". Simon and...