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    He Thinks He'll Keep Her
    Mary Chapin Carpenter

    For the CBS special "Women of Country",
    at Middle Tennessee State University, May 6, 1993.
    Written by Mary Chapin Carpenter
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    Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound
    Hank Williams Jr.

    1979
    Written by Hank Williams Jr.
    • Agree Agree x 2
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    The Three Bells
    The Browns

    1960
    Written by Jean Villard Gilles
    Translated by Bert Reisfeld
    Last edited: Aug 26, 2017
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    Save the Last Dance for Me
    Emmylou Harris

    1979
    Written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman
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    Easy Loving
    Freddie Hart

    1971
    Written by Freddie Hart

    CMA Song of the Year in 1971 and 1972

    Carl Lee Cooper and Jan Howard
    Sharon and Cheryl White
    Maxine and Bonnie Brown
    Jeannie Seely next to Freddie Hart
    Skeeter Davis in Red
    Jack Greene strumming a guitar
    Bobby Bare in a cowboy hat
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    Look at Us
    Vince Gill

    1991
    Written by Vince Gill
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    Always
    Patsy Cline

    Written by Irving Berlin
    Recorded in Owen Bradley's Nashville studio, February 5th, 1963.
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    Ramblin' Fever
    Merle Haggard

    1977
    Written by Merle Haggard
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    Take These Chains from My Heart
    Hank Williams

    1953
    Written by Hy Heath and Fred Rose
    Recorded at Acuff-Rose studios on September 23, 1952.
    Chet Atkins on lead guitar, Don Helms on steel.
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    Independence Day
    Martina McBride

    Written by Gretchen Peters
    Last edited: Aug 26, 2017
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    Amarillo by Morning
    George Strait

    1983
    Written by Terry Stafford and Paul Fraser
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    On the Other Hand
    Randy Travis

    1986
    Written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz
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    16th Avenue
    Lacy J. Dalton

    1982
    Written by Thom Schuyler
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    Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys
    Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson

    1978
    Written by Ed Bruce
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    This One's Gonna Hurt You
    Marty Stuart and Travis Tritt

    1992
    Written by Marty Stuart
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    I Will Always Love You
    Dolly Parton

    1974
    Dolly Parton wrote this song when she left the Porter Wagoner Show.
    Whitney Houston's version of this song is the all time top selling single by a female artist.
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    Coca Cola Cowboy
    Mel Tillis

    1979
    Written by Steve Dorff
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    The Wild Side of Life
    Hank Thompson

    Fifteen weeks at #1 in the summer of 1952.
    Written by Arlie Carter and William Warren
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    Suds in the Bucket
    Sara Evans

    2004
    Written by Billy Montana and Tammy Wagoner
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    That's a good one.
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    In My Hour of Darkness
    Gram Parsons

    1974
    Written by Gram Parsons
    Backup vocals by Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt
    Last edited: Jul 4, 2017
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    When a Man Can't Get a Woman Off His Mind
    Craig Morgan

    2000
    Written by Bill Anderson
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    You Never Can Tell
    Emmylou Harris

    1977
    Written by Chuck Berry
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    Storms Never Last
    Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter

    1981
    Written by Jessi Colter
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    Out of My Mind
    Vince Gill

    2006
    Written by Vince Gill, Al Anderson and Leslie Satcher
    Backing Vocals by Patty Loveless and Dawn Sears
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    She's Got You
    Patsy Cline

    1962
    Written by Hank Cochran
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    The Bottle Let Me Down
    Merle Haggard

    1966
    Written by Merle Haggard

    Bonnie Owens was CMA Female Vocalist of the Year in 1965.
    She and Merle were married that year, and divorced in 1978.
    She continued touring with him until her death in 2006.
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    I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)
    Hank Williams

    1951
    Written by Hank Williams
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    Old Flame
    Alabama

    1981
    Written by Danny Lowery and Mac McAnally
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    The Cowboy Rides Away
    George Strait

    1985
    Written by Sonny Throckmorton and Casey Kelly

    I love this song!