Signature Songs

[D. Lawrence]

Some artists have songs that are so closely associated with them that they
are clearly their "signature" songs. Loretta Lynn - Coal Miner's Daughter.
Tammy Wynette - Stand By Your Man.



Others have so many hits or such a large body of work that it is less clear.
Would you say that Hank Williams signature song is "Your Cheating Heart?"
Arguably, yes but there may be other opinions. George Jones - She Stopped
Loving Him Today? I don't think it's his best but it was voted top country
song of all time. Patsy Cline - Crazy? I would say so but Faded Love was a
huge hit for her.



How about others, your favorite artists?

[d***@webtv.net]

Ernest Tubb and "Walking The Floor Over You".

Roy Acuff and "Wabash Cannonball".

Hank Snow and "I'm Movin' On".

Kitty Wells and "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels".

-- Dick

[E T]

Lefty Frizzell - "Always Late";

Johnny Cash - "Orange Blossom Special";

Willy Nelson - "On The Road Again";

Jimmie Davis - "You Are My Sunshine";

Merle Haggard = "Okie From Muskogee";

Tammy Wynette - "Stand By Your Man";

Bob Wills - "San Antonio Rose";

Jimmie Dean - "Big John".

E.T.

[Merle Barnes]

I think you'll get lots of argument on Johnny Cash - "Orange Blossom
Special". For me it would be "Folsom Prison Blues".

Post by E T
Lefty Frizzell - "Always Late";
Johnny Cash - "Orange Blossom Special";
Willy Nelson - "On The Road Again";
Jimmie Davis - "You Are My Sunshine";
Merle Haggard = "Okie From Muskogee";
Tammy Wynette - "Stand By Your Man";
Bob Wills - "San Antonio Rose";
Jimmie Dean - "Big John".
E.T.

[Tom Kan PA]

Post by Merle Barnes
I think you'll get lots of argument on Johnny Cash - "Orange Blossom
Special". For me it would be "Folsom Prison Blues".

I would choose "I Walk the Line". The guitar riff is so well
recognized.
And Lefty, I'd have to pick "The Long Black Veil". But my personal one
is "Mom and Dad's Waltz."

[D. Lawrence]

Post by Merle Barnes
I think you'll get lots of argument on Johnny Cash - "Orange Blossom
Special". For me it would be "Folsom Prison Blues".

I would choose "I Walk the Line". The guitar riff is so well recognized.

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The opening horns on "Ring of Fire" are also instantly recognizable. But,
yeah, I'd probably go with "Walk the Line" if for no other reason than I
like guitars better than horns.

[ruth]

Post by Merle Barnes
I think you'll get lots of argument on Johnny Cash - "Orange Blossom
Special". For me it would be "Folsom Prison Blues".

Post by E T
Lefty Frizzell - "Always Late";
Johnny Cash - "Orange Blossom Special";
Willy Nelson - "On The Road Again";
Jimmie Davis - "You Are My Sunshine";
Merle Haggard = "Okie From Muskogee";
Tammy Wynette - "Stand By Your Man";
Bob Wills - "San Antonio Rose";
Jimmie Dean - "Big John".
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I'd pick "Ring of Fire" for Johnny Cash......

[Riff Raff]

still no sig. song fer Jack Robinson
mayb White Sport Coat or Elpaso

[d***@webtv.net]

When I hear "Turn Out The Lights, The Party's Over" I never think of
Willy, I think only of Don Meredith! Willy created it but Meredith
popularized it! -- Dick

[KF Raizor]

Post by Merle Barnes
I think you'll get lots of argument on Johnny Cash - "Orange Blossom
Special". For me it would be "Folsom Prison Blues".

Post by E T
Lefty Frizzell - "Always Late";

The song that's on Lefty's headstone is "I Love You a Thousand Ways."

[D. Lawrence]

Post by E T
Willy Nelson - "On The Road Again";
E.T.

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Fans of MNF might argue that it should be "Turn out the lights, the party's
over.."

[Barbara Pruett]

The Oak Ridge Boys - - Elvira

Marty Robbins - - El Paso

Post by D. Lawrence

Post by E T
Willy Nelson - "On The Road Again";
E.T.

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Fans of MNF might argue that it should be "Turn out the lights, the party's
over.."

[Tom Kan PA]

"Flowers On The Wall" Statlers

[Barbara Pruett]

John Conlee - - Rose Colored Glasses

Post by Tom Kan PA
"Flowers On The Wall" Statlers

[ruth]

Post by Barbara Pruett
John Conlee - - Rose Colored Glasses

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"Love On A Hot Afternoon" Gene Watson

[D. Lawrence]

Post by E T
Lefty Frizzell - "Always Late";
Johnny Cash - "Orange Blossom Special";
Willy Nelson - "On The Road Again";
Jimmie Davis - "You Are My Sunshine";
Merle Haggard = "Okie From Muskogee";
Tammy Wynette - "Stand By Your Man";
Bob Wills - "San Antonio Rose";
Jimmie Dean - "Big John".
E.T.

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Conway Twitty - "Hello, Darlin'"

Eddy Arnold - "Cattle Call"

Faron Young - "Hello Walls"

Jim Reeves - "Four Walls"

The Browns - "The Three Bells" What about Jim Ed Brown as a solo? I was
fond of "Pop A Top"

Lacy J. Dalton - "16th Avenue" (okay maybe not so 'classic' but I liked the
tune)

Statler Brothers - "Flowers on the Wall"

Sammi Smith - "Help Me Make It Through the Night"

Ray Price - "For the Good Times" (?) It came later in his career

Webb Pierce - "There Stands the Glass"

Charlie Pride - "Kiss An Angel Good Morning"

[Riff Raff]

what wud u considr Jack Robinson's
sig. song

[Blue]

Post by D. Lawrence
Some artists have songs that are so closely associated with them that they
are clearly their "signature" songs. Loretta Lynn - Coal Miner's Daughter.
Tammy Wynette - Stand By Your Man.
Others have so many hits or such a large body of work that it is less clear.
Would you say that Hank Williams signature song is "Your Cheating Heart?"
Arguably, yes but there may be other opinions. George Jones - She Stopped
Loving Him Today? I don't think it's his best but it was voted top country
song of all time. Patsy Cline - Crazy? I would say so but Faded Love was a
huge hit for her.
How about others, your favorite artists?

Hank Locklin - Please Help Me, I'm Fallin'
Charlie Rich - Behind Closed Doors
Lefty Frizzell - Saginaw, Michigan
Bobby Bare - Detroit City
Tom T. Hall - The Ballad of Delaney and Clyde

A great post, I could think of more, I'm sure! Blue

[d***@webtv.net]

Blue wrote: "Tom T. Hall - The Ballad of Delaney and Clyde"

Hey Blue, if you include that one, then I think you should also include
Tom T's "The Day That Bonnie Clayton Died"! <g>
-- Dick

[Tom Kan PA]

Post by d***@webtv.net
Blue wrote: "Tom T. Hall - The Ballad of Delaney and Clyde"
Hey Blue, if you include that one, then I think you should also include
Tom T's "The Day That Bonnie Clayton Died"! <g>
-- Dick

I thought Waylon Nelson did that one!

[Merle Barnes]

Nope. That was Nelson Eddy!!

Post by Tom Kan PA

Post by d***@webtv.net
Blue wrote: "Tom T. Hall - The Ballad of Delaney and Clyde"
Hey Blue, if you include that one, then I think you should also include
Tom T's "The Day That Bonnie Clayton Died"! <g>
-- Dick

I thought Waylon Nelson did that one!

[Tom Kan PA]

Post by Merle Barnes
Nope. That was Nelson Eddy!!

Not by him alone. It was a duet with Jeanette McJennings

[KF Raizor]

Post by d***@webtv.net
Blue wrote: "Tom T. Hall - The Ballad of Delaney and Clyde"
Hey Blue, if you include that one, then I think you should also include
Tom T's "The Day That Bonnie Clayton Died"! <g>
-- Dick

No. the song Tom T. did was called "The Year That Clayton Delaney Died."

Delaney, Bonnie, and Friends did "Never Ending Song of Love." <g>

[Merle Barnes]

Thank God we got that straightened out!!!

Post by KF Raizor
No. the song Tom T. did was called "The Year That Clayton Delaney Died."
Delaney, Bonnie, and Friends did "Never Ending Song of Love." <g>
--
Things get complicated
When you get past 18.
--Statler Brothers