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Originally Posted by TheBig3KilledMyRainDog
1. Tom T. Hall - Faster Horses
2. Tim McGraw - Southern Voice
3. Brad Paisley - Alcohol
4. Darius Rutger - Alright
5. Buck Owens - Tiger by the Tail
6. David Nail - Red Light
7. Guy Clark - Desperado*
8. Hank Williams - Alone and Forsaken
9. Hank Williams Jr. - Family Tradition
10. Levon Helm - False Hearted Lover Blues
11. John Denver - Take Me Home, Country Roads**
12. Elvis Costello - Cheap Reward
13. Tom Waits - Blind Love
14. Big & Rich - Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy
15. Sugarland - Stay
16. Dolly Parton - Jolene
17. Lucinda Williams - Fancy Funeral
18. Dar Willaims - Iowa
19. The Pure Prairie League - Amy (might be aimee)
20. Johnny Cash - Ghost Riders in the Sky+
*thank Savannah for that one
**toots and the maytals doing an amazing reggae version of this
+ wouldn't be a list without him.
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Great list there, although regarding the bolded, I'd go for;
Guy Clark - The Dark
Hank Williams - I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
[...call me Captain Obvious and all]
Elvis Costello - Sittin' and Thinkin'
Lucinda Williams - Passionate Kisses
@Mr. Eric Generic, I'm no expert when it comes to country music, so checking out Big3's song list there would be the best option to start with.
If you want some album recs to go after sometime, here are some of my favourites you could call some form of country music or other...
Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace Of Sin
Emmylou Harris - Wrecking Ball
Townes Van Zandt - Our Mother the Mountain
Desert Rose Band - Desert Rose Band
Bob Dylan - Nashville Skyline
Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around
Rosanne Cash - The List
Kelly Willis - Bang Bang
Lucinda Williams - Little Honey
Lyle Lovett - Pontiac
Gillian Welch - Revival
Mary Gauthier - Between Daylight and Dark
Jim White - Wrong-Eyed Jesus
Giant Sand - Chore Of Enchantment
Chris Hillman & Herb Pedersen - Bakersfield Bound
^ As I say, I'm no expert on what falls under which sub-genre, but there's a good variety of style for you to choose from there.