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YR

 SONG TITLE  GENRE  SONGWRITER(S)
 COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS, 1900 - 1909 (2 Songs)

1901

Hello Central, Give Me Heaven

Country/Bluegrass

Harris, Charles K.; REC: The Carter Family

1906

Red Wing

Country/Bluegrass

Mills, F. A., & Chattaway, T.; REC: Little Jimmy Dickens; Lester Flatt

       
 COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS, 1910 - 1919 (1 Song)

1913

Trail Of The Lonesome Pine, The

Country/Bluegrass

Carroll, H., & MacDonald, B.; REC: Henry Burr

       
 COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS, 1920 - 1929 (14 Songs)

1928

In The Jailhouse Now

Country/Bluegrass

Rodgers, Jimmie; REC: Jimmie Rodgers; Johnny Cash; Webb Pierce; Leon Redbone

1928

Keep On The Sunny Side

Country/Bluegrass

Carter, A. P., & Garett, G.; REC: The Carter Family; Billy Joe Shaver

1923

Little Old Log Cabin In The Lane

Country/Bluegrass

Hayes, W., & Randolph, J.; REC: Fiddlin' John Carson; The Stonemans; Uncle Dave Mason

1921

Lovesick Blues

Country/Bluegrass

Mills, I., & Friend, C.; REC: Hank Williams; Bertha "Chippie" Hill; Leon Redbone

1928

Lulu Walls

Country/Bluegrass

Carter, A. P./Traditional; REC: The Carter Family

1926

Mexicali Rose

Country/Bluegrass

Tenney, J. B., & Stone, H.; REC: Hank Locklin; Bing Crosby; Gene Autry; The Mills Brothers; Jim Reeves; Jerry Lee Lewis; Vera Lynn; Riders In The Sky; Riders Of The Purple Sage; Milton Brown

1920

Mountain Dew (aka Good Ol' Mountain Dew)

Country/Bluegrass

Lunsford, B. L., & Wiseman, S./Traditional; REC: The Wilburn Brothers; Grandpa Jones; Willie Nelson

1924

My Blue Heaven

Country/Bluegrass

Donaldson, W., & Whiting, G.; REC: Gene Austin; Leon Redbone; Coleman Hawkins; Artie Shaw; Mary Lou Williams

1927

My Clinch Mountain Home

Country/Bluegrass

Carter, A. P., Carter, M., & Carter, S.; REC: The Carter Family

1924

Prisoner's Song, The (aka If I Had The Wings Of An Angel)

Country/Bluegrass

Massey, Guy; REC: Hank Snow; The Osborne Brothers

1928

T For Texas (Blue Yodel No. 1)

Country/Bluegrass

Rodgers, Jimmie; REC: Jimmie Rodgers; Ramblin' Jack Elliott; Lynyrd Skynyrd

1929

When It's Springtime In The Rockies

Country/Bluegrass

Sauer, R., & Woolsey, M. H.; REC: Roy Rogers; Gene Autry

1927

Wildwood Flower

Country/Bluegrass

Carter, A. P./Traditional; REC: The Carter Family

1928

Yellow Rose Of Texas

Country/Bluegrass

George, Don; REC: Gene Autry; Asleep at the Wheel

       
 COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS, 1930 - 1939 (32 Songs)

1932

Any Old Time

Country/Bluegrass

Rodgers, Jimmie; REC: Jimmie Rodgers; Ernest Tubb; Hank Snow; Webb Pierce; George Jones; Doc Watson; Merle Travis; Alison Krauss; Steve Forbert; Gene Autry; Fats Domino

1939

Back In The Saddle Again

Country/Bluegrass

Autry, G., & Whitley, R. ; REC: Gene Autry; Waylon Jennings; Sonny James; Merle Travis; Riders In The Sky; Moe Bandy

1930

Blood On The Saddle

Country/Bluegrass

Cheetham, Everett; REC: Tex Ritter

1933

Brown's Ferry Blues

Country/Bluegrass

Delmore, A., & Delmore, R.; REC: The Delmore Brothers; Roy Acuff; Tennessee Ernie Ford; Mike Seeger; Doc Watson; Glen Campbell; Vassar Clements

1937

Cannon Ball Blues

Country/Bluegrass

Carter, A. P./Traditional; REC: The Carter Family; Flatt & Scruggs; June Carter Cash; Grandpa Jones; Larry Sparks; Josh Graves; Marty Stuart

1937

Great Speckled Bird

Country/Bluegrass

Smith, G., & Carter, R.; REC: Roy Acuff

1935

I Want To Be A Cowboy's Sweetheart

Country/Bluegrass

Montana, Patsy; REC: Patsy Montana & The Prairie Ramblers; LeAnn Rimes; Suzy Bogguss; Lynn Anderson

1936

I'm An Old Cow Hand From The Rio Grande

Country/Bluegrass

Mercer, Johnny; REC: Roy Rogers; Bing Crosby; Patsy Montana; Sonny Rollins

1930

I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes

Country/Bluegrass

Carter, A. P., & Marcotte, D.; REC: The Carter Family

1931

Jimmie Brown, The Newsboy

Country/Bluegrass

Carter, A. P./Traditional; REC: The Carter Family; Mac Wiseman

1933

Last Roundup, The

Country/Bluegrass

Hill, Billy; REC: Gene Autry

1930

Little Darlin' Pal Of Mine

Country/Bluegrass

Carter, A. P./Traditional; REC: The Carter Family

1931

Mule Skinner Blues (Blue Yodel #8)

Country/Bluegrass

Rodgers, Jimmie; REC: Jimmie Rodgers; Bill Monroe

1937

Oklahoma Hills

Country/Bluegrass

Guthrie, W., & Guthrie, J.; REC: Jim Reeves; Hank Thompson; Eddy Arnold; Bob Wills

1936

One More Ride

Country/Bluegrass

Nolan, Bob; REC: The Sons of the Pioneers; Johnny Cash; Marty Stuart

1938

Orange Blossom Special

Country/Bluegrass

Rouse, E. T., & Wise, C.; REC: The Stanley Brothers; Bill Monroe; Charlie Daniels; Alison Krauss & Union Station

1931

Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms

Country/Bluegrass

Monroe, Charlie; REC: Bill Monroe; Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs, & the Foggy Mountain Boys

1938

Salty Dog Blues (aka Let Me Be Your Salty Dog)

Country/Bluegrass

Morris, W., & Morris, Z.; REC: The Morris Brothers; Flatt & Scruggs; Ramblin' Jack Elliott; Jim & Jesse; The Flying Burrito Brothers; David Grisman; The Osborne Brothers; Mac Wiseman

1938

San Antonio Rose

Country/Bluegrass

Wills, Bob; REC: Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys; Reba McEntire

1939

South Of The Border (Down Mexico Way)

Country/Bluegrass

Kennedy, J., & Carr, M.; REC: Gene Autry; Bob Wills

1930

Standin' On The Corner (Blue Yodel #9)

Country/Bluegrass

Rodgers, Jimmie; REC: Jimmie Rodgers

1938

Stay A Little Longer

Country/Bluegrass

Wills, B., & Duncan, T.; REC: Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys; Jim & Jesse; Merle Haggard; Waylon Jennings; Willie Nelson; Red Foley; Jim Reeves

1935

Strawberry Roan

Country/Bluegrass

Fletcher, C., Vincent, N., & Howard, F./Traditional; REC: Wilf Carter; Marty Robbins; Moe Bandy; The Sons Of The Pioneers; Cisco Houston; Gene Autry; The Arizona Wranglers

1933

Swiss Moonlight Lullaby

Country/Bluegrass

Carter, Wilf; REC: Wilf Carter

1930

TB Blues

Country/Bluegrass

Rodgers, J., & Hall, R.; REC: Jimmie Rodgers

1931

That Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine

Country/Bluegrass

Autry, G., & Long, J.; REC: Gene Autry; Ferlin Husky; The Wilburn Brothers; The Everly Brothers; Johnny Cash; Simon & Garfunkel; Patsy Montana; Doc Watson; Jim Reeves; Wilf Carter; Riders In The Sky; Marty Robbins; The Sons Of The Pioneers

1935

There's A Love Knot In My Lariat

Country/Bluegrass

Carter, Wilf; REC: Wilf Carter

1934

Tumblin' Tumbleweeds

Country/Bluegrass

Nolan, Bob; REC: Roy Rogers & The Sons of the Pioneers; Gene Autry

1936

Twilight On The Trail

Country/Bluegrass

Alter, L., & Mitchell, S.; REC: Rex Allen; The Sons Of The Pioneers; Lorne Greene; Riders Of The Purple Sage; Roy Rogers; Gene Autry; Skip Bessonette; Bing Crosby

1934

Wagon Wheels

Country/Bluegrass

Hill, B.; & De Rose, P.; REC: Frankie Laine; Riders of the Purple Sage

1930

Waiting For A Train

Country/Bluegrass

Rodgers, Jimmie; REC: Jimmie Rodgers; Furry Lewis

1933

You Are My Flower

Country/Bluegrass

Carter, A. P./Traditional; REC: The Carter Family

       
 COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS, 1940 - 1949 (38 Songs)

1945

Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain

Country/Bluegrass

Rose, Fred; REC: Willie Nelson; Kitty Wells; Floyd Cramer

1947

Blue Moon Of Kentucky

Country/Bluegrass

Monroe, Bill; REC: Bill Monroe; Elvis Presley

1948

Blue Shadows On The Trail

Country/Bluegrass

Daniel, E., & Lange, J.; REC: The Sons of the Pioneers; Vaughn Monroe; Tex Ritter

1941

Bluegrass Breakdown

Country/Bluegrass

Monroe, Bill; REC: Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys; Roy Clark; The Kentucky Colonels; Tom Adams; The Dry Branch Fire Squad; Wynn Osborne; Mick Larie; The Lilly Brothers

1949

Bonaparte's Retreat

Country/Bluegrass

King, Pee Wee; REC: Kay Starr; Willie Nelson

1943

Born To Lose

Country/Bluegrass

Brown, F., & Daffan, T.; REC: Ted Daffan's Texans; Ray Charles; Johnny Cash

1947

Bouquet Of Roses

Country/Bluegrass

Hilliard, B., & Nelson, S. E.; REC: Eddy Arnold; Ernest Tubb; Marty Robbins; Dean Martin; Les Paul

1948

Buttons And Bows

Country/Bluegrass

Livingston, J., & Evans, R.; REC: Dinah Shore; The Rice Brothers; Gene Autry

1948

Cool Water

Country/Bluegrass

Nolan, Bob; REC: The Sons of the Pioneers; Joni Mitchell

1949

Cry Of The Wild Goose

Country/Bluegrass

Gilkyson, Terry; REC: Frankie Laine

1949

Dear Hearts And Gentle People

Country/Bluegrass

Fain, S., & Hilliard, B.; REC: Red Foley; Jim Reeves

1942

Deep In The Heart Of Texas

Country/Bluegrass

Swander, D., & Hershey, J.; REC: Gene Autry

1945

Detour

Country/Bluegrass

Westmoreland, Paul; REC: Patti Page; Willie Nelson

1944

Don't Fence Me In

Country/Bluegrass

Porter, Cole; REC: Roy Rogers & The Sons of the Pioneers; Gene Autry

1949

Foggy Mountain Breakdown

Country/Bluegrass

Scruggs, Earl; REC: Flatt & Scruggs

1945

Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?

Country/Bluegrass

Wiseman, Scotty; REC: Gene Autry; Bing Crosby; Jim Reeves; The Andrews Sisters; Elvis Presley; Little Jimmy Dickens; Marty Robbins; Eddie Cochran

1948

Honky Tonk Blues

Country/Bluegrass

Williams, Sr., Hank; REC: Hank Williams, Sr.

1948

Honky Tonkin'

Country/Bluegrass

Williams, Sr., Hank; REC: Hank Williams, Sr.

1948

I Wish I Was A Single Girl Again

Country/Bluegrass

Howard, Harlan/Traditional; REC: The Maddox Brothers & Rose; Skeeter Davis

1948

I'm A Long Gone Daddy

Country/Bluegrass

Williams, Sr., Hank; REC: Hank Williams, Sr.

1948

I'm Movin' On

Country/Bluegrass

Snow, Hank; REC: Hank Snow; The Rolling Stones; Jimmy Smith

1948

I'm My Own Grandpa

Country/Bluegrass

Latham, D., & Jaffe, M.; REC: Ray Stevens; Lonzo & Oscar; Homer & Jethro

1949

I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry

Country/Bluegrass

Williams, Sr., Hank; REC: Hank Williams, Sr.; Cowboy Junkies

1944

Lost Highway, The

Country/Bluegrass

Payne, Leon; REC: Hank Williams; Johnny Horton; The Osborne Brothers

1948

Mansion On The Hill, A

Country/Bluegrass

Williams, Sr., H., & Rose, F.; REC: Hank Williams, Sr.

1949

Mind Your Own Business

Country/Bluegrass

Williams, Sr., Hank; REC: Hank Williams, Sr.

1947

Move It On Over

Country/Bluegrass

Williams, Sr., Hank; REC: Hank Williams, Sr.; George Thorogood; Ray Charles; Don Gibson; Del Shannon

1949

Mule Train

Country/Bluegrass

Lange, J., Heath, H., & Glickman, F.; REC: Frankie Laine; Tennessee Ernie Ford

1949

Riders In The Sky (aka Ghost Riders In The Sky)

Country/Bluegrass

Jones, Stan; REC: Vaughn Monroe; Riders in the Sky; Gene Autry; Johnny Cash

1945

Sioux City Sue

Country/Bluegrass

Thomas, D., & Freedman, R.; REC: Gene Autry; Merle Travis

1941

Take Me Back To Tulsa

Country/Bluegrass

Wills, B., & Duncan, T.; REC: Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys; Asleep at the Wheel

1948

Tennessee Waltz

Country/Bluegrass

King, P. W., & Stewart, R.; REC: Patti Page; Emmylou Harris; Kitty Wells

1944

That's What I Like About The South

Country/Bluegrass

Razaf, Andy; REC: Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys

1949

There'll Be No Teardrops Tonight

Country/Bluegrass

Williams, Sr., Hank; REC: Hank Williams, Sr.

1943

Uncle Pen

Country/Bluegrass

Monroe, Bill; REC: Bill Monroe; Ricky Skaggs

1940

Wabash Cannonball

Country/Bluegrass

Carter, A. P./Traditional; REC: The Carter Family; Lonnie Donegan

1941

Walking The Floor Over You

Country/Bluegrass

Tubb, Ernest; REC: Ernest Tubb

1940

You Are My Sunshine

Country/Bluegrass

Davis, J., & Mitchell, C.; REC: Gene Autry; Johnny Cash

       
 COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS, 1950 - 1959 (96 Songs)

1958

All I Have To Do Is Dream

Country/Bluegrass

Bryant, B. & Bryant, F.; REC: The Everly Brothers

1951

Alone And Forsaken

Country/Bluegrass

Williams, Sr., Hank; REC: Hank Williams, Sr.

1950

Always Late (With Your Kisses)

Country/Bluegrass

Frizzell, L., & Crawford, B.; REC: Lefty Frizzell

1956

Auctioneer, The

Country/Bluegrass

Van Dyke, L, & Black, B.; REC: Gordon Lightfoot

1958

Ballad Of A Teenage Queen

Country/Bluegrass

Clement, Jack; REC: Johnny Cash

1955

Ballad Of Davy Crockett, The

Country/Bluegrass

Bruns, G., & Blackburn, T.; REC: Tennessee Ernie Ford; Bill Hayes

1958

Ballad Of Paladin, The

Country/Bluegrass

Western, J., Boone, R., & Rolfe, S.; REC: Johnny Western; Duane Eddy

1957

Ballad Of Thunder Road

Country/Bluegrass

Raye, D., & Mitchum, R.; REC: Robert Mitchum

1957

Battle Of New Orleans

Country/Bluegrass

Driftwood, Jimmie; REC: Johnny Horton

1959

Big Iron

Country/Bluegrass

Robbins, Marty; REC: Marty Robbins; Johnny Cash; Steve Goodman

1956

Big River

Country/Bluegrass

Cash, Johnny; REC: Johnny Cash

1951

Cold, Cold Heart

Country/Bluegrass

Williams, Sr., H., & Rose, F.; REC: Hank Williams

1956

Crazy Arms

Country/Bluegrass

Mooney, R., & Seals, C.; REC: Webb Pierce; Patsy Cline; Ray Price; George Jones

1956

Cry Cry Cry

Country/Bluegrass

Cash, Johnny; REC: Johnny Cash

1957

Dark Moon

Country/Bluegrass

Miller, Ned; REC: Jim Reeves; Gale Storm

1953

Don't Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes

Country/Bluegrass

Willet, S., Pryor,C., & Trammel, B.; REC: Perry Como; George Jones

1959

Don't Take Your Guns To Town

Country/Bluegrass

Cash, Johnny; REC: Johnny Cash

1959

El Paso

Country/Bluegrass

Robbins, Marty; REC: Marty Robbins; Grateful Dead

1959

Everybody's Somebody's Fool

Country/Bluegrass

Greenfield, H., & Keller, J.; REC: Connie Francis; Lynn Anderson

1950

Everything's Okay

Country/Bluegrass

Williams, Sr., Hank; REC: Hank Williams, Sr.

1950

Faded Love

Country/Bluegrass

Wills, B., & Wills, J. L.; REC: Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys; Shawn Colvin; Willie Nelson; Floyd Cramer

1959

Five Feet High And Rising

Country/Bluegrass

Cash, Johnny; REC: Johnny Cash

1956

Folsom Prison Blues

Country/Bluegrass

Cash, Johnny; REC: Johnny Cash

1953

Fool Such As I, A

Country/Bluegrass

Trader, Bill; REC: Hank Snow; Elvis Presley; Connie Francis

1959

Get Rhythm

Country/Bluegrass

Cash, Johnny; REC: Johnny Cash

1952

Golden Rocket

Country/Bluegrass

Snow, Hank; REC: Hank Snow; Ron Parks; Johnny Horton

1958

Gotta Travel On

Country/Bluegrass

Seeger, P., Gilbert, R., Hays, L., Clayton, P., Ehrlich, L., Lazer, D., & Hellerman, F.; REC: Billy Grammar; Bob Dylan

1951

Half As Much

Country/Bluegrass

Williams, Curly; REC: Hank Williams; George Jones; Patsy Cline

1959

Hanging Tree, The

Country/Bluegrass

Livingston, J., & David, M.; REC: Marty Robbins

1950

Happy Trails

Country/Bluegrass

Evans, Dale; REC: Roy Rogers & Dale Evans; Quicksilver Messenger Service; Lynn Anderson; Cathy Fink; Van Halen; Tiny Tim

1959

Heartaches By The Number

Country/Bluegrass

Howard, Harlan; REC: Ray Price; Guy Mitchell; Kitty Wells; Webb Pierce

1959

He'll Have To Go

Country/Bluegrass

Allison, J., & Allison, A.; REC: Jim Reeves; Ernest Tubb; Eddie Arnold; Faron Young; Tom Jones

1951

Hey, Good Lookin'

Country/Bluegrass

Williams, Sr., H., & Rose, F.; REC: Hank Williams, Sr.; Kitty Wells

1952

High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me)

Country/Bluegrass

Tiomkin, D., & Washington, N.; REC: Frankie Laine; Tex Ritter

1958

Honky Tonk Man

Country/Bluegrass

Horton, J., Franks, T., & Hausey, H.; REC: Johnny Horton; Dwight Yoakam

1959

I Ain't Never

Country/Bluegrass

Pierce, W., & Tillis, M.; REC: Webb Pierce; Roger Miller; Hank Thompson

1951

I Can't Help It If I'm Still In Love With You

Country/Bluegrass

Williams, Sr., Hank; REC: Hank Williams, Sr.; Isaac Hayes

1958

I Can't Stop Loving You

Country/Bluegrass

Gibson, Don; REC: Ray Charles; Kitty Wells; Van Morrison

1958

I Got Stripes

Country/Bluegrass

Cash, J., & Williams, C.; REC: Johnny Cash; New Tradition; Phil Lee; Satan's Teardrops; Dale Watson

1959

I Know You're Married (But I Love You Still)

Country/Bluegrass

Reno, D., & Magaha, M.; REC: Don Reno & Red Smiley; Dolly Parton; Red Sovine; Buck Owens; Tom T. Hall

1950

I Love You Because

Country/Bluegrass

Payne, Leon; REC: Elvis Presley; Ernest Tubb; Johnny Cash; Carl Smith; Don Gibson; Eddy Arnold; George Jones

1953

I Never Let You Cross My Mind

Country/Bluegrass

Rose, Fred; REC: Marty Robbins

1958

I Still Miss Someone

Country/Bluegrass

Cash, J., Cash, R.; REC: Johnny Cash; Webb Pierce

1956

I Walk The Line