30 Stars: Country

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1This Is Country Music
recording of:
This Is Country Music
writer:
Chris DuBois (US country songwriter and music publisher) and Brad Paisley
publisher:
House of Sea Gayle Music
quotes lyrics from:
A Country Boy Can Survive
quotes lyrics from:
Amarillo by Morning
quotes lyrics from:
He Stopped Loving Her Today
quotes lyrics from:
Stand by Your Man
quotes lyrics from:
Hello Darlin’
quotes lyrics from:
I Walk the Line
quotes lyrics from:
Mama Tried
quotes lyrics from:
Take Me Home, Country Roads
quotes lyrics from:
Take this Job and Shove it
Brad Paisley3.45:13
2Take Me Home, Country Roads
recording engineer:
Ray Hall (engineer)
assistant producer:
Jean Kaplow
producer:
Milt Okun
acoustic guitar [6-string guitar] and lead vocals:
John Denver
banjo and pedal steel guitar:
Eric Weissberg
double bass:
Dick Kniss
guitar:
Bill Danoff and Michael Taylor (Guitarist & former member of the John Denver Band)
membranophone:
Gary Chester (studio drummer and educator)
piano:
Frank Owens (American pianist)
background vocals:
Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert and Starland Vocal Band
vocals:
John Denver
part of:
Billboard Hot 100: 2026-07-18 (number: 41), Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 94) and Billboard: The 500 Best Pop Songs (as of October 2023) (number: 358)
recording of:
Take Me Home, Country Roads (on 1971-02-04)
anthem of:
West Virginia, United States
writer:
Bill Danoff, John Denver and Taffy Nivert
publisher:
BMG Ruby Songs, Cherry Lane Music Ltd., Dino Park Publishing, JD Legacy Publishing, My Pop’s Songs, Reservoir Media Music and Cherry Lane Music Publishing Company Inc. (in 1971)
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division) and フジパシフィックミュージック BMG事業部 (Fujipacific Music Inc., BMG Division)
John Denver4.43:11
3Country Boy
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot Country Songs of 2009 (number: 46)
recording of:
Country Boy
lyricist and composer:
Alan Jackson (US country singer/songwriter)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc. and Tri Angels Music
Alan Jackson3.354:04
4Theme From “The Dukes of Hazzard” (Good Ol’ Boys)
producer:
Richie Albright
bass:
Jerry Bridges (from 1980 until 1980-06-23)
drums (drum set):
Richie Albright (from 1980 until 1980-06-23)
guitar:
Waylon Jennings (US country musician) (from 1980 until 1980-06-23), Gordon Payne (from 1980 until 1980-06-23) and Randy Scruggs (from 1980 until 1980-06-23)
piano:
Clifford Barny Robertson (from 1980 until 1980-06-23)
resonator guitar:
Ralph Mooney (from 1980 until 1980-06-23)
background vocals:
Carter Robertson (from 1980 until 1980-06-23)
lead vocals:
Waylon Jennings (US country musician) (from 1980 until 1980-06-23)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
BMG Music (in 1980), RCA Corporation (formerly Radio Corporation of America till late 1960s, became BMG Music in 1986) (in 1980) and RCA Records (not for release label use! for the imprint, please use “RCA” instead) (in 1980)
recorded at:
American Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (in 1980, on 1980-06-23)
recording of:
Theme From the Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol’ Boys) (from 1980 until 1980-06-23)
composer:
Waylon Jennings (US country musician)
publisher:
Rich Way Music, Inc., Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named 1970‐01‐23–1971‐04‐26 and 1972‐04‐25–1988‐08‐23) and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Waylon Jennings3.52:08
5Highwayman
recorded in:
Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1984-10-03)
assistant engineer:
Ken Criblez and Larry Greenhill
engineer:
David Cherry and Chips Moman
producer:
Chips Moman
bass:
Mike Leech (Nashville session musician and arranger) (on 1984-10-03) and Jimmy Tittle (on 1984-10-03)
drums (drum set):
Gene Chrisman (on 1984-10-03)
guitar:
Paul Davis (American singer) (on 1984-10-03), Waylon Jennings (US country musician) (on 1984-10-03), Kris Kristofferson (on 1984-10-03), Chips Moman (on 1984-10-03), Willie Nelson (on 1984-10-03) and Johnny Rodriguez (country singer & songwriter) (on 1984-10-03)
harmonica:
Mickey Raphael (on 1984-10-03)
keyboard:
Paul Davis (American singer) (on 1984-10-03), Bobby Emmons (on 1984-10-03) and Bobby Wood (American pianist, keyboard player and songwriter) (on 1984-10-03)
mandolin:
Marty Stuart (on 1984-10-03)
background vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1984-10-03), Paul Davis (American singer) (on 1984-10-03), Waylon Jennings (US country musician) (on 1984-10-03), Kris Kristofferson (on 1984-10-03), Chips Moman (on 1984-10-03), Willie Nelson (on 1984-10-03) and Johnny Rodriguez (country singer & songwriter) (on 1984-10-03)
vocals:
Johnny Cash (country music legend) (on 1984-10-03), Waylon Jennings (US country musician) (on 1984-10-03), Kris Kristofferson (on 1984-10-03) and Willie Nelson (on 1984-10-03)
performer:
Johnny Cash (country music legend), Waylon Jennings (US country musician), Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1985), CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1985), Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Aug 5, 2004 – Oct 1, 2008) (in 1985), Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1985) and Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1985, in 2003)
recorded at:
Moman's Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1984-10-03) and Woodland Sound Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1984-10-03)
part of:
Grammy Award: Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group nominees (number: 1986)
cover recording of:
The Highwayman (on 1984-10-03)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
White Oak Songs
recording of:
The Highwayman
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Webb (US songwriter, composer, producer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
White Oak Songs
The Highwaymen4.453:02
6A Jukebox With a Country Song
recording of:
A Jukebox With a Country Song
writer:
Gene Nelson (American songwriter) and Ronnie Samoset
Doug Stone3:29
7Redneck Woman
additional recording engineer:
Todd Gunnerson and Steve Marcantonio
assistant recording engineer:
Paul Hart (country producer)
recording engineer and mixer:
Bart Pursley
associate producer:
John Rich (US country musician, Big & Rich, Lonestar)
producer:
Joe Scaife and Mark Wright (country music producer & songwriter)
assistant mixer:
Paul Hart (country producer) and Lowell Reynolds
part of:
Holler's Best 2000s Country Songs (number: 5) and Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 197)
recording of:
Redneck Woman
writer:
John Rich (US country musician, Big & Rich, Lonestar) and Gretchen Wilson
Gretchen Wilson53:36
8Out Last Night
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot Country Songs of 2009 (number: 32)
Kenny Chesney3.53:20
9Hell on Heels
recording of:
Hell On Heels
writer:
Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley
Pistol Annies3:15
10Crazy ’bout You Baby
Billy Ray Cyrus3:20
11Gunpowder & Lead
producer:
Frank Liddell (producer) and Mike Wrucke
lead vocals:
Miranda Lambert
produced for:
Carnival Productions
part of:
Holler's Best 2000s Country Songs (number: 3)
recording of:
Gunpowder & Lead
writer:
Miranda Lambert and Heather Little (Songwriter)
publisher:
8 Music Square West (from 2007 to present), Nashville Star Music (from 2007 to present), Sony/ATV Songs LLC (from 2007 to present) and Tiltawhirl Music (from 2007 to present)
Miranda Lambert4.153:10
12Born to Fly
recording of:
Born to Fly
writer:
Sara Evans, Marcus Hummon and Darrell Scott (Country musician)
Sara Evans3.355:36
13Flowers on the Wall
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1965)
part of:
Rolling Stone: The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time (number: 116)
recording of:
Flowers on the Wall (in 1965)
lyricist and composer:
Lew DeWitt
publisher:
Wallflower Music
The Statler Brothers42:20
14Welcome to My World
producer:
Chet Atkins
arranger:
Anita Kerr
recording of:
Welcome to My World (on 1961-11-20)
lyricist and composer:
Johnny Hathcock and Ray Winkler
publisher:
Neillrae Music, Sony/ATV Songs LLC and Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Jim Reeves2:34
15I Will Always Love You
engineer:
Tom Pick
producer:
Bob Ferguson
banjo:
Bobby Thompson (guitar & banjo player) (on 1973-06-13) and Buck Trent (on 1973-06-13)
bass:
Bobby Dyson (on 1973-06-13)
drums (drum set):
Ralph Gallant (on 1973-06-13)
fiddle:
Johnny Gimble (on 1973-06-13) and Mack Magaha (Bluegrass Fiddler) (on 1973-06-13)
guitar:
Jimmy Colvard (American session guitarist) (on 1973-06-13), Dave Kirby (US country singer/songwriter) (on 1973-06-13) and Dolly Parton (on 1973-06-13)
piano:
Hargus "Pig" Robbins (on 1973-06-13)
steel guitar:
Stu Basore (on 1973-06-13)
background vocals:
Joe Babcock (on 1973-06-13), Dolores Edgin (on 1973-06-13), June Page (on 1973-06-13) and Hurshel Wiginton (on 1973-06-13)
vocals:
Dolly Parton (on 1973-06-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1974)
recorded at:
RCA Studio B (Nashville, TN) in Nashville, Tennessee, United States (on 1973-06-13)
part of:
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 34)
recording of:
I Will Always Love You (on 1973-06-13)
lyricist and composer:
Dolly Parton
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd (not for release label use!), Owepar Publishing Inc. and Velvet Apple Music
Dolly Parton3.552:57

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part of:30 Stars Classic Rock (order: 6)