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"Detroit City" is a song written by Danny Dill and Mel Tillis, made famous by Billy Grammer (as "I Wanna Go Home"), [2] country music singer Bobby Bare and Tom Jones. Bare's version was released in 1963 and was featured on his album "Detroit City" and Other Hits by Bobby Bare.
"Take Me Home, Country Roads", or Country Roads, Take Me Home also known simply as "Country Roads", is a song written by Bill Danoff, Taffy Nivert and John Denver. It was released as a single performed by Denver on April 12, 1971, peaking at number two on Billboard ' s US Hot 100 singles for the week ending August 28, 1971.
"Going Back to Oklahoma" – Emily Kaitz, 1998. [81] "Going Out to Tulsa" – written by C. E. Daniels, recorded by Johnny Seay, 1968. [82] "Going to Scotland" – The Mountain Goats, 1996. [83] "Good Old Oklahoma" – written by Bob Wills and Tommy Duncan, lead singer with Bob Wills and the Texas
The duo combined country, rock and roll, and pop, and the song tells the story of a young couple who fall asleep at a drive-thru movie. Hulton Archive - Getty Images “Tequila” by The Champs (1958)
The song reached new heights in 1972 when University of Tennessee at Knoxville marching band, the Pride of the Southland, played it for the first time and set the stage for the 1967 country ...
The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of 14 weeks in country music's top 40. [1] Along with reaching No. 3 on the magazine's Top Country Tracks chart, the song unexpectedly became a mainstream pop hit in Canada, peaking at No. 20 on the RPM Top Singles chart.
From country to R&B, we've rounded up 50 of our favorite songs about home by Taylor Swift, Blake Shelton, Dua Lipa, and more that celebrate where you're from.
Merle Haggard recorded a cover of the song for his 1970 album A Tribute to the Best Damn Fiddle Player in the World (or, My Salute to Bob Wills). The country music group Asleep at the Wheel covered the song on their 1973 album Comin' Right at Ya. George Strait did a cover of the song on his 2003 live album For the Last Time: Live from the ...