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"California" is a country music song written by John Rich, Rodney Clawson, and Vicky McGehee. It was originally recorded by Tim McGraw on his album Damn Country Music, featuring Big & Rich on backing vocals. Big & Rich released their own version in 2017 as a single, and it appears on their 2017 album Did It for the Party.
The song is one of the best-known recordings by the band, and in 1998 its long guitar coda was voted the best guitar solo of all time by readers of Guitarist. [2] [8] The song was awarded the Grammy Award for Record of the Year in 1978. [9] The meaning of the lyrics of the song has been discussed by fans and critics ever since its release.
In the song, she expresses the depth of her longing for California despite considering herself a member of the counterculture. [2] Like "Carey", "California" takes the form of a travelogue, and uses a stream of consciousness narrative technique. [3] [4] Pitchfork critic Jessica Hopper describes both songs as "how-Joni-got-her-groove-back ...
Sotheby's listed the “Hotel California” song lyrics in a 2016 auction but withdrew them after learning the ownership was in question. Sotheby's isn't charged in the case and declined to comment.
California Dreamin '" is a song written by John and Michelle Phillips in 1963 and first recorded by Barry McGuire. [5] The best-known version is by the Mamas & the Papas , who sang backup on the original version and released it as a single in December 1965.
"All the Gold in California" is a song written by Larry Gatlin, and recorded by American country music group Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers. It was released in August 1979 as the first single from the album Straight Ahead. The song was the first of two number one singles for Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers Band.
"California, Here I Come" is a song interpolated in the Broadway musical Bombo, starring Al Jolson. The song was written by Bud DeSylva, Joseph Meyer, and Jolson. [1] Jolson recorded the song on January 17, 1924, with Isham Jones' Orchestra, in Brunswick Records' Chicago studio. [2] It is often called the unofficial state song of California.
"Mendocino County Line" is a song written by Matt Serletic and Bernie Taupin, and recorded as a duet by American country music artists Willie Nelson and Lee Ann Womack. It was released in January 2002 as the lead-off single from Nelson's album The Great Divide. It was a Top 40 hit on the U.S. country chart, peaking at number 22.