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The song was originally recorded by a relatively obscure country act called The Home Towners in 1957, but did not chart. Recorded by Jack Scott in 1960, "Burning Bridges" reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 , No. 5 on the U.S. R&B chart , and No. 32 on the UK Singles Chart in 1960. [ 3 ]
"Sink the Bismark" (later "Sink the Bismarck") is a march song by American country music singer Johnny Horton and songwriter Tillman Franks, based on the pursuit and eventual sinking of the German battleship Bismarck in May 1941, during World War II. Horton released this song through Columbia Records in 1960, when it reached #3 on the charts ...
Hot Country Songs is a chart that ranks the top-performing country music songs in the United States, published by Billboard magazine. In 1960, five different songs topped the chart, which at the time was published under the title Hot C&W Sides, C&W being an abbreviation for country and western.
The song was recorded by Connie Smith for the 1966 album Born to Sing. The song was recorded by the indie-rock band Yo La Tengo for their 1997 album I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One . This version was used on, and inspired the title of, the 2002 soundtrack album for the television show Gilmore Girls , Our Little Corner of the World: Music ...
"Let's Live for Today" is a song written by David "Shel" Shapiro and Italian lyricist Mogol, with English lyrics provided by Michael Julien. [1] [2] It was first recorded, with Italian lyrics, under the title "Piangi con me" (translating as "Cry with Me") by the Italian-based English band the Rokes in 1966.
"Abilene" is a song written by Bob Gibson, Lester Brown and John D. Loudermilk, [2] and recorded by American country music artist George Hamilton IV. The song reached number one on the U.S. country music chart for four weeks, and peaked at number 15 on the pop music charts. George Hamilton IV performed "Abilene" in the 1963 movie Hootenanny Hoot.
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"On the Road Again" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer Willie Nelson. The song, about life on tour, came about when the executive producer of the film Honeysuckle Rose approached Nelson about writing the song for the film's soundtrack. [1] "On the Road Again" became Nelson's 9th Country & Western No. 1 hit overall ...