By: Alan Scherstuhl

Waylon Jennings’s “Good Hearted Woman”

By: Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Dick Curless’s “A Tombstone Every Mile”

By: Adam McGovern

Johnny Cash’s “The Man in Black”

By: Jada Watson

“Don’t Come Home A Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ On Your Mind”

By: Nadine Hubbs

Dolly Parton’s “Coat of Many Colors”

By: Charlie Mitchell

Stonewall Jackson’s I WASHED MY HANDS IN MUDDY WATER

By: Natalie Weiner

Dolly Parton’s IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS

By: Will Groff

Tanya Tucker’s DELTA DAWN

By: David Warner

The song itself flows like a river…

By: Douglas Wolk

The Byrds’ DRUG STORE TRUCK DRIVIN’ MAN

By: Erin Osmon

John Prine’s “Paradise”

By: Amanda Martinez

Bobbie Gentry’s “Fancy”

By: Francesca Royster

Linda Martell’s BAD CASE OF THE BLUES

By: Erik Davis

Kris Kristofferson’s SUNDAY MORNIN’ COMIN’ DOWN

By: Lynn Peril

Roger Miller’s THE MOON IS HIGH