ACT NATURALLY

“Act Naturally” is a song written by Johnny Russell, with a writing credit given to Voni Morrison and publishing rights transferred to Buck Owens. 1963 SONG  

AMAZING GRACE

“Amazing Grace” is a Christian hymn published in 1779, written in 1772 by English Anglican clergyman and poet John Newton (1725–1807). Version by Judy Collins SONG

AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL

“America the Beautiful” is a patriotic American song. Its lyrics were written by Katharine Lee Bates and its music was composed by church organist and choirmaster Samuel A. Ward 1892. Version Ray Charles SONG

ANNIE’S SONG

“Annie’s Song” is a song recorded and written by singer/songwriter John Denver. It was his second number one song in the USA, staying that place for two weeks in July 1974. SONG

ARMED FORCES TRIBUTE MEDLEY

The Armed Forces Medley, also known as the Armed Forces Salute is today recognized as a collection of the official marchpasts/songs of the 6 services of the United States Armed Forces: Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard. SONG

AS TEARS GO BY

“As Tears Go By” is a song written by Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Rolling Stones’ manager Andrew Loog Oldham. Marianne Faithfull recorded and released it as a single in the United Kingdom in 1964. SONG

BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS

“The Battle of New Orleans” is a song written by Jimmy Driftwood. The song describes the Battle of New Orleans from the perspective of an American soldier. Version by Johnny Horton SONG

BEAUTIFUL BROWN EYES

“Beautiful Brown Eyes” is a country song written by Alton Delmore, originally inspired by his oldest daughter. One of the best known versions of the song was originally arranged by Fiddlin’ Arthur Smith & Alton Delmore of The Delmore Brothers in 1951. SONG

BILL BAILEY

“(Won’t You Come Home) Bill Bailey“, originally titled “Bill Bailey, Won’t You Please…. Come Home?” is a popular song published in 1902. It is commonly referred to as simply “Bill Bailey“. Its words and music were written by Hughie Cannon, Version by Ella Fitzgerald SONG

BLUE BAYOU

“Blue Bayou” is a song written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson. It was originally sung and recorded by Orbison, who had an international hit with his version in 1963. It later became Linda Ronstadt‘s signature SONG

BLUEBERRY HILL

“Blueberry Hill” is a popular American song published in 1940 and first recorded and released by Sammy Kaye in 1940 on RCA Victor. It is best remembered for its 1950s rock and roll version by Fats Domino. SONG

BLUE EYES CRYING IN THE RAIN

“Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain” is a song written by songwriter Fred Rose. First recorded by Elton Britt in 1946, then made more popular by Roy Acuff in 1947, the song has been covered by many artists, including Hank Williams Sr., Johnny Russell, Charley Pride, and Elvis Presley. Willie Nelson version SONG

BYE BYE LOVE

“Bye Bye Love” is a popular song written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant and published in 1957. It is best known in a debut recording by the Everly Brothers. SONG

CAN’T HELP FALLING IN LOVE

“Can’t Help Falling in Love” is a song recorded by American singer and actor Elvis Presley for his fourth soundtrack album, Blue Hawaii (1961). It was written by Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, and George David Weiss and published by Gladys Music, Inc. SONG

CHATTANOOGA CHOO CHOO

“Chattanooga Choo Choo” is a 1941 song written by Mack Gordon and composed by Harry Warren. It was originally recorded as a big band/swing tune by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra. SONG

CIRCLES

“Circles” is a song by English rock musician George Harrison, released as the final track of his 1982 album Gone Troppo. Harrison wrote the song in India in 1968. SONG

CITY OF NEW ORLEANS

“City of New Orleans” is a country folk song written by Steve Goodman (and first recorded for Goodman’s self-titled 1971 album), describing a train ride from Chicago to New Orleans on the Illinois Central Railroad‘s City of New Orleans in bittersweet and nostalgic terms. Arlo Guthrie version SONG

COLD COLD HEART

“Cold, Cold Heart” is a country music and pop song written and first recorded by Hank Williams. Williams adapted the melody for the song from T. Texas Tyler‘s 1945 recording of “You’ll Still Be in My Heart,” written by Ted West in 1943. SONG

COTTON FIELDS

“Cotton Fields (The Cotton Song)” (also known as In Them Old Cotton Fields Back Home) is a song written by American blues musician Huddie Ledbetter, better known as Lead Belly, who made the first recording of the song in 1940. Johnny Cash SONG

DREAM A LITTLE DREAM

“Dream a Little Dream of Me” is a 1931 song with music by Fabian Andre and Wilbur Schwandt and lyrics by Gus Kahn. It was first recorded in February 1931 by Ozzie Nelson and His Orchestra. Version by Mamma’s & the Papa’s SONG

ELVIRA

“Elvira” is a song written and originally recorded by Dallas Frazier in 1966 on his album of the same name. Oak Ridge Boys version SONG

EVERGLADES

Written by Harlan Howard, “Everglades” was one of the most popular cuts on the original Kingston Trio’s fifth studio album, “String Along.” SONG

FIVE FOOT TWO (Has Anybody Seen My Gal?)

FIVE FOOT TWO (Has Anybody Seen My Gal?)Some sources state that Percy Wenrich wrote the music and Jack Mahoney the lyrics, in 1914. Credit for the most popular version of the song, though, is given to Ray Henderson for the music, and Sam M. Lewis and Joseph Widow Young for the lyrics. It was this version that was recorded Read more…

FIVE HUNDRED MILES (500 MILES)

“Five Hundred Miles” is generally credited as being written by Hedy West, and a 1961 copyright is held by Atzal Music, Inc. “500 Miles” is West’s “most anthologized song”. Some recordings have also credited Curly Williams INFO The Journeymen version SONG

FRANKIE AND JOHNNY

“Frankie and Johnny” (sometimes spelled “Frankie and Johnnie“; also known as “Frankie and Albert“, “Frankie’s Man“, “Johnny“, or just “Frankie“) is a murder ballad, (inspired in1899) version by Louis Armstrong SONG

GOD BLESS AMERICA

“God Bless America” is an American patriotic song written by Irving Berlin of Belarusian origin during World War I in 1918 and revised by him in the run up to World War II in 1938. SONG

HOUSE OF THE RISING SUN

“The House of the Rising Sun” is a traditional folk song, sometimes called “Rising Sun Blues“. It tells of a person’s life gone wrong in the city of New Orleans. Like many folk songs, “The House of the Rising Sun” is of uncertain authorship. Animal’s version SONG

IF I WERE A CARPENTER

“If I Were a Carpenter” is a folk song written by Tim Hardin in the 1960s, and re-recorded with commercial success by various artists including Bobby Darin, The Four Tops and Johnny Cash. June & Johnny version SONG

IN THE GARDEN

“In the Garden” (sometimes rendered by its first line “I Come to the Garden Alone” is a gospel song written by American songwriter C. Austin Miles (1868–1946). Jim Reeves version SONG

JAMAICA FAREWELL

“Jamaica Farewell” is a Jamaican-style folk song (mento).[1] The lyrics for the song were written by Lord Burgess (Irving Burgie), an American-born, half-Barbadian songwriter. It is about the beauties of the West Indian Islands. Harry Belafonte version SONG

JAMBALAYA

“Jambalaya (On the Bayou)” is a song written and recorded by American country music singer Hank Williams that was first released in July 1952. SONG

LET IT BE ME

“Let It Be Me” is a popular song originally published in French in 1955 as “Je t’appartiens” interpreted by Gilbert Bécaud. It became popular worldwide with an English version by the Everly Brothers SONG

LOVE ME TENDER

“Love Me Tender” is a 1956 ballad song recorded by Elvis Presley. Lyrics are credited to “Vera Matson” (though the actual lyricist was her husband, Ken Darby). SONG

LUCILLE

“Lucille” is a song written by Roger Bowling and Hal Bynum, and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Rogers.  1977  SONG

MARIANNE

“Marianne” is a traditional calypso song made popular by Trinidadian calypsonian Roaring Lion. Writing credits on the Easy Riders recording are Terry Gilkyson, Richard Dehr, and Frank Miller. SONG

MICHAEL ROW THE BOAT ASHORE

“Michael, Row the Boat Ashore” is a traditional African-American spiritual first noted during the American Civil War at St. Helena Island, one of the Sea Islands of South Carolina. Version by Thehighwaymen SONG

MIDNIGHT SPECIAL

“Midnight Special” is a traditional folk song thought to have originated among prisoners in the American South. The song refers to the passenger train Midnight Special and its “ever-loving light. Version by CCR SONG

MORNING HAS BROKEN

“Morning Has Broken” is a Christian hymn first published in 1931. It has words by English author Eleanor Farjeon and was inspired by the village of Alfriston in East Sussex, then set to a traditional Scottish Gaelic tune, “Bunessan“. Version by Cat Stevens SONG

M. T. A.

“M.T.A.“, often called “The MTA Song“, is a 1949 song by Jacqueline Steiner and Bess Lomax Hawes. The Kingston Trio version SONG

ONE NIGHT WITH YOU

“One Night” is a song written by Dave Bartholomew, Pearl King, and Anita Steiman. It originally was an R&B hit for Smiley Lewis in 1956, before being recorded with greater commercial success by Elvis Presley in 1958. SONG

ONLY YOU

Only You (And You Alone)” (often shortened to “Only You“) is a pop song composed by Buck Ram.[1] It was originally recorded by The Platters with lead vocals by Tony Williams in 1955. Platter’s version SONG

PROUD MARY

“Proud Mary” is a song by American rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival, written by vocalist and lead guitarist John Fogerty in 1969. SONG

PUFF THE MAGIC DRAGON

“Puff, the Magic Dragon” (or just “Puff“) is a song written by Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul and Mary from a poem by Leonard Lipton. It was made popular by Peter, Paul and Mary. SONG

SALTY DOG BLUES

“Salty Dog Blues” is a folk song from the early 1900s.[1] Musicians have recorded it in a number of styles, including blues, jazz, country music, bluegrass. SONG

Shenandoah

“Oh Shenandoah” (also called “Shenandoah“, “Across the Wide Missouri“, “Rolling River“, “Oh, My Rolling River“, “World of Misery“) is a traditional folk song, sung in the Americas, of uncertain origin, dating to the early 19th century. SONG

SLOOP JOHN B

“Sloop John B” (originally published as “The John B. Sails“) is a Bahamian folk song from Nassau. A transcription was published in 1916 by Richard Le Gallienne, and Carl Sandburg included a version in his The American Songbag in 1927. 1966 Beach Boys version SONG

SOME DAY SOON

“Someday Soon” is a song composed by Canadian singer-songwriter Ian Tyson who recorded the song with Sylvia Fricker as the duo Ian & Sylvia in 1963. Judy Collins version SONG

SOUTH OF THE BORDER

“South of the Border Down Mexico Way” is a popular song describing a trip to Mexico, written by Jimmy Kennedy and Michael Carr and published in 1939. Version by Patsy Cline SONG

SPANISH EYES

The Austrian singer Freddy Quinn was the first artist who recorded “Spanish Eyes” in 1965 with English lyrics written by Eddie Snyder and Charles Singleton. Englebert Humperdinck Version SONG  

TAKE IT EASY

“Take It Easy” is the debut single by the American rock band Eagles, written by Jackson Browne and Eagles band member Glenn Frey, who also provides lead vocals. SONG

TENNESSEE WALTZ

“Tennessee Waltz” is a popular country music song with lyrics by Redd Stewart and music by Pee Wee King written in 1946 and first released in January 1948. The song became a multimillion seller via a 1950 recording – as “The Tennessee Waltz” – by Patti Page. SONG

THOSE WERE THE DAYS

“Those Were the Days” is a song credited to Gene Raskin, who put a new English lyric to the Russian romance song “Dorogoi dlinnoyu“, composed by Boris Fomin Mary Hopkin SONG

TOM DOOLEY

“Tom Dooley” is a traditional North Carolina folk song based on the 1866 murder of a woman named Laura Foster in Wilkes County, North Carolina by Tom Dula The Kingston Trio SONG

WHO’S SORRY NOW?

“Who’s Sorry Now?” is a popular song with music written by Ted Snyder and lyrics by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby. It was published in 1923 Connie Francis, 1958 SONG