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Fifty-nine years ago today, on March 27, 1965, Roger Miller‘s “King of the Road” hit No. 1 on the country charts. Produced by Jerry Kennedy, the song appears on 1965’s The Return of Roger Miller, and is an ode to the freewheeling road lifestyle. The protagonist of “King of the Road” hints at doing nefarious things to get by (he knows “every lock that ain’t locked when no one’s around”) but also knows all the shortcuts to surviving on a tight budget: “I sing, ‘Trailers for sale or rent, rooms to let, 50 cents / No phone, no pool, no pets / I ain’t got no cigarettes.” Miller recorded “King of th...
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Fifty-four years ago today (March 14, 1970), Merle Haggard scored his ninth No. 1 hit with his single “The Fightin’ Side of Me.” The song comes from his live album of the same name. Haggard wrote “The Fightin’ Side of Me” in response to the military action in Vietnam: “Runnin’ down the way of life / Our fightin’ men have fought and died to keep,” he sings in the tune. “If you don’t love it, leave it / Let this song I’m singin’ be a warnin’ / If you’re runnin’ down my country, man / You’re walkin’ on the fightin’ side of me.” “The Fightin’ Side of Me” stayed at the top of the charts for three w...
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Fourteen years ago today, on March 12, 2010, Miranda Lambert struck gold. It was on that date that her single “White Liar,” from her 2009 album Revolution, was certified Gold, for sales of 500,000 units. “White Liar,” written by Lambert and Natalie Hemby, was the second single released from Revolution. “I was listening to a lot of Buddy and Julie Miller,” Lambert recalls to The Boot about writing the hit song. “They have great music — somewhat bluegrass, but it’s pretty rockin’, too. I think I was influenced by them that day. “Natalie had the title, ‘White Liar,’ and we thought it was great,” ...
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Eighteen years ago today (March 6, 2006) was a day to remember for Miranda Lambert. It was on that date that the singer earned her first gold single, signifying sales of 500,000 units, with “Kerosene.” “Kerosene” is the title track of and third single from Lambert’s debut album, released in 2005. The artist wrote the song by herself but gave co-writing credit to Steve Earle, as the tune is similar in melody and structure to his 1996 song “I Feel Alright.” “I didn’t purposefully plagiarize his song — but unconsciously I copied it almost exactly,” Lambert later explained (quote via CMT). “I gues...
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Twenty-five years ago today (March 6, 1999) was a big day for Sara Evans. It was on that date that the Missouri native scored her first No. 1 hit with “No Place That Far,” the title track from her sophomore album. “No Place That Far” was helped along by country music icon Vince Gill, who sings harmony on the song and also appears in its accompanying music video. Evans co-wrote the track with hit songwriters Tony Martin and Tom Shapiro and earned her first CMA Awards nomination — for Vocal Event of the Year — for the collaboration. Evans returned to the top of the charts one year later, with th...
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Twenty-five years ago today, on Feb. 22, 1999, Brad Paisley‘s debut single, “Who Needs Pictures,” was released. The song was the title track of the artist’s freshman album, which was released the following June. Paisley wrote “Who Needs Pictures” with good friends Chris DuBois and Frank Rogers. With lines such as “When we were down in Cozumel / We had the whole beach to ourselves / And it’s crazy now to think / That it’s all there on that film / And I could take it to the store / To be developed, but what for? / I can still see everything just fine / And who needs pictures with a memory like m...
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During the week of Feb. 20, 1954, Webb Pierce started his 17-week reign atop Billboard‘s Best Sellers in Stores country chart with “Slowly.” Co-written by Pierce and Tommy Hill, the song derives strength from simplicity. Thematically, its lyrics are direct when talking about love (“Now I can’t hide my feelings no matter what I do / For, slowly, I’m falling more in love with you”), and the music is sparse, with fiddle and brushed drums playing prominent roles. “Slowly,” which was recorded on Nov. 29, 1953, also has the distinction of being the first Billboard country chart-topper to feature ped...
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Forty-nine years ago today (Feb. 15, 1975), TG Sheppard earned his first No. 1 hit with “Devil in the Bottle.” The song was the debut single from Sheppard’s eponymous freshman album. Songwriter Bobby David penned “Devil in the Bottle,” which tells the tale of a man giving in to alcohol, even as it harms his wife. With lines such as “And she knows the hell I’m going through / In this world inside my head / There’s a devil in the bottle / And he wants to see me dead,” the song set a precedent for Sheppard for recording songs with substance and a message. Sheppard followed up “Devil in the Bottle...
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In February of 1993, Toby Keith released his debut single, “Should’ve Been a Cowboy.” Co-produced by Nelson Larkin and Harold Shedd — the pair that co-produced all of Keith’s self-titled debut album — the song is about a man wistful for a different kind of life. More precisely, the protagonist of “Should’ve Been a Cowboy” feels as if he’d fit in better elsewhere, in a place where he had a little more freedom, both emotionally and spatially: “Go west, young man; haven’t you been told? / California’s full of whiskey, women and gold,” Keith sings. “Sleeping out all night beneath the dessert stars...
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