Following the motown thread im looking at a country/country western playlist.

These are tunes that could be used at a generic party if requested, not a specialist night in particular.

Im going to start with the obvious and please add any line dancing/country pop classics too (shania twain is a country artist despite not being like by the counrty music community in some cases)

Dolly Parton - 9 to 5 & Jolene
Kenny Rogers - the gambler
kenny and dolly - islands in the stream
shania twain - man i feel like a woman
billy ray cyrus - achy breaky heart
tammy wynette - stand by your man
Boot scoot boogie - various artists
Glenn Campbell - Rhinestone cowboy

Im no country buff so thats all i can recall for now in respect of the mainstream tracks

Artists i know of but cant recall their best dancing tracks are Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Billy Joe Spears,

Over to you.

Not my genre at all but what about garth Brooks, Friends in Low Places and Ain't going down till the sun comes up.

johnny cash Ring of Fire also

Rose Garden - Lynn Anderson
Blanket on the ground - Billie Jo Spears
What I got in mind - Billie Jo Spears
Ruby don't take you love to town - Kenny Rogers
I love a rainy night - Eddie Rabbit
Country roads - John Denver ... Finished many a great night with this one
Always on my mind - Willie Nelson ... End of the night track
I walk the line - Johnny Cash
Ring of fire - Johnny Cash
Crystal chandeliers - Charlie Pride
Jackson - Johnny cash & June Carter

There's a few I play when the time is right (I hope )

you could always add some Irish country :

mundy - galway girl
saw doctors - i use ta love her
crystal swing - she drinks tequila (on ellen degeneres show :O

*makes mental notes* :)

I can see a spotify playlist / check out what / if I have any of the above already

Try some of these:

Single Girl – Sandy Posey
Southern Nights / Rhinestone Cowboy – Glenn Campbell
A Thing Called Love – Johnny Cash


Modern Country & Linedance:-

He Drinks Tequila -Sammy Kershaw & Lorrie Morgan
Jose Cuevo – Kimber Clayton
Daddy's Money – Ricochet
Watermelon Crawl – Tracy Byrd
Any Man Of Mine / Who's Bed Have your Boots Been Under / That Don't Impress Me Much – Shania Twain
Baby Likes To Rock It - Tractors
Chattahoochee / Chasin' That Neon Rainbow – Alan Jackson
It's Midnight Cinderella / Friends In Low Places – Garth Brooks
Young At Heart - Bluebells

And, if you have line dancers, see if the know the Black Velvet Waltz (to Black Velvet - Alannah Myles naturally)




Her earlier work is usually better for country folks. (See previous post)

I forgot to add Billie Jo Spears - '57 Chevrolet and Tammy Wynette - D.I.V.O.R.C.E

+ 1 if any of ye are asked to do a gig with a large Irish contingent then the tracks above are very very good to fill a dancefloor.

Keep forgetting to add this;
The Devil Went Down to Georgia - Charlie Daniels Band

Classic :-)