Country Thang Daily

• Keith Urban Graces Listeners with an Underrated Cover of “I’ll Fly Away”  May 10, 2024
  New Zealand country singer Keith Urban was among the various artists who released a song from the Christian country album Amazing Grace Volume III Salute to Gospel on June 15, 2004. His mellow rendition of “I’ll Fly Away” was distinguishable from numerous versions of recording artists from the past through its simple and homely musical […]
  Riley Johnson
• George Strait Cools Down Smoldering Angry Women As “The Fireman” May 10, 2024
  The King of Country and “The Fireman,” George Strait, made rounds all over town and put out old flames in 1985. But instead of extinguishing actual fires, he was cooling down all the angry women.  Released as the third and final single off his album Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind, the song became […]
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• Listen To Waylon Jennings And The Kimberlys’ Grammy-Winning Cover Version of Jimmy Webb’s “MacArthur Park” May 10, 2024
  In 1969, country legend Waylon Jennings released his rendition of the Jimmy Webb-penned track “MacArthur Park,” featuring the family quartet, the Kimberlys. The song, which he included in his album Country-Folk, earned a string of successes: charting at number 23 on Hot Country Songs, grabbing a spot on the Hot 100 (at 93), and gaining […]
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• Here’s Why “You Ask Me To” by Waylon Jennings is a Signature Song May 10, 2024
  Billy Joe Shaver and Waylon Jennings wrote “You Ask Me To,” which was originally recorded for Honky Tonk Heroes (1973) by Jennings. As soon as it was launched, the song was on the Billboard Country Singles charts for fifteen weeks, peaking at the number eight spot.  After four years, Shaver recorded a version of his […]
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