Gene's Blog

Eddy Arnold forever popular

gene1141 — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 22:38:04 +0000

This entertainer had a fabulous career with many many hits, few artists will enjoy the sales of this man. One of my favorites songs by him is not particularly well known, but Don’t Rob Another Man’s Castle is an excellent song to play and sing. You can click on the link above for a great selection of Eddy’s hits. If you’re like many of us and like to play the guitar and sing, you might enjoy the lyrics with chords, they’re on this web site along with many other country artists.

Conway Twitty, a great entertainer

gene1141 — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 15:49:26 +0000

What a career this man had, with 55 number ones and countless others that stayed on the charts for long periods of time. It always seemed to me that he never received the awards due him given his accomplishments. The Clown is one of my favorites by Conway, although there are many others that I truly enjoy. If you’re a guitar picker and enjoy singing classic country songs, you can find the lyrics with chords here as well as for many other country artists. Make an effort to sing everyday, it’s good for the heart and soul.

Charlie Rich the Silver Fox

gene1141 — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 19:32:57 +0000

What a talented man Charlie was, he was a terrific vocalist and pianist and enjoyed a great career. There Won’t Be Anymore is certainly one of my favorite songs by him, although I truly enjoy most of his recordings. You can find a good selection of his CDs as well as for many other artists by clicking the link above. For those of us that enjoy picking and singing classic country songs, the lyrics with chords can be found here. Singing country music keeps the heart happy.

Hank Thompson and Western Swing

gene1141 — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 22:21:17 +0000

Hank had a long and very successful career with many monster hits long the way. One of my favorites is We’ve Gone Too Far, click this link to buy a CD that has this great classic. It’s good for us amateur pickers because it’s not difficult to play as all the chords are fairly easy. You can find the lyrics with chords at this website along with many other country artists of yesteryear. Many of these old songs will never be heard again unless we play our CDs from our library or sing it ourselves. It’s is and always will be great music, let’s keep it going.

A Great Unknown Faron Young Song

gene1141 — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 16:16:10 +0000

I have a lot of favorites when it comes to enjoying Faron Young’s songs, Have I Waited Too Long is in my top five. Click on the link to find the CD that has this song, it’s excellent and it’s also fun to play and sing. If you enjoy picking and singing classic country music, you’ll enjoy this one, you can find the lyrics and chords at Classic Country Song Lyrics. You’ll also see many other older artists listed there and maybe find a few of your favorite songs of yesteryear. Sing and pick a few of these classics for your kids and/or grandkids so they can hear good music for a change.

Charley Pride Songs

gene1141 — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 22:36:15 +0000

This fabulous artists had 36 number one hits, now that’s a lot, it takes a great entertainer to have that many. He’s had so many great songs, but one of my favorites is I’ll Be Leaving Alone, you can find one of the CDs that has this song at the above link. Many of us enjoy picking and singing these great country classics, you’ll find the lyrics with chords to this one here. Dust off that old guitar and start playing a few of these golden oldies, it’ll make you feel good again.

Carl Smith equals pure country

gene1141 — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:55:58 +0000

Carl Smith has enjoyed a long and very successful career, including many hit records and a Television show. When you hear one of his songs, you can bet it’s gonna be country or gospel. This Orchid Means Goodbye is a little known song that’s very pretty and easy to play and sing, click on the title if you would like to buy the CD. For those of you that play the guitar and sing country songs, you can find the lyrics and chords here.

Hank Snow – the great entertainer

gene1141 — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:01:38 +0000

Hank Snow had a very distinctive style of singing and playing the guitar. He was incredibly successful for a long time with many huge hits along the way. Anita Carter recorded many songs with him, her beautiful voice blended so well with Hank’s. One of my favorite songs by Hank is Anniversary Of My Broken Heart, it’s very pretty and it’s a blast to play and sing. You can find this song and many others by older country artists by clicking the link above. For the lyrics with chords go to Classic Country Lyrics, keep on picking and enjoying these old songs.

Loretta Lynn’s country music

gene1141 — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:10:09 +0000

We all know about her accomplishments as a song writer and vocalist, however, there are many of her recordings that aren’t well known. One of these is a favorite of mine named A Man I Hardly Know, it’s a pure country song that’s fun to play and sing. Click on the link above for a great selection of classic country songs by many different artists. You can find the lyrics with chords at www.classic-country-song-lyrics.com along with many other country artists of yesteryear.

A Classic Country Song by Buck Owens

gene1141 — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 17:28:52 +0000

This old song is really fun to play and sing, it’s not one of Buck’s most well known songs but it’s one of my favorites. If you would like to have Put Another Quarter In The Jukebox, you can purchase a CD with the song by clicking the link above. It has simple chords that almost everyone can play, if you would like the lyrics with chords you can find them at this web site. Buck had a long and successful career with many hits, I sure miss him and his witty music.