Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Popular country songs in Hellenic radio stations (released between 1955 - 1992)


Country, Country Pop, Country Soul, Country-Western, Country Rock & Southern Rock songs that were or still are popular mostly in Hellenic radio stations and especially in Macedonia (Thessaloniki, Katerini, Serres, Kilkis, Veroia etc.)


Listen to the broadcast:

http://yourlisten.com/lefteris.lalos.7/my-radio-boo-broadcast-wednesday-13-april-2016


22:00 - 23:00

01Ghost Town - POCO (LP Ghost Town1982)
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02Oh Jenny - BILLY MONTANA & THE LONG SHOTS (single1988)


03Drivin' My Life Away - EDDIE RABBITT (LP Horizon1980)
US # 5, NZ # 22, NL # 32
Lyrics


04Givin' Herself Away - GAIL DAVIES (LP Givin' Herself Away1982)
Cover version of ''Givin' Herself Away'' by former (original) members of The ByrdsRoger McGuinn & Chris Hillman feat. Gene Clark (LP City1980)
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05Rose Garden - LYNN ANDERSON (single1970)
US # 3, UK # 3, DE # 1, CH # 1, BE # 1, NO # 1, AU # 1, NZ # 1, NL # 2, AT # 4
Cover version of ''I Never Promised You A Rose Garden'' by Billy Joe Royal (1967)
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069 To 5 - DOLLY PARTON (OST 9 To 51980)
US # 1, BE # 5, AT # 5, SE # 6, NL # 15, DE # 46, UK # 47, NZ # 9
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07But Love Me JANIE FRICKE (single1979 / LP From The Heart, 1980)
US country chart # 26


08Save Me - HELEN REDDY (LP Play Me Out1981)
Cover version of ''Save Me'' by (North) Irish singer Clodaugh Rodgers (single,1976)
Lyrics


09If I Said You Have A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me - THE BELLAMY BROTHERS (LP The Two & Only1979)
UK # 3, US # 39
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10A Boy Named Sue - JOHNNY CASH (LP Johnny Cash At San Quentin1969)
US # 2, UK # 4, NL # 13
Cover version of ''A Boy Named Sue'' by Shel Silverstein (1969).
Recorded live at San Quentin state prison featuring Carl Perkins on guitar.
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11Take Me Home, Country Roads - JOHN DENVER (LP Poems, Prayers & Promises1971)
US # 2, CA # 3
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12The Devil Went Down To Georgia - THE CHARLIE DANIELS BAND (LP Million Mile Reflections1979)
US # 3, CA # 5, UK # 14, IE # 14, NL # 34, AU # 12, NZ # 13
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13The Gambler - KENNY ROGERS (LP The Gambler1978)
US # 16, CA # 8, NZ # 29
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14King Of The Road - ROGER MILLER (single1965)
UK # 1, NO # 1, US # 4, IE # 5, NL # 5, CA # 10, DE # 26
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15Sixteen Tons - TENNESSEE ERNIE FORD (single, 1955)
US # 1UK # 1, BE # 3, NL # 5
Cover version of ''Sixteen Tons'' by Merle Travis (1947)
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16Theme from The Dukes Of Hazzard (The Good Ol' Boys) - WAYLON JENNINGS (OST The Dukes Of Hazzard1979)


17Stand By Your Man - TAMMY WYNETTE (single1968)
UK # 1, NL # 1, BE # 1, US # 19, DE # 36, NZ # 31
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18The Most Beautiful Girl - CHARLIE RICH (LP Behind Closed Doors1973)
US # 1, UK # 2, IE # 2, BE # 1, NL # 3, NO # 8. DE # 14
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23:00 - 00:00

19Stay Loose - GORDON LIGHTFOOT (LP East Of Midnight1986)
CA # 86
Lyrics


20I Wouldn't Have Missed It For The World - RONNIE MILSAP (LP There's No Gettin' Over Me1981)
US # 10
US country chart # 1, CA country chart # 1
Lyrics


21You're Going Out Of My Mind - T.G. SHEPPARD (LP T.G. 1985)
US country chart # 10, CA country chart # 8


22Tell Me What You Dream - RESTLESS HEART feat. WARREN HILL (LP Big Iron Horses1992)
CA # 14, US # 43
Cover version of ''Tell Me What You Dream'' by Eagles' bassist Timothy B. Schmit (1984)
Lyrics


23Shame On The Moon - BOB SEGER & THE SILVER BULLET BAND (LP The Distance1982)
US # 2, DE # 50, NZ # 24
Cover version of ''Shame On The Moon'' by Rodney Crowell (1981).
The song also features vocals from Glenn Frey.
Lyrics


24Lay Lady Lay - BOB DYLAN (LP Nashville Skyline1969)
US # 7, UK # 5
Lyrics


25They All Went To Mexico - CARLOS SANTANA & WILLIE NELSON (single1983 / LP Havana Moon, 1983)
BE # 5, NL # 6
Lyrics


26Crazy - PATSY CLINE (LP Showcase1961)
US # 9
In 1990: UK # 14
The song was written by Willie Nelson.
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27I Can't Stop Loving You - RAY CHARLES (single, 1962)
NL # 1, BE # 1, NO # 4, DE # 8
Cover version of ''I Can't Stop Loving You'' by Don Gibson (1958)
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28Stuck On You - LIONEL RICHIE (LP Can't Slow Down1983)
US # 3, UK # 12, BE # 13, NL # 18, CH # 26, DE # 45, NZ # 26
Lyrics


29Torn Between Two Lovers - MARY MacGREGOR (LP Torn Between Two Lovers1976)
US # 1, CA # 1, UK # 4, NZ # 4, NL # 11, BE # 14, DE # 40
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30I Will Always Love You - DOLLY PARTON (LP Jolene1974 / OST The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas, 1982)
In 1974: US country chart # 1, CA country chart # 4
In 1982: US country chart # 1, CA country chart # 1
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31If Tomorrow Never Comes - GARTH BROOKS (LP Garth Brooks1989)
US country chart # 1, CA country chart # 2
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32When You Say Nothing At All - KEITH WHITLEY (LP Don't Close Your Eyes1988)
US country chart # 1, CA country chart # 1
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33There's No Way - ALABAMA (LP 40-Hour Week1985)
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34By The Time I Get To Phoenix - GLEN CAMPBELL (LP By The Time I Get To Phoenix1967)
US # 26
Cover version of ''By The Time I Get To Phoenix' by Johnny Rivers (1965)
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