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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Country Music: The Inspirational Stories behind 101 of Your Favorite Country Songs

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by Jack Canfield


  Lyrics and Music by Alex Harvey and Barry Etris

  ©1969 United Artists Music Co. Inc., as employer for hire of Alex Harvey & Barry Etris

  She Thinks I Still Care

  Lyrics and Music by Dickey Lee

  ©1962 renewed 1990 GLAD MUSIC PUBLISHING & RECORDING LP / PAPPY DAILY MUSIC LP; UNIVERSAL POLYGRAM INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING INC.

  Simple Man

  Lyrics and Music by Charlie Daniels, John L. Gavin, Taz (William) DiGregorio, and Charles Hayward

  ©1989 SONGS OF UNIVERSAL INC.; MISS HAZEL MUSIC

  Smoky Mountain Rain

  Lyrics and Music by Dennis Morgan and Kye Fleming

  ©1980 Pi-Gem Music; UNIVERSAL SONGS OF POLYGRAM INT INC.

  Somebody’s Prayin’

  Lyrics and Music by John G. Elliott

  ©1986 UNIVERSAL MUSIC-MGB SONGS

  Something in Red

  Lyrics and Music by Angela Kaset

  ©1990 COBURN MUSIC INC.

  Southern Voice

  Lyrics and Music by Bob DiPiero and Tom Douglas

  ©2006 SONY/ATV TREE PUBLISHING; LOVE MONKEY MUSIC; TOMDOUGLASMUSIC; SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING

  Strawberry Wine

  Lyrics and Music by Matraca Berg and Gary Harrison

  ©1996 GEORGIAN HILLS MUSIC (EMI-LONGITUDE MUSIC); SONGS OF UNIVERSAL INC.

  That’s Just About Right

  Lyrics and Music by Jeff Black

  ©1991 WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP.

  That’s My Job

  Lyrics and Music by Gary Burr

  ©1980 by Garwin Music, Shenandoah Music; GARWIN MUSIC INC. / IRWIN BAILEY; SONY/ATV CROSS KEYS PUBLISHING; SONY/ATV TUNES LLC; UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORPORATION / UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP Used by Permission

  The Cape

  Lyrics and Music by Guy Clark, Jim Janosky, and Susanna Clark

  ©1994 EMI APRIL MUSIC INC. (EMI MUSIC PUBLISHING); SUSANNA CLARK MUSIC (BUG HOUSE)/BUG MUSIC INC.

  The Dance

  Lyrics and Music by Tony Arata

  ©1987 EMI APRIL MUSIC INC.; MORGANACTIVE SONGS INC.

  The Devil Went Down to Georgia

  Lyrics and Music by Charlie Daniels, John Thomas Crain, Taz (William) DiGregorio, Fred Laroy Edwards, Charles Hayward, and James Marshall

  ©1979 SONGS OF UNIVERSAL INC.

  The Famous Lefty Flynn’s

  Lyrics and Music by Jamie Johnson and Morry Trent

  ©2010 COUNTRY GENTLEMEN MUSIC (ADMINISTERED BY EVERGREEN); CINDERELLA MAN SONGS

  The Good Stuff

  Lyrics and Music by Craig Wiseman and Jim Collins

  ©2002 HOPE N CAL MUSIC / WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP.; KELE CURRIER; BIG LOUD BUCKS; UNIVERSAL MUSIC-MGB SONGS

  The Grand Tour

  Lyrics and Music by Norro Wilson, George Richey, and Carmol Taylor

  ©1974 EMI AL GALLICO MUSIC CORP; EMI ALGEE MUSIC CORP.

  The Highwayman

  Lyrics and Music by Jimmy Webb

  ©1977 UNIVERSAL POLYGRAM INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING INC. (UNIVERSAL MUS. PUB. GROUP); SEVENTH SON MUSIC INC. / MUSIC OF WINDSWEPT (BUG MUSIC INC.)

  The House That Built Me

  Lyrics and Music by Allen Shamblin and Tom Douglas

  ©2009 BUILT ON ROCK (ALLEN SHAMBLIN); TOMDOUGLASMUSIC; SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING

  The Most Beautiful Girl

  Lyrics and Music by Norro Wilson, Rory Bourke, and Billy Sherrill

  ©1973 EMI AL GALLICO MUSIC CORP; EMI ALGEE MUSIC CORP. Used by Permission

  The River

  Lyrics and Music by Victoria Shaw and Garth Brooks

  ©1991 MAJOR BOB MUSIC; MID-SUMMER MUSIC INC.; UNIVERSAL MUSIC-MGB SONGS

  The Song Remembers When

  Lyrics and Music by Hugh Prestwood

  ©1993UNIVERSAL MUSIC CAREERS

  The Streak

  Lyrics and Music by Ray Stevens

  ©1974 AHAB MUSIC COMPANY INC.

  The Thunder Rolls

  Lyrics and Music by Pat Alger and Garth Brooks

  ©1989 MAJOR BOB MUSIC; UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORPORATION / UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP; UNIVERSAL POLYGRAM INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING INC. (UNIVERSAL MUS. PUB. GROUP)

  This One’s for the Girls

  Lyrics and Music by Hillary Lindsey, Aimee Mayo, and Chris Lindsey

  ©2003 ANIMAL FAIR (SONY ATV HARMONY); MONKEY FEET MUSIC; CHRYSALIS ONE MUSIC; SILVERKISS MUSIC / UNIVERSAL MUSIC CAREERS

  Time Marches On

  Lyrics and Music by Bobby Braddock

  ©1995 SONY/ATV SONGS, LLC PUBLISHING

  Unanswered Prayers

  Lyrics and Music by Garth Brooks, Pat Alger, and Larry Bastian

  ©1990 MAJOR BOB MUSIC; MID-SUMMER MUSIC INC.; UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORPORATION / UNIVERSAL MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP; UNIVERSAL POLYGRAM INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING INC.)

  Uncle Pen

  Lyrics and Music by Bill Monroe

  ©1951 BILL MONROE MUSIC / MUSIC OF EVERGREEN (EVERGREEN GF COUNTRY MUSIC LLC); UNICHAPPELL MUSIC INC.; WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC INC.)

  Walk on Faith

  Lyrics and Music by Mike Reid and Allen Shamblin

  ©1991 ALMO MUSIC CORPORATION; BRIO BLUES MUSIC (SONGS OF EVERGREEN COPYRIGHTS); UNIVERSAL MUSIC-MGB SONGS

  Walking Away a Winner

  Lyrics and Music by Bob DiPiero and Tom Shapiro

  ©1992 MIKE CURB MUSIC; SONY/ATV TREE PUBLISHING; MUSIC OF STAGE THREE; WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP.

  What A Difference You’ve Made In My Life

  Lyrics and Music by Archie Jordan

  ©1977 renewed 2005 UNIVERSAL POLYGRAM INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING INC. (UNIVERSAL MUS. PUB. GROUP)

  Where’ve You Been?

  Lyrics and Music by Jon Vezner and Don Henry

  ©1988 SONY/ATV CROSS KEYS PUBLISHING; SONY/ATV TUNES LLC.

  Wichita Lineman

  Lyrics and Music by Jimmy Webb

  ©1968 renewed 1996 UNIVERSAL POLYGRAM INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING INC. (UNIVERSAL MUS. PUB. GROUP)

  Wind Beneath My Wings

  Lyrics and Music by Larry Henley and Jeff Silbar

  ©1983 WARNER HOUSE OF MUSIC / WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP; WB GOLD MUSIC CORP. / WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC INC.

  You Had Me From Hello

  Lyrics and Music by Kenny Chesney and Skip Ewing

  ©1998 WRITE ON MUSIC (SUSSMAN AND ASSOCIATES); SONY/ATV ACUFF ROSE MUSIC; SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING; ROOTS AND BOOTS MUSIC

  You Won’t Ever Be Lonely

  Lyrics and Music by Andy Griggs and Brett Jones

  ©1997 Tier Three Music obo The Music Force, LLC d/b/a Mo Fuzzy Dice Music (ASCAP); SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING

  You’re Gonna Miss This

  Lyrics and Music by Ashley Gorley and Lee Miller

  ©2006 MUSIC OF WINDSWEPT (BUG MUSIC INC.); SONGS OF SOUTHSIDE INDEPENDENT MUSIC PUBLISHING (RUMINATING MUSIC; WIXEN MUSIC PUB. INC.); SONGS OF A FAIRCHILD (SEA GAYLE MUSIC LLC); NEW SONGS OF SEA GAYLE (NOAH’S LITTLE BOAT MUSIC)

  You’ve Got to Stand for Something

  Lyrics and Music by Buddy Brock and Aaron Tippin

  ©1991 SONY/ATV ACUFF ROSE MUSIC; SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING; TCT ROSE SONGS (BUG MUSIC INC.)

  Photo Credits

  Story 4. Hillary Lindsey: photo credit Becky Fluke

  Story 6. Ashley Gorley: photo credit Tucker Photography

  Story 9. Mark D. Sanders: photo credit Alan Mayor

  Story 11. Gary Burr: photo credit Alan Mayor

  Story 15. Bobby Braddock: photo credit Alan Mayor

  Story 16. Buzz Cason: photo credit Alan Mayor

  Story 18. John Hartford and Betty Harford: photo courtesy of Betty Harford

  Story 20. Bobby Braddock: photo credit Alan Mayor

  Story 21. Bob McDill: photo credit Alan Mayor

  Story 22. Bob McDill: photo credit Alan Mayor

  Story 24. Ricky Skaggs: photo credit Erick Anderson

  Story 25. Tom T. Hall: photo credit Alan Mayor

  Story 26. Darryl Worley: photo credit Kristin
Barlowe

  Story 28. Curly Putman: photo credit Alan Mayor

  Story 29. Mark Irwin, right, with Alan Jackson

  Story 32. Billy Kirsch, right, with Steve Wariner: photo credit Alan Mayor

  Story 34. Skip Ewing: photo credit Anthony Scarlati

  Story 35. Mike Reid: photo credit Alan Mayor

  Story 36. Harlan Howard: photo credit Alan Mayor

  Story 38. Victoria Shaw: photo credit Alan Mayor

  Story 39. Tom Douglas: photo credit Alan Mayor

  Story 40. Dennis Morgan: photo credit Alan Mayor

  Story 41. Mark D. Sanders: photo credit Alan Mayor

  Story 43. Hillary Lindsey: photo credit Becky Fluke

  Story 44. Larry Gatlin: photo credit Alan Mayor

  Story 45. Doug Crider, left, with Suzy Bogguss

  Story 46. Tom Douglas: photo credit Alan Mayor

  Story 47. Craig Wiseman: photo credit Alan Mayor

  Story 48. Josh Turner: photo credit George Holz

  Story 50. Skip Ewing: photo credit Anthony Scarlati

  Story 55. Buddy Kalb: photo credit Randy Rudder

  Story 59. Jan Howard: photo courtesy of The Grand Ole Opry

  Story 61. Tom T. Hall: photo credit Alan Mayor

  Story 62. David Bellamy: photo credit Alan Mayor

  Story 66. Dickey Lee: photo credit Alan Mayor

  Story 68. Dennis Morgan: photo credit Alan Mayor

  Story 69. Ricky Skaggs: photo credit Erick Anderson

  Story 72. Matraca Berg: photo credit Alan Mayor

  Story 76. Tony Arata: photo credit Ben Kreinen

  Story 78. Jamie Johnson: photo credit Keoni K

  Story 79. Craig Wiseman: photo credit Alan Mayor

  Story 80. Norro Wilson: photo credit Randy Rudder

  Story 81. Jimmy Webb at 1991 NSAI Dinner: photo credit Alan Mayor

  Story 83. Norro Wilson: photo credit Randy Rudder

  Story 87. Pat Alger: photo credit Randy Rudder

  Story 88. Hillary Lindsey: photo credit Becky Fluke

  Story 89. Bobby Braddock: photo credit Alan Mayor

  Story 90. Pat Alger: photo credit Randy Rudder

  Story 91. James Monroe and Bill Monroe: photo credit Alan Mayor

  Story 92. Mike Reid: photo credit Alan Mayor

  Story 98. Skip Ewing: photo credit Anthony Scarlati

  Story 100. Ashley Gorley with Lee Miller: photo credit Stephanie Greene

  Improving Your Life Every Day

  Real people sharing real stories — for seventeen years. Now, Chicken Soup for the Soul has gone beyond the bookstore to become a world leader in life improvement. Through books, movies, DVDs, online resources and other partnerships, we bring hope, courage, inspiration and love to hundreds of millions of people around the world. Chicken Soup for the Soul’s writers and readers belong to a one-of-a-kind global community, sharing advice, support, guidance, comfort, and knowledge.

  Chicken Soup for the Soul stories have been translated into more than forty languages and can be found in more than one hundred countries. Every day, millions of people experience a Chicken Soup for the Soul story in a book, magazine, newspaper or online. As we share our life experiences through these stories, we offer hope, comfort and inspiration to one another. The stories travel from person to person, and from country to country, helping to improve lives everywhere.

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