Best old country songs?

[hublocker]

What are your favourite country songs from before 1970, particularly in the Honky Tonk realm?

I really like the Flying Burrito Brother's "Close up the Honky tonks," and Merle Haggard's "Swingin' doors," as an example.

Jimmy Dean's "Shut your mouth and open up your heart" is pretty good too.

[NJL]

Bottle Bring Me Down

[unbasslichkeit]

Faron Young's "Country Girl"
Skeets McDonald's "Same Old Town"
Ray Price's "Sittin and Thinkin"
Buck Owens' "Together Again"
George Jones' "Things Have Gone to Pieces"
Wynn Stewart's "Playboy"

--or pretty much anything else these artists have done pre-1970.

[ColoradoBass]

Anything by Hank Sr. and tons of Jonny Cash's early stuff

[DocBop]

Six Days On the Road Dave Dudley.
Good Hearted Woman Waylon Jennings
Love's Gonna Live There Buck Owens
Walkin After Midnight Patsy Cline
It's Only Make Believe Conway Twitty
Hot Rod Lincolin Johnny Bond
One Piece At a Time Johnny Cash
Hello Mary Lou Ricky Nelson

[Pilgrim]

El Paso - Marty Robbins