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>> Hank Cochran: 29 of his songs hit the top 10. Don’t Touch Me [Jeannie Seely 1966 … reached #2], I Fall To Pieces [Patsy Cline in 1961, her first # 1], Make The World Go Away [Eddy Arnold in 1965 … #1 on country and contemporary charts], She’s Got You [Patsy Cline #1 in 1962 … The Petersens' great cover], Is It Raining At Your House [Vern Gosdin … #10 Billboard 1990], Don't You Ever Get Tired of Hurting Me … #1 by Ronnie Milsap in 1989 … Dawn Sears shortly before her shocking death from cancer, It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad) [Merle Haggard … reached #1 in ‘72], A Little Bitty Tear Burl Ives … made it to the top 10 on 7 music charts … #1 Easy Listening and #2 Country], Just For The Record - Hank Cochran [released in 1962, topped the charts in 1963]
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>> Don Gibson: At one point, Don had 150 to 175 ‘working’ songs … songs that were still earning him royalties by being performed by others. Sweet Dreams [Don had the original in 1955 .. took to #6 in ’56 and ‘60, Faron Young #2 in ’56 and Patsy Cline charted with it in 1963], Oh, Lonesome Me [Don had the original in 1957 reached #7 … covered by numerous folks including Miss June], I Can’t Stop Loving You [original by Don in 1957 reached #7 in ‘58 … over a whopping 700 artists have recorded it, Blue Blue Day [Don had original in 1957 … hit #1 in ‘58 … others such as Dean Martin and Roy Orbison did well with it, I’d Be A Legend In My Time [Don’s 1960 original is best but a cover by Ronnie Milsap hit #1 in ‘74 and covers by Rick Nelson, Dottie West and others did fine as well], Don’t Tell Me Your Troubles #5 in 1959 by Don … numerous covers including by Miss June.
>> Vince Gill: Go Rest High on That Mountain … original by Vince 1994 [Shockingly only made it to #14 on U.S. country charts … it has been covered numerous times and is used at many funerals [Vince and Patty Lovelace at George Jones funeral 2013] and other venues], I Never Knew Lonely by Vince in 1989 [4], When I Call Your Name… Vince in 1989 [ Vince’s original peaked at #2 in 1989 … been covered at least 9 times], Look At Us original by Vince in 1990 … reached #4 [7], Whenever You Come Around … Vince's original in 1994 reached #2 [7] [...Vince and Allyson Kraus in 1994 as well]. It is important to note Vice so far has had 26 top 10 songs, 7 of which reached #1 … and 7 reached #2, Bonus songs: A World Without Haggard 2019
Four Great Traditional Country Music Songwriters Continued
Don Gibson
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Vince Gill
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Hank Cochran
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