Post by TomLine on Oct 25, 2017 1:54:49 GMT -5
COUNTRY CROSSOVERS
by Tom Lineaweaver
by Tom Lineaweaver
There are songs that been on Country and Pop charts. Here the Country versions are shared.
Roy Orbison had a hit with "Sweet Dream Baby as a pop song. Glen Campbell did it on the Country side...
The Carpenters had a hit with "Top Of The World." Lynn Anderson scored a hit in Country....
Starland Vocal Band had a Pop hit with "Afternoon Delight." John Carver did the Country version...
"Ghost Riders In The Sky," was recorded in Pop, Rock and Country. Johnny Cash had a hit with it. The original cowboy version was done by Burl Ives....
Eddie Cochran had a Rock 'n' Roll hit with "Summertime Blues." Alan Jackson did a great Country version...
I'm sure many can remember "Crying" as a big hit for Roy Orbison. Here done by Waylon Jennings...
Ricky Nelson first said hello to Marylou. Later the Statler Brothers did too...
In the 60s, the Everly Brothers did "When Will I Be Loved." In the mid 70s, Linda Ronstadt took it to the Country charts...
The Carpenters recorded "Jambalaya" in the 70s. Of course it was orginally done by Hank Williams...
Connie Francis has one of the sweetest voices of all time. Margo Smith did the Country version of her song, "Don't Break The Heart That Loves You,"....
The Carpenters had a hit with "Top Of The World." Lynn Anderson scored a hit in Country....
Starland Vocal Band had a Pop hit with "Afternoon Delight." John Carver did the Country version...
"Ghost Riders In The Sky," was recorded in Pop, Rock and Country. Johnny Cash had a hit with it. The original cowboy version was done by Burl Ives....
Eddie Cochran had a Rock 'n' Roll hit with "Summertime Blues." Alan Jackson did a great Country version...
I'm sure many can remember "Crying" as a big hit for Roy Orbison. Here done by Waylon Jennings...
Ricky Nelson first said hello to Marylou. Later the Statler Brothers did too...
In the 60s, the Everly Brothers did "When Will I Be Loved." In the mid 70s, Linda Ronstadt took it to the Country charts...
The Carpenters recorded "Jambalaya" in the 70s. Of course it was orginally done by Hank Williams...
Connie Francis has one of the sweetest voices of all time. Margo Smith did the Country version of her song, "Don't Break The Heart That Loves You,"....
Hope you enjoyed this presentation. If you like this music, please call your local Country stations, and tell them you want to hear it.
