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1- “A Week in a Country Jail,” Tom T. Hall
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Just like the title track from Tom T. Hall’s 1969 album Homecoming, “A Week in the Country Jail” relies on realism while introducing listeners to a character who’d laugh in a tough spot to keep from crying.
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2- “Snowbird,” Anne Murray
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Anne Murray’s crossover hit might not seem as cutting edge 50 years later as the classic country songs on this list (not to mention snubs like The Hag’s Grammy-nominated “Fighin’ Side of Me”), but this gorgeous pop nugget paved a path for the hybrid country/folk/soft rock hits of the coming decade we now associate with John Denver.
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