Signature Songs Poem by Ben Gieske

Signature Songs

Rating: 2.6


SIGNATURE SONGS
(“American Profile”
Feb.24 - March 1,2008 issue)

T. Graham Brown
Knew he had found the sound
“Hell and High Water” *
When Harvey’s wife cried after

* No.1 hit in 1986

Johnny Lee
Blessed from above
“Lookin’ For Love” *
Found the answer to his plea

* sung in the 1980 movie Urban Cowboy

Royce and Jeannie Kendall
Sang “Heaven’s Just A Sin Away” *
on the B-side of a 45 rpm single
Didn’t know they had a smash hit on that day

* in 1977 won Single of the Year honors from the Country Music Association

Before Bobby Goldsboro
switched to painting landscapes
“Honey” * in 1968 was his solo
Now he oil paints all kinds of shapes

* sold a million copies in its first three weeks

David Frizzell and Shelly West
Finally found a way they could
Record* with the help of Clint Eastwood
What they knew was best

* “You’re The Reason God Made Oklahoma”, which Eastwood included it in his movie, 'Any Which Way You Can', in 1981, became a Top 10 hit.

Janie Fricke fires up her act
And some trucker just leans back
Turning up “He’s A Heartache
(Looking For A Place To Happen) ” *
Just give me a break

* A chart-topper in 1983

Mel McDaniel
Has a certain appeal
When he sings this simple song
“Baby’s Got Her Blue Jeans On” *

* A smash hit in 1984

Lynn Anderson’s head was turned about
When she heard this song by Joe South
but no one else saw its worth
They thought “Rose Garden”* was so much earth

* a five-week No.1 blockbuster in 1970

John Anderson and Lionel Delmore loved their ode
But nothing promising seemed to bode
they just kept on swinging
And released their song “Swingin’”*

* in 1983 won the Country Music Association’s Single of the Year Award

Others turned Lee Greenwood’s head
When he heard what other people said
Their being proud of their foreign country
“God Bless The USA”* was for his prided country

* Top 10 hit in 1984

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