Country Music Suggestions?

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mechchild

New DJ
Feb 12, 2010
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London,Ontario,Canada
I have a buck & doe or stag an doe, whatever you want to call it. Coming up in a few months. I have met with the clients.

There are expected to be roughly 250-300 ppl at this event. Ranging from 18-65, but the majority of age will be 20-30.

They have requested some old school rock and roll (as usual in this neck of the woods) but also top 40 and also some newer Country.

I try to follow the top 20 songs in each Genre every month, but have been slacking on the country side of things.

My Question to you is, what are some good country songs from the past few years, that seem to go over very well for you? as well as some mabey old but gold counrtry songs that work?

Any input would be great. Thank you for your time.
Tim
Dance On - Digital Dj Services
 
From my experience most people looking for "new" country are more looking for 90s pop country like Allan Jackson, Brooks and Dunn, Garth Brooks etc.

If they are really looking for newer stuff mabye Chicken And Biscuts by Cold Ford and Gord Bamford, anything Johnny Reid, Gord Bamford - My Daughter’s Father, Emerson Drive - Let Your Love Speak
 
Old Alabama - Brad Paisley and Alabama
 
I have a buck & doe or stag an doe, whatever you want to call it. Coming up in a few months. I have met with the clients.

There are expected to be roughly 250-300 ppl at this event. Ranging from 18-65, but the majority of age will be 20-30.

They have requested some old school rock and roll (as usual in this neck of the woods) but also top 40 and also some newer Country.

I try to follow the top 20 songs in each Genre every month, but have been slacking on the country side of things.

My Question to you is, what are some good country songs from the past few years, that seem to go over very well for you? as well as some mabey old but gold counrtry songs that work?

Any input would be great. Thank you for your time.
Tim
Dance On - Digital Dj Services
I am in Boston right now but when I go back to Houston next week i'll send you a list.
Shucks here are a few old Classics right now: I'll add more later.

Neon Moon - Brooks and Dunn
Tequila Makes her Clothes Fall Off - Joe Nichols
Beer Bait Ammo - Sammy Kershaw
Boot Scootin Boogie - Brooks and Dunn
Chattahoochee - Alan Jackson
Seashores of Old Mexico - George Strait
 
Did you find that Boston Bottom Feeder and "Educate" it? lol
I looked for him but they told me he went to the "Big E". Maybe he wants to start a ruckus down there! LOL
 
Since country dancing is really regional....i'll give you some basics that should be universal

Watermelon Crawl-Tracy Byrd
Good Time - Alan Jackson
Hicktown - Jason Aldean
When the Sun goes Down-Kenny Chesney
Need you now - Lady Antebellum
Get you home (black dress song) - Chris Young
Honey Bee - Blake Shelton
You look good in that shirt - Keith Urban

Song really depend on....are you doing a "jukebox" type thing...or actual country dancing. Line Dances? couples Dances....2 step? swing? west/east coast swing? More info needed to answer appropriately
 
Some other common country - people will generally sing along with these

Family Tradition
You Never Even Called Me By My Name

Other danceables:
Copperhead Road
Baby Likes To Rock It
Big Doggin Around
God Blessed Texas
Good Brown Gravy
Romeo

In the last few years, aside from a few select artists, most country is really 'pop' and as long as you're following the charts, you should be ok.

If it's a real country party, that's where you'll get into 2 step, east coast, west coast, etc.
 
Ditto on "Friends in Low Places." You should also have "Family Tradition" by Hank Williams, Jr. and "All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)"

You might also consider:

Oak Ridge Boys: Elvira, Bobby Sue, American Made (My Baby's...)
Exile - Kiss You All Over

Kid Rock - All Summer Long

The Osborne Brothers - Rocky Top

Billy Ray Cyrus - Achey Breaky Heart

Garth Brooks - Two Pina Coladas

Toby Keith - Beer For My Horses

Lonestar - Amazed

Steve Earle - Copperhead Road

Don Williams - Tulsa Time

80's Country:
That's T he Way Love Goes - Merle Haggard
Slow Hand - Conway Twitty
Forever and Ever, Amen - Randy Travis
Theme from Dukes of Hazzard' (Good Ol' Boys) - Waylon Jennings
I Believe In You - Don Williams

Current:
"Stuck Like Glue" - Sugarland
"Honey Bee" - Blake Shelton
 
thanks for all the suggestions!

I just want to be able to play 10-15 country songs that are well known.

I am basically looking for "drinking songs" if you know what I mean??

David Allan Coe - "Jack Daniels if you Please" & "Tennessee Whiskey"
Merle Haggard - "Bar Room Buddies" "I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink" & "The Bottle Let me Down"
Hank Williams Jr. - "Liquor to Like Her" Why Can't we all just get a Longneck" & "What's on the Bar"
Toby Keith - "You Ain't Much Fun Since I Quit Drinking"
Hank Williams Jr. - "Tear In My Beer"
Tracy Byrd - "Drinkin Bone" "Ten Rounds with Jose Cuervo" & "Watermelon Crawl"
Hank Williams Jr. - "Family Tradition" "Whiskey Bent and HellBound" & "Women I've Never Had"
David Allan Coe - "D.R.U.N.K"
George Thorogood - "One bourbon one scotch one beer"
Charlie Daniels - "Devil Went Down Georgia"


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good to see atleast a very small of newer country provided by our country experts. sure alot of 80's 90's listed however come on fellas newer top 40 country like Taylor Swift the American Idol chicks and also stuff like Brad Paisley,Toby Keith, Drinking songs like Tequila Makes her clothes fall off might be acceptable along with Pretty Good At Drinking. Gretchen Wilson, and a ton more,

Heres a list of favorites from 2010 which ought to help.

Top 100 Country Songs of 2010

100. Steve Azar, ‘Sunshine’
99. Brad Paisley ‘This is Country Music’
98. Billy Currington, ‘Let Me Down Easy’
97. Sugarland, ‘Little Miss’
96. Gretchen Wilson, ‘Work Hard Play Harder’
95. Dierks Bentley, ‘Sideways’
94. Sarah Buxton, ‘Outside My Window’
93. Sunny Sweeney, ‘From A Table Away’
92. Brad Paisley, ‘Then’
91. Carrie Underwood, ‘Cowboy Casanova’
90. Toby Keith, ‘Cryin’ for Me (Wayman’s Song)’
89. George Strait, ‘The Breath You Take’
88. Brad Paisley, ‘Anything Like Me’
87. Jason Aldean, ‘The Truth’
86. Craig Morgan, ‘Bonfire’
85. Justin Moore, ‘How I Got to Be This Way’
84. David Nail, ‘Turning Home’
83. Justin Moore, ‘Small Town USA’
82. Kenny Chesney, ‘Out Last Night’
81. Keith Urban, ‘Kiss a Girl’
80. Tim McGraw, ‘Still’
79. Eric Church, ‘Smoke a Little Smoke’
78. Toby Keith, ‘Bullets in the Gun’
77. Alan Jackson, ‘It’s Just That Way’
76. The JaneDear Girls, ‘Wildflower’
75. Luke Bryan, ‘Someone Else Calling You Baby’
74. Thompson Square, ‘Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not’
73. Josh Thompson, ‘Beer on the Table’
72. Gary Allan, ‘Today’
71. Rascal Flatts, ‘I Won’t Let Go’
70. Jerrod Niemann, ‘What Do You Want’
69. Darius Rucker, ‘This’
68. Keith Urban, ‘Til Summer Comes Around’
67. Craig Campbell, ‘Familiy Man’
66. Josh Thompson, ‘Way Out Here’
65. Reba, ‘I Keep On Loving You’
64. Eric Church, ‘Hell on the Heart’
63. Kenny Chesney, ‘Somewhere With You’
62. James Otto, ‘Groovy Little Summer Song’
61. Blake Shelton, ‘All About Tonight’
60. Gary Allan, ‘Get Off on the Pain’
59. Luke Bryan, ‘Do I’
58. Justin Moore, ‘Backwoods’
57. Dierks Bentley, ‘Up on the Ridge’
56. Carrie Underwood, ‘Undo It’
55. George Strait, ‘I Gotta Get to You’
54. Blake Shelton, ‘Who Are You When I’m Not Looking’
53. Tim McGraw, ‘Felt Good on My Lips’
52. Martina McBride, ‘Wrong Baby Wrong’
51. Josh Turner, ‘All Over Me’
50. Keith Urban, ‘Put You in a Song’
49. Court Yard Hounds, ‘See You in the Spring’ Feat. Jakob Dylan
48. Lady Antebellum, ‘Hello World’
47. Craig Morgan, ‘This Ain’t Nothin’’
46. Easton Corbin, ‘Roll With It’
45. Kenny Chesney, ‘Ain’t Back Yet’
44. Rascal Flatts, ‘Why Wait’
43. Zac Brown Band, ‘As She’s Walking Away’ Feat. Alan Jackson
42. Alan Jackson, ‘Hard Hat and a Hammer’
41. Trace Adkins, ‘This Ain’t No Love Song’
40. Laura Bell Bundy, ‘Giddy On Up’
39. Darius Rucker, ‘Come Back Song’
38. Toby Keith, ‘Trailer Hood’
37. Jason Aldean and Kelly Clarkson, ‘Don’t You Wanna Stay’
36. Jerrod Niemann, ‘Lover, Lover’
35. Carrie Underwood, ‘Mama’s Song’
34. Clay Walker, ‘She Won’t Be Lonely Long’
33. Taylor Swift, ‘Back to December’
32. The Band Perry, ‘Hip to My Heart’
31. Miranda Lambert, ‘Only Prettier’
30. Reba, ‘Turn on the Radio’
29. Brad Paisley, ‘Water’
28. Zac Brown Band, ‘Free’
27. Rascal Flatts, ‘Unstoppable’
26. Rodney Atkins, ‘Farmer’s Daughter’
25. Billy Currington, ‘Pretty Good at Drinkin’ Song’
24. Kenny Chesney, ‘The Boys of Fall’
23. Miranda Lambert, ‘White Liar’
22. Chris Young, ‘The Man I Want to Be’
21. Little Big Town, ‘Little White Church’
20. Keith Urban, ‘I’m In’
19. Brad Paisley, ‘American Saturday Night’
18. Lady Antebellum, ‘American Honey’
17. Carrie Underwood,’ Temporary Home’
16. Steel Magnolia, ‘Keep On Lovin’ You’
15. Tim McGraw, ‘Southern Voice’
14. Joe Nichols, ‘Gimme That Girl’
13. Luke Bryan, ‘Rain Is a Good Thing’
12. Jaron and the Long Road to Love, ‘Pray for You’
11. Josh Turner, ‘Why Don’t We Just Dance’
10. Sugarland, ‘Stuck Like Glue’
9. Reba, ‘Consider Me Gone’
8. Jason Aldean, ‘My Kinda Party’
7. Easton Corbin, ‘Little More Country Than That’
6. Taylor Swift, ‘Mine’
5. Blake Shelton, ‘Hillbilly Bone’ Feat. Trace Adkins
4. The Band Perry, ‘If I Die Young’
3. Zac Brown Band, ‘Highway 20 Ride’
2. Lady Antebellum, ‘Need You Now’
1. Miranda Lambert, ‘The House That Built Me’
 
The Poster is looking for "Drinking Songs" not just Country Songs. You going to find those mainly in the Older Country Artists like Hank Williams, David Alan Coe, Willie Nelson etc.
 
ahoustondj: Thank you very much! I appreciate all your help!

Jon Tuk: Thank you soo much. That list if awsome to have. It helps me a ton, not only for this gig, but many more to come.

Thank that rest of you for your help> I feel I am getting educated here! ha
Thanks
 
Hey, I learn something just about every day from this forum. When it comes to music we tend to give freely; however, if we suspect all take and no gain from the poster...no more help. :) There have been a few "increase my music list database" posters around that fit that category. Not saying, however, that you are one of them. :)