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3 Country Songs That 70s Teens Definitely Overplayed—but Can You Blame Them?

So many great songs from the 70s are arguably overplayed on country and rock radio today. But back in the 70s, such songs weren’t considered classic oldies. They were new, fresh, and played on repeat ...
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3 Country Songs From the 1970s That Shouldn’t Work on Paper (But They Do Anyway)

Some songs just don’t work on paper. Like all art, sometimes songs need to be heard rather than conceptualized. The three country songs from the 70s below all worked out better in practice than ...
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5 songs that prove 1976 was the decade's best year for outlaw country

Outlaw country was born from rebellion, and in 1976, some of the best and most timeless songs of the subgenre graced the airwaves. Brought into existence by Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson, outlaw ...
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The biggest country song of every year in the '70s, ranked by Billboard data

Since its birth in the 1920s, country music has undergone major changes. The '60s and '70s saw the meteoric rise of some of the genre's most iconic stars, like Waylon Jennings, Loretta Lynn, and ...