Two versions. The first is by Don Gibson, who composed the song and originally recorded it.

The second is by Ray Charles from Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

I’ll be doing more of these as I find the tracks on You Tube. Same song, different artists.

Because as the man says, the only thing better than fiddle music is twin fiddles.

Written by Kris Kristopherson and recorded by, well, just about everyone.

Sammi Smith’s version was a huge hit for her on the Country, Pop, and Easy Listening charts as well as being a hit in Europe and Canada.

“I’d be a legend in my time”, as opposed to me, who is a legend in my own mind.

Song by Tommy Duncan with Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys. Duncan was better known as a blues singer before he joined Wills’ band which was better known for Texas Swing. In fact Wills pretty much invented Texas Swing.

From 1936, “Trouble in Mind”.

Charlie Pride “The Easy Parts Over Now”. I can’t quite explain the video with the song, in fact I can’t even start to explain it. Fortunately you don’t need the video to enjoy the song.

Music for a rainy crappy Wednesday from one of the richest voices in country music. His career started in the 1940s and he’s still singing today.

Larry Gatlin composed and recorded it.

In 1976 Elvis Presley recorded it,

Then in the 2000′s, because it’s easily rewritten for singers of either gender, Amber Digby recorded it.

Same song, three different artists, three different arrangements.  Larry Gatlin wrote it and performed it in a very much country (but not Nashville) style. Elvis was not noted as a country singer, yet here is an unarguably country song done in very much the Nashville style. Finally, Amber Digby covered it in country – honky tonk style with Texas fiddle and Steel Guitar.

More and more I’m convinced that what musical genre a song belongs to depends much more on how it is arranged and produced than what the lyrics or even original score are.