written and recorded by Jim Matt


https://youtu.be/pXWi0sQ6aGo

Often times I hear how it's hard to get all the words to fit into line. Either they try to cut a few words out or they slip out of time. Sometimes you can switch a few words and the line still works but barring that, you'll just have to find a way to make the proper lyrics fit. You can't afford to slip out of time. So what can...

written by Dorsey Dixon
recorded by the Louvin Brothers


https://youtu.be/qOZ5gRDXRVY

This is an old tear-jerker, as my Uncle Nick used to refer to them as. It's an old Gospel song written by Dorsey Dixon and recorded by many Country artists including the Louvin Brothers.

My uncle taught me to put feeling into music with tunes of this type and I never forgot this piece....

written by Mike Hazlewood & Albert Hammond
recorded by Leapy Lee


https://youtu.be/BBfEJNWV1kE

Here is a quirky little love tune that was put out over the air in 1968 by an English artist called Leapy Lee. This was to be his only major hit. Written by Mike Hazlewood & Albert Hammond, 'Little Arrows' speaks of the futility of avoiding love when it comes your way.
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written & recorded by Tom T. Hall


https://youtu.be/HFkBMaZEwMs

Now first of all, I want to make this PERFECTLY CLEAR! I did not chose this tune to record because of any current state of politics in the United States. I may or may not think much of Donald Trump as President, but he's not my President so it's not for me to comment upon that.

I chose this song because it...

written and recorded by 'Stomping' Tom Connors


https://youtu.be/VnISwYTeicU

This is not the first Tom Connors tune that I have featured and it likely won't be the last. What I like about Tom is that he is a story teller through and through. Be it a funny story or a serious one, Tom knows how to tell it in song. Naturally when you start telling tales they have a way of stretching a bit...