I'm just thinking about adding some more Country to my gig lists. Not my favorite genre but that what sells down here. I know all the old standards so not for a NH gig but something different. I know Pop and Country are intertwined these days so it doesen't have to be pure Country. Thanks in advance for any recommendations.

Bill, of course a lot depends on the venue/audience, but if you look for songs by Brooks and Dunn, Brad Paisley, Blake Shelton, I'm sure you will find some nice stuff ...

At a restaurant gig I've played songs like:
Blue Neon
We Danced
Neon Moon
The Dance
If Tomorrow Never Comes
Feels So Right

I'm sure others here can help, and DonM could give you an encyclopedia ...

Anything by Jimmy Buffett. Did about two dozen Buffett songs at Myrtle Beach Yacht Club back in 2012 and the owner wanted me to spend the entire winter there. I was on my way to Marathon Key, Florida - winter gets too cold for this old fart in SC.

Good luck, Bill,

Gary

Don't forget good Shag Dance Songs too Bill

Thanks Tony
I'm embarassed to say I am not familiar with any on that list but will definatly look them up.
If your preforming them I'm sure, they're winners
My wife always has a Country station on in her car vut I never listen to any.

Thanks !

Donnyy
I'm good with the Shag stuff. Just trying to bring myself up to,speed with some more Contempory Country.

Thanks for the response, thought you'd be out Cruz-inn the Mini Mall over in Holiday City showin off your new doo

Gary
My Jimmmy Buffet starts and stops with Margaritaville but hhis stuff is really popular so maybe I should investigate it more

Thanks

Thanks for the compliment, Bill ...

And start listening to what your wife is listening to ... It's not ALL bad ...

Absolutely, Bill. While everyone knows Margarettaville, others that are always popular include:

A Pirate Looks At 40
Cheeseburger In Paradise
Come Monday
Son of A Son Of A Sailor
Boat Drinks
Volcano
Fins
Changes In Lattitude

and many, many more. Don't forget Zach Brown - lots of great songs that are very popular in your part of the world. Knee Deep, Toes In The Water, etc...



Good luck,

Gary

Never fail:
He Stopped Loving Her Today - number one cw song of all time - George Jones
You Were Always On My Mind - Willie Nelson
Good Hearted Woman - Waylon Jennings
Folsum Prison Blues - Johnny Cash
I Walk The Line - Johnny Cash
Workin' Man Blues - Merle Haggard
Luckinbach Texas - Waylon and Willie
For The Good Times - Ray Price
Help Me Make It Through The Night - Ray Price
Tennessee Whisky (Chris Stapleton version) -best received fairly current song
Me and Bobby McGee - Kristopherson version
Jambalaya
The Dance - Garth Brooks
Tennessee Waltz - Patti Page, Pee Wee King
Amanda - Don Williams
Any old Hank Williams song
I could name a thousand, but these never fail.

Bill, I’m in the same club you are I’m embarrassed I know very few Country songs and my wife too listens to country in her car.

Bill listen to Don...

That said one more I love to play is
"Baby Likes to Rock It" - Tractors

Thanks so much guys. Lots of great suggestions and I will be spending some time reviewing them all to see which ones i think I could do well. Some of the standards I've done for years.

Thanks again !!!

Stick with the country standards if it ain't your "main genre"..

good luck.

Maybe put a twist on some standards. I like doing "Cold Cold Heart" Norah Jones style with jazz baseline.. Nora Jones Cold Cold Heart

Listen to Nora Jones and Bonnie Raitt do Tennessee Waltz.

Bill isn't it Country Song... Not Somg?


Sorry couldn't resist

RUN AWAY...RUN AWAY!

Just kidding. Play what you feel comfortable with.

I just don't do it...period.

R.

So Donny's the new grammar police.....

Guess he's been 'undercover' up until now .

chas

Have a look at Creedance Clearwater Revival (CCR)
"Have you ever seen the rain" "Bad moon rising"
"Looking out my back door".

You got me. I always edit before I post and I missed that. Anyway M is next to N on the keyboard and I've got fat fingers.

"Listen to Nora Jones and Bonnie Raitt do Tennessee Waltz."

Wow that was cool!

There are so many neat, old songs that you can do so much with using the myriad of styles on your arranger keyboards. For example, this is one that I recently recorded for a challenge on another site. This was my rock rendition of Dust In The Wind by Kansas. Now, there is no way I could ever get my voice up to those higher notes, but I really didn't need to. Everyone should recognize the song, but I just presented it in an entirely different way.

Click Here to hear my rendition of Dust In The Wind

Gary

WOW from the spelling bee king ...

Love your rendition Gary! You are totally on point about trying different styles and rythyms for all types of songs . . . I love experimenting like that!

Here's a few more:
chacha: Your Man, by Josh Turner
ballad: Blue ain't your color by Keith Urban
2 Step: All my Exes by George Straight
Texas shuffle (jitterbug): Don't rock the jukebox by Alan Jackson