# Good country music songs named after cities or states **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [February 5, 2021, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-country-music-songs-named-after-cities-or-states/932233 "2021-02-05T03:37:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-country-music-songs-named-after-cities-or-states/932233/21 "2021-02-05T15:37:42Z")
Conway and Loretta: Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/WBxhULpzz9k/maxresdefault.jpg "Louisiana Woman, Mississippi Man") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBxhULpzz9k) Tom T. Hall: Tulsa Telephone Book [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/TUiNpnUQucA/hqdefault.jpg "Tom T. Hall - Tulsa Telephone Book") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUiNpnUQucA) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [February 5, 2021, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-country-music-songs-named-after-cities-or-states/932233/22 "2021-02-05T20:59:44Z")
> [@lobotomyboy63](#): > > Rocky Top by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Nitpick: there was no such city until 2014, 47½ years after the original release. ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2021, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-country-music-songs-named-after-cities-or-states/932233/23 "2021-02-06T00:05:11Z")
> [@lobotomyboy63](#): > > Rocky Top by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band > [@Skywatcher](#): > > Nitpick: there was no such city until 2014, 47½ years after the original release. I had no idea…and we camped there. Another town we passed through: Black Oak Arkansas. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/DJXM-ssg2Hg/maxresdefault.jpg "Black Oak Arkansas - Jim Dandy (Live)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJXM-ssg2Hg) ---
**Author:** ![Darth\_Sensitive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/58956e/32.png) [@Darth\_Sensitive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darth_Sensitive)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2021, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-country-music-songs-named-after-cities-or-states/932233/24 "2021-02-06T02:11:19Z")
[Oklahoma Girl - Eli Young Band](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0x1Y_e7J4I&ab_channel=EliYoungBand-Topic) [Take Me Back To Tulsa - Asleep At the Wheel](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wKDCSrhq8Z8&ab_channel=AsleepAtTheWheel-Topic) (originally Bob Wills I think, but I like their version more) [You’re the Reason God Made Oklahoma - David Frizzell and Shelly West](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBzUIGTuMOE&ab_channel=DavidFrizzell-Topic) [I Ain’t In Checotah Anymore - Carrie Underwood](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HI9823ivflU&ab_channel=CarrieUnderwood-Topic) ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2021, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-country-music-songs-named-after-cities-or-states/932233/25 "2021-02-06T02:24:46Z")
> [@lobotomyboy63](#): > > I had no idea…and we camped there. It’s a pretty interesting read, and I went six months in the wrong direction. Should’ve said 46½. > **[City of Rocky Top settles suit with song copyright holders](https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/city-of-rocky-top-settles-suit-with-song-copyright-holders-2/)** > > ROCKY TOP, Tenn. (AP) — The city of Rocky Top has settled a lawsuit with the copyright holders of the bluegrass song the town is named after. Rocky Top changed its name from Lake City in 2014 after developers promised... ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2021, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-country-music-songs-named-after-cities-or-states/932233/26 "2021-02-06T02:35:17Z")
[Blue Moon of Kentucky](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAVFpThoeb4) by Bill Monroe [Kentucky Rain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_Rain) by Elvis [London Homesick Blues](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4Ppc3jz3GE) by Gary P. Nunn (in addition to the title city, the lyrics mention Texas, Arizona, Amarillo, and Abilene). ---
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That’s Right (You’re Not from Texas) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/nMhaehb5AnE/hqdefault.jpg "Lyle Lovett - That's Right (You're Not From Texas)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMhaehb5AnE) North Dakota [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/N2v6SOY1aEc/hqdefault.jpg "Lyle Lovett: North Dakota") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2v6SOY1aEc) ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2021, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-country-music-songs-named-after-cities-or-states/932233/28 "2021-02-06T04:43:46Z")
[“Heads Carolina, Tails California”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvLjJE7Bt88) [“Wrong Side of Memphis”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Zu2OAIYMDk) [“Whoever’s in New England”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Es1xpUxrMhU) (New England isn’t a state. Or city. But…) [“There Is No Arizona”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6Oov1YY9MQ) ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2021, 7:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-country-music-songs-named-after-cities-or-states/932233/29 "2021-02-06T07:43:09Z")
[Snowin’ on Raton - Townes van Zandt](https://youtu.be/V0JWdsm5jJg) And if I may stretch it a bit by including a suburb of a city: [Muswell Hillbilly - The Kinks](https://youtu.be/82cmmVHiFnI) ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2021, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-country-music-songs-named-after-cities-or-states/932233/30 "2021-02-06T19:28:56Z")
[You’ll Never Leave Harlan Alive](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1n57WBtvtC4) ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2021, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-country-music-songs-named-after-cities-or-states/932233/31 "2021-02-08T16:34:09Z")
Love that song, especially the Patty Loveless version. [Hank Williams III - Mississippi Mud](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T01r8hwWgW0) [Turnpike Troubadours - Kansas City Southern](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCsVZ7f9i4o) (Ok I think the title refers to a railroad, which is named after a city. Half credit? Great song.) [John Prine - Angel from Montgomery](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6cagWYTGCY) ---
**Author:** ![P-man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/p-man/32/3606_2.png) [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2021, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-country-music-songs-named-after-cities-or-states/932233/32 "2021-02-09T00:14:44Z")
“Streets of Bakersfield”- Buck Owens, Dwight Yoakum. ---
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“[Battle of New Orleans](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50_iRIcxsz0)” – Johnny Horton “[Tennessee Rose](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5xkkYIsEAw)” – Emmylou Harris “[Blue Kentucky Girl](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nke_kEh68SE)” – Emmylou Harris Neither cities nor states, but: “[16th Avenue](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdwzSXHrZmI)” (Nashville TN) – Lacey J Dalton “[The Carroll County Accident](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jj_dK-O0PP8)” (Tennessee)-- Porter Wagoner ---
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The Everly Brothers - Kentucky [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/XsshVnqT5BA/hqdefault.jpg "Kentucky - The Everly Brothers") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsshVnqT5BA) Jimmie Rodgers - T For Texas [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/cjyg5ylSMO0/hqdefault.jpg "Jimmie Rodgers - T For Texas") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjyg5ylSMO0) ---
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“[She Came from Fort Worth](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9-2wys59lg)” – Kathy Mattea “[Pittsburgh Stealers](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qL4F5mlnJXo)” – Royce & Jeannie Kendall “[New York Wine and Tennessee Shine](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlOCEjSyjxY)” – Dave & Sugar “[Tennessee Flat Top Box](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTFyaQ9ZlL0)” – Roseanne Cash ---
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Emmylou Harris - Boulder To Birmingham [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Klh7sAv9hu4/hqdefault.jpg?sqp=-oaymwEmCOADEOgC8quKqQMa8AEB-AHeA4ACugOKAgwIABABGGUgXihVMA8=&rs=AOn4CLAUlEkNO3lnj4sjJ9rOsQYEKkNWYw "Emmylou Harris - Boulder to Birmingham") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Klh7sAv9hu4) ---
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One more: “[Tennessee Whiskey](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ved2go9zEGw)” – David Allen Coe ---
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> [@SCAdian](#): > > “[Tennessee Flat Top Box](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTFyaQ9ZlL0)” – Roseanne Cash - [Her Dad’s version.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFS0gtyyRP8) ---
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> [@running\_coach](#): > > Her Dad’s version. It’s okay, but I prefer hers. ---
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> [@SCAdian](#): > > It’s okay, but I prefer hers. - Actually, I do too. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-country-music-songs-named-after-cities-or-states/932233.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-country-music-songs-named-after-cities-or-states/932233.md?page=3)