A esa más que discutible decisión ha llegado la revista Rolling Stone, que ha coronado “Jolene” de Dolly Parton como la mejor canción country de todos los tiempos en un reciente listado.
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El pasado viernes, la publicación publicó la lista de las “200 mejores canciones country de todos los tiempos”, que iba desde Willie Nelson hasta Shania Twain, desde George Strait hasta la mismísima Beyoncé, pasando por nombres tan ilustres como Buck Owens, Jimmie Rodgers, Merle Haggard, Roy Acuff, Bob Wills, Loretta Lynn, Charlie Pride, Kenny Rogers, Brenda Lee, Gram Parsons, Emmylou Harris, Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle, y, cómo no, Ray Charles, Jerry Lee Lewis, Wanda Jackson, Tony Joe White y Elvis Presley.
Además de la Carter Family, patriarcas de la música country.
Sin embargo, la superestrella country de 78 años, y miembro del Salón de la Fama del Rock and Roll, ha ocupado el puesto número uno. Y es que “Jolene” sin duda es una grandísima canción. Según la veterana publicación:
“Jolene es el pináculo de Dolly Parton como cantante, compositora y narradora: la mejor canción country de desamor”. En “Jolene”, la cantante le ruega a otra mujer que no se lleve a su hombre.
Rolling Stone alega que “Jolene” ha inspirado grandes interpretaciones de artistas, pero es la canción que resume a Dolly Parton en su estado “más real y grandioso”.
Hasta ahora, la canción ha sido versionada por numerosos artistas, incluidos Miley Cyrus, Kelly Clarkson y, más recientemente, sí, Beyoncé. Queen Bey grabó la icónica canción para su muy esperado álbum country, “Cowboy Carter”.
A continuación completando un poderoso TOP 5, en el número dos, está Johnny Cash con “I Walk The Line”; Patsy Cline ocupa la tercera posición con “Crazy”, el cuarto es Hank Williams con ‘I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry’ y el quinto George Jones con ‘He Stopped Loving Her Today’.
Ciertamente, el mundo de la música country es tan vasto, es un género tan rico, diverso y con tanta historia que resulta complicadísima la elección.
Estas son las otras cuatro primeras, y abajo la lista completa.
200
Brad Paisley, ‘Welcome to the Future’
2009
199
Stoney Edwards, ‘Hank and Lefty Raised My Country Soul’
1973
198
Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty, ‘You’re the Reason Our Kids Are Ugly’
1978
197
Gretchen Wilson, ‘Redneck Woman’
2004
196
Gene Autry, ‘Back in the Saddle Again’
1939
195
Brandi Carlile, ‘The Joke’
2018
194
Zach Bryan, ‘Something in the Orange’
2022
193
The Oak Ridge Boys, ‘Elvira’
1981
192
Beyoncé, ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’
2024
191
Johnny Rodriguez, ‘Ridin’ My Thumb to Mexico’
1973
190
Ricky Skaggs, ‘Heartbroke’
1992
189
Iris DeMent, ‘Let the Mystery Be’
1992
188
Luke Combs, ‘Beer Never Broke My Heart’
2019
187
Turnpike Troubadours, ‘The Bird Hunters’
2012
186
Johnny Lee, ‘Lookin’ for Love’
1980
185
Keith Urban, ‘You’ll Think of Me’
2004
184
Old Crow Medicine Show, ‘Wagon Wheel’
2004
183
DeFord Bailey, ‘Pan-American Blues’
1928
182
Dierks Bentley, ‘I Hold On’
2013
181
Sons of the Pioneers, ‘Tumbling Tumbleweeds’
1934
180
Mary Gauthier, ‘Mercy Now’
2005
179
Vern Gosdin, ‘Chiseled in Stone’
1988
178
Tyler Childers, ‘Long Violent History’
2020
177
Pam Tillis, ‘Maybe It Was Memphis’
1991
176
Kathy Mattea, ‘Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses’
1988
175
Billy Strings, ‘Dust in a Baggie’
2017
174
Darius Rucker, ‘Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It’
2008
173
Jimmie Davis, ‘You Are My Sunshine’
1940
172
Jo Dee Messina, ‘Heads Carolina, Tails California’
1996
171
Linda Ronstadt, ‘Long Long Time’
1970
170
Sugarland, ‘Baby Girl’
2004
169
Luke Bryan, ‘Drink a Beer’
2013
168
Brenda Lee, ‘I’m Sorry’
1960
167
Margo Price, ‘Hurtin’ (on the Bottle)’
2015
166
Brandy Clark, ‘Pray to Jesus’
2013
165
Tony Joe White, ‘Polk Salad Annie’
1969
164
Wanda Jackson, ‘Hot Dog! That Made Him Mad’
1956
163
Hank Snow, ‘I’m Moving On’
1950
162
The Band Perry, ‘If I Die Young’
2010
161
Dave Dudley, ‘Six Days on the Road’
1963
160
David Allan Coe, ‘You Never Even Called Me by My Name’
1975
159
The Mavericks, ‘All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down’
1995
158
Jim Reeves, ‘He’ll Have to Go’
1959
157
Kenny Chesney, ‘The Good Stuff’
2003
156
Barbara Mandrell, ‘(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Want to Be Right’
1979
155
Florida Georgia Line, ‘Cruise’
2012
154
Mickey Guyton, ‘Black Like Me’
2020
153
Emmylou Harris, ‘Boulder to Birmingham’
1975
152
Joe Diffie, ‘John Deere Green’
1993
151
Conway Twitty, ‘You’ve Never Been This Far Before’
1973
150
The Chicks, ‘Travelin’ Soldier’
2002
149
Merle Haggard, ‘I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am’
1968
148
Jerry Reed, ‘East Bound and Down’
1977
147
Patty Loveless, ‘Blame It on Your Heart’
1993
146
Marty Stuart and Travis Tritt, ‘This One’s Gonna Hurt You (For a Long, Long Time)’
1992
145
Steve Earle, ‘Guitar Town’
1986
144
Clint Black, ‘Killin’ Time’
1989
143
Pistol Annies, ‘Got My Name Changed Back’
2018
142
Sturgill Simpson, ‘Turtles All the Way Down’
2014
141
Deana Carter, ‘Strawberry Wine’
1996
140
Jessi Colter, ‘I’m Not Lisa’
1975
139
Keith Whitley, ‘I’m No Stranger to the Rain’
1988
138
Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus, ‘Old Town Road (Remix)’
2019
137
Dwight Yoakam, ‘Guitars, Cadillacs’
1986
136
Ray Price, ‘Crazy Arms’
1956
135
Alison Krauss, ‘Baby Now That I’ve Found You’
1995
134
Lyle Lovett, ‘If I Had a Boat’
1988
133
Skeeter Davis, ‘The End of the World’
1962
132
Don Williams, ‘Tulsa Time’
1978
131
Don Gibson, ‘Sea of Heartbreak’
1961
130
Bellamy Brothers, ‘Old Hippie’
1985
129
Trisha Yearwood, ‘She’s in Love With the Boy’
1991
128
O.B. McClinton, ‘Don’t Let the Green Grass Fool You’
1972
127
Webb Pierce, ‘There Stands the Glass’
1953
126
Taylor Swift, ‘Tim McGraw’
2006
125
Guy Clark, ‘L.A. Freeway’
1975
124
George Strait, ‘The Chair’
1985
123
Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson, and Johnny Cash, ‘Highwayman’
1985
122
Brothers Osborne, ‘Younger Me’
2021
121
Ray Wylie Hubbard, ‘Redneck Mother’
The Charlie Daniels Band, ‘The Devil Went Down to Georgia’
1979119
Moe Bandy, ‘I Just Started Hatin’ Cheatin’ Songs Today’
1974
118
Faith Hill, ‘This Kiss’
1998
117
Harry Choates, ‘Jole Blon’
1946
116
Statler Brothers, ‘Flowers on the Wall’
1966
115
Ronnie Milsap, ‘Smoky Mountain Rain’
1980
114
K.T. Oslin, ’80’s Ladies’
1987
113
Tracy Chapman, ‘Fast Car’
1988
112
Johnny Cash and June Carter, ‘Jackson’
1967
111
Garth Brooks, ‘The Dance’
1989
110
Tim McGraw, ‘Something Like That’
1999
109
Crystal Gayle, ‘Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue’
1977
108
Gram Parsons, ‘$1000 Wedding’
1974
107
Merle Haggard, ‘If We Make It Through December’
1973
106
C.W. McCall, ‘Convoy’
1975
105
Merle Travis, ‘Sixteen Tons’
1947
104
Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton, ‘Islands in the Stream’
1983
103
Billy Joe Shaver, ‘Old Five and Dimers Like Me’
1973
102
Juice Newton, ‘Queen of Hearts’
1981
101
Jerry Jeff Walker, ‘Desperados Waiting for a Train’
Lucinda Williams, ‘Passionate Kisses’
198899
Bobby Bare, ‘The Streets of Baltimore’
1966
98
Toby Keith, ‘I Love This Bar’
2003
97
Donna Fargo, ‘The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A.’
1972
96
Kris Kristofferson, ‘Sunday Mornin’ Coming Down’
1970
95
Jerry Lee Lewis, ‘What Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)’
1968
94
John Denver, ‘Take Me Home, Country Roads’
1971
93
Maren Morris, ‘My Church’
2016
92
Emmett Miller, ‘Lovesick Blues’
1928
91
Vince Gill, ‘When I Call Your Name’
1990
90
Chris Stapleton, ‘Tennessee Whiskey’
2015
89
The Flatlanders, ‘Dallas’
1990
88
Lynn Anderson, ‘Rose Garden’
1970
87
The Louvin Brothers, ‘I Don’t Believe You’ve Met My Baby’
1956
86
Linda Martell, ‘Color Him Father’
1969
85
John Anderson, ‘Wild and Blue’
1982
84
The Judds, ‘Why Not Me’
1984
83
Hank Williams Jr., ‘Family Tradition’
1979
82
Osborne Brothers, ‘Rocky Top’
1967
81
John Prine, ‘Angel From Montgomery’
1971
80
Little Big Town, ‘Girl Crush’
2014
79
Hank Williams, ‘Settin’ the Woods on Fire’
1952
78
Jeannie C. Riley, ‘Harper Valley P.T.A.’
1968
77
Miranda Lambert, ‘The House That Built Me’
2010
76
Gary Allan, ‘Songs About Rain’
2003
75
Lee Ann Womack, ‘I Hope You Dance’
2000
74
George Jones, ‘The Race Is On’
1964
73
Rosanne Cash, ‘Seven Year Ache’
1981
72
Patsy Cline, ‘I Fall to Pieces’
1961
71
Sammi Smith, ‘Help Me Make It Through the Night’
1970
70
Buck Owens and the Buckaroos, ‘Act Naturally’
1963
69
Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson, ‘Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys’
1978
68
Tanya Tucker, ‘Delta Dawn’
1972
67
Carrie Underwood, ‘Before He Cheats’
2006
66
Marty Robbins, ‘El Paso’
1959
65
Reba McEntire, ‘Fancy’
1991
64
Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys, ‘Uncle Pen’
1950
63
George Jones and Tammy Wynette, ‘Golden Ring’
1976
62
Lefty Frizzell, ‘The Long Black Veil’
1959
61
Alabama, ‘Mountain Music’
1982
60
Roger Miller, ‘King of the Road’
1964
59
Tammy Wynette, ‘D-I-V-O-R-C-E’
1968
58
Eric Church, ‘Springsteen’
2011
57
Flatt and Scruggs, ‘Foggy Mountain Breakdown’
1949
56
Johnny Paycheck, ‘Take This Job and Shove It’
1977
55
Hank Williams, ‘I Saw the Light’
1948
54
Johnny Cash, ‘Folsom Prison Blues’
1956
53
Roy Acuff, ‘Wabash Cannonball’
1936
52
Alan Jackson, ‘Drive (For Daddy Gene)’
2002
51
Bobbie Gentry, ‘Ode to Billie Joe’
1967
50
Tom T. Hall, ‘(Old Dogs-Children and) Watermelon Wine’
1972
49
Elvis Presley, ‘Blue Moon of Kentucky’
1954
48
Randy Travis, ‘Forever and Ever, Amen’
1987
47
Freddy Fender, ‘Before the Next Teardrop Falls’
1975
46
Dolly Parton, ‘Coat of Many Colors’
1971
45
Martina McBride, ‘Independence Day’
1994
44
Patsy Montana, ‘I Want To Be a Cowboy’s Sweetheart’
1935
43
Hank Williams, ‘Lost Highway’
1949
42
Jimmie Rodgers, ‘Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas)’
1928
41
Brooks & Dunn, ‘Neon Moon’
1992
40
George Jones, ‘The Grand Tour’
1974
39
Gary Stewart, ‘She’s Actin’ Single, I’m Drinkin’ Doubles’
1975
38
Loretta Lynn, ‘Don’t Come Home A Drinkin’ (With Lovin’ on Your Mind)’
1966
37
Townes Van Zandt, ‘Pancho and Lefty’
1972
36
Kacey Musgraves, ‘Follow Your Arrow’
2013
35
Garth Brooks, ‘Friends in Low Places’
1990
34
Waylon Jennings, ‘Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way’
1975
33
The Everly Brothers, ‘Bye Bye Love’
1957
32
The Carter Family, ‘Wildwood Flower’
1928
31
Porter Wagoner, ‘A Satisfied Mind’
1955
30
Shania Twain, ‘Man! I Feel Like a Woman!’
1997
29
Mississippi Sheiks, ‘Sitting on Top of the World’
1930
28
Hank Williams, ‘Your Cheatin’ Heart’
1953
27
Willie Nelson, ‘Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain’
1975
26
Faron Young, ‘Hello Walls’
1961
25
Johnny Cash, ‘Ring of Fire’
1963
24
Charlie Rich, ‘Behind Closed Doors’
1973
23
The Chicks, ‘Goodbye Earl’
1999
22
Stanley Brothers, ‘Man of Constant Sorrow’
1951
21
Kenny Rogers, ‘The Gambler’
1978
20
Taylor Swift, ‘Mean’
2010
19
Charley Pride, ‘Kiss an Angel Good Mornin’ ‘
1971
18
Lefty Frizzell, ‘If You’ve Got the Money, I’ve Got the Time’
1950
17
Ernest Tubb, ‘Walking the Floor Over You’
1941
16
Buck Owens, ‘I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail’
1964
15
The Carter Family, ‘Can the Circle Be Unbroken’
1935
14
Loretta Lynn, ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter’
1970
13
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys, ‘New San Antonio Rose’
1940
12
Glen Campbell, ‘Wichita Lineman’
1968
11
Kitty Wells, ‘It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels’
1952
10
George Strait, ‘Amarillo by Morning’
1982
9
Merle Haggard, ‘Mama Tried’
1968
8
Tammy Wynette, ‘Stand By Your Man’
1968
7
Jimmie Rodgers, ‘Standing on the Corner (Blue Yodel #9)’
1930
6
Ray Charles, ‘You Don’t Know Me’
1962
5
George Jones, ‘He Stopped Loving Her Today’
1980
4
Hank Williams, ‘I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry’
1949
3
Patsy Cline, ‘Crazy’
1961
2
Johnny Cash, ‘I Walk the Line’
1956
1
Dolly Parton, ‘Jolene’
1973
