The Devil Went Down To Georgia - The Charlie Daniels Band

Charlie Daniels, in case you aren't aware, is one of the best fiddlers in the entire world. His talent for the violin's beats and speed is incredible.

That said, one of The Charlie Daniels Band's most well-known songs is The Devil Went Down To Georgia. The story about a young man who meets up with the devil and engages in a fiddle-off. If the Devil wins, he takes Johnny's soul. If Johnny wins, he gets the Devil's beautiful golden fiddle.

Pretty basic premise to the song, but the music, the beat and the lyrics drag you in and make you nod your head and sing along.

The song was the greatest pop hit for The Charlie Daniels Band, reaching number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song has been featured in many movies since it was released in 1979. THe song will also be played well into this century, as no one will be able to play the fiddle as fast as Mr. Charlie Daniels.

I Will Always Love You - Dolly Parton

Everyone probably knows this, but when Whitney Houston belted out "I Will Always Love You" she is not the original singer of the song.

The Great Ms. Dolly Parton is. And her version is astounding.

Written in 1973 by Dolly Parton, and released as a single a year later, the song went to #1 on theBillboard Hot Country songs chart. Later in 1982 Dolly Parton released a new version of the song for the soundtrack of The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas. That version also went to #1, marking the first time the same song has gone to #1 twice on the Country charts by the same artist.

Then, in 1992, Whitney Houston recorded the song for the soundtrack to the movie The Bodyguard. The song reached #1 again, and was a huge success worldwide for Whitney Houston.

I guess when a song is good, keep working at it to make it an even greater success.

It's one of the most well-known songs of all time, and has been as #68 on Billboard's 100 Greatest Songs of All Time.

Another artist that could possibly have recorded the song to make it another success - Elvis Presley. In the mid-1970s, Elvis was interested in recording the song, but required shared writing credits. Since Ms. Parton was not willing to share, Elvis did not record the song. image how awesome that would have been though....

Here's Dolly's version

And here's Whitney's version. Enjoy!

Southern Voice - Tim McGraw

"Hank Aaron smacked it
Michael Jordan dunked it
Pocahantas tracked it
Jack Daniels drunk it
Tom Petty rocked it
Dr. King paved it
Bear Bryant won it
Billy Graham saved it

Smooth as the hickory wind
That blows from Memphis
Down to Appalachicola*
It's hi ya'll did ya eat well
Come on in I'm
Sure glad to know ya
Don't let this old gold cross
In this Crimson Tide t-shirt throw ya
It's cicadas making noise
With a southern voice"

Okay okay okay - I know this isn't a classic song by any means - in fact it is brand spankin' new!

But I wake up with this song stuck in my head every morning, and it references a lot of GREAT classic rock in it, so I thought I'd change it up for once.

Singing about the likes of Hank Williams, Chuck Berry, Aretha Franklin, Tom Petty, The Allman Brothers, Crimson Tide and Charlie Daniels, "Southern Voice" by Tim McGraw is a pretty cool new song that pays homage to the greats of the South.

Not only do you get to learn a bit about classic rock music here, but you also get a history lesson as well.