Many of the songs on this list were originally written or recorded by classic artists like Hank Williams, Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, and even Fiddlin' John Carson, and they prove just how timeless—and versatile—the genre can be.
Photo Illustration by Stacker // Getty Images. Music historians believe the country music genre originated in the 1910s with Southern Appalachian fiddlers; however, it wasn't until the following decade that artists started pressing commercial recordin.
Photo Illustration by Stacker // Getty Images. Music historians believe the country music genre originated in the 1910s with Southern Appalachian fiddlers; however, it wasn't until the following decade that artists started pressing commercial recordin.