# 3 Country Songs From 1975 That I Can’t Stop Listening to Today

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/3-country-songs-from-1975-that-i-cant-stop-listening-to-today/
- Published: 2026-08-03T21:00:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-03T21:13:36+00:00
- Original publisher: American Songwriter
- Original article: https://americansongwriter.com/3-country-songs-from-1975-that-i-cant-stop-listening-to-today/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music

## Key points

- Feature highlights three memorable country songs from 1975.
- Includes Willie Nelson, Conway Twitty and C.W. McCall tracks.
- "Convoy" was C.W. McCall's only No. 1 hit.

## Summary

An American Songwriter feature revisits three country songs from 1975 that the writer says remain enjoyable decades later, spanning heartfelt ballads, suggestive lyrics and a trucking novelty hit. The piece is part of the outlet's recurring "The List" series looking back at older country and pop tracks.

- "Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain" by Willie Nelson — written by Fred Rose (originally recorded by Roy Acuff), it appeared on Nelson's Red-Headed Stranger album and became a moderate pop hit; Nelson later recorded a 2003 duet version with Shania Twain.
- "Touch The Hand" by Conway Twitty — co-written by Twitty and Ron Peterson, featured on his The High Priest of Country Music record.
- "Convoy" by C.W. McCall — written by Chip Davis and Bill Fries, it spent six weeks at No. 1 and also topped the pop charts, making it McCall's only chart-topping single; the song tells the story of truckers driving across America.

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