American Songwriter has marked the 60th anniversary of six standout country songs originally released in 1966, spotlighting how the era's country output often gets overshadowed by the psychedelic rock and British invasion sounds dominating popular music history. The feature celebrates the enduring appeal of tracks by genre legends whose work has remained influential and beloved by country fans decades later.

The selection includes Loretta Lynn's sassy "You Ain't Woman Enough (To Take My Man)", Merle Haggard's chart hit "The Bottle Let Me Down" (which reached No. 3 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs), and Buck Owens' "Think Of Me", which spent five months on the country charts. Also featured are Jack Greene's award-winning "There Goes My Everything", Nat Stuckey's Top 5 hit "Sweet Thang", and George Jones' novelty track "I'm A People", rounding out a list celebrating classic country songwriting from 1966.