Today's country sucks with people like Beyonce, Nas, jelly Roll and a whole bunch of others. So, I'm posting classic/traditional country music!!

Ricky Van Shelton (born January 12, 1952)[1] is an American retired country music singer. Active between 1986 and 2006, he charted more than 20 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. This figure includes 10 Number One hits

Tonight's double shot of great country music!

"Life Turned Her That Way" is a song written by Harlan Howard and first recorded by American country music artist Little Jimmy Dickens in 1965. Ricky Van Shelton would also later record it and release it as a single.. it was his second number-one hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in early 1988



"I'll Leave This World Loving You" is a country music song written by Wayne Kemp and Mack Vickery. Kemp released it in 1980. The song was later covered by Ricky Van Shelton in 1988. It was released in August 1988 as the lead-off single from his album Loving Proof. It was the fourth consecutive Number One single of Shelton's career, as well as his first multi-week Number One.



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n December 1988, American country music artist Ricky Van Shelton released his own version of "From a Jack to a King". Shelton's version became his fifth consecutive Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts



Statue of a Fool" is a song written by Jan Crutchfield which has been recorded by a number of country artists including Jack Greene; Brian Collins; Ricky Van Shelton; and Bill Medley, formerly of The Righteous Brothers.