10 Songs Harlan Howard Wrote That Other Artists Made Famous

#10 Songs Harlan Howard Wrote That Other Artists Made Famous These are ten of the most famous country songs ever recorded — and none of them belong to the singers who made them famous. They belong to Harlan Howard. Patsy Cline sang his words. So did Buck Owens. So did Johnny Cash. So did Ray Charles, The Judds, Patty Loveless, Ricky Van Shelton, and a hundred others. Harlan Howard wrote more than four thousand songs in his lifetime, gave country music the phrase "three chords and the truth," and died a wealthy, decorated, Hall-of-Fame songwriter whose face the general public never knew. In this video we count down ten of those songs — from The Judds' "Why Not Me" at number ten to the song most people don't even realize is his at number one. Along the way: "Streets of Baltimore," "Blame It on Your Heart," "Tiger by the Tail," "Above and Beyond," "Busted," "Heartaches by the Number," and the song that turned Patsy Cline into a legend. This is the ghost behind the hits. Subscribe to The All Report for more untold stories from country music history. #HarlanHoward #countrymusic #classiccountryhits #countrymusichistory #patsycline #johnnycash #buckowens #raycharles #thejudds #nashvillesongwriter