10 Country Songs With Dark Secrets Nobody Knew

10 Country Songs With Dark Secrets Nobody Knew. They said no, Elvis Presley wanted to record one of the biggest songs in country music history — and the woman who wrote it turned him down flat, the night before the session. A Country Music Hall of Fame group heard a song that would go five weeks at #1... and passed on it because they didn't like two words in the chorus. A producer had to piece together a vocal take over TWO YEARS because the singer thought the song was too depressing to ever work. That song is now called the greatest country song ever recorded. From George Jones to Dolly Parton to Garth Brooks to Johnny Cash — these are the 10 country songs that Nashville rejected, doubted, banned from radio, or almost let slip away entirely... before they went on to define the genre. If you grew up on country radio, these stories will change how you hear every one of these songs. #CountryMusic #CountryMusicHistory #GeorgeJones #DollyParton #GarthBrooks #JohnnyCash #GeorgeStrait #ClassicCountry #CountryMusicFacts #90sCountry #BehindTheSong #CountryMusicDocumentary #NashvilleHistory #SadCountrySongs #CountryMusicTrivia