Crucial Track for May 21, 2026

"East Bound and Down (From "Smokey and the Bandit")" by Jerry Reed

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Post one of your favorite country songs.

Not a huge country person, so only two songs jumped out at me.

The first is 25 Minutes to Go from At Folsom Prison by Johnny Cash. It’s fast and you can hear the crowd loving it.

The other was Eastbound and Down by Jerry Reed. It’s catchy as hell will stick in your brain for days. And it was co-written by a trans woman!