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Drivin-N-Cryin

Band Atlanta United States Formed 1986 American southern rock band

Drivin-N-Cryin formed in 1986 in Atlanta, United States. Drivin-N-Cryin has 20 chart appearances on 17 radio countdowns from 5 stations on RockLists, spanning 1994–2023. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Let's Go Dancing”, which appears on 7 lists with a best position of #800. The station that charted Drivin-N-Cryin most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 7 appearances.

20appearances

17countdowns

5songs charted

5stations

0#1 finishes

1994–2023years

Drivin-N-Cryin took shape in Atlanta after Kevn Kinney landed there from Milwaukee, working at a sewage plant by day and playing folk songs by night. He started writing with Frank French, sometimes after hours at French's futon shop, and joined forces with Tim Nielsen, from the popular local band the Nightporters, and drummer Paul Lenz. The name came from one of Kinney's songs, and it fits a band that pulled in two directions at once.

By 1986 they were one of Atlanta's top club draws and had signed with the independent 688 Records. The debut, Scarred But Smarter, kept them on the road and eventually got them to Island Records. Jeff Sullivan, who had drummed in Mr. Crowes Garden before it turned into the Black Crowes, replaced Lenz in 1987, just in time for the first major-label record.

Fly Me Courageous, in 1990, is where the driving half took the wheel, the guitars cranked toward hard rock. "Let's Go Dancing" is a loose, good-time rocker with a big, friendly chorus, built for a Friday night.

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

Songs by Drivin-N-Cryin on radio countdowns

#	Song	Strength	Lists	Best	#1s	Peak year
1	Let's Go Dancing	405	7	#800	–	–
2	Fly Me Courageous	337	9	#235	–	–
3	Straight To Hell	71	2	#389	–	–
4	Honeysuckle Blue	58	1	#420	–	–
5	Scarred But Smarter	4	1	#821	–	–

Albums with charting songs

Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.

1990Fly Me Courageous1 charting song

Every countdown appearance

Year	#	Song	Countdown
2023	821	Scarred But Smarter	The Colorado Sound Top 850 Songs of the 1980s
2022	235	Fly Me Courageous	River 500 (2022)
2022	430	Straight To Hell	River 500 (2022)
2022	389	Straight To Hell	The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s
2022	793	Fly Me Courageous	The Colorado Sound Top 900 Songs of the '90s
2005	850	Let's Go Dancing	CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2005	257	Fly Me Courageous	99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005)
2005	420	Honeysuckle Blue	99X Freedom of Choice 1000 (2005)
2004	851	Let's Go Dancing	CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2003	851	Let's Go Dancing	CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2002	853	Let's Go Dancing	CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002	961	Fly Me Courageous	KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002)
2001	853	Let's Go Dancing	CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2000	851	Let's Go Dancing	CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
1999	800	Let's Go Dancing	CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999	599	Fly Me Courageous	KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999)
1998	650	Fly Me Courageous	KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998)
1996	487	Fly Me Courageous	KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996)
1995	573	Fly Me Courageous	KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995)
1994	758	Fly Me Courageous	KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994)

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