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Billy Norris Sherrill ( ___MASK10___ 5 , 1936  ___MASK83___ 4 , 2015 ) was an American record producer , songwriter and arranger , who is most famous for his association with country artists , notably Tammy Wynette and George Jones . Sherrill and business partner Glenn Sutton are regarded as the defining influences of the countrypolitan ___MASK86___ , a smooth amalgamation of pop and country music that was popular during the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s . Sherrill also co - wrote many hit songs , including " Stand by Your Man " ( written with Tammy Wynette ) and " The Most Beautiful Girl " ( written with Rory Bourke and Norro Wilson ). Royce Glenn Sutton ( ___MASK88___ 28 , 1937  April 17 , 2007 ) was an American country music songwriter and producer . He was an architect of the " countrypolitan " ___MASK86___ . " Stand by Your Man " is a ___MASK80___ co - written by Tammy Wynette and Billy Sherrill and originally recorded by Wynette , released as a ___MASK84___ in the United States in September 1968 . It proved to be the most successful record of Wynette ' s career , and is one of the most recorded songs in the history of country music . The ___MASK80___ was placed at number one on CMT ' s list of the Top 100 Country Music Songs . " The Most Beautiful ___MASK92___ " is a song recorded by Charlie Rich and written by Bill Sherrill , Norris Wilson , and Rory Bourke . The country and western ballad reached number 1 in the United States in 1973 on three " Billboard " music charts : the pop ___MASK93___ ( two weeks ); the country ___MASK93___ ( three weeks ); and the adult contemporary ___MASK93___ ( three weeks ), as well as in Canada on three " RPM " charts : the " RPM 100 " Top Singles ___MASK93___ , the Country Tracks ___MASK93___ , and the Adult Contemporary ___MASK93___ . " Billboard " ranked it as the No . 23 song for 1974 . `` Almost Persuaded '' is a ___MASK80___ written by Glenn Sutton and Muscle Shoals songwriter Billy Sherrill and first recorded by David Houston in 1966 . It is not to be confused with the Christian hymn of the same name . The ___MASK80___ is about a married man who , while patronizing a tavern , sees a beautiful young woman and is instantly smitten . Forgetting that he is married , he nearly succumbs to temptation . However , when the two share a slow ___MASK82___ on the floor , he sees the reflection of his wedding band and , remembering his vows to his wife , leaves . Norris " Norro " Wilson ( born ___MASK94___ 4 , 1938 ) is an American country music singer , songwriter and producer , and member of the Nashville Songwriters ___MASK74___ of Fame . George Glenn Jones ( ___MASK88___ 12 , 1931  April 26 , 2013 ) was an American ___MASK20___ , singer and songwriter . He achieved international fame for his long list of hit records , including his best known song " He Stopped Loving Her Today ", as well as his distinctive voice and phrasing . For the last 20 years of his life , Jones was frequently referred to as the greatest living country singer . Country music scholar Bill C . Malone writes , " For the two or three minutes consumed by a song , Jones immerses himself so completely in its lyrics , and in the mood it conveys , that the listener can scarcely avoid becoming similarly involved ." Waylon Jennings expressed a similar opinion in his song " It ' s Alright ": " If we all could ___MASK86___ like we wanted to , we ' d all ___MASK86___ like George Jones ." The shape of his nose and facial features earned Jones the nickname " The Possum ." ___MASK11___ ___MASK5___ is a ___MASK18___ of United States popular ___MASK5___ that originated in the southern United States in the 1920s . It takes its roots from the southeastern ___MASK18___ of United States , such as folk ___MASK5___ ( especially Appalachian folk ___MASK5___ ), and blues ___MASK5___ . Blues modes have been used extensively throughout its recorded ___MASK87___ . ___MASK11___ ___MASK5___ often consists of ballads and dance tunes with generally simple forms and harmonies accompanied by mostly ___MASK19___ instruments such as banjos , electric and acoustic guitars , dobros and fiddles as well as harmonicas . According to Lindsey Starnes , the term " ___MASK11___ ___MASK5___ " gained popularity in the 1940s in preference to the earlier term " hillbilly ___MASK5___ "; it came to encompass Western ___MASK5___ , which evolved parallel to hillbilly ___MASK5___ from similar roots , in the mid - 20th century . The term " ___MASK11___ ___MASK5___ " is used today to describe many styles and subgenres . The origins of ___MASK11___ ___MASK5___ are the folk ___MASK5___ of working - class Americans , who blended popular songs , Irish and Celtic fiddle tunes , traditional English ballads , and cowboy songs , and various ___MASK77___ traditions from European immigrant communities . In 2009 ___MASK11___ ___MASK5___ was the most listened to rush hour radio ___MASK18___ during the evening commute , and second most popular in the morning commute in the United States . Tammy Wynette ( born ___MASK85___ Wynette Pugh ; ___MASK56___ 5 , 1942  April 6 , 1998 ) was an American country music singer - songwriter and one of country music ' s best - known artists and biggest - selling female singers .