Here goes revealing my age, but one of the great "country" songs ever written, that I have loved since 1968 or so, is Ian Tyson's "Someday Soon." Great songs like that are timeless. Beats the heck out of most of today's "country songs." (A female country singer had a hit with the song a few years ago.)
Here goes revealing my age, but I wasn't even born until around 1968. LOL.
I'm not familiar with a lot of the "old" country tunes, but I recognize crappy new ones when I hear them.
I happen to think George Strait's "Amarillo By Morning" is one of the best country tunes I've ever heard. Not quite the crusty old type of song, but kind of like old-fashioned country will a cheerful ring.