"Summertime, and the livin' is easy" -- so goes the old American standard. Since then, those words have been emulated by enough country stars to fill up a theme park. From songs about popular modes of transportation and the right thing to wear (or not wear), to one's frosty beverage of choice, The Boot dips our toes into this cool countdown of country music's essential sounds of summer.

10. 'Sweet Summer Lovin',' Dolly Parton

Sun-soaked lyric: "By a stream in the country, running barefoot and feeling free"

Rather than spend time at the beach or a barbecue, Dolly and the object of her affection are getting busy among the dandelions. We're not sure what candy wine is, but it sounds like just the thing to serve with a PG-rated summer fling.

What's in a name? When it's a band name, well, chances are just about anything could be in there. From geographical locations to vehicular mishaps, The Boot reveals the origins of the most unique band names in country music.

Before making it big, Jay DeMarcus, Gary LeVox and Joe Don Rooney played regularly at a bar in Nashville's Printer's Alley. Their first choice for a name, Deuces Wild, was taken by several bands, so a piano-player friend told them he had the perfect name, saying that Rascal Flatts was his high school garage band. "Gary couldn't stand the 'rascal' part of it," Rooney said later. "He goes, 'Everybody is going to be calling us Spanky and Alfalfa and Buckwheat.'"
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Hillary Scott, Charles Kelley and Dave Haywood first performed as Lady Antebellum in 2006. The name originated at a publicity shoot where they used a pre-Civil War Southern mansion for a scenic backdrop. Although they were aware that having both male and female lead vocals on their songs might confuse those who thought Lady Antebellum would be a girl group, Haywood told USA Today, "That was partly why we thought it was cool."

Lose two trailers full of equipment to thieves while on tour, and it's not hard to come up with a band name -- if only to maintain your sense of humor. Formed in Atlanta, Lost Trailers founding members Stokes Nielson and Ryder Lee met at Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Va. Playing together in a band at church, they no doubt learned the commandment, "Thou Shalt Not Steal." Someone else wasn't listening ... the band's equipment has actually been pilfered a third time.

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The Eagles or Eagles? In his autobiography 'Born Standing Up,' Steve Martin writes that group member Glenn Frey insists the name is Eagles (without 'the'). In any event, the group began their partnership in the early 70s, as players in Linda Ronstadt's band. Their name was a tribute to another California-based country-rock band, The Byrds (or is it Byrds?). Disbanded in 1980, they re-formed 14 years later, and in 2007 topped the pop and country album charts with 'Long Road out of Eden.'

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Jimi Westbrook, Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Roads Schlapman and Phillip Sweet wanted a name to reflect their eclectic musical tastes. They heard about a Nashville music publisher called Little Big Town Music Group -- a company whose hits included George Strait's 'Blue Clear Sky.' The publishing group's former owner, who had sold the firm, told them they were free to use the Little Big Town name. Westbrook said later that it perfectly conveyed "a small-town feel with a big musical sound."

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When Michelle Branch formed a duo with friend Jessica Harp, Branch's husband suggested the name Cass County Homewreckers, but they settled on just The Homewreckers -- temporarily. "We used to get into relationships where guys forgot to tell us they were married or already dating. We're not proud of those moments!" Branch explains. "My husband and I, ironically, came up with Homewreckers, but my mom would've killed me, so we shortened it [to The Wreckers]."

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