Keith Whitley – Country Universe

A Country Music Conversation, Day 21: “The Sound of Goodbye” to “Strawberry Wine”

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Day 21 features tracks from Crystal Gayle, Faith Hill, Tracy Lawrence, John Anderson, and Deana Carter.

A Country Music Conversation, Day 11: “If I Had Wings” to “I’m No Stranger to the Rain”

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Day 11 features tracks from Matraca Berg, Mark Chesnutt, Lee Roy Parnell, Rascal Flatts, and Keith Whitley.

The Best of 1991: The Ballot

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1991 is the year that multiple Country Universe writers fell in love with country music. One look at the ballot and it’s easy to see why.

CMA Flashback: New Artist of the Year (Horizon Award)

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Originally called the Horizon Award when introduced in 1981, the New Artist of the Year award is given to the developing artist that voters feel have demonstrated the most growth in their career during the past year.

CMA Flashback: Male Vocalist of the Year

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Our CMA Flashback series continues with the Male Vocalist of the Year category.

CMA Flashback: Single of the Year

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Here’s a look back at CMA Single of the Year, starting with this year’s nominees.

Sunday Selections: October 16, 2016

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We’re only 23 days away from the election, y’all.

CMA Flashback: Album of the Year

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Here are all of the nominees and winners for CMA Album of the Year, starting with a look at this year’s contenders and stretching back to the first ceremony in 1967.

Yesterday’s Songs: October 6, 1990

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An old feature returns today, as we look back at the top twenty singles on this date in 1990.

Sunday Selections: September 18, 2016

September 18, 2016 Jonathan Keefe 7

This week, we had to type the word, “songwriterly,” because some country stars are bad at talking and having opinions.