Keith Whitley – Country Universe

CMA Flashback: Single of the Year (2021 Edition)

November 25, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 8

Here’s a look back at the previous winners for CMA Single of the Year, along with a look at this year’s nominees.

CMA Flashback: Album of the Year (2021 Edition)

November 25, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 16

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.

CMA Flashback: Male Vocalist of the Year (2021 Edition)

November 18, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 10

The historical list of Male Vocalist nominees and winners is updated for 2021.

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #30-#21

August 30, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 16

It’s a great day to be two posts away from the end of this list.

Every #1 Country Single of the Nineties: Keith Whitley and Earl Thomas Conley, “Brotherly Love”

August 13, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 7

A beautiful duet about brotherhood brings the hitmaking runs of two eighties legends to a close.

Every #1 Country Single of the Nineties: Joe Diffie, “Home”

June 28, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 8

Another week, another fantastic new artist launching their career with a classic No. 1 single.

Every #1 Country Single of the Nineties: Lorrie Morgan, “Five Minutes”

June 9, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 7

A second generation country star scores her first No. 1 hit.

Every #1 Country Single of the Nineties: Paul Overstreet, “Seein’ My Father in Me”

June 4, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 8

For a few years, an unassuming songwriter became a chart-topping country artist.

Every #1 Country Single of the Nineties: Keith Whitley, “It Ain’t Nothin'”

May 25, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 7

Keith Whitley scores a posthumous No. 1 hit on both sides of the decade turnover.

Hall Worthy: 2021 Expanded Edition

May 8, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 6

We’re gonna need a bigger Hall.