Kenny Rogers – Country Universe

In Memoriam: Mel Tillis (1932-2017)

November 19, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 5

Country Music Hall of Fame Member Mel Tillis has died. He was 85.

Top Fifty CMA Single of the Year Winners, Part Five: #10-#1

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All fifty winners of the CMA Single of the Year, ranked. Here are the best of the best.

CMA Flashback: Entertainer of the Year (2017 Edition)

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Our CMA Flashback series concludes with the biggest honor of them all: Entertainer of the Year.

CMA Flashback: Male Vocalist of the Year (2017 Edition)

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

CMA Flashback: Album of the Year (2017 Edition)

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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.

CMA Flashback: Single of the Year (2017 Edition)

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

A Country Music Conversation, Day 24: “Whole Lotta Love On the Line” to “You Don’t Seem to Miss Me”

December 22, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 8

Day 24 features tracks from Aaron Tippin, Sammy Kershaw, Donna Fargo, Kenny Rogers (with Dolly Parton), and Patty Loveless (with George Jones).

Sunday Selections: April 24, 2016

April 24, 2016 Jonathan Keefe 6

Another week, another music legend gone.

The Telegraph Names the Thirty Best Dolly Parton Songs

October 18, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 4

The Telegraph, a United Kingdom publication, has ranked the thirty best Dolly Parton songs. It’s an interesting list that balances classics with lesser-known album cuts.

The Best Singles of 1993, Part Three: #20-#11

July 27, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 8

As we enter the top half of the list, signature hits by some of the era’s biggest stars rub elbows with a pair of breakthrough singles and an overlooked release by a future superstar. You’ll