Merle Haggard – Country Universe

CMA Flashback: Male Vocalist of the Year (2020 Edition)

September 10, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 10

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

CMA Flashback: Album of the Year (2020 Edition)

September 8, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 14

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 (2020 Edition)

September 7, 2020 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.

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #530-#521

July 8, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 7

I’ve got eighteen curse words about the placement of #521, and a dozen of them are too explicit to print.

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #570-#561

June 6, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 7

On to the next decade of the longest millennia in recorded history.

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #640-#631

April 6, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 8

Where Kid Rock rubs elbows with Garth Brooks and Merle Haggard because this list.

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #660-#651

March 14, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 9

Because this list is kind of ridiculous, there are two Blake Shelton singles from the same album on this part of the countdown.

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #680-#671

February 25, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 14

Two veterans of the Mercury Records Triple Play gambit kick off this batch of entries.

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #720-#711

December 1, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 7

A remarkably inessential run of hits, despite the presence of so many essential artists.

Worth Watching: Ken Burns, Country Music – Episode 6: Will the Circle Be Unbroken? (1968-1972)

September 24, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 1

Against the backdrop of the Vietnam War and major social movements, legendary artists like Merle Haggard, George Jones, and Tammy Wynette become superstars.