Merle Haggard – Country Universe

Sunday Selections: September 25, 2016

September 25, 2016 Jonathan Keefe 5

Fly high, friend.

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.

If We Ran The CMA Awards…

August 28, 2016 Jonathan Keefe 27

It’s like fantasy football, but for country music bloggers.

Sunday Selections: July 31, 2016

July 31, 2016 Jonathan Keefe 18

You say, “tomato,” we say… actually, we’ll let Margo Price fill in the rest.

Sunday Selections: May 8, 2016

May 8, 2016 Jonathan Keefe 8

It’s going down this week, and Keith Urban is the one yelling, “Timber,” with Pitbull.

Sunday Selections: May 1, 2016

May 1, 2016 Jonathan Keefe 15

Merle Haggard passed away on April 6th, and it has taken just about 20 days for people to try to politicize his death.

Sunday Selections: April 17, 2016

April 17, 2016 Jonathan Keefe 4

After what seems like months of ever-louder hype, Sturgill Simpson’s latest album finally arrived.

A Collection of Merle Haggard Favorites

April 9, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 6

Merle Haggard passing away isn’t only a huge loss because of his legacy. It’s a huge loss because he was still a vital artist making new, good music that added to that legacy.

In Memoriam: Merle Haggard, 1937-2016

April 8, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 1

Merle Haggard died on Wednesday at age 79. Juli Thanki writes for The Tennessean: Over the length of his half-century career, Mr. Haggard recorded 38 […]

Sunday Selections: April 3, 2016

April 3, 2016 Jonathan Keefe 3

Mr. Misunderstood has finally broken his silence.