Hall Worthy: The Modern Era (2019 Edition) March 24, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 5 Not much movement on our Modern Era list, as only one new entry join a ballot dominated up top by New Traditionalists overdue for induction.
100 Greatest Women, #1: Dolly Parton October 11, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 22 Ten years later, Dolly Parton is still the greatest.
100 Greatest Women, #12: Patty Loveless September 15, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 5 The last of the great mountain singers, Patty Loveless fused country, rock, and bluegrass into her own unique sound.
100 Greatest Women, #39: Lucinda Williams July 25, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 3 This Americana legend is considered among the greatest songwriters in the history of American music.
100 Greatest Women, #54: Matraca Berg June 26, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 6 Matraca Berg is one of the most prominent and successful female country songwriters in country music history.
100 Greatest Women, #90: Gretchen Peters March 22, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 5 The “Independence Day” songwriter has become a successful international recording artist over the past decade.
NPR “Turning the Tables” List: A Conversation, Part Five: NPR MIA (Jonathan’s Picks) August 7, 2017 Jonathan Keefe 13 Five artists – okay, technically six – that Jonathan Keefe believes were MIA from the NPR list.
Terri Clark’s Podcast is Pretty Much the Greatest Thing Ever July 11, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 5 Terri Clark launched a podcast earlier this year of unedited interviews recorded for her Country Gold radio show.
Hall Worthy: The Modern Era May 12, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 15 These are the ten Modern Era artists who are most worthy of induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Single Review: Little Big Town, “Happy People” April 8, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 8 Little Big Town have a great song in “Happy People,” full of wisdom and life advice that would probably save the world if everyone adhered to it.