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The Best Singles of 1993, Part Four: #10-#1

July 28, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 6

The list comes to a close with ten classic records from some of the era’s most commercially and critically successful stars. It’s easy to be cynical about country radio these days, but unlike most of

The Best Singles of 1993, Part Two: #30-#21

July 26, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 4

Our Best Singles of 1993 list continues with a collection of #1 hits, breakthrough hits, and should’ve been hits. Kicking things off is the debut single from one of the decade’s most successful vocal groups.

The Best Singles of 1993, Part One: #40-#31

July 25, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 2

How strong a year for country music was 1993? Well, if our Best Albums list revealed how many great artists were overlooked, our Best Singles list reveals why there is so little room at the

Daily Top Five: Favorite YouTube Finds

July 18, 2015 Leeann Ward 15

What are some of your favorite music Youtube finds? Here are five of mine. 1. Vince Gill & Patty Loveless, “Go Rest High on that Mountain” This is from George Jones’ memorial service from a

The Best Albums of 1993, Part 2: #10-#1

July 12, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 15

The combined efforts of nine women and three men form the upper echelon of our Best Albums list from 1993. This embarrassment of riches showcases just how much great music there was to choose from

Daily Double Top Five: Most Played Tracks

July 7, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 14

Back in the day, we used to do iPod checks. Seemed so current at the time! Now, we’re gonna ask you to go to Spotify or your phone or whatever, and just let us know

Daily Top Five: Second Singles

July 2, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 7

So now it’s the second day of the month. What are your favorite second singles from albums or compilations? I’ll pick different artists this time around: Patty Loveless, “Here I am” John Anderson, “Straight Tequila

Daily Top Five: Gender Swap

June 30, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 19

Some of the most interesting country covers are ones where the artist doing the cover is of a different gender than the artist that recorded the original. What are your five favorite “gender swap” covers?

Say What? – Vince Gill

June 6, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 2

In a long, fascinating interview with the Houston Press, Vince Gill was asked about the recent controversy involving female artists and country radio. Here’s what he had to say: “That’s one of the greatest tragedies

Daily Top Five: Kentucky Country

June 5, 2015 Ben Foster 11

This week in 1792, Kentucky became the fifteenth state to join the union. It’s also the state that two Country Universe writers – Jonathan Keefe and myself – call home. Kentucky is well known as the