Worth Watching: Ken Burns, Country Music – Episode 1: The Rub (Beginnings-1933) September 15, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 5 For the next eight weeks, PBS stations across the country will broadcast Country Music, the latest extensive documentary by Ken Burns.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #830-#821 September 13, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 3 Hall of Famers Alabama, Patsy Cline and Emmylou Harris are among the many veteran artists on this part of the list.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #840-#831 September 9, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 7 It’s easy to get musical whiplash during this section of the list!
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #850-#841 September 5, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 5 One of these songs resulted in a huge sales increase for a particular brand of tequila.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #860-#851 September 2, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 12 On a list where women get the short shrift, this brief section achieves gender parity.
2019 CMA Awards: Full List of Nominees August 28, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 2 This year’s CMA Nominations have been announced.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #870-#861 August 26, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 10 Another ten entries on a list that has too much Florida Georgia Line and not enough Dixie Chicks. This section has both.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #880-#871 August 15, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 11 Vince Gill sings with Dolly Parton and Patty Loveless, while Willie Nelson teams up with Julio Iglesias.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #890-#881 August 7, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 11 Some odd choices for otherwise worthy artists here, as well as two of the best duets of all time.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #900-#891 July 31, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 6 This part of the list kicks off with an antidote for the heat waves hitting across America.