Kevin John Coyne

100 Greatest Women, #9: Kitty Wells

June 22, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 13

100 Greatest Women #9 Kitty Wells She was called the Queen of Country Music, the genre’s first major female solo star. In the fifties and early sixties, her string of hits were unprecedented for a

Sunday Open Thread

June 22, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 0

CMA has renamed the Horizon Award the “New Artist Award” and changed the voting process so only the top twenty vote-getters in each category make the second ballot. What do you think?

100 Greatest Women, #10: Wynonna (The Judds)

June 21, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 12

100 Greatest Women #10 Wynonna (The Judds) One of the most extraordinary voices in the history of recorded music belongs to Wynonna Judd. As the lead singer of mother-daughter duo The Judds, she was part

Saturday Open Thread

June 21, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 0

I’m trying something new today. There are so many new people commenting on the site, and I’ve been censoring comments for the first time, which is something that I don’t like to do. So I’m

100 Greatest Women, #11: Alison Krauss

June 19, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 17

100 Greatest Women #11 Alison Krauss The history of country music has long included women who have sought the crossover audience, tailoring their music so it will be more palatable to pop and adult contemporary

100 Greatest Women, #12: Dixie Chicks

June 18, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 37

100 Greatest Women #12 Dixie Chicks They went from being the one act everyone could agree on to the most controversial country band in history, but despite the changes in the climate surrounding them, one

100 Greatest Women, #13: Patty Loveless

June 17, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 42

100 Greatest Women #13 Patty Loveless “I’m a combination of Linda Ronstadt, Loretta Lynn and Ralph Stanley.” – Patty Loveless, 1989 Patty Loveless may be the last of the great mountain singers who will ever

100 Greatest Women, #14: Barbara Mandrell

June 16, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 25

100 Greatest Women #14 Barbara Mandrell Every once in a while, an artist comes along who both defies and redefines expectations. Barbara Mandrell was one of those artists. She completely transformed the notion of what

100 Greatest Women, #15: Tanya Tucker

June 15, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 11

100 Greatest Women #15 Tanya Tucker She was barely a teenager when she first appeared on the country music scene, but her voice had a tortured wisdom far beyond her years. Her early singles were

100 Greatest Women, #16: Shania Twain

June 14, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 110

100 Greatest Women #16 Shania Twain The biggest-selling female country artist in history, Shania Twain achieved success on a worldwide scale that had never been seen before in country music, and hasn’t been seen since,