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Flashback Friday: Marty Stuart, Hillbilly Rock

May 23, 2025 Peter Saros 16

A great record overshadowed by the biggest commercial hits of its era.

Flashback: Joe Ely, Love and Danger (1992)

May 16, 2025 Peter Saros 4

A career highlight from an essential artist.

Flashback: Kelly Willis, Well Travelled Love

May 9, 2025 Peter Saros 11

The birth of an Americana legend.

Flashback: Marty Brown, High and Dry (1991)

May 2, 2025 Peter Saros 6

One of the best “should’ve been a superstar” artists of the nineties.

Flashback: James House, James House

April 25, 2025 Peter Saros 5

The nineties arrive a year early.

Flashback: Mark Collie, Hardin County Line

April 11, 2025 Peter Saros 6

A look back at Mark Collie’s debut album.

Flashback: Lyle Lovett (1986)

March 28, 2025 Peter Saros 7

A look back at a landmark debut.

Hugh Prestwood, Kathy Mattea, and “The Song Remembers When”

December 21, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 5

A brief history on the writing and recording of “The Song Remembers When.”

Six Pack: Classic Country Songs for International Women’s Day

March 8, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 22

Today is International Women’s Day. Historically speaking, country music has never enjoyed a reputation for being socially progressive. For the general public, the definitive statement the genre made was “Stand By Your Man.” That Tammy

CU10: What a Turkey! The Worst Singles of the Last Ten Years

November 27, 2014 Kevin John Coyne 14

Country Universe has reviewed more than a thousand singles during its ten year run. Some of them have been real turkeys. Here are some of the worst, with highlights and links to the original reviews.

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