Every #1 Country Single of the Nineties: Restless Heart, “Fast Movin’ Train” June 4, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 7 “Fast Movin’ Train” is the sound of a superstar band slowing down.
Every #1 Country Single of the Nineties: Oak Ridge Boys, “No Matter How High” June 1, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 5 The final No. 1 single from a Hall of Fame vocal group that first topped the charts in the seventies.
Single Review: Home Free, “Travelin’ Soldier” June 1, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 3 “Travelin’ Soldier” gets a gender swap and a war theater update.
Every #1 Country Single of the Nineties: Alabama, “Southern Star” May 31, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 5 The biggest selling country act of the eighties keeps its hot streak going into the nineties.
Single Review: Trace Adkins, “Heartbreak Song” May 31, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 2 Trace Adkins surveys the current landscape of country music and notices what’s missing.
Every #1 Country Single of the Nineties: Eddie Rabbitt, “On Second Thought” May 30, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 6 An Urban Cowboy icon enjoys his final No. 1 single.
Worth Reading: A Modern Country Music History, Part Three: We Were Both Young When I First Saw You (2005-2012) May 30, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 0 Country Universe writer and founder of The Musical Divide Zack Kephart continues his deep dive into the history of Modern Country Music.
Every #1 Country Single of the Nineties: Ricky Van Shelton, “Statue of a Fool” May 29, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 4 Ricky Van Shelton took another classic country song to the top, keeping his eighties momentum going into the nineties.
Every #1 Country Single of the Nineties: Tanya Tucker, “My Arms Stay Open All Night” May 27, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 4 Tanya Tucker’s hot streak continues with her first No.1 hit of the nineties.
Single Review: Gary LeVox, “We Got Fight” May 27, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 5 Everything wrong with this record is captured in the delivery of one line.