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Tim McGraw, Greatest Hits 3

October 7, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 7

Tim McGraw Greatest Hits 3 If it seems that Tim McGraw’s latest hits collection came pretty soon after his last one, you’re not losing track of time. It was only two and a half years

A Conversation with Craig Morgan

October 7, 2008 Guest Contributor 5

The country music carousel has taken Craig Morgan on an unpredictable ride since the United States Army veteran began his career in late 1999 on Atlantic Records. After a five-year stint at Broken Bow Records, he

The Jealous Heart

October 7, 2008 Dan Milliken 11

Relationships are tricky business. I’ve got to think country music knows that better than any other art form. Here in the real world, we tend to talk about our relationships with others in simple terms:

Faith Hill, Joy To The World

October 6, 2008 Leeann Ward 10

Faith Hill Joy to the World In the interest of full disclosure, to say that I love all things Christmas is a gross understatement. I’ll put it this way, as much as I love Vince

Discussion: CMA Awards Moments

October 5, 2008 Guest Contributor 0

The CMA Awards are the ultimate pageant in country music. Each fall, the Country Music Association nominates a slate of country music’s most popular performers and assembles this A-level talent to provide country music fans

Craig Morgan, Greatest Hits

October 5, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 22

Craig Morgan Greatest Hits After several years with Broken Bow, Craig Morgan has moved on to the Sony BMG family. As he preps his first release for his new label, his former home takes

Discussion: Country Tales

October 4, 2008 Guest Contributor 5

After enjoying Patrick Nichols’ great article on the 9513 about Ray Benson and Asleep at the Wheel and Willie Nelson, I recalled a cute story I read years ago…. Back in 2000, when the Dixie

Hayes Carll, “She Left Me For Jesus”

October 4, 2008 Dan Milliken 6

Here’s my disclaimer: if you found the song “She Left Me for Jesus” uncomfortably irreverent, the video is almost certainly not for you. Objectively speaking, this thing is downright blasphemous; where the humor of the

Randy Houser, “Anything Goes”

October 4, 2008 Dan Milliken 4

Clearly, it wasn’t enough for Randy Houser to produce one of the year’s finest debut singles; he also had to make one of its finest music videos. Excepting the bikini model who’s supposed to be

Discussion: Recommend a Track

October 3, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 41

Earlier this evening, I was driving to work with the iPod on shuffle. On came Rodney Crowell’s “This Too Will Pass”, from his album Fate’s Right Hand. It was like hearing the song for the