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Single Reviews: June 4, 2005

June 4, 2005 Kevin John Coyne 0

This week, the clear leader of the pack is Sawyer Brown, with their best single in a good decade. CLINT BLACK “Rainbow In The Rain” (Equity) Back in his prime, his name could’ve carried a

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Dwight Yoakam, Blame the Vain

June 4, 2005 Kevin John Coyne 0

Dwight Yoakam Blame The Vain When Dwight Yoakam releases a new album, one thing is certain: you’re going to hear a lot of different variations on the singular theme of heartbreak. In just about every

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Single Reviews: May 21, 2005

May 21, 2005 Kevin John Coyne 1

BRICE LONG “It’s Only Monday” (Columbia) Another new artist. The song is solid, but the production is anemic. BROOKS & DUNN “Play Something Country” (Arista) When the hook is Ronnie Dunn howling like a dog,

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Single Reviews: May 16, 2005

May 16, 2005 Kevin John Coyne 0

Wow, there’s a lot of songs out there right now. It’s going to take two posts to catch up. Here’s the first half of the alphabet. ALAN JACKSON “The Talkin’ Song Repair Blues” (Arista) Clever

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Top 12 Songs of Faith

May 1, 2005 Kevin John Coyne 6

When CMT announced it would be counting down country music’s “Greatest Songs of Faith”, I was intrigued. Few genres are as rich in such songs as country music, and I was hoping for a list

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Top 12 Career-Slowing Albums

April 24, 2005 Kevin John Coyne 3

When an artist is riding high, it only takes one bad move for it to all come crumbling down. Often, one album is blamed for slowing down a strong career, if not stopping it completely.

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Loretta Lynn – Video Legend??

March 16, 2005 Kevin John Coyne 0

Okay, I just don’t get this. CMT is giving the Johnny Cash Visionary Award to Loretta Lynn this year. Originally called the Video Visionary Award, it’s supposed to honor artists who have expanded the music

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ACM Nominees Announced

March 4, 2005 Kevin John Coyne 0

For contemporary country artists, there’s no award more prestigious than the ACM Award. Except for the CMA Award. And the Grammy. Okay, at least it’s better than a Flameworthy. Voted on by radio and industry

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Say What? – Dolly Parton

March 2, 2005 Kevin John Coyne 1

Early candidate for best quote of 2005: “I think of country radio like a great lover. You were great to me. You bought me a lot of nice things, and then you dumped my ass

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