Bluesky Bullet Points: May 26, 2024 May 26, 2024 Jonathan Keefe 4 Phillip Lammonds and Ruth Moody provide this week’s high points.
CMA Flashback: Female Vocalist of the Year (2022 Edition) November 10, 2022 Kevin John Coyne 23 Our CMA Flashback series continues with a look at Female Vocalist of the Year.
Worth Watching: Ken Burns, Country Music – Episode 5: The Sons and Daughters of America (1964-1968) September 22, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 4 The Country Music documentary by Ken Burns returns this evening, and although it only covers a span of five years, there is so much to talk about.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #960-#951 June 20, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 5 This entry includes the sole appearances of Connie Smith and Lee Roy Parnell on this list.
100 Greatest Women, #22: Wanda Jackson August 26, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 1 This rockabilly queen has influenced generations of rock and country artists.
100 Greatest Women, #23: Connie Smith August 24, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 3 Connie Smith is widely hailed as having one of the finest voices of any genre of music.
100 Greatest Women, #28: Faith Hill August 9, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 14 Mississippi Girl Faith Hill was among the most successful recording artists during the country boom of the nineties and beyond.
100 Greatest Women, #65: Jan Howard May 27, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 1 An Opry star for nearly a half century, Jan Howard’s career has been defined by both sunshine and shadow.
2017 New Music Preview January 16, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 21 2017 promises new releases from many Country Universe favorites, along with other new and veteran artists.
The Twenty Best Albums of 2016 December 31, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 12 Here’s a look at what the writers of Country Universe believe are the twenty best albums of 2016.