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Iconic Songs of the Last Decade

March 6, 2009 Guest Contributor 33

I was listening to The Band’s album Music From Big Pink earlier this week, and something struck me about the song “The Weight.” Trust me, you know the song. It goes a little like this:

Grammy Flashback: Best Female Country Vocal Performance

January 25, 2009 Kevin John Coyne 23

Revised and Updated for 2009 While the Grammys have honored country music from the very first ceremony in 1959, they did not begin honoring by gender until 1965, when the country categories were expanded along

Recommend a Track: Deana Carter, “Sunny Day”

January 11, 2009 Guest Contributor 7

On the drive home from a particularly trying workday last week, I was twisting the radio dial in search of one last song before I arrived at my house. It was a dark and stormy

Matraca Berg

November 16, 2008 Guest Contributor 0

When women became the dominant creative force in country music during the mid-nineties, it wasn’t just on the strength of their vocal talents, but also because of their excellent choice of material. No single songwriter

Classic CMA Awards Moments, #15: Matraca Berg Takes a Bow (1997)

October 22, 2008 Guest Contributor 4

#15: Matraca Berg A Night in the Spotlight 1997 With her slate of 11 #1 singles as a songwriter, her recent induction into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame and even a solo stint as

Deana Carter, “Strawberry Wine”

October 1, 2008 Guest Contributor 8

Strawberry Wine< How To Get Ex Back /strong> Deana Carter 1997 Written by Matraca Berg & Gary Harrison “Strawberry Wine”, written by Matraca Berg and Gary Harrison, is a prime example of country radio’s ability

100 Greatest Women, #81: Deana Carter

April 13, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 3

100 Greatest Women #81 Deana Carter An overnight sensation, more than a decade in the making. Deana Carter was born in 1966, the daughter of legendary country session guitarist Fred Carter, Jr. She developed a