A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #910-#901 July 25, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 7 Many appeals to sentimentality this time around, some more mawkish than others.
In Memoriam: Earl Thomas Conley (1941-2019) April 11, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 2 Earl Thomas Conley, an eighties country music hitmaker who enjoyed 18 #1 hits, has passed away.
Hall Worthy: The Veteran Era (2019 Edition) March 24, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 6 Our look at who belongs in the Hall of Fame is updated with both a new artist and a new #1.
Album Review: Trisha Yearwood, Let’s Be Frank December 27, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 7 Let’s Be Frank is a delightful detour from the greatest female artist of the greatest generation of female artists.
Year-End Album Review: Kasey Chambers & The Fireside Disciples, Campfire November 28, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 1 American listeners, if you’re still sleeping on Kasey Chambers, wake up.
100 Greatest Women, #1: Dolly Parton October 11, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 22 Ten years later, Dolly Parton is still the greatest.
100 Greatest Women, #5: Emmylou Harris September 27, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 10 Emmylou Harris remains among the most influential and substantive country artists in history.
100 Greatest Women, #7: Patsy Cline September 24, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 5 Patsy Cline was one of the few women who transcended her country singer status and become a pop culture icon.
100 Greatest Women, #8: Trisha Yearwood September 24, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 15 Trisha Yearwood was the genre’s most consistently excellent recording artist during the boom years of the nineties and the decade that followed.
100 Greatest Women, #9: Alison Krauss September 19, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 8 This legend in her own time has made an indelible mark on bluegrass, country, and Americana music.