A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #1000-#991 May 30, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 11 We need to talk.
Album Review: George Strait, Honky Tonk Time Machine March 31, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 2 George Strait’s 30th studio album is appropriately titled.
Single Review: George Strait, “Every Little Honky Tonk Bar” February 16, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 4 This is way better than any of the drinking songs you’re going to hear on the radio today, and a promising preview of his upcoming studio album.
100 Greatest Women, #4: Reba McEntire October 2, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 13 Reba McEntire has enjoyed the longest run as a hitmaker of any female artist in country music history.
100 Greatest Women, #16: Lee Ann Womack September 9, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 6 Lee Ann Womack was among the biggest mainstream country stars as the century turned, and is now a cornerstone of the Americana music scene.
Single Review: Jon Pardi, “She Ain’t In It” March 23, 2018 Ben Foster 3 “She Ain’t In It” boasts a beautiful, Strait-worthy arrangement, but does the song itself meet the same standard?
100 Greatest Women, #90: Gretchen Peters March 22, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 5 The “Independence Day” songwriter has become a successful international recording artist over the past decade.
Retro Single Review: George Strait, “The Man in Love With You” December 23, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 3 “I Cross My Heart” gets a sequel, and it’s pretty darn good.
Retro Single Review: George Strait, “Lovebug” November 24, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 5 One George covers another on this 1994 hit.
Top Fifty CMA Single of the Year Winners, Part Two: #40-#31 October 24, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 9 All fifty winners of the CMA Single of the Year, ranked. Here are the next ten.