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.
Worth Watching: Ken Burns, Country Music – Episode 4: I Can’t Stop Loving You (1953-1963) September 18, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 3 Several major figures emerge during this period, as country navigates its place in the music scene after the birth of rock and roll.
Worth Watching: Ken Burns, Country Music – Episode 1: The Rub (Beginnings-1933) September 15, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 5 For the next eight weeks, PBS stations across the country will broadcast Country Music, the latest extensive documentary by Ken Burns.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #840-#831 September 9, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 7 It’s easy to get musical whiplash during this section of the list!
If We Ran the CMA Awards… (2019 Edition) August 22, 2019 Jonathan Keefe 8 More fun than debating the electoral college on Twitter!
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #880-#871 August 15, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 11 Vince Gill sings with Dolly Parton and Patty Loveless, while Willie Nelson teams up with Julio Iglesias.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #970-#961 June 18, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 6 Reigning Entertainer of the Year Keith Urban kicks off the next ten entries.
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, #3: Maybelle and Sara Carter (The Carter Family) October 2, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 1 This historic family act included country music’s greatest female pioneers.
100 Greatest Women, #14: Rosanne Cash September 13, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 12 Rosanne Cash enjoyed immense popularity as a mainstream country music singer before becoming a stalwart of the burgeoning Americana music scene.