Every #1 Country Single of the Eighties: Eddie Rabbitt and Juice Newton, “Both to Each Other (Friends and Lovers)” March 5, 2024 Kevin John Coyne 1 Eddie Rabbitt and Juice Newton are outsung by a pair of one hit wonders.
Every #1 Country Single of the Eighties: Juice Newton, “Hurt” January 18, 2024 Kevin John Coyne 2 Juice Newton revives a fifties ballad and earns her final solo No. 1 country hit.
Every #1 Country Single of the Eighties: Juice Newton, “You Make Me Want to Make You Mine” December 28, 2023 Kevin John Coyne 4 Juice Newton’s spin on traditional country music foreshadows Shania Twain.
Every #1 Country Single of the Eighties: Juice Newton, “The Sweetest Thing (I’ve Ever Known)” February 26, 2023 Kevin John Coyne 7 Juice Newton’s crossover career reaches its peak.
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.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #110-#101 July 17, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 10 900 Down, 100 to go.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #160-#151 June 23, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 5 We’re closer to the end than ever. Let’s try to act naturally.
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.
100 Greatest Women, #61: Juice Newton June 6, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 5 Juice Newton’s pop-country confections were the perfect fit for the early eighties.
Sunday Selections: April 24, 2016 April 24, 2016 Jonathan Keefe 6 Another week, another music legend gone.