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Daily Top Five: Single Fathers

July 19, 2015 Leeann Ward 3

What are some of your favorite songs about single fathers? The songs that I’m listing for this post are specifically about situations where mothers are no longer in the picture, but don’t feel that you

Daily Double Top Five: Most Played Tracks

July 7, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 14

Back in the day, we used to do iPod checks. Seemed so current at the time! Now, we’re gonna ask you to go to Spotify or your phone or whatever, and just let us know

Daily Top Five: Gender Swap

June 30, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 19

Some of the most interesting country covers are ones where the artist doing the cover is of a different gender than the artist that recorded the original. What are your five favorite “gender swap” covers?

Daily Top Five: Drinking Songs

June 24, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 24

Drinking is among the biggest themes in country music. What are your five favorite drinking songs? Here’s my list: John Anderson, “Straight Tequila Night” Merle Haggard, “I Think I’ll Just Stay Here and Drink” Brad

Single Review: Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard, “It’s all Going to Pot”

April 28, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 8

“It’s all Going to Pot” Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard Written by Buddy Cannon, Jamey Johnson, and Larry Shell Let’s answer all of the burning questions right away. 1. Do these two legends still sound

Daily Top Five: Songs About Money

April 17, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 13

This week brought tax season to an end, and depending on how it went for you last year, you’ll be collecting a refund check or writing one out to the IRS instead. Seems as good

The Twenty Best Albums of 1994

December 26, 2014 Kevin John Coyne 5

The twenty best albums of 1994.

The Best Singles of 1994, Part 2: #30-#21

December 9, 2014 Kevin John Coyne 7

Part Two of the Best Singles of 1994 begins with a hit from Confederate Railroad.

100 Greatest Men: #1. Merle Haggard

August 15, 2014 Kevin John Coyne 14

100 Greatest Men: The Complete List The Poet of the Common Man. Merle Haggard emerged from the Bakersfield music scene in the mid-sixties, and over the course of time, became the greatest man in the

100 Greatest Men: #2. George Jones

August 15, 2014 Kevin John Coyne 2

100 Greatest Men: The Complete List Quite possibly country music’s most distinctive vocalist, George Jones wrapped his distinguished vocals around great songs for more than five decades. Jones was born and raised in Texas, and