Nitty Gritty Dirt Band – Country Universe

Every #1 Country Single of the Eighties: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, “Fishin’ in the Dark”

May 22, 2024 Kevin John Coyne 5

A timeless hit gets its time at the top.

Every #1 Country Single of the Eighties: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, “Baby’s Got a Hold On Me”

April 29, 2024 Kevin John Coyne 3

The other No. 1 single of 1987 from the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.

Hall of Fame Dream Ballot 2024: The Veteran Era

March 17, 2024 Kevin John Coyne 2

Here are six artists from the Veteran Era who we’d like to see inducted this year.

Hall Worthy: 2024

March 16, 2024 Kevin John Coyne 3

We’re gonna need a bigger Hall.

Every #1 Country Single of the Eighties: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, “Modern Day Romance”

December 18, 2023 Kevin John Coyne 3

A hard-to-find chart topper from the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.

Every #1 Country Single of the Eighties: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, “Long Hard Road (The Sharecropper’s Dream)”

September 13, 2023 Kevin John Coyne 5

Country radio finally gets down with the Nitty Gritty.

CMA Flashback: Album of the Year (2022 Edition)

November 10, 2022 Kevin John Coyne 16

Here are all of the nominees and winners for CMA Album of the Year, starting with a look at this year’s contenders and stretching back to the first ceremony in 1967.

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #150-#141

June 29, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 14

If only Sirius had tried as hard as Mama.

Hall Worthy: 2021 Expanded Edition

May 8, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 6

We’re gonna need a bigger Hall.

Worth Watching: Ken Burns, Country Music – Episode 6: Will the Circle Be Unbroken? (1968-1972)

September 24, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 1

Against the backdrop of the Vietnam War and major social movements, legendary artists like Merle Haggard, George Jones, and Tammy Wynette become superstars.