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Sunday Selections: January 22, 2017

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All things considered, it was a fairly light week.

The Twenty Best Albums of 1991

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Here’s a look back at what the writers of Country Universe believe are the twenty best albums of 1991.

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The Weight (of These Wings) Is A Gift.

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It’s Trio Collection release week, y’all!

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The Best Albums of 2015, Part One: #20-#11

December 27, 2015 Jonathan Keefe 4

The lower half of our Best Albums of 2015 list includes the welcome return of an eighties lady, a return to country from a legendary Eagle, and no less than five Country Music Hall of Famers.

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Our first Best of 2015 list kicks off today with the lower half of our top forty singles of 2015. Check back for part two tomorrow!

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Single Review: Robert Earl Keen, “Hot Corn, Cold Corn”

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“Hot Corn, Cold Corn” Robert Earl Keen Written By Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs Robert Earl Keen has spent the past three decades as one of the most venerated singer-songwriters in country music, particularly within

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Country Universe has presented you with its top 40 singles of 2008, but as you know, singles rarely scratch the surface of a great album. Over the course of the past year, while listening to

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