In Memoriam: Tom T. Hall (1936-2021) August 21, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 9 Country Music Hall of Famer Tom T. Hall has passed away at the age of 85.
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, #270-#261 March 21, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 10 For goodness sake, this “For the Good Times” placement…
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #430-#421 October 26, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 13 This beautiful mess of a list continues.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #450-#441 September 11, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 11 The best entries in this run come from the slick countrypolitan era. The backside of the seventies, if you will.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #910-#901 July 25, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 7 Many appeals to sentimentality this time around, some more mawkish than others.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #980-#971 June 9, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 8 Hall of Famers George Jones, Tammy Wynette, and Alan Jackson kick off the next ten entries.
100 Greatest Women, #57: Jeannie C. Riley June 14, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 5 Jeannie C. Riley faced every sexist obstacle imaginable on her way toward stardom.
A Country Music Conversation, Day 15: “Love, Me” to “Mean” December 12, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 5 Day 15 features tracks from Collin Raye, Miranda Lambert, Bobby Bare, Kip Moore, and Taylor Swift.
A Country Music Conversation, Day 8: “For the Good Times” to “He Stopped Loving Her Today” December 1, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 7 Day 8 features tracks from Ray Price, Laura Bell Bundy, Jeannie C. Riley, Nickel Creek, and George Jones.