Single Review: Trace Adkins, “Heartbreak Song” May 31, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 2 Trace Adkins surveys the current landscape of country music and notices what’s missing.
Every #1 Country Single of the Nineties: Eddie Rabbitt, “On Second Thought” May 30, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 6 An Urban Cowboy icon enjoys his final No. 1 single.
Worth Reading: A Modern Country Music History, Part Three: We Were Both Young When I First Saw You (2005-2012) May 30, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 0 Country Universe writer and founder of The Musical Divide Zack Kephart continues his deep dive into the history of Modern Country Music.
Every #1 Country Single of the Nineties: Ricky Van Shelton, “Statue of a Fool” May 29, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 4 Ricky Van Shelton took another classic country song to the top, keeping his eighties momentum going into the nineties.
Every #1 Country Single of the Nineties: Tanya Tucker, “My Arms Stay Open All Night” May 27, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 4 Tanya Tucker’s hot streak continues with her first No.1 hit of the nineties.
Single Review: Gary LeVox, “We Got Fight” May 27, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 5 Everything wrong with this record is captured in the delivery of one line.
Every #1 Country Single of the Nineties: Clint Black, “Nobody’s Home” May 26, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 5 Clint Black scores his first of many No. 1 country hits in the nineties.
Single Review: Chayce Beckham, “23” May 26, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 1 A powerful personal narrative of alcohol addiction.
Every #1 Country Single of the Nineties: Keith Whitley, “It Ain’t Nothin'” May 25, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 7 Keith Whitley scores a posthumous No. 1 hit on both sides of the decade turnover.
Worth Reading: A Modern Country Music History, Part Two: They Don’t Have Cash and They Don’t Sound Haggard (1996-2005) May 25, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 3 It was the best of times…until it wasn’t.