Kevin John Coyne

Reader’s Choice: Favorite Album Artwork

August 28, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 2

Here are some of the favorite album artwork choices from our readers: Hard call, but I think my favorite art ever might be the one for Waylon Jennings’ Are You Ready For The Country. I’m

Reader’s Choice: Favorite Album Artwork

August 28, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 2

Here are some of the favorite album artwork choices from our readers: Hard call, but I think my favorite art ever might be the one for Waylon Jennings’ Are You Ready For The Country. I’m

Discussion: Retro Album Artwork

August 27, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 25

I’m surprised by the amount of discussion on yesterday’s open thread, but apparently bad album artwork gets people talking. The criticism of the Lee Ann Womack cover got me thinking about her well-received album artwork

Open Thread

August 26, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 52

Update: Brady from The 9513 passed this one on in the comments. This is some truly unfortunate cover art for the upcoming Lee Ann Womack album. Call me crazy, indeed. Since covers of upcoming albums

George Strait, “Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven”

August 26, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 12

MCA has decided to release George Strait’s “Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven” as a digital single. Originally an outtake from the Troubadour sessions, the song is already a top twenty hit for Kenny Chesney.

Monday Discussion: Pop Songs that Country Artists Should Cover

August 25, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 0

While we’re all fans of country music here, many of us enjoy other styles as well, be it rock, rap, jazz, classical or R&B. Sometimes, the songs from those genres would be perfect fits for

Discussion: Favorite Songs by Favorite Artists

August 24, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 32

One of our most popular features is Favorite Songs by Favorite Artists, which has one of our writers describe their twenty-five favorite songs by one of their favorite artists. Sometimes, the title just says it

Webb Pierce, "There Stands the Glass"

August 24, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 7

There Stands the Glass Webb Pierce 1953 Writt en by Audrey Grisham, Russ Hull & Mary Shurtz He was the top country artist of the 1950s, spending 113 weeks at No. 1 that decade. As

Discussion: Songs You Don’t Like By Artists You Do

August 23, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 30

I did a post similar to this last November (“Songs I Hate by Artists I Love”) but readership has grown exponentially since then, and the topic complements yesterday’s perfectly. Since I already hit up the

Glen Campbell, “Galveston”

August 23, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 5

Galveston Glen Campbell 1969 Written by Jimmy Webb Everything old becomes new again, especially in country music, which is as predictably cyclical as the rise and fall of the moon and sun. The string-drenched charm of