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Discussion: All-Female Country Tour

September 16, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 44

This topic was suggested by reader “vp”, who figured that Country Universe would be a good place to discuss this quote from Carrie Underwood: Meanwhile, Underwood has plans. Maybe these plans will even include Faith

Discussion: Playin’ Favorites

September 15, 2008 Dan Milliken 60

Sure, we want all of our little country music-singing babies to grow up strong and healthy and produce great material. Because we love all of them equally, right? Right. But admit it: you’ve got a

Discussion: Country Cussing

September 14, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 48

I was a little taken aback by the language used by Toby Keith onstage this past Thursday, which was the seventh anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. I’m not going to quote his blue

Discussion: Country Music Around the World

September 13, 2008 Guest Contributor 79

Country music, by and large, has been confined to the North American continent since its inception as a commercial art form in the 1920’s. On the one hand, that’s understandable because much of country music

Discussion: Country Music Mix

September 12, 2008 Leeann Ward 28

Okay, Folks, I’ve got quite a challenge for you this time! Do you remember the days between cassette tapes and Ipods? They were the days when we had to make mix CDs for our cars

CMA Nominations-Missing Persons Report

September 11, 2008 Guest Contributor 29

With great perception, the Country Music Association made a fair number of strong choices for the 42nd annual awards on November 12. But what award show would be complete without complaints about who was, and

Discussion: CMA Awards (Think Positive Thoughts!)

September 10, 2008 Guest Contributor 0

Yes, the CMA Awards are a source of great criticism, from the artists, industry professionals, and especially the fans. We will save that conversation for now. Examining the list this morning, I had more than

Discussion: Video Ruined the Song

September 9, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 7

Music videos can be quite powerful. The very best intensify the song’s message or reveal new ways to interpret it. Then there are those videos that absolutely ruin the song. They’re so bad that you

Discussion: Need to Relate?

September 9, 2008 Guest Contributor 0

The following quote used a country song to make an interesting political point; so I figured I would use the political point to jump-start today’s country music discussion… Country music legend Loretta Lynn, the coal

Discussion: Favorite Soundtrack

September 8, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 19

I was going to be conventional and just pick O Brother Where Art Thou, since it is the most significant movie soundtrack in country music history. But it would be a bald-faced lie to call

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