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Daily Top Five: Rodney Crowell

May 12, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 9

Today’s Daily Top Five is the promised Rodney Crowell edition. He’s such a legendary songwriter that I’m putting up three Top Fives – albums, singles, and songs written by him that were recorded by others!

Daily Top Five: Emmylou Harris

May 11, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 12

Tomorrow, Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell release their second collaborative album, The Travelin’ Kind. They waited almost four decades to finally do their first album together, 2013’s Grammy-winning Old Yellow Moon. Kinda cool

Daily Top Five (by Five): Fan Favorites

May 9, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 23

We haven’t done a Daily Top Five for a few days, so the original post is going to be lengthier than usual. Loyal fans of an artist usually love album cuts and rarities as much

Daily Top Five: Recommend a Track

May 4, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 25

Today, we combine a classic feature with our latest one. What are your Top Five Track Recommendations? They don’t have to be that recent, but should be something that wasn’t a single. Here are my

Daily Top Five: Country Convert Albums

May 3, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 24

Today’s Daily Top Five asks you to pick the five albums you would use to make a case for country music to the unconverted listener. Here are the five albums I would lend/rip/share in a

Daily Double Top Five: Best & Worst Cover Songs

May 2, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 23

Again, we play catch up with a daily double top five, and this one focuses on cover songs. So many great songs have been re-recorded over time. Sometimes the new versions are so good that

Daily Double Top Five: Best Duets and Harmony Vocals

April 28, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 13

Once again, technical difficulties derailed yesterday’s Daily Top Five. So we’re doubling down today. Ever notice how the Vocal Event categories at country award shows honor harmony vocals as much as they do real, full-fledged

Daily Top Five: Favorite Debut Albums

April 26, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 32

As we’re prepping our 1993 lists, there have been many debut albums in consideration. That year brought the first studio sets from big stars like Tracy Byrd, Toby Keith, Tim McGraw, Shania Twain, and Clay

Daily Top Five: Favorites from your Least Favorites

April 25, 2015 Leeann Ward 56

If we’re honest with ourselves, we don’t like every single music choice that even our very favorite artists make, which is what inspired us to share our least favorite albums from our favorite artists. In

Daily Five: Least Favorites from Your Favorites

April 23, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 46

We’ve been way too upbeat lately with our Daily Fives! Today, we’re asking a different question about your favorite artists. What are the five albums from artists you usually love that really disappointed you? The