Country Universe

100 Greatest Women, #2: Loretta Lynn

October 11, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 3

Loretta Lynn’s legacy as a singer and songwriter continues to grow, more than fifty years since her first record was written and recorded.

Women of Country Album Review Roundup, Part One: Brandi Carlile, Ashley McBryde, Kylie Minogue, Kacey Musgraves, and Lindi Ortega

October 10, 2018 Jonathan Keefe 2

As we near the end of our 100 Greatest Women feature, we take a look at what the women are up to in 2018.

An Olivia Newton-John Retrospective, Part Eleven: 1993-2000

October 8, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 6

A life-changing diagnosis awakens the songwriter within, before Newton-John closes out the decade by returning to Nashville, Rydell High School, and the concert stage.

100 Greatest Women, #3: Maybelle and Sara Carter (The Carter Family)

October 2, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 1

This historic family act included country music’s greatest female pioneers.

100 Greatest Women, #4: Reba McEntire

October 2, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 13

Reba McEntire has enjoyed the longest run as a hitmaker of any female artist in country music history.

100 Greatest Women, #5: Emmylou Harris

September 27, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 10

Emmylou Harris remains among the most influential and substantive country artists in history.

100 Greatest Women, #6: Tammy Wynette

September 27, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 6

The First Lady of Country Music was the genre’s definitive heartbreak queen.

Worth Watching: Olivia Newton-John on Sunday Night

September 26, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 4

On her seventieth birthday, enjoy this candid, in-depth interview with Olivia Newton-John that recently aired in Australia.

100 Greatest Women, #7: Patsy Cline

September 24, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 5

Patsy Cline was one of the few women who transcended her country singer status and become a pop culture icon.

100 Greatest Women, #8: Trisha Yearwood

September 24, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 15

Trisha Yearwood was the genre’s most consistently excellent recording artist during the boom years of the nineties and the decade that followed.