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Alan Jackson, “Good Time”

April 11, 2008 Leeann Ward 8

“Good Time” is the second single from Alan Jackson’s album of the same name. He significantly speeds things up with this rapid fire, up tempo song about having a good time after a long work

Steve Earle with Allison Moorer, “Days Aren’t Long Enough”

April 9, 2008 Leeann Ward 0

Steve Earle is well known for his controversially liberal political and social ideologies in the predominantly conservative country music genre. As a result, his political views too often overshadow his talent and creativity. On “Days

100 Greatest Women, #84: Charly McClain

April 9, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 6

100 Greatest Women #84 Charly McClain Sometimes, you can have a pretty long run of hits while still remaining under the radar. Charly McClain was a mainstay on country radio for more than a decade,

Dixie Chicks guest on The Simpsons this Sunday

April 8, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 4

Talk about combining two of my favorite things in the world! This week, the Dixie Chicks will guest as themselves on The Simpsons. In the episode “Papa Don’t Leech”, Homer meets up with Lurleen Lumpkin,

James Otto, “Ain’t Gonna Stop”

April 6, 2008 Leeann Ward 6

Coming off the heels of James Otto’s excellent and groovy “Just Got Started Lovin’ You”, his latest single, “Ain’t Gonna Stop” is rather different. As soon as it begins, the Big & Rich influence is

Neal McCoy, “Rednecktified”

April 6, 2008 Leeann Ward 2

The challenge of releasing a song that connects to one specific demographic is that it must possess something that is strong enough to redeem it so that people outside of the chosen demographic can embrace

Rodney Atkins, “Invisibly Shaken”

April 6, 2008 Leeann Ward 13

With four songs from his If You’re Going Through Hell album already reaching the top spot on the country music charts, Rodney Atkins has been enjoying amazing success with his second album. So, his record

100 Greatest Women, #85: Gretchen Wilson

April 6, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 24

100 Greatest Women #85 Gretchen Wilson Never underestimate the power of good timing. When Gretchen Wilson finally landed a recording contract after years of laboring in obscurity, country radio was more hostile to female artists

100 Greatest Women, #86: The Forester Sisters

April 5, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 3

100 Greatest Women #86 The Forester Sisters In the wake of the massive success of mother-daughter duo The Judds, female family acts experienced something of a mini-boom in the mid-to-late eighties. The most successful of

100 Greatest Women, #87: Wilma Lee Cooper

April 3, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 7

100 Greatest Women #87 Wilma Lee Cooper When the Grand Ole Opry radio show was finally televised in the eighties, country fans both old and new got a glimpse of the men and women who