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Single Review: Chris Stapleton, “Broken Halos”

April 14, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 2

Stapleton previews the first of two albums he will be releasing this year, and it has all of the elements that conspired to make him the surprise success story of the past three years.

A Country Music Conversation, Day 23: “Walking Away a Winner” to “Whiskey Lullaby”

December 21, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 4

Day 23 features tracks from Kathy Mattea, Alabama, Billy Dean, Trisha Yearwood, and Brad Paisley (with Alison Krauss).

Single Review: Runaway June, “Lipstick”

November 17, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 10

Wait a minute. Wait. A. Minute.

Yesterday’s Songs: October 6, 1990

October 6, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 10

An old feature returns today, as we look back at the top twenty singles on this date in 1990.

Single Review: Artists of Then, Now & Forever, “Forever Country”

September 24, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 11

What should be little more than an exercise in nostalgia is the most unexpectedly moving country recording in recent memory.

Sunday Selections: August 21, 2016

August 21, 2016 Jonathan Keefe 20

To paraphrase Beyonce: Sorry, we ain’t sorry.

Sunday Selections: May 15, 2016

May 15, 2016 Jonathan Keefe 3

Rhiannon Giddens goes Broadway, Kris Kristofferson gets boxed, and Beyoncé survives being Dixie Chicked, all in this week’s Sunday Selections!

Top Five: Favorite Food Songs

August 26, 2015 Leeann Ward 14

This list may or may not be inspired by some unreasonable hunger pangs that I’ve had today.

What are some of your favorite songs that mention food?

Daily Top Five: Favorite Country Name Drop Songs

August 12, 2015 Leeann Ward 34

Ah…Remember the days when a name drop of a country singer actually meant something and made sense within the context of the song? Before Jason Aldean’s gratuitous and inane name checks of Johnny Cash, Alabama

Daily Top Five: Back to Work

June 19, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 19

So with the site up and running again, we’re back to work. What better way to kick things off than with a Daily Top Five of your favorite songs about work? Here’s my list: Sawyer