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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!

Single Review: Chris Janson, “Buy Me a Boat”

May 8, 2015 Kevin John Coyne 11

“Buy Me a Boat” Chris Janson Written by Chris DuBois and Chris Janson It’s about time that Eric Church’s sound started showing up on other people’s records. Chris Janson’s “Buy Me a Boat” is lyrically

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 Top Five: Favorite Songs by Your Favorite Songwriter

April 21, 2015 Leeann Ward 19

There’s a cool Guy Clark documentary Kickstarter campaign happening right now that I encourage country music lovers to check out and, perhaps, make a pledge toward. Long time publicist, biographer and Guy Clark champion, Tamara

The Twenty Best Albums of 1994

December 26, 2014 Kevin John Coyne 5

The twenty best albums of 1994.

Best Singles of 1994, Part 4: #10-#1

December 16, 2014 Kevin John Coyne 20

Alan Jackson is the MVP of our top ten singles of 1994.

The Best Singles of 1994, Part 1: #40-#31

November 28, 2014 Kevin John Coyne 7

Six Hall of Famers appear in the opening entry of our Best Singles of 1994 list.

CU10: What a Turkey! The Worst Singles of the Last Ten Years

November 27, 2014 Kevin John Coyne 14

Country Universe has reviewed more than a thousand singles during its ten year run. Some of them have been real turkeys. Here are some of the worst, with highlights and links to the original reviews.

2014 CMA Nominations

September 6, 2014 Kevin John Coyne 49

This year’s CMA nominees are the best in years, with multiple nominations for Miranda Lambert, Kacey Musgraves, and Brandy Clark. Country radio may still be shunning women, but their embrace by CMA voters suggests that

100 Greatest Men: #1. Merle Haggard

August 15, 2014 Kevin John Coyne 14

100 Greatest Men: The Complete List The Poet of the Common Man. Merle Haggard emerged from the Bakersfield music scene in the mid-sixties, and over the course of time, became the greatest man in the