Alan Jackson – Page 9 – Country Universe

Single Review: Alan Jackson, “The Older I Get”

October 25, 2017 Jonathan Keefe 6

Alan Jackson offers a meditation on aging that should become a genre standard.

Top Fifty CMA Single of the Year Winners, Part Three: #30-#21

October 25, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 10

All fifty winners of the CMA Single of the Year, ranked. These ten make up the middle of the pack.

Alan Jackson, Jerry Reed, and Don Schlitz to Join Country Music Hall of Fame

May 7, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 7

Some thoughts on this year’s inductees to the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Single Review: Jake Owen, “Good Company”

April 20, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 4

Hey, remember that one good Bubba song?

The Best Singles of 1991, Part Two: #20-#1

January 10, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 4

Our Best Singles of 1991 list concludes with our twenty favorites from a great year of country music.

The Twenty Best Albums of 1991

January 3, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 4

Here’s a look back at what the writers of Country Universe believe are the twenty best albums of 1991.

A Country Christmas Conversation

December 25, 2016 Leeann Ward 10

Today, we start a conversation about our favorite country Christmas songs. Please share yours in the comments!

A Country Music Conversation, Day 20: “She Can’t Say That Anymore” to “The Sound of a Million Dreams”

December 18, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 11

Day 20 features tracks from John Conlee, Chely Wright, Alan Jackson, Ricky Van Shelton, and David Nail.

A Country Music Conversation, Day 2: “Another Lonely Song” to “Baby’s Gotten Good at Goodbye”

November 25, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 13

Day 2 features tracks from the following five artists: Tammy Wynette, Travis Tritt, Kenny Chesney, Zac Brown Band (with Alan Jackson), and George Strait.

The Best of 1991: The Ballot

November 18, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 7

1991 is the year that multiple Country Universe writers fell in love with country music. One look at the ballot and it’s easy to see why.