Bob Wills – Country Universe

Every #1 Country Single of the Eighties: George Strait, “Right or Wrong”

August 24, 2023 Kevin John Coyne 3

George Strait tops the chart with a jazz standard he learned from Bob Wills.

The Chicks Ranked: #81-#51

June 28, 2022 Kevin John Coyne 15

The Chicks list kicks off with a handful of collaborations, alongside tracks from all five of their studio albums.

Worth Watching: Ken Burns, Country Music – Episode 2: Hard Times (1933-1945)

September 16, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 6

The heroes of the silver screen, Gene Autry and Roy Rogers, are among the artists featured on tonight’s episode, as the Great Depression and World War II loom large.

100 Greatest Women, #26: Cindy Walker

August 22, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 4

For all intents and purposes, the story of professional female songwriters in country music begins with Cindy Walker.

Daily Top Five: Favorite Tribute Albums

July 22, 2015 Leeann Ward 6

Some of my favorite albums are tribute albums, because I enjoy hearing artists cover or reinterpret songs that I know and love. Country music artists have participated in a wide range of tribute albums and

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

100 Greatest Men: #9. Bob Wills

August 14, 2014 Kevin John Coyne 3

100 Greatest Men: The Complete List Few styles of country music have been more hugely influential than Western Swing. As the embodiment of that style, Bob Wills became one of the most influential country artists

100 Greatest Men: #65. Asleep at the Wheel

March 3, 2012 Kevin John Coyne 5

100 Greatest Men: The Complete List

It’s an old saying that Ray Benson most certainly would agree with: “It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing.”

Retro Single Review: George Strait, “Right Or Wrong”

August 28, 2011 Ben Foster 1

1984 | Peak: #1

It started out as a foxtrot jazz ballad written in 1921. It become a Western Swing standard thanks to Bob Wills, and then in 1984 George Strait made it into a chart-topping country hit.

The 30 Day Song Challenge: Day 26

June 4, 2011 Tara Seetharam 29

Today’s category is…

A Song About Time.

Here are the staff picks:

Tara Seetharam: “For the Good Times” – Jamey Johnson

About a man spending one last night with his lover, frozen in the “good times” instead of thinking about the pain that will inevitably ensue. There are plenty of versions of this song that I enjoy, but Johnson’s hits on the exact swirl of genres that just gets to me.