A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #50-#41 August 22, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 11 A few more “about right” rankings than usual in this set.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #100-#91 July 22, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 8 Now that we’re in the top hundred, all of the entries are brilliant classics worthy of….oh, who are we kidding?
Every #1 Country Single of the Nineties: Ronnie Milsap, “Stranger Things Have Happened” June 8, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 12 Another huge seventies and eighties country star tops the charts for the last time.
Worth Reading: Andrea Williams, “Charley Pride Deserved Better Than What Country Music Could Ever Give Him” December 16, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 5 Andrea Williams pens a stunning obituary for Charley Pride that casts aside the whitewashing of his legendary career.
In Memoriam: Charley Pride (1934-2020) December 13, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 6 Country Music Hall of Famer Charley Pride has died at the age of 86.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #600-#591 May 14, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 15 Roy Clark’s finest moment makes an appearance as we inch closer to the halfway mark of the list.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #730-#721 November 21, 2019 Jonathan Keefe 5 Early hits from Miranda Lambert, Dolly Parton, and Charley Pride are among the highlights of this section.
Worth Watching: Ken Burns, Country Music – Episode 5: The Sons and Daughters of America (1964-1968) September 22, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 4 The Country Music documentary by Ken Burns returns this evening, and although it only covers a span of five years, there is so much to talk about.
Artist Spotlight: Barry Zito February 28, 2017 Sam Gazdziak 4 The latest crossover into country music comes by way of Barry Zito, the Cy Young Award-winning pitcher for the Oakland A’s and San Francisco Giants.
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.