A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #450-#441 September 11, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 11 The best entries in this run come from the slick countrypolitan era. The backside of the seventies, if you will.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #760-#751 October 29, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 7 Early hits from Alabama, Eric Church, and the Dixie Chicks are among this batch of entries.
Hall Worthy: The Veteran Era (2019 Edition) March 24, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 6 Our look at who belongs in the Hall of Fame is updated with both a new artist and a new #1.
100 Greatest Women, #5: Emmylou Harris September 27, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 10 Emmylou Harris remains among the most influential and substantive country artists in history.
100 Greatest Women, #27: Crystal Gayle August 9, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 11 Crystal Gayle scored 34 top ten hits during her impressive run at country radio.
100 Greatest Women, #38: Lynn Anderson July 27, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 7 The “Rose Garden” singer was one of the first big crossover acts of the seventies.
100 Greatest Women, #55: Olivia Newton-John June 26, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 3 Her mere presence in country music infuriated traditionalists, but Olivia Newton-John’s pop-flavored country foreshadowed the boundary blurring recordings of future genre-straddling stars.
Hall Worthy: The Veteran Era May 9, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 16 These are the ten Veteran Era artists who are most worthy of induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Sunday Selections: January 29, 2017 January 29, 2017 Jonathan Keefe 3 Could it be we’re finally hearing what we’ve been hoping for?
A Country Music Conversation, Day 21: “The Sound of Goodbye” to “Strawberry Wine” December 19, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 6 Day 21 features tracks from Crystal Gayle, Faith Hill, Tracy Lawrence, John Anderson, and Deana Carter.