A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #710-#701 December 10, 2019 Jonathan Keefe 7 Two of the very best songs from the eighties New Traditionalist movement make disappointingly low appearances.
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.
Worth Watching: Ken Burns, Country Music – Episode 1: The Rub (Beginnings-1933) September 15, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 5 For the next eight weeks, PBS stations across the country will broadcast Country Music, the latest extensive documentary by Ken Burns.
If We Ran the CMA Awards… (2019 Edition) August 22, 2019 Jonathan Keefe 8 More fun than debating the electoral college on Twitter!
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #880-#871 August 15, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 11 Vince Gill sings with Dolly Parton and Patty Loveless, while Willie Nelson teams up with Julio Iglesias.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #980-#971 June 9, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 8 Hall of Famers George Jones, Tammy Wynette, and Alan Jackson kick off the next ten 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.
Country Music Hall of Fame Class of 2019: Brooks & Dunn, Ray Stevens, and Jerry Bradley March 19, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 11 This year’s inductees have been announced.
The Twenty Best Singles of 2018 December 30, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 7 Four Country Universe writers pick the twenty best singles of 2018.