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.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #920-#911 July 22, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 6 A lot of first (and some only) entries in this part of the list.
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.
The Twenty Best Albums of 2018 January 1, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 6 Three Country Universe writers collaborated for this list of the best albums of 2018.
The Twenty Best Singles of 2018 December 30, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 7 Four Country Universe writers pick the twenty best singles of 2018.
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, #6: Tammy Wynette September 27, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 6 The First Lady of Country Music was the genre’s definitive heartbreak queen.
100 Greatest Women, #12: Patty Loveless September 15, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 5 The last of the great mountain singers, Patty Loveless fused country, rock, and bluegrass into her own unique sound.
100 Greatest Women, #17: Barbara Mandrell September 6, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 8 Barbara Mandrell completely transformed the notion of what a country music entertainer could be.
100 Greatest Women, #34: Lorrie Morgan August 3, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 2 Second generation star Lorrie Morgan had a string of big hits in the nineties.