Hal Ketchum – Country Universe

Every #1 Country Single of the Nineties: Hal Ketchum, “Small Town Saturday Night”

August 1, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 6

A miraculous moment of meritocracy.

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #360-#351

January 13, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 16

Several signature, award-winning hits show up here, along with a couple of loud clunkers from artists not nearly in the same league as the ones that the share this section with.

In Memoriam: Hal Ketchum (1953-2020)

November 24, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 5

Nineties country star Hal Ketchum has died, after a battle with dementia.

A Trisha Yearwood Retrospective, Part One: 1991-1992

August 16, 2019 Jonathan Keefe 7

As she prepares the release of her first country album in twelve years, Country Universe looks back on the distinguished career of Trisha Yearwood.

100 Greatest Women, #58: Rhonda Vincent

June 14, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 3

For nearly two decades, Rhonda Vincent has remained the leading female ambassador of bluegrass music.

The Best Singles of 1991, Part Two: #20-#1

January 10, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 4

Our Best Singles of 1991 list concludes with our twenty favorites from a great year of country music.

The Twenty Best Albums of 1991

January 3, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 4

Here’s a look back at what the writers of Country Universe believe are the twenty best albums of 1991.

A Country Music Conversation, Day 18: “Past the Point of Rescue” to “Probably Wouldn’t Be This Way”

December 15, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 5

Day 18 features tracks from Hal Ketchum, Olivia Newton-John, Tim McGraw, The Civil Wars, and LeAnn Rimes.

The Best of 1991: The Ballot

November 18, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 7

1991 is the year that multiple Country Universe writers fell in love with country music. One look at the ballot and it’s easy to see why.

Single Review: Old Dominion, “Song for Another Time”

October 19, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 7

This is a song about too many songs.