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[ December 21, 2024 ] Twenty Greatest Albums of the CU Era: Kasey Chambers, Dragonfly CU20
[ December 21, 2024 ] Twenty Greatest Albums of the CU Era: Sturgill Simpson, Metamodern Sounds in Country Music CU20
[ December 20, 2024 ] Twenty Greatest Albums of the CU Era: Brandy Clark, 12 Stories CU20
[ December 20, 2024 ] Twenty Greatest Albums of the CU Era: Jason Isbell, Southeastern CU20
[ December 19, 2024 ] Twenty Greatest Albums of the CU Era: Laura Bell Bundy, Achin’ and Shakin’ CU20
[ December 19, 2024 ] Twenty Greatest Albums of the CU Era: Trisha Yearwood, Heaven, Heartache, and the Power of Love CU20
[ December 18, 2024 ] Twenty Greatest Albums of the CU Era: Miranda Lambert, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend CU20

Every #1 Country Single of the Eighties: Rosanne Cash, “If You Change Your Mind”

July 19, 2024 Kevin John Coyne 20

Rosanne Cash’s least distinctive No. 1 hit.

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.

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.

Album Review: Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell, <em>Old Yellow Moon</em>

March 17, 2013 Kevin John Coyne 7

Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell
Old Yellow Moon

The single biggest obstacle between a critic and a critical review of Old Yellow Moon is the reverence demanded by a collaboration of such artistic and historical significance. So why don’t we get that part out of the way first?