A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #270-#261 March 21, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 10 For goodness sake, this “For the Good Times” placement…
Rolling Stone’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time (2020 Edition) September 24, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 6 Rolling Stone updates its all-time list, with many new additions from the worlds of country and Americana.
Identity Through Imaging September 10, 2020 Zackary Kephart 7 An essay on how visual representation has shaped country music.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #460-#451 September 4, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 12 We’re begging of you, please, don’t take this list too seriously.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #550-#541 June 15, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 10 Eight of these ten songs went all the way to #1, but few of them warrant inclusion on this list.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #720-#711 December 1, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 7 A remarkably inessential run of hits, despite the presence of so many essential artists.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #780-#771 October 20, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 6 Signature hits from Bill Anderson, Restless Heart, and Hank Williams are featured here.
Worth Watching: Ken Burns, Country Music – Episode Three: The Hillbilly Shakespeare (1945-1953) September 17, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 1 Episode Three covers a lot of ground, but as the title indicates, the heart and soul of this episode is Hank Williams.
100 Greatest Women, #7: Patsy Cline September 24, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 5 Patsy Cline was one of the few women who transcended her country singer status and become a pop culture icon.
100 Greatest Women, #21: Brenda Lee August 26, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 4 Little Miss Dynamite helped shape the direction of rock, pop and country music.