Jan Howard – Country Universe

Identity Through Imaging

September 10, 2020 Zackary Kephart 7

An essay on how visual representation has shaped country music.

In Memoriam: Jan Howard (1929-2020)

March 29, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 2

Grand Ole Opry legend Jan Howard has passed away at the age of 91.

100 Greatest Women, #65: Jan Howard

May 27, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 1

An Opry star for nearly a half century, Jan Howard’s career has been defined by both sunshine and shadow.

100 Greatest Women, #87: Jessi Colter

April 1, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 2

The original female Outlaw.

100 Greatest Men: #27. Bill Anderson

June 9, 2013 Kevin John Coyne 2

100 Greatest Men: The Complete List

An impressive run of hit singles and his visible Opry stardom gave him tremendous success as a singer, but it’s been Bill Anderson’s songwriting that’s kept him topping the country charts for decades longer than even his most successful contemporaries.

Grammy Flashback: Best Female Country Vocal Performance

January 25, 2009 Kevin John Coyne 23

Revised and Updated for 2009 While the Grammys have honored country music from the very first ceremony in 1959, they did not begin honoring by gender until 1965, when the country categories were expanded along

DVD Reviews: Marty Robbins, Legendary Performances; Tammy Wynette, Legendary Performances

November 16, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 2

Marty Robbins Legendary Performances Tammy Wynette Legendary Performances In coordination with the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Shout Factory! has begun a new series of country music DVDs that collect archived performances of

Harlan Howard

August 23, 2008 Guest Contributor 0

“I like to give artists a song they have to sing the rest of their lives. Songwriting is both my living and my pleasure, so I’m a happy man.” ~ Harlan Howard The dean of

100 Greatest Women, #58: Jan Howard

May 8, 2008 Kevin John Coyne 9

100 Greatest Women #58 Jan Howard She’s been an Opry member for three decades, and by the time of her induction, she was already a presence on the Nashville music scene for eleven years. Jan