Johnny Cash – Page 3 – Country Universe

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #190-#181

June 12, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 7

Ten of the biggest country artists of all time are on this section of the list, an indication that we’re getting closer to the top.

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #320-#311

February 18, 2021 Kevin John Coyne 13

A stretch of the list that has caused enough saltiness on Kevin’s part to put Morton’s out of business.

Identity Through Masculinity and Femininity: Johnny Cash, Tanya Tucker, Dolly Parton, and Puzzling Paradoxes

January 20, 2021 Zackary Kephart 2

A continuation of a previous essay, exploring identity formation through masculinity and femininity, and exploring the paradoxes and audience perceptions that come with both.

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #400-#391

November 17, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 7

Sirius must have hired a wino to write this mess of a list.

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.

Discussion: Twenty Albums That Shaped Your Musical Tastes

July 11, 2020 Zackary Kephart 20

If your life is a record, it’s got to have a soundtrack.

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, #580-#571

May 26, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 8

Zack joins the conversation as we work our way through the next ten entries of this purgatory of a list.

Single Review: Sara Evans, “If I Can’t Have You”

May 9, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 8

A review of the new disco country single from Sara Evans.