Lefty Frizzell – Country Universe

Every #1 Country Single of the Eighties: Merle Haggard, “That’s the Way Love Goes”

August 3, 2023 Kevin John Coyne 5

A gorgeous cover of a Johnny Rodriguez hit returns Merle Haggard and Lefty Frizzell to the top of the chart.

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #440-#431

September 27, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 9

Signature nineties hits from Tracy Lawrence, Collin Raye, and Sawyer Brown brighten up this batch.

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #960-#951

June 20, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 5

This entry includes the sole appearances of Connie Smith and Lee Roy Parnell on this list.

A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #1000-#991

May 30, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 11

We need to talk.

100 Greatest Men: #1. Merle Haggard

August 15, 2014 Kevin John Coyne 14

100 Greatest Men: The Complete List The Poet of the Common Man. Merle Haggard emerged from the Bakersfield music scene in the mid-sixties, and over the course of time, became the greatest man in the

100 Greatest Men: #8. Lefty Frizzell

August 14, 2014 Kevin John Coyne 1

100 Greatest Men: The Complete List Lefty Frizzell just may be the most influential vocalist in country music history. His signature honky-tonk style has been the foundational template for several generations of traditional country vocalists,

Song Talk: Papa Don’t Preach!

July 30, 2014 Leeann Ward 28

It’s fun to think of our favorite endearing songs about dads. We’ve even done it here at Country Universe a time or two. But let’s face it, dad’s aren’t always right and they’re not always

100 Greatest Men: #59. John Anderson

March 18, 2012 Kevin John Coyne 16

100 Greatest Men: The Complete List

As one of the finest new traditionalists of the eighties and nineties, John Anderson pushed the boundaries of country music without sacrificing its distinctive heritage.

100 Greatest Men: #83. Freddie Hart

September 21, 2011 Kevin John Coyne 2

100 Greatest Men: The Complete List

Back in country music’s golden age, an artist could maintain a solid career for two decades before suddenly reaching a massive height of popularity.

Freddie Hart was a great example of this. As one of fifteen children born to an Alabama sharecropper, Hart’s only chance at success was striking out on his own. Though he played guitar since the age of five, Hart’s first tour of the world was as a soldier at the age of fifteen. He lied about his age to join the service during World War II.