Linda Ronstadt – Page 4 – Country Universe

100 Greatest Women, #54: Matraca Berg

June 26, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 6

Matraca Berg is one of the most prominent and successful female country songwriters in country music history.

100 Greatest Women, #55: Olivia Newton-John

June 26, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 3

Her mere presence in country music infuriated traditionalists, but Olivia Newton-John’s pop-flavored country foreshadowed the boundary blurring recordings of future genre-straddling stars.

An Olivia Newton-John Retrospective: Introduction

March 18, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 20

Our new Retrospective series begins with Aussie legend Olivia Newton-John,

2017 Master Lists: The Reissues!

November 29, 2017 Jonathan Keefe 10

Seriously, though. Who in 2017 was clamoring for this Robert Ellis Orrall reissue?

NPR “Turning the Tables” List: A Conversation, Part Two: NPR #51-#80

July 29, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 10

A discussion of entries from Linda Ronstadt, Dixie Chicks, Rosanne Cash, and Tammy Wynette.

Album Review: Alison Krauss, Windy City

February 24, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 10

The first great album of 2017 has arrived, as Alison Krauss returns from a long hiatus with a stunning collection of standards.

A Conversation with Rhonda Vincent

December 29, 2016 Ben Foster 7

Ben Foster chats with the bluegrass legend about her recent live release Rhonda Vincent and The Rage: All the Rage, Volume 1.

A Country Music Conversation, Day 19: “Quittin’ Time” to “Seven Year Ache”

December 17, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 7

Day 19 features tracks from Mary Chapin Carpenter, Eric Church, Sara Evans, Lynn Anderson, and Rosanne Cash.

A Country Music Conversation, Day 9: “Hurt” to “I Fall to Pieces”

December 4, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 5

Day 9 features tracks from Johnny Cash, Don Williams, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Linda Ronstadt, and Patsy Cline.

Album Review: Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Emmylou Harris, The Complete Trio Collection

September 29, 2016 Kevin John Coyne 8

The Complete Trio Collection is an interesting historical document, but in its attempt to be complete, it manages to be less than the sum of its collective parts.