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100 Greatest Women, #29: Martina McBride

August 7, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 9

For several years, Martina McBride was one of the only major female voices to be found on country radio.

100 Greatest Women, #32: Anne Murray

August 5, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 6

This former gym teacher became an unassuming international superstar.

100 Greatest Women, #48: Terri Clark

July 14, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 5

Terri Clark is one of the biggest country stars ever from the other side of our northern border.

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.

100 Greatest Women, #62: Jo Dee Messina

June 6, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 9

Jo Dee Messina embraced the girl power era of the late nineties, becoming one of the genre’s biggest stars of that era.

An Olivia Newton-John Retrospective, Part Two: 1972-1973

May 13, 2018 Kevin John Coyne 5

As her international fortunes begin to waver, Olivia Newton-John enjoys her first big breakthrough in the United States.

100 Greatest Women, #92: Kelly Willis

March 19, 2018 Jonathan Keefe 6

Kelly Willis was a missed opportunity for Nashville before resurfacing as an essential voice in Austin.

The Best Singles of 2017, Part One: #40-#21

December 27, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 6

In a year good enough to list its 40 best, we kick off our Best of 2017 with the lower half of our Singles list.

Album Review: Shania Twain, Now

September 29, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 4

Shania Twain is back with her first new album in fifteen years.

NPR “Turning the Tables” List: A Conversation, Part Three: NPR #81-#100

July 31, 2017 Kevin John Coyne 5

A discussion of entries by Bobbie Gentry, k.d. lang, Shania Twain, Alison Krauss & Union Station, and Taylor Swift.