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, #590-#581 May 23, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 10 Weak early efforts from great artists weigh down this section of the list.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #650-#641 March 29, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 9 A ton of signature hits in this section, most of them certified classics.
2020 Grammy Winners January 26, 2020 Kevin John Coyne 2 Here are the Grammy Award winners for 2020. Among those winning Grammys for the first time: Billy Ray Cyrus, Patty Griffin, and Tanya Tucker.
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #690-#681 January 12, 2020 Jonathan Keefe 8 This may be the oddest collection yet of entries, featuring lesser known versions of hit songs and novelty numbers that weren’t nearly as good as the artists who sang them.
2020 Grammy Awards: The Nominations November 20, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 8 Here are the 2020 Grammy nominees in the general, country, and country-adjacent categories.
Worth Watching: Ken Burns, Country Music – Episode 4: I Can’t Stop Loving You (1953-1963) September 18, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 3 Several major figures emerge during this period, as country navigates its place in the music scene after the birth of rock and roll.
Worth Watching: Ken Burns, Country Music – Episode 1: The Rub (Beginnings-1933) September 15, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 5 For the next eight weeks, PBS stations across the country will broadcast Country Music, the latest extensive documentary by Ken Burns.
If We Ran the CMA Awards… (2019 Edition) August 22, 2019 Jonathan Keefe 8 More fun than debating the electoral college on Twitter!
A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time, #880-#871 August 15, 2019 Kevin John Coyne 11 Vince Gill sings with Dolly Parton and Patty Loveless, while Willie Nelson teams up with Julio Iglesias.