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Grammy Flashback: Best Male Country Vocal Performance
Updated for 2009 While the Grammys have honored country music from the very first ceremony in 1959, they did not begin honoring by gender until 1965, when the country categories were expanded along...
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Tim McGraw, “Southern Voice”
File this under great moments of incongruity: Tim McGraw records an entire song celebrating the “Southern Voice” by listing the contributions of everyone from Jerry Lee Lewis to Rosa Parks against a...
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100 Greatest Men: #97. Collin Raye
100 Greatest Men: The Complete List He broke through to stardom singing love ballads in the style of Vince Gill, but it was his turn toward more adventurous topical material that cemented the musical...
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Album Review: Marty Stuart, Nashville, Vol. 1: Tear the Woodpile Down
Marty Stuart Nashville, Vol. 1: Tear the Woodpile Down The casual listener may remember Marty Stuart for the string of country radio hits he enjoyed in the late eighties and early nineties. However,...
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In Memoriam: Cowboy Jack Clement, 1931-2013
The long list of country music greats lost in 2013 continues with the passing of Cowboy Jack Clement, who succumbed to liver cancer yesterday morning at the age of 82. Few have done so much to shape...
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100 Greatest Men: #21. Elvis Presley
100 Greatest Men: The Complete List From the vantage point of history, he is the indisputable King of Rock & Roll. But he earned that title through his ability to perform country, blues, and...
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Sunday Selections: February 7, 2016
We just kind of can’t with this year’s ACM nominees. 2015 was a terrific year for country music, but you’d never know it from the often inexplicable and just as often indefensible slate of nominations...
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Sunday Selections: October 23, 2016
It’s beginning to sound a lot like Christmas, and it isn’t even Halloween yet. Full disclosure: Leeann is our resident guru when it comes to Christmas music, so this week’s slate of new releases leaves...
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A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time,...
Hall of Famers Alabama, Patsy Cline and Emmylou Harris are among the many veteran artists on this part of the list. #830 The Band Perry, “All Your Life” #1 | 2011 JK: I’m partial to some of the singles...
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A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time,...
Some big crossover hits meet up with successful country covers of big pop records. #790 Gary Allan, “Best I Ever Had” #7 | 2005 JK: He’s had bigger radio hits with lesser songs and performances, and...
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100 Greatest Men: #97. Collin Raye
100 Greatest Men: The Complete List He broke through to stardom singing love ballads in the style of Vince Gill, but it was his turn toward more adventurous topical material that cemented the musical...
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Album Review: Marty Stuart, Nashville, Vol. 1: Tear the Woodpile Down
Marty Stuart Nashville, Vol. 1: Tear the Woodpile Down The casual listener may remember Marty Stuart for the string of country radio hits he enjoyed in the late eighties and early nineties. However,...
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In Memoriam: Cowboy Jack Clement, 1931-2013
The long list of country music greats lost in 2013 continues with the passing of Cowboy Jack Clement, who succumbed to liver cancer yesterday morning at the age of 82. Few have done so much to shape...
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100 Greatest Men: #21. Elvis Presley
100 Greatest Men: The Complete List From the vantage point of history, he is the indisputable King of Rock & Roll. But he earned that title through his ability to perform country, blues, and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sunday Selections: February 7, 2016
We just kind of can’t with this year’s ACM nominees. 2015 was a terrific year for country music, but you’d never know it from the often inexplicable and just as often indefensible slate of nominations...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sunday Selections: October 23, 2016
It’s beginning to sound a lot like Christmas, and it isn’t even Halloween yet. Full disclosure: Leeann is our resident guru when it comes to Christmas music, so this week’s slate of new releases leaves...
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A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time,...
Hall of Famers Alabama, Patsy Cline and Emmylou Harris are among the many veteran artists on this part of the list. #830 The Band Perry, “All Your Life” #1 | 2011 JK: I’m partial to some of the singles...
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A Country Music Conversation: Sirius Top 1000 Country Songs of All Time,...
Some big crossover hits meet up with successful country covers of big pop records. #790 Gary Allan, “Best I Ever Had” #7 | 2005 JK: He’s had bigger radio hits with lesser songs and performances, and...
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Hall Worthy: 2021 Expanded Edition
The Country Music Hall of Fame has a problem. Currently, it only inducts two artists a year: one from the Modern Era (20-44 years of national prominence), and one from the Veteran Era (45 or more years...
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Country Music Hall of Fame Class of 2022: Keith Whitley, Jerry Lee Lewis, and...
The Country Music Hall of Fame’s Class of 2022: Modern Era: Keith Whitley Veteran Era: Jerry Lee Lewis Non-Performer: Joe Galante
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