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Album Review: Suzy Bogguss, American Folk Songbook
Suzy Bogguss American Folk Songbook An accompanying press release explains how the idea came about for Suzy Bogguss to record an album of classic American folk songs (some of which sprang from...
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Someone Like You
I didn’t expect much. I’ve had the Adele album for a good bit now, and “Someone Like You” is my favorite track on it. I’d already heard how the song shot to #1 in the U.K. after she performed it on...
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Favorite Songs by Favorite Artists: Faith Hill
Friday, May 5, 2006 – The Palace of Auburn Hills, Michigan. For Faith Hill, it was just another stop on her Soul2Soul II tour with her superstar husband Tim McGraw. For young 14-year-old Ben Foster,...
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2011 CMA Awards: Staff Picks and Predictions
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Top Twenty Albums of 2011, Part Two: #10-#1
Our annual list concludes with a look at our ten favorite albums of 2011. Check out Part One to see #11-#20, and look for our countdown of the year’s best singles tomorrow. Top Twenty Albums of 2011,...
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Top 40 Singles of 2011, Part Four: #10-#1
The countdown concludes. Scroll down to the bottom to hear samples of each song and to share your comments. Top 40 Singles of 2011, Part Four: #10-#1 #10 Love Done Gone Billy Currington Individual...
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Grammy Awards 2012: Staff Picks & Predictions
The 54th annual GrammyAdele Awards air this Sunday at 8 p.m. Eastern. Look for appearances by Miranda Lambert, Dierks Bentley and Lady Antebellum as well as country-ish performances by Jason Aldean,...
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CU's Top Singles of 2012
Something you probably already know about us here at Country Universe: We love country music. A lot. While truly great country music has become scarce on country radio, we are fortunate to live in...
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Album Review: Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell, Old Yellow Moon
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Country Universe’s Best Albums of 2013, Part One: #40-#21
For the second year, Country Universe is publishing a 40-deep list of the year’s best albums. Part One includes releases from talented newcomers, genre legends, and quite a few entries from the...
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Album Review: Trisha Yearwood, PrizeFighter: Hit After Hit
Trisha Yearwood PrizeFighter: Hit After Hit PrizeFighter: Hit after Hit includes the first set of new material from Trisha Yearwood in seven years. That new material, six tracks in total, is...
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The Best Singles of 1994, Part 3: #20 – #11
Our Best of 1994 Singles List continues with Part Three, which includes the ten songs that just missed the top ten! This section includes several #1 singles and signature hits, but kicks off with one...
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Single Review: Terri Clark, “I Cheated on You”
“I Cheated on You” Terri Clark Written by Brent Anderson, Brandy Clark, and Forrest Whitehead “I Cheated on You” is likely to be the best country single of 2015 that barely gets heard south of the...
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The Best Singles of 1993, Part Four: #10-#1
The list comes to a close with ten classic records from some of the era’s most commercially and critically successful stars. It’s easy to be cynical about country radio these days, but unlike most of...
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Dixie Chicks Revisited: Fly
Last night, the Dixie Chicks kicked off the North American leg of their MMXVI tour, their fourth headlining tour across the United States. Sixteen years ago, they launched their first, in support of...
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CMA Flashback: Single of the Year
Because country music is a radio-driven format, it has usually allowed for a large number of artists to have success at any given time. The nature of the other CMA Awards categories leave them...
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A Country Music Conversation, Day 11: “If I Had Wings” to “I’m No Stranger to...
A Country Music Conversation: Introduction and Index Previous Entry: Day 10: “I Hold On” to “If I Die Young” Day 11 features tracks from Matraca Berg, Mark Chesnutt, Lee Roy Parnell, Rascal Flatts, and...
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A Country Music Conversation, Day 21: “The Sound of Goodbye” to “Strawberry...
A Country Music Conversation: Introduction and Index Previous Entry: Day 20: “She Can’t Say That Anymore” to “The Sound of a Million Dreams” Day 21 features tracks from Crystal Gayle, Faith Hill, Tracy...
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Single Review: Kenny Chesney, “Bar at the End of the World”
“Bar at the End of the World” Kenny Chesney Written by J.T. Harding, Aimee Mayo, and David Lee Murphy This would’ve been a great David Lee Murphy record in 1995. “Bar at the End of the World” sounds so...
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100 Greatest Women, #67: Suzy Bogguss
100 Greatest Women: 10th Anniversary Edition #67 Suzy Bogguss 2008 Edition: #65 (-2) In the liner notes of her debut album, the legendary Chet Atkins wrote that “her voice sparkles like crystal water.”...
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