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...
View ArticleA Conversation with Kathy Mattea
Kathy Mattea has long been a favorite for both the writers and readers of Country Universe. Earlier today, we had a chance to speak with Mattea about her current album, Coal, and covered many other
View ArticleFavorite Songs by Favorite Artists: Dan Seals
The following is a guest contribution by Country Universe reader Tad Baierlein. When Dan Seals died of lymphoma last Wednesday, a great deal of the press coverage centered on his days as “England Dan”...
View ArticleSeptember
There's a certain sadness to the month of September. The first hints of fall feel like the beginning of the end, as summer warmth tuns to autumn chill. Perhaps that's why there are so many great songs...
View ArticleA Country Music Conversation, Day 1: “Aces” to “Already Gone”
Day 1 features tracks from the following five artists: Suzy Bogguss, Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty, Todd Snider, Dwight Yoakam, and Sugarland.
View ArticleThe Twenty Best Albums of 1991
Here's a look back at what the writers of Country Universe believe are the twenty best albums of 1991.
View ArticleHugh Prestwood, Kathy Mattea, and “The Song Remembers When”
A brief history on the writing and recording of "The Song Remembers When."
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