The Five Greatest Steel Guitar Solos in Country Music History

50 Greatest Country Artists of All-Time: Part Five (10–1)

Song Discussion- Noah Kahan’s “Paul Revere”

One of the things that’s always appealed to me about alternative country is the…

What Is It That Makes “The Bird Hunters” So Special?

100 Best Country Songs of the 2000s- Part One (100–81)

100 Best Country Songs of All-Time: Part Five (19–1)

We’ve finally arrived at part five! Here are the best of the best. The greatest country songs ever recorded.

19.) “Lost Highway”
Artist: Hank Williams
Writer: Leon Payne
1949

The Songs That Define Alternative Country

There was a time when alt-country simply didn’t exist. The very idea that there would exist a sub-set of country music set entirely outside the mainstream just wasn’t around. The closest thing to alt-country that existed in the genre’s history were the…

Steve Earle’s “I Feel Alright”- The Greatest Album in Country History

Steve Earle has always had the unfortunate habit of flying under the radar to some who don’t live and breathe country music. When he appeared in Heartworn Highways, he was around Guy Clark and Townes van Zandt…

Re-visiting Bro-Country

The ever controversial “bro-country” is dead, and has been for some time. The term “bro-country” is now just tied to any mainstream pop-country male who releases something that the Americana crowd doesn’t consider poignant enough. Never-mind the fact that many in the anti-everything…

Renegades, Bros, and Revival: Country Music in the 2010s