Stream or download this episode In today’s episode, Coyle, Michial, and Danny conclude their overview of Country music, discuss some of today’s top stars, and make suggestions as to the greatest Country song of all time.
Category: Music
What I heard back East…
…or, ‘What’s good in contemporary Country Music’
City of Man, Episode 132: Your Country 15, The Dixie Chicks and Sept. 11
Stream or download this episode. In today’s episode, Coyle, Michial, and Danny talk about the Dixie Chicks scandal of the early 2000s (before they were just “the Chicks”) and the impact of September 11, 2001 on Country Music.
City of Man, Episode 127: Your Country 14, More Changes in Country Music 2000-2010
Stream or download this episode. In today’s episode, Coyle talks to Michial and Danny about Country Music in the first decade of the 21st century. Topics discussed include Miranda Lambert, Lady Antebellum, Kenny Chesney, Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley, and the relationship between Country Music and rural American culture.
City of Man Podcast, Episode 124: Your Country 13, The first decade of the 2000s
Stream or download this episode. In today’s episode, Coyle talks to Danny and Michial about Country Music in the first decade of the 21st century. Topics include technological changes, the role of women in the genre, and the careers of Toby Keith, Gretchen Wilson, Keith Urban, and Taylor Swift.
City of Man, Episode 123: Your Country 12, Women in Country in the 1990s
Stream or download this episode. In today’s episode, Coyle talks to Danny and Michial about female Country Music singers of the 1990s.
City of Man, Episode 122: Your Country 11, The Hat Acts of the 1990s
Stream or download this episode. In today’s episode, Coyle, Michial, and Danny continue to talk about Country Music in the 1990s, specifically about the singers who performed while wearing cowboy hats.
City of Man, Episode 121: Your Country 10, Hatless Singers of the 1990s
Stream or download this episode. In today’s episode, Coyle, Danny, and Michial talk about the hatless acts of the 1990s.
City of Man, Episode 116: Your Country 9, Alt-Country
Stream or download this episode. In today’s episode, Danny and Michial talk with Coyle about Alt-Country, including what it is and whether it’s worth listening to.
City of Man, Episode 112: Your Country 8, Garth Brooks
Stream or download this episode. In today’s episode, Coyle, Michial, and Danny talk about the influence of Garth Brooks on Country Music in the 1990s.
City of Man, Episode 111: Your Country 7, the 1980s
Stream or download this episode. In today’s episode, Coyle, Michial, and Danny talk about Country Music in the 1980s, including group acts, neo-traditionalism, and new/young country.
City of Man, Episode 110: Your Country 6.2, the 1970s
Stream or download this episode. In today’s episode, Coyle, Danny, and Michial finish their conversation about Country music in the 1970s, focusing on the role of women in the genre and the rise of Outlaw Country.
City of Man, Episode 109: Your Country 6.1, the 1970s
Stream or download this episode. In today’s episode, Coyle, Danny, and Michial begin a conversation about Country music in the 1970s. They focus on technological and cultural changes in the genre, as well as the role of minorities in Country.
City of Man, Episode 102: Your Country 5, The 1960s
Stream or download this episode. In today’s episode, after a few minutes of very dated banter, Danny, Michial, and Coyle get down to the business of talking about Country Music’s development in the 1960s, including the growth of the Bakersfield sound, the influence of the Folk Revival, and the renaissance of songwriting.
City of Man, Episode 97: Your Country 4, Cash, Jones, Elvis
Stream or download this episode. In today’s episode, Coyle talks to Danny and Michial about Johnny Cash, George Jones, and Elvis Presley, and their influence on country music.