Below, you’ll find an organized archive of our ‘Pop Goes The Country’ and ‘Unbroken Circle’ features, some of which link to Country Universe pieces written by me, Zack.

The Unbroken Circle:

• The Jukebox Played – He Seemed To Remember Joe Diffie
• John Anderson’s Wild And Blue Ride
• The Paradox Of Dolly Parton
• Emmylou Harris – From Student to Master
• Dwight Yoakam – Link to the Past, Hope For the Future
• Vern Gosdin’s Echoed Voice
• Kris Kristofferson’s Sorrowful Inspiration
• Rodney Crowell’s Long and Storied Highway
• Tammy Wynette – Misunderstood Survivor
• The Willie Nelson Story (Parts One, Two, Three, and Four)
• The Personality-Driven Genius of Cindy Walker
• “Green, Green Grass of Home – Something Familiar, Something Timeless
• The Magic and Controversy Behind “Folsom Prison Blues”
• Red Hot Jerry Reed
• Olivia Newton-John and the Everlasting Pop-Country Divide
• They Think We Still Care (And We Do)
• Alabama – Mountain Music Pioneers
• Josh Turner – “Long Black Train” (2003)
• Kathy Mattea – “Walking Away a Winner” (1994)
• Collin Raye – “Little Rock” (1994)
• Trisha Yearwood – “The Song Remembers When” (1993)
• Reba McEntire – “Is There Life Out There” (1992)
• Pam Tillis – “Maybe It Was Memphis” (1991)
• Keith Whitley – “I’m No Stranger to the Rain” (1989)
• Alan Jackson – “Here In The Real World” (1989)
• Patty Loveless – “Timber I’m Falling in Love” (1989)
• Randy Travis – “On The Other Hand” (1986)
• The Judds – “Why Not Me” (1984)
• George Strait – “Amarillo By Morning” (1983)
• Ricky Skaggs – “Highway 40 Blues” (1983)
• Lacy J. Dalton – “16th Avenue” (1982)
• Rosanne Cash – “Seven Year Ache” (1981)
• Kenny Rogers – “The Gambler” (1978)
• Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson – “Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys” (1978)
• Gary Stewart – “She’s Actin’ Single (I’m Drinking Doubles)” (1975)
• Guy Clark – “Desperados Waiting For a Train” (1975)
• Tanya Tucker – “Delta Dawn” (1972)
• Tom T. Hall – “(Old Dogs, Children and) Watermelon Wine” (1972)
• Tom T. Hall – “The Year That Clayton Delaney Died” (1971)
• Loretta Lynn – “Coal Miner’s Daughter” (1970)
• Merle Haggard – “Sing Me Back Home” (1968)
• Connie Smith – “Once A Day” (1964)
• Hawkshaw Hawkins – “Lonesome 7-7203” (1963)
• Patsy Cline – “Crazy” (1961)
• Bobby Helms – “Fraulein” (1957)
• Webb Pierce – “There Stands the Glass” (1953)
• Kitty Wells – “It Wasn’t God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels” (1952)
• Hank Snow – “I’m Movin’ On” (1950)

Pop Goes The Country:

• Pop Goes The Country Final Volume: One Last Dance For The Year
• Vol. 49: Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton – “Islands In The Stream” (1983)
• Vol. 47 & 48: Kenny Rogers, Lionel Richie And Larry Gatlin
• Vol. 46: Dolly Parton – “9 to 5” (1980)
• Vol. 45: Eddie Rabbitt – “I Love A Rainy Night” (1980)
• Vol. 44: The Charlie Daniels Band – “The Devil Went Down To Georgia” (1979)
• Vol. 43: Dolly Parton – “Here You Come Again” (1977)
• Vol. 42: Crystal Gayle – “Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue” (1977)
• Vol. 41: Glen Campbell – “Southern Nights” (1977)
• Vol. 40: C.W. McCall – “Convoy” (w/Shore2Shore Country)
• Vol. 39: John Denver – “Thank God I’m A Country Boy” (1975)
• Vol. 38: Glen Campbell – “Rhinestone Cowboy” (1975)
• Vol. 37: B.J. Thomas – “(Hey Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song” (1975)
• Vol. 36: Freddy Fender – “Before The Next Teardrop Falls” (1975)
• Vol. 35: Billy Swan – “I Can Help” (1974)
• Vol. 34: Charlie Rich – “The Most Beautiful Girl” (1973)
• Vol. 33: Lynn Anderson – “Rose Garden” (1970)
• Vol. 32: Johnny Cash – “A Boy Named Sue” (1969)
• Vol. 30 & 31: The Pure Magic Of Glen Campbell And Jimmy Webb
• Vol. 29: Bobby Goldsboro – “Honey” (1968)
• Vol. 28: Jeannie C. Riley – “Harper Valley P.T.A.” (1968)
• Vol. 27: The Statler Brothers – “Flowers On The Wall” (1966)
• Vol. 26: Roger Miller – “King Of The Road” (1965)
• Vol. 25: Skeeter Davis – “The End Of The World” (1963)
• Vol. 24: Jimmy Dean – “Big Bad John” (1961)
• Vol. 23: Marty Robbins – “Don’t Worry” (1961)
• Vol. 22: Jim Reeves – “He’ll Have To Go” (1959)
• Vol. 21: Johnny Horton – “The Battle Of New Orleans” (1959)
• Vol. 20: Stonewall Jackson – “Waterloo” (1959)
• Vol. 19: Marty Robbins – “El Paso” (1959)
• Vol. 18: The Browns – “The Three Bells” (1959)
• Vol. 15, 16 & 17: The Everly Brothers And The Bryants
• Vol. 14: Ferlin Husky – “Gone” (1957)
• Vol. 12 & 13: Jerry Lee Lewis – “The Killer” Within
• Vol. 11: Carl Perkins – “Blue Suede Shoes” (1956)
• Vol. 10: Marty Robbins – “A White Sport Coat” (1957)
• Vol. 9: Sonny James – “Young Love” (1956)
• Vol. 8: Tennessee Ernie Ford – “Sixteen Tons” (1955)
• Vol. 7: Jean Shepard & Ferlin Husky – “A Dear John Letter” (1953)
• Vol. 6: Pee Wee King – “Slow Poke” (1951)
• Vol. 5: Red Foley – “Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy” (1950)
• Vol. 4: Jimmy Wakely & Margaret Whiting – “Slippin’ Around” (1949)
• Vol. 3: Gene Autry – “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer” (1949)
• Vol. 2: Tex Williams – “Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)” (1947)
• Vol. 1: Al Dexter – “Pistol Packin’ Mama” (1943)