Year: 1993

I realize music from teenager years is probably overrated, but man I still think the golden era of country music was the first half of the 1990s. Just so many good singers that didn’t emphasize twang and drawl, but still played acoustic guitars and not every song was about rugged individualism. Now get off my lawn.

Year: 1994

Yep, you’ve never heard of this guy. Kind of a bummer as he had a good voice, but he only had one Top 20 song (this one).

Year: 1994

One of the first celebrities to die from COVID. I don’t think anyone propped him up beside the jukebox.

Year: 1996

Martin Sheen plays the soapbox preacher and Melissa McBride (Carol from Walking Dead) plays the stepmother.

Year: 1993

A soft rock song by Dave Mason that hit #12 on the pop charts in 1977. I often prefer original rock versions that have been covered by country artists, but in this case I slightly prefer Billy Dean’s version.

The album for this song, “Fire in the Dark,” was one of the first cassette tapes I owned.

Year: 1992

I’m undecided if Achy Breaky Heart was a good or a bad thing for Billy Ray. It became so reviled so quickly (and it is indeed a horrible song) it might have kept him underrated for the rest of his life. On the other hand, it put him on the map.

He’s got like ten songs I really like but he never got to #1 a second time.

Year: 1992

Two 1992 country songs in one day from two artists who never had a #1 hit.

Their most famous song is probably “Trashy Women.”

Year: 1992

This was his largest hit at #5 and the only song of his that I really like.