See also: 1970 in country music, 1971 in music, other events of 1971, 1972 in country music, 1970s in music and the List of years in Country Music See also: 1969 in country music, 1970 in music, other events of 1970, 1971 in country music, 1970s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Top Hits of the Year No. ... See also: 1970 in music, other events of 1971, 1972 in music, 1970s in music and the list of years in music // Events February 8 - Bob Dylans hour-long documentary film, Eat the Document, premieres at New Yorks Academy of Music. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... See also: 1971 in country music, 1972 in music, other events of 1972, 1973 in country music, 1970s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events For the first time since 1967, Sonny James fails to hit the No. ... 1970 in music International trends Simon & Garfunkel release Bridge Over Troubled Water; this, along with releases from James Taylor (Sweet Baby James), Cat Stevens (Tea for the Tillerman) and Joni Mitchell (Ladies of the Canyon) help define the singer-songwriter tradition Taj Mahal releases Happy to Be Just Like I... This page indexes the individual year in music pages. ...

Events

• Seeking younger, more urbane viewers, CBS cancels nearly all of its rural-themed programming. Among the most notable casualties:
  • "The Beverly Hillbillies" – a popular sitcom which had aired since 1962, about the misadventures of an Appalachia clan who become oil tycoons.
  • "Green Acres" – another sitcom about a New York attorney and his wife who move to the country and start farming.
  • "Hee Haw" – the country music-variety show starring Roy Clark and Buck Owens.

Fans of "Hee Haw" were quickly soothed when the show entered syndication in the fall. The show was an immediate success, and viewers would continue to make their weekly visit to Kornfield County for the next 20 years.

Meanwhile, both "The Beverly Hillbillies" and "Green Acres" would continue to live on in syndication. Fans wanting some of Granny's "fixin's" may tune in to Chicago-based WGN-TV (Monday through Friday) or the Hallmark Channel (on weekends); and TV Land currently airs reruns of "Green Acres."

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Top Hits of the Year

No. 1 Hits

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• January 30 - “Flesh and Blood” — Johnny Cash
• February 6 - “Joshua” — Dolly Parton
• February 13 - “Help Me Make it Through the Night” — Sammi Smith
• March 6 - “I’d Rather Love You” — Charley Pride
• March 27 - "After the Fire is Gone” — Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
• April 10 - “Empty Arms” — Sonny James
• May 8 - “How Much More Can She Stand” — Conway Twitty
• May 15 - “I Won't Mention it Again” — Ray Price
• June 5 - “You’re My Man” — Lynn Anderson
• June 19 - “When You’re Hot, You’re Hot” — Jerry Reed
• July 24 - “Bright Lights, Big City” — Sonny James
• July 31 - “I’m Just Me” — Charley Pride
• August 28 - “Good Lovin’ (Makes it Right)” — Tammy Wynette
• September 11 - “Easy Lovin’” — Freddie Hart
• September 18 - “The Year Clayton Delaney Died” — Tom T. Hall

(“Easy Lovin’” by Freddie Hart returns to No. 1 October 2)

• October 16 - “How Can I Unlove You” — Lynn Anderson
• November 6 - “Here Comes Honey Again” — Sonny James
• November 13 - “Lead Me On” — Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
• November 20 - “Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man)” — Merle Haggard and the Strangers
• December 4 - “Kiss an Angel Good Mornin’” — Charley Pride

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Other Major Hits

• "Always Remember” — Bill Anderson
• "Bed of Roses" - Statler Brothers
• “Coat of Many Colors” — Dolly Parton
• “Come Sundown” — Bobby Bare
• "Comin' Down" — Dave Dudley
• "Country Green" - Don Gibson
• "Dissatisfied" — Bill Anderson and Jan Howard
• “Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)” — Glen Campbell
• "Dream Lover" — Billy "Crash" Craddock
• "Fly Away Again" — Dave Dudley
• "Good Year For the Roses" – George Jones
• “Gwen (Congratulations)” — Tommy Overstreet
• “He’s So Fine” — Jody Miller
• “I Don’t Know You Anymore” — Tommy Overstreet
• “I Wanna Be Free” — Loretta Lynn
• “I’d Rather Be Sorry” — Ray Price
• "(I've Got a) Happy Heart" - Susan Raye
• “Indian Lake” — Freddy Weller
• “Just One Time” — Connie Smith
• “Knock Three Times” — Billy “Crash” Craddock
• "Leavin' and Sayin' Goodbye" – Faron Young
• “Man in Black” — Johnny Cash
• “Me and Paul” — Willie Nelson
• “Me and You and a Dog Named Boo” — Stonewall Jackson
• "Mr. Bojangles" – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
• "Nashville" – David Houston
• “Never Ending Song of Love” — Dickey Lee
• “Pitty Pitty Patter” — Susan Raye
• “Promised Land” — Freddy Weller
• “Oh Singer” — Jeannie C. Riley
• “Quits” — Bill Anderson
• “Rainin’ in My Heart” — Hank Williams Jr. with the Mike Curb Congregation
• "Right Won't Touch a Hand" — George Jones
• “Ruby (Are You Mad)” — Buck Owens and the Buckaroos
• "She's All I Got" – Johnny PayCheck
• “Soldier’s Last Letter” — Merle Haggard and the Strangers
• “Someday We’ll Look Back” — Merle Haggard and the Strangers
• “Step Aside” — Faron Young
• “Take Me Home Country Roads” — John Denver
• “Touching Home” — Jerry Lee Lewis
• "Treat Him Right" – Barbara Mandrell
• “A Woman Always Knows” — David Houston
• “Watching Scotty Grow” — Bobby Goldsboro
• “We Sure Can Love Each Other” — Tammy Wynette
• “Wonder What She’ll Think About Me Leaving” — Conway Twitty
• "You Better Move On" — Billy "Crash" Craddock
• “You’re Lookin’ at Country” — Loretta Lynn

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Top New Album Releases

• How Can I Unlove You - Lynn Anderson (Columbia)
• I Wanna Be Free - Loretta Lynn (Decca)
• I Won't Mention it Again – Ray Price (Columbia)
• In Search of a Song — Tom T. Hall (Mercury)
• Pitty Pitty Patter - Susan Raye (Capitol)
• The Silver-Tongued Devil and I — Kris Kristofferson (Monument)
• A Tribute to the Best Damn Fiddle Player in the World – Merle Haggard (Capitol)
• We Only Make Believe - Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty (Decca)
• When You're Hot, You're Hot – Jerry Reed (RCA)
• You're My Man - Lynn Anderson (Columbia)

Lynn Anderson on the cover of her album The Bluegrass Sessions Lynn Anderson (born September 26, 1947 in Grand Forks, North Dakota) is an American country musician. ... Loretta Lynn on the cover of her album Who Was That Stranger Loretta Lynn (born April 14, 1935) is an American country singer, known as Americas Sweetheart. ... Ray Price (born January 12, 1926) is an American country and western singer. ... Tom T. Hall (born May 25, 1936 in Olive Hill, Kentucky) is an American country balladeer and songwriter. ... Susan Raye (born October 8, 1944 in Eugene, Oregon) was one of the leading female country music vocalist of the 1970s. ... Kris Kristofferson Kris Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936 in Brownsville, Texas) is an influential country music songwriter, singer and actor. ... Merle Haggard on cover of Time, May 1974. ... Loretta Lynn on the cover of her album Who Was That Stranger Loretta Lynn (born April 14, 1935) is an American country singer, known as Americas Sweetheart. ... Conway Twitty Conway Twitty, born Harold Lloyd Jenkins, (September 1, 1933 – June 5, 1993) was one of the United States most successful artists of the 20th century. ... Jerry Reed Jerry Reed Hubbard (born March 20, 1937) is an American country music singer, country guitarist, and songwriter. ... Lynn Anderson on the cover of her album The Bluegrass Sessions Lynn Anderson (born September 26, 1947 in Grand Forks, North Dakota) is an American country musician. ...

Births

• February 5 – Sara Evans, female vocalist from the late 1990s-2000s.
• April 30 – Carolyn Dawn Johnson, singer-songwriter.
• July 23 – Alison Krauss, bluegrass artist, vocalist and leader of Union Station

February 5 is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Sara Evans (born February 5, 1971, in Boonville, Missouri) is a country music singer. ... April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining, as the last day in April. ... Carolyn Dawn Johnson Carolyn Dawn Johnson (born April 30th, 1971 in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada) is a Country music singer and songwriter. ... July 23 is the 204th day (205th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 161 days remaining. ... Alison Krauss on the cover of her album Forget About It Image:Akus3. ...

Deaths

Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

• Arthur Edward Satherley (1889-1986)

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Major Awards

Grammy Awards

Academy of Country Music

• Entertainer Of The Year -- Freddie Hart
• Song Of The Year -- "Easy Lovin'" - Freddie Hart - Freddie Hart
• Single Of The Year -- "Easy Lovin'" - Freddie Hart
• Album Of The Year -- Easy Lovin' - Freddie Hart
• Top Male Vocalist -- Freddie Hart
• Top Female Vocalist -- Loretta Lynn
• Top Vocal Duo -- Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
• Top New Male Vocalist -- Tony Booth
• Top New Female Vocalist -- Barbara Mandrell

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Country Music Association

• Entertainer of the Year -- Charley Pride
• Male Vocalist of the Year -- Charley Pride
• Female Vocalist of the Year -- Lynn Anderson
• Instrumental Group of the Year –- Danny Davis & the Nashville Brass
• Vocal Group of the Year -- Osborne Brothers
• Vocal Duo of the Year -- Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton
• Single of the Year -- "Help Me Make it Through the Night", Sammi Smith
• Song of the Year -- "Easy Lovin'", Freddie Hart
• Album of the Year -- I Won't Mention it Again, Ray Price
• Instrumentalist of the Year -- Jerry Reed

Charley Frank Pride (born March 18, 1938 in Sledge, Mississippi) is a former Negro League baseball player who became one of the only African Americans to have a successful career in modern country music. ... Charley Frank Pride (born March 18, 1938 in Sledge, Mississippi) is a former Negro League baseball player who became one of the only African Americans to have a successful career in modern country music. ... Lynn Anderson on the cover of her album The Bluegrass Sessions Lynn Anderson (born September 26, 1947 in Grand Forks, North Dakota) is an American country musician. ... The Porter Wagoner Show, RCA, 1963 Porter Wagoner (born August 12, 1927, in Howell County, Missouri, in the Ozark Mountains) is an American country music singer. ... Dolly Parton, 2005 Dolly Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American country singer, songwriter, composer, author and actress. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... Freddie Hart (born 1926) is an American country musician. ... Ray Price (born January 12, 1926) is an American country and western singer. ... Jerry Reed Jerry Reed Hubbard (born March 20, 1937) is an American country music singer, country guitarist, and songwriter. ...

Further Reading

• Kingsbury, Paul, "The Grand Ole Opry: History of Country Music. 70 Years of the Songs, the Stars and the Stories," Villard Books, Random House; Opryland USA, 1995
• Kingsbury, Paul, "Vinyl Hayride: Country Music Album Covers 1947-1989," Country Music Foundation, 2003 (ISBN 0-8118-3572-3)
• Millard, Bob, "Country Music: 70 Years of America's Favorite Music," HarperCollins, New York, 1993 (ISBN 0-06-273244-7)
• Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs 1944-2005 - 6th Edition." 2005.

Other links

• Country Music Association
• Inductees of the Country Music Hall of Fame

The official history of the Country Music Association (below) is far from accurate. ... This is a list of inductees to the Country Music Hall of Fame. ...

External links

• Country Music Hall of Fame