Die Liste bietet eine Übersicht über das Jahr 1971 im Genre Country-Musik.
Events Die populäre Fernsehshow The Beverly Hillbillies, die erstmals 1962 ausgestrahlt wurde, wird eingestellt.
Top Hits des Jahres Nummer-1-Hits 30. Januar – Flesh and Blood – Johnny Cash 6. Februar – Joshua – Dolly Parton 13. Februar – Help Me Make it Through the Night – Sammi Smith 6. März – I’d Rather Love You – Charley Pride 27. März – After the Fire is Gone – Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn 10. April – Empty Arms – Sonny James 8. Mai – How Much More Can She Stand – Conway Twitty 15. Mai – I Won't Mention it Again – Ray Price 5. Juni – You’re My Man – Lynn Anderson 19. Juni – When You’re Hot, You’re Hot – Jerry Reed 24. Juli – Bright Lights, Big City – Sonny James 31. Juli – I’m Just Me – Charley Pride 28. August – Good Lovin’ (Makes it Right) – Tammy Wynette 11. September – Easy Lovin’ – Freddie Hart 18. September – The Year Clayton Delaney Died – Tom T. Hall 2. Oktober – Easy Lovin’ – Freddie Hart 16. Oktober – How Can I Unlove You" – Lynn Anderson 6. November – Here Comes Honey Again – Sonny James 13. November – Lead Me On – Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn 20. November – Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man) – Merle Haggard and the Strangers 4. Dezember – Kiss an Angel Good Mornin’ – Charley Pride
Weitere 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 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 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
Alben (Auswahl) I Won't Mention it Again – Ray Price (Columbia) In Search of a Song – Tom T. Hall (Mercury) The Silver-Tongued Devil and I – Kris Kristofferson (Monument) A Tribute to the Best Damn Fiddle Player in the World – Merle Haggard (Capitol) When You're Hot, You're Hot – Jerry Reed (RCA)
Geboren 5. Februar – Sara Evans 23. Juli – Alison Krauss 7. Dezember – Hoss Power
Gestorben 7. August – Henry D. Haynes
Neue Mitglieder der Hall of Fames Country Music Hall of Fame Arthur Edward Satherley
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Smiley Burnette Jenny Lou Carson Zeke Clements Wilf Carter Jimmie Davis Delmore Brothers Alton Delmore Rabon Delmore Al Dexter Vaughn Horton Bradley Kincaid Bill Monroe Bob Nolan Tex Owens Tex Ritter Charles Robison Tim Spencer Gene Sullivan Jimmy Wakely Wiley Walker Scotty Wiseman
Die wichtigsten Auszeichnungen Grammys Best Female Country Vocal Performance – Rose Garden – Lynn Anderson Best Male Country Vocal Performance – For The Good Times – Ray Price Best Country & Western Vocal Performance - Duo Or Group – If I Were A Carpenter – Johnny Cash und June Carter. Best Country Instrumental Performance – Me & Jerry – Chet Atkins & Jerry Reed Best Country Song – My Woman, My Woman, My Wife – Marty Robbins
Academy of Country Music Awards Entertainer Of The Year – Merle Haggard Song Of The Year – For The Good Times – Ray Price – Kris Kristofferson Single Of The Year – For The Good Times – Ray Price Album Of The Year – For The Good Times – Ray Price Top Male Vocalist – Merle Haggard Top Female Vocalist – Lynn Anderson Top Vocal Group – The Kimberleys Top New Male Vocalist – Buddy Alan Top New Female Vocalist – Sammi Smith
Country Music Association Awards 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 und 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
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