Country-Musik 1996

Events

• Im Mai veröffentlicht George Jones seine Autobiografie "I lived To Tell It All".
• Am 23. November bitte Trace Adkins bei seinem Grand Ole Opry Debüt während der Show seine Freundin Rhonda Forlaw auf Knien um ihre Hand.

Top Hits des Jahres

Nummer-1-Hits

• 6. Januar – "Rebecca Lynn" – Bryan White
• 13. Januar – "It Matters to Me" – Faith Hill
• 3. Februar – "(If You're Not In It For Love) I'm Outta Here" – Shania Twain
• 17. Februar – "Bigger Than the Beatles" – Joe Diffie
• 2. März – "Wild Angels" – Martina McBride
• 9. März – "I'll Try" – Alan Jackson
• 16. März – "The Beaches of Cheyenne" – Garth Brooks
• 23. März – "You Can Feel Bad" – Patty Loveless
• 6. April – "To Be Loved by You" – Wynonna Judd
• 13. April – "No News" – Lonestar
• 4. Mai – "You Win My Love" – Shania Twain
• 18. Mai – "My Maria" – Brooks & Dunn
• 8. Juni – "Blue Clear Sky" – George Strait
• 22. Juni – "Time Marches On" – Tracy Lawrence
• 13. Juli – "No One Needs To Know" – Shania Twain
• 20. Juli – "Daddy's Money" – Ricochet
• 3. August – "Don't Get Me Started" – Rhett Akins
• 10. August – "Carried Away" – George Strait
• 31. August – "She Never Lets it Go to Her Heart" – Tim McGraw
• 14. September – "Guys Do it All the Time" – Mindy McCready
• 21. September – "So Much For Pretending" – Bryan White
• 5. Oktober – "Living in a Moment" – Ty Herndon
• 12. Oktober – "Believe Me Baby (I Lied)" – Trisha Yearwood
• 26. Oktober – "Like the Rain" – Clint Black
• 16. November – "Lonely Too Long" – Patty Loveless
• 23. November – "Strawberry Wine" – Deana Carter
• 7. Dezember – "Little Bitty" – Alan Jackson
• 28. Dezember – "One Way Ticket (Because I Can)" – LeAnn Rimes

Weitere Hits

• "All I Want is a Life" – Tim McGraw
• "All You Ever Do is Bring Me Down" – The Mavericks
• "Blue" – LeAnn Rimes
• "Born in the Dark" – Doug Stone
• "The Change" – Garth Brooks
• "Change My Mind" – John Berry
• "Cowboy Love" – John Michael Montgomery
• "Deep Down" – Pam Tillis
• "Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine on You" – Toby Keith
• "Every Light in the House" – Trace Adkins
• "Every Time I Get Around You" – David Lee Murphy
• "The Fear of Being Alone" – Reba McEntire
• "Giving Water to a Drowing Man" – Lee Roy Parnell
• "Goodnight Sweetheart" – David Kersh
• "Heads Carolina, Tails California" – Jo Dee Messina
• "Heart's Desire" – Lee Roy Parnell
• "Heaven Help My Heart" – Wynonna Judd
• "Holding On to Something" – Jeff Carson
• "Home" – Alan Jackson
• "Honky Tonkin's What I Do Best" – Marty Stuart and Travis Tritt
• "Hypnotize the Moon" – Clay Walker
• "I Am That Man" – Brooks & Dunn
• "I Can Still Make Cheyenne" – George Strait
• "I Do" – Paul Brandt
• "I Don't Think I Will" – James Bonamy
• "I Know She Still Loves Me" – George Strait
• "I Think About You" – Collin Raye
• "I'm Not Supposed to Love You Anymore" – Bryan White
• "I've Been Everywhere" – Johnny Cash
• "If I Were You" – Terri Clark
• "If You Loved Me" – Tracy Lawrence
• "It Wouldn't Hurt to Have Wings" – Mark Chesnutt
• "It's All in Your Head" – Diamond Rio
• "It's Midnight Cinderella" – Garth Brooks
• "It's What I Do" – Billy Dean
• "Jacob's Ladder" – Mark Wills
• "Learning as You Go" – Rick Trevino
• "Like There Ain't No Yesterday" – Blackhawk
• "Long as I Live" – John Michael Montgomery
• "Love is Stronger Than Pride" – Ricochet
• "Love Remains" – Collin Raye
• "The Maker Said Take Her" – Alabama
• "Mama Don't Get Dressed Up For Nothin'" – Brooks & Dunn
• "Me and You" – Kenny Chesney
• "Meant to Be" – Sammy Kershaw
• "More Than You'll Ever Know" – Travis Tritt
• "My Heart Has a History" – Paul Brandt
• "Not Enough Hours in the Night" – Doug Supernaw
• "Not That Different" – Collin Raye
• "On a Good Night" – Wade Hayes
• "Only on Days That End in Y" – Clay Walker
• "Poor, Poor Pittiful Me" – Terri Clark
• "Ring on Her Finger (Time on Her Hands)" – Reba McEntire
• "Running Away With My Heart" – Lonestar
• "The River and the Highway" – Pam Tillis
• "The Road You Leave Behind" – David Lee Murphy
• "Someone Else's Dream" – Faith Hill
• "Stars Over Texas" – Tracy Lawrence
• "Starting Over Again" – Reba McEntire
• "Ten Thousand Angels" – Mindy McCready
• "That Girl's Been Spying on Me" – Billy Dean
• "That Ol' Wind" – Garth Brooks
• "That's What I Get For Lovin' You" – Diamond Rio
• "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" – Neal McCoy
• "There's a Girl in Texas" – Trace Adkins
• "Too Much Fun" – Daryle Singletary
• "Treat Her Right" – Sawyer Brown
• "Vidalia" – Sammy Kershaw
• "Walkin' Away" – Diamond Rio
• "What Do I Know" – Ricochet
• "What I Meant to Say" – Wade Hayes
• "When Boy Meets Girl" – Terri Clark
• "A Woman's Touch" – Toby Keith
• "Worlds Apart" – Vince Gill
• "You Can't Lose Me" – Faith Hill
• "You Gotta Love That" – Neal McCoy
• "You're Not in Kansas Anymore" – Jo Dee Messina

Alben (Auswahl)

• "Blue Clear Sky" – George Strait (MCA Nashville)
• "Borderline" – Brooks & Dunn (Arista Nashville)
• "Did I Shave My Legs for This" – Deana Carter (Capitol Nashville)
• "High Lonesome Sound" – Vince Gill (MCA Nashville)
• "Treasures" – Dolly Parton (Rising Tide/Blue Eye)
• "Unchained" – Johnny Cash (American)

Gestorben

• 4. März – Minnie Pearl, 83, Grand Ole Opry Star, Komödiantin.
• 3. Mai – Patsy Montana, 87, erste Country-Sängerin mit einem Millionenhit ("I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart").

Neue Mitglieder der Country Music Hall of Fame

• Patsy Montana (1908–1996)
• Buck Owens (1929–2006)
• Ray Price (* 1926)

Die wichtigsten Auszeichnungen

Grammys

• Best Female Country Vocal Performance – LeAnn Rimes – Blue
• Best Male Country Vocal Performance – Vince Gill – Worlds Apart
• Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group – Brooks & Dunn – My Maria
• Best Country Collaboration With Vocals – Alison Krauss & Union Station. – High Lonesome Sound
• Best Country Instrumental Performance – Chet Atkins – Jam Man
• Best Country Song – Bill Mack – Blue
• Best Country Album – Lyle Lovett – The Road To Ensenada
• Best Bluegrass Album – Todd Phillips – True Life Blues – The Songs Of Bill Monroe

Academy of Country Music

• Entertainer Of The Year – Brooks & Dunn
• Song Of The Year – "Blue", LeAnn Rimes, Bill Mack
• Single Of The Year – "Blue", LeAnn Rimes
• Album Of The Year – Blue Clear Sky, George Strait
• Top Male Vocalist – George Strait
• Top Female Vocalist – Patty Loveless
• Top Vocal Duo – Brooks & Dunn
• Top Vocal Group – Sawyer Brown
• Top New Male Vocalist – Trace Adkins
• Top New Female Vocalist – LeAnn Rimes
• Top New Vocal Duo Or Group – Ricochet (Band)
• Video Of The Year – "I Think About You", Collin Raye

Country Music Association

• Entertainer of the Year – Brooks & Dunn
• Male Vocalist of the Year – George Strait
• Female Vocalist of the Year – Patty Loveless
• Vocal Group of the Year – The Mavericks
• Vocal Duo of the Year – Brooks & Dunn
• Horizon Award – Bryan White
• Musician of the Year – Mark O'Connor
• Vocal Event of the Year – "I Will Always Love You," Dolly Parton and Vince Gill
• Single of the Year – "Check Yes or No," George Strait
• Song of the Year – "Go Rest High on That Mountain," Vince Gill
• Album of the Year – Blue Clear Sky, George Strait
• Music Video of the Year – "My Wife Thinks You're Dead," Junior Brown (director: Michael McNamara)

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