Country-Musik 1974
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Die Liste bietet eine Übersicht über das Jahr 1974 im Genre Country-Musik.
Events
Eine Gruppe traditionsorientierter Country-Musiker gründet unter Führung von George Jones und Tammy Wynette die Association of Country Entertainers, um sich gegen die zunehmenden Pop-Einflüsse zu wehren.
Top Hits des Jahres
Nummer-1-Hits
- 19. Januar – "I Love" – Tom T. Hall
- 2. Februar – "Jolene" – Dolly Parton
- 9. Februar – "World of Make Believe" – Bill Anderson
- 16. Februar – "That’s the Way Love Goes" – Johnny Rodriguez
- 23. Februar – "Another Lonely Song" – Tammy Wynette
- 9. März – "There Won’t Be Anymore" – Charlie Rich
- 23. März – "There’s a Honky Tonk Angel (Who’ll Take Me Back In)" – Conway Twitty
- 30. März – "Would You Lay With Me (In a Field of Stone)" – Tanya Tucker
- 6. April – "A Very Special Love Song" – Charlie Rich
- 27. April – "Hello Love" – Hank Snow
- 4. Mai – "Things Aren’t Funny Anymore" – Merle Haggard and the Strangers
- 11. Mai – "Is it Wrong (For Loving You)" – Sonny James
- 18. Mai – "Country Bumpkin" – Cal Smith
- 25. Mai – "No Charge" – Melba Montgomery
- 1. Juni – "Pure Love" – Ronnie Milsap
- 8. Juni – "I Will Always Love You" – Dolly Parton
- 15. Juni – "I Don’t See Me in Your Eyes Anymore" – Charlie Rich
- 22. Juni – "This Time" – Waylon Jennings
- 29. Juni – "Room Full of Roses" – Mickey Gilley
- 6. Juli – "He Thinks I Still Care" – Anne Murray
- 20. Juli – "Marie Laveux" – Bobby Bare
- 27. Juli – "You Can’t Be a Beacon if Your Light Don’t Shine" – Donna Fargo
- 3. August – "Rub it In" – Billy „Crash“ Craddock
- 17. August – "As Soon as I Hang Up the Phone" – Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
- 24. August – "The Old Man From the Mountain" – Merle Haggard and the Strangers
- 31. August – "The Grand Tour" – George Jones
- 7. September – "Please Don’t Tell Me How the Story Ends" – Ronnie Milsap
- 21. September – "I Wouldn’t Want to Live If You Didn’t Love Me" – Don Williams
- 28. September – "I’m a Rambin’ Man" – Waylon Jennings
- 5. Oktober – "I Love My Friend" – Charlie Rich
- 12. Oktober – "Please Don’t Stop Lovin’ Me" – Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton
- 19. Oktober – "I See the ‚Want-To‘ In Your Eyes" – Conway Twitty
- 2. November – "I Overlooked an Orchid" – Mickey Gilley
- 9. November – "Love is Like a Butterfly" – Dolly Parton
- 16. November – "Country Is" – Tom T. Hall
- 23. November – "Trouble in Paradise" – Loretta Lynn
- 30. November – "Back Home Again" – John Denver
- 7. Dezember – "She Called Me Baby" – Charlie Rich
- 14. Dezember – "I Can Help" – Billy Swan
- 28. Dezember – "What a Man My Man Is" – Lynn Anderson
Weitere Hits
- "A Mi Esposa Con Amor (To My Wife With Love)" – Sonny James
- "After the Fire is Gone" – Willie Nelson and Tracy Nelson
- "Annie's Song" – John Denver
- "Big Four Poster Bed" – Brenda Lee
- "Bloody Mary Mornin’" – Willie Nelson
- "Bonaparte's Retreat" – Glen Campbell
- "Boney Fingers" – Hoyt Axton
- "Bring Back Your Love to Me" – Don Gibson
- "Can't You Feel It" – David Houston
- "Come Monday" – Jimmy Buffett
- "Daddy, What If?" – Bobby Bare with Bobby Bare Jr.
- "Dance With Me (Just One More Time)" – Johnny Rodriguez
- "Hey Loretta" – Loretta Lynn
- "Honeymoon Feelin’" – Roy Clark
- "I Honestly Love You" – Olivia Newton-John
- "I Never Go Around Mirrors" – Lefty Frizzell
- "I Love You, I Love You" – David Houston and Barbara Mandrell
- "I’ll Think of Something" – Hank Williams Jr.
- "I'll Try a Little Bit Harder" – Donna Fargo
- "I'm Not Through Loving You Yet" – Conway Twitty
- "If You Love Me (Let Me Know)" – Olivia Newton-John
- "It'll Come Back" – Red Sovine
- "(It's a) Monster's Holiday" – Buck Owens
- "It's That Time of the Night" – Jim Ed Brown
- "Last Time I Saw Him" – Dottie West
- "A Love Song" – Anne Murray
- "The Man That Turned My Mama On" – Tanya Tucker
- "Memory Maker" – Mel Tillis and the Statesiders
- "Midnight, Me and the Blues" – Mel Tillis and the Statesiders
- "Mississippi Cotton-Pickin' Delta Town" – Charley Pride
- "The Older the Violin the Sweeter the Music" – Hank Thompson
- "Old Home Fill-er Up An' Keep On A-Truckin' Café" – C. W. McCall
- "Once You’ve Had the Best" – George Jones
- "One Day at a Time" – Don Gibson
- "Ragged Old Flag" – Johnny Cash
- "Some Kind of Woman" – Faron Young
- "Something" – Johnny Rodriguez
- "Sometime Sunshine" – Jim Ed Brown
- "Somewhere Between Love and Tomorrow" – Roy Clark
- "The South's Gonna Do it Again" – Charlie Daniels Band
- "Song and Dance Man" – Johnny PayCheck
- "Stomp Them Grapes" – Mel Tillis and the Statesiders
- "The Streak" – Ray Stevens
- "Sundown" – Gordon Lightfoot
- "Sweet Magnolia Blossom" – Billy „Crash“ Craddock
- "That Girl Who Waits on Tables" – Ronnie Milsap
- "That Song is Driving Me Crazy" – Tom T. Hall
- "They Don’t Make ’Em Like My Daddy" – Loretta Lynn
- "We Could" – Charley Pride
- "We Should Be Together" – Don Williams
- "(We’re Not) the Jet Set" – George Jones and Tammy Wynette
- "We're Over" – Johnny Rodriguez
- "When the Morning Comes" – Hoyt Axton
- "Who Left the Door to Heaven Open" – Hank Thompson
- "Wrong Ideas" – Brenda Lee
Alben (Auswahl)
- Back Home Again – John Denver (RCA)
- Honky Tonk Amnesia – Moe Bandy
- Phases and Stages – Willie Nelson (Atlantic)
- Sundown – Gordon Lightfoot
- This Time – Waylon Jennings (RCA)
Geboren
- 17. Februar – Bryan White, Singer-Songwriter der 1990er Jahre.
- 14. Oktober – Natalie Maines, Lead-Sängerin der Dixie Chicks.
Gestorben
- 2. Januar – Tex Ritter, 68, Singender Cowboy
- 17. Juli – Don Rich, 32, Mitglied der Buckaroos (Begleitband von Buck Owens).
Neue Mitglieder der Country Music Hall of Fame
- Owen Bradley (1915–1998)
- Pee Wee King (1914–2000)
Die wichtigsten Auszeichnungen
Grammys
- Beste weibliche Gesangsdarbietung – Country (Best Country Vocal Performance, Female) – Let Me Be There von Olivia Newton-John
- Beste männliche Gesangsdarbietung – Country (Best Country Vocal Performance, Male) – Behind Closed Doors von Charlie Rich
- Beste Countrygesangsdarbietung eines Duos oder einer Gruppe (Best Country Vocal Performance By A Duo Or Group) – From The Bottle To The Bottom von Rita Coolidge & Kris Kristofferson
- Bestes Darbietung eines Countryinstrumentals (Best Country Instrumental Performance) – Dueling Banjos von Steve Mandell & Eric Weissberg
- Bester Countrysong (Best Country Song) – Behind Closed Doors von Charlie Rich (Autor: Kenny O'Dell)
Academy of Country Music
- Entertainer Of The Year – Mac Davis
- Song Of The Year – "Country Bumpkin" – Cal Smith – Don Wayne
- Single Of The Year – "Country Bumpkin" – Cal Smith
- Album Of The Year – Back Home Again – John Denver
- Top Male Vocalist – Merle Haggard
- Top Female Vocalist – Loretta Lynn
- Top Vocal Duo – Conway Twitty und Loretta Lynn
- Top New Male Vocalist – Mickey Gilley
- Top New Female Vocalist – Linda Ronstadt
Country Music Association Awards
- Entertainer of the Year – Charlie Rich
- Male Vocalist of the Year – Ronnie Milsap
- Female Vocalist of the Year – Olivia Newton-John
- Instrumental Group of the Year – Danny Davis & the Nashville Brass
- Vocal Group of the Year – Statler Brothers
- Vocal Duo of the Year – Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
- Single of the Year – "Country Bumpkin", Cal Smith
- Song of the Year – "Country Bumpkin", Don Wayne
- Album of the Year – A Very Special Love Song, Charlie Rich
- Instrumentalist of the Year – Don Rich
