Country-Musik 1996
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Die Liste bietet eine Übersicht über das Jahr 1996 im Genre Country-Musik.
Ereignisse
- Am 28. Juni fand die erste Ausgabe des Country Stampede Music Festivals (heute: Heartland Stampede Music Festival) statt.[1]
- Im Mai veröffentlicht George Jones seine Autobiografie I Lived to Tell It All.[2]
- Am 6. Oktober heirateten die beiden Country-Superstars Tim McGraw und Faith Hill.[3]
- Am 23. November bittet Trace Adkins bei seinem Grand Ole Opry Debüt während der Show seine Freundin Rhonda Forlaw auf Knien um ihre Hand. Die Ehe, Adkins sechste, hielt 16 Jahre.[4]
- Der deutschen Countryband Truck Stop wird die Goldene Stimmgabel verliehen.[5]
Top Hits des Jahres
Year-End-Charts
Dies ist die Top 10 der Year-End-Charts, die vom Billboard-Magazin erhoben wurde.[6]
- One Way Ticket (Because I Can) – LeAnn Rimes
- Little Bitty – Alan Jackson
- The Fear of Being Alone – Reba McEntire
- That Ol’ Wind – Garth Brooks
- Big Love – Tracy Byrd
- Nobody Knows – Kevin Sharp
- Every Light in the House – Trace Adkins
- Friends – John Michael Montgomery
- Maybe We Should Just Sleep on It – Tim McGraw
- Her Man – Gary Allan
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
Die Auswahl beschränkt sich auf Songs, die in den Country-Billboard-Charts in die Top 20 gekommen sind.[7]
| US | Singles | Artists |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Ain't Got Nothin' on Us | John Michael Montgomery |
| 5 | All I Want Is a Life | Tim McGraw |
| 13 | All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down | The Mavericks(feat. Flaco Jiménez) |
| 11 | Almost a Memory Now | BlackHawk |
| 17 | Big Guitar | BlackHawk |
| 10 | Blue | LeAnn Rimes |
| 12 | Born in the Dark | Doug Stone |
| 18 | Bury the Shovel | Clay Walker |
| 18 | By My Side | Lorrie Morgan & Jon Randall |
| 19 | The Change | Garth Brooks |
| 10 | Change My Mind | John Berry |
| 4 | Cowboy Love | John Michael Montgomery |
| 6 | Deep Down | Pam Tillis |
| 2 | Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine on You | Toby Keith |
| 2 | Every Time I Get Around You | David Lee Murphy |
| 2 | The Fear of Being Alone | Reba McEntire |
| 12 | Givin' Water to a Drowning Man | Lee Roy Parnell |
| 6 | Goodnight Sweetheart | David Kersh |
| 2 | Heads Carolina, Tails California | Jo Dee Messina |
| 3 | Heart's Desire | Lee Roy Parnell |
| 14 | Heaven Help My Heart | Wynonna |
| 14 | Heaven in My Woman's Eyes | Tracy Byrd |
| 12 | High Lonesome Sound | Vince Gill |
| 6 | Holdin‘ Onto Somethin‘ | Jeff Carson |
| 3 | Home | Alan Jackson |
| 2 | Hypnotize the Moon | Clay Walker |
| 2 | I Am That Man | Brooks & Dunn |
| 4 | I Can Still Make Cheyenne | George Strait |
| 2 | I Don't Think I Will | James Bonamy |
| 5 | I Know She Still Loves Me | George Strait |
| 3 | I Think About You | Collin Raye |
| 4 | I'm Not Supposed to Love You Anymore | Bryan White |
| 4 | If You Loved Me | Tracy Lawrence |
| 19 | It Works | Alabama |
| 7 | It Wouldn't Hurt to Have Wings | Mark Chesnutt |
| 15 | It's All in Your Head | Diamond Rio |
| 14 | It's Lonely Out There | Pam Tillis |
| 5 | It's Midnight Cinderella | Garth Brooks |
| 5 | It's What I Do | Billy Dean |
| 6 | Jacob's Ladder | Mark Wills |
| 2 | Learning as You Go | Rick Trevino |
| 3 | Like There Ain't No Yesterday | BlackHawk |
| 4 | Long as I Live | John Michael Montgomery |
| 9 | Love Is Stronger Than Pride | Ricochet |
| 12 | Love Remains | Collin Raye |
| 4 | The Maker Said Take Her | Alabama |
| 13 | Mama Don't Get Dressed Up for Nothing | Brooks & Dunn |
| 2 | Me and You | Kenny Chesney |
| 5 | Meant to Be | Sammy Kershaw |
| 3 | More Than You'll Ever Know | Travis Tritt |
| 3 | Not Enough Hours in the Night | Doug Supernaw |
| 3 | Not That Different | Collin Raye |
| 2 | On a Good Night | Wade Hayes |
| 5 | Only on Days That End in "Y" | Clay Walker |
| 13 | Out with a Bang | David Lee Murphy |
| 20 | Ready, Willing and Able | Lari White |
| 18 | Redneck 12 Days of Christmas | Jeff Foxworthy |
| 9 | Ring on Her Finger, Time on Her Hands | Reba McEntire |
| 8 | The River and the Highway | Pam Tillis |
| 5 | The Road You Leave Behind | David Lee Murphy |
| 19 | ‘Round Here | Sawyer Brown |
| 8 | Runnin' Away with My Heart | Lonestar |
| 17 | She Said Yes | Rhett Akins |
| 13 | Some Things Are Meant to Be | Linda Davis |
| 3 | Someone Else's Dream | Faith Hill |
| 2 | Stars over Texas | Tracy Lawrence |
| 19 | Starting Over Again | Reba McEntire |
| 6 | Ten Thousand Angels | Mindy McCready |
| 4 | That Girl's Been Spyin' on Me | Billy Dean |
| 4 | That Ol' Wind | Garth Brooks |
| 18 | That's Enough of That | Mila Mason |
| 4 | That's What I Get for Lovin' You | Diamond Rio |
| 4 | Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye | Neal McCoy |
| 20 | There's a Girl in Texas | Trace Adkins |
| 13 | A Thousand Times a Day | Patty Loveless |
| 4 | Too Much Fun | Daryle Singletary |
| 3 | Treat Her Right | Sawyer Brown |
| 10 | Vidalia | Sammy Kershaw |
| 2 | Walkin' Away | Diamond Rio |
| 5 | What Do I Know | Ricochet |
| 5 | What I Meant to Say | Wade Hayes |
| 12 | When a Woman Loves a Man | Lee Roy Parnell |
| 6 | A Woman's Touch | Toby Keith |
| 5 | Worlds Apart | Vince Gill |
| 6 | You Can't Lose Me | Faith Hill |
| 3 | You Gotta Love That | Neal McCoy |
| 7 | You're Not in Kansas Anymore | Jo Dee Messina |
Alben
Year-End-Charts
Dies ist die Top 10 der Year-End-Charts, die vom Billboard-Magazin erhoben wurde.[6]
- LeAnn Rimes – LeAnn Rimes
- Everything I Love – Alan Jackson
- Did I Shave My Legs for You? – Deana Carter
- What If It's You? – Reba McEntire
- The Greatest Hits – Clint Black
- The Woman in Me – Shania Twain
- Blue Clear Sky – George Strait
- Borderline – Brooks & Dunn
- What I Do the Best – John Michael Montgomery
- The Gift – Kenny Rogers
Nummer-1-Alben
- 6. Januar – Fresh Horses – Garth Brooks
- 27. Januar – The Woman in Me – Shania Twain
- 4. Mai – Borderline – Brooks & Dunn
- 11. Mai – Blue Clear Sky – George Strait
- 18. Mai – Borderline – Brooks & Dunn
- 29. Juni – The Woman in Me – Shania Twain
- 27. Juli – Blue – LeAnn Rimes
- 16. November – Everything I Love – Alan Jackson
- 30. November – What if It’s You – Reba McEntire
- 7. Dezember – Everything I Love – Alan Jackson
- 14. Dezember – Blue – LeAnn Rimes
Weitere Alben
Die Auswahl beschränkt sich auf Alben, die in den Country-Billboard-Charts in die Top 20 gekommen sind.
| US | Album | Künstler | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | The Best of Country Sing the Best of Disney | Various Artists | Walt Disney |
| 7 | Between Now and Forever | Bryan White | Asylum |
| 12 | Big Love | Tracy Byrd | MCA Nashville |
| 6 | Blue Moon | Toby Keith | A&M |
| 14 | Calm Before the Storm | Paul Brandt | Reprise |
| 18 | Christmas Volume II | Alabama | RCA Nashville |
| 3 | Crank It Up: The Music Album | Jeff Foxworthy | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Dreamin' Out Loud | Trace Adkins | Capitol Nashville |
| 6 | Everybody Knows | Trisha Yearwood | MCA Nashville |
| 9 | Faces | John Berry | Capitol Nashville |
| 9 | Full Circle | Randy Travis | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | Gettin' Out the Good Stuff | David Lee Murphy | MCA Nashville |
| 10 | The Gift | Kenny Rogers | Magnatone |
| 8 | Greater Need | Lorrie Morgan | BNA |
| 2 | Greatest Hits | Clint Black | RCA Nashville |
| 18 | Greatest Hits | Mark Chesnutt | Decca Nashville |
| 3 | High Lonesome Sound | Vince Gill | MCA Nashville |
| 18 | It's What I Do | Billy Dean | Capitol Nashville |
| 14 | IV | Diamond Rio | Arista Nashville |
| 10 | Just the Same | Terri Clark | Mercury/PolyGram |
| 17 | Learning as You Go | Rick Trevino | Columbia |
| 6 | Living in a Moment | Ty Herndon | Epic |
| 9 | Me and You | Kenny Chesney | BNA |
| 4 | Measure of a Man | Kevin Sharp | Asylum |
| 7 | Neal McCoy | Neal McCoy | Atlantic |
| 19 | Not Fade Away (Remembering Buddy Holly) | Various Artists | Decca Nashville |
| 11 | On a Good Night | Wade Hayes | Columbia |
| 3 | A Place in the World | Mary Chapin Carpenter | Columbia |
| 17 | Politics, Religion and Her | Sammy Kershaw | Mercury/PolyGram |
| 7 | The Restless Kind | Travis Tritt | Warner Bros. |
| 2 | Revelations | Wynonna | Curb/MCA Nashville |
| 14 | Ricochet | Ricochet | Columbia |
| 4 | The Road to Ensenada | Lyle Lovett | Curb |
| 19 | Shady Grove | Jerry Garcia & David Grisman | Acoustic Disc |
| 13 | Somebody New | Rhett Akins | Decca Nashville |
| 20 | Spirit | Willie Nelson | Island |
| 12 | Stars and Stripes Vol. 1 | The Beach Boys | River North |
| 5 | Ten Thousand Angels | Mindy McCready | BNA |
| 3 | Tennessee Moon | Neil Diamond | Columbia |
| 4 | Time Marches On | Tracy Lawrence | Atlantic |
| 20 | Trail of Tears | Billy Ray Cyrus | Mercury/PolyGram |
| 21 | Treasures | Dolly Parton | Rising Tide |
| 10 | The Trouble with the Truth | Patty Loveless | Epic |
| 20 | Used Heart for Sale | Gary Allan | Decca Nashville |
| 5 | What I Do the Best | John Michael Montgomery | Atlantic |
| 16 | What I Live to Do | James Bonamy | Epic |
Geboren
- 23. Juli – Danielle Bradbery, Gewinnerin der vierten Staffel von The Voice USA
Gestorben
- 17. Februar – Gus Hardlin (50), Sängerin, (All Tangled in Love mit Earl Thomas Conley)[8]
- 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).
- 16. Juni – Anthony Armstrong-Jones, 47, Country-Sänger (Take a Letter Maria)[9]
- 22. August – Oliver Lynn, 69, Ehemann von Loretta Lynn[10]
- 9. September – Bill Monroe, 84, „Father of Bluegrass“
- 10. Dezember – Faron Young, 64, bekannt als „The Hillbilly Heartthrob“ und „The Singing Sheriff“
Neue Mitglieder der Hall of Fames
International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame
Country Music Hall of Fame
- Patsy Montana (1908–1996)
- Buck Owens (1929–2006)
- Ray Price (1926–2013)
Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame
Die wichtigsten Auszeichnungen
Grammys
- Best Female Country Vocal Performance – Alison Krauss – Baby, Now That I've Found You
- Best Male Country Vocal Performance – Vince Gill – Go Rest High On That Mountain
- Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group – The Mavericks – Here Comes The Rain
- Best Country Collaboration With Vocals – Alison Krauss & Shenandoah – Somewhere In The Vicinity Of The Heart
- Best Country Instrumental Performance – Asleep At The Wheel – Hightower
- Best Country Song – Vince Gill – Go Rest High On That Mountain
- Best Country Album – Shania Twain – The Woman in Me
- Best Bluegrass Album – Nashville Bluegrass Band – Unleashed[11]
Academy of Country Music Awards
- 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
- Video Of The Year – I Think About You, Collin Raye
ARIA Awards
- Best Country Album – Home Fires (The Dead Ringer Band)
Country Music Association Awards
- 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)
Juno Awards
- Country Male Vocalist of the Year — Paul Brandt
- Country Female Vocalist of the Year — Shania Twain
- Country Group or Duo of the Year — The Rankin Family
RPM Big Country Awards
- Canadian Country Artist of the Year — Shania Twain
- Best Country Album — The Woman in Me, Shania Twain
- Best Country Single — Any Man of Mine, Shania Twain
- Top Male Vocalist — Charlie Major
- Top Female Vocalist — Shania Twain
- Top Group — Prairie Oyster
- Outstanding New Artist — Jason McCoy
- Top Country Composer(s) — Shania Twain
Billboard Music Awards
- Top Country Song – My Maria, Brooks & Dunn
- Top Country Artist – George Strait
Einzelnachweise
- ↑ Chloe Creager: Country music stampedes into Manhattan for 21 years. In: The Collegian. 22. Juni 2016, abgerufen am 27. November 2020 (amerikanisches Englisch).
- ↑ George Jones, Tom Carter: I Lived to Tell it All. Villard, 1996, ISBN 978-0-679-43869-4 (google.de [abgerufen am 27. November 2020]).
- ↑ Taysha Murtaugh: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill Just Shared a Bunch of Never-Before-Seen Photos in Honor of Their Anniversary. 7. Oktober 2020, abgerufen am 27. November 2020 (amerikanisches Englisch).
- ↑ Remember Trace Adkins' Third Wife Who Helped Him Launch His Career? [PICTURES]. In: Country Thang Daily. Abgerufen am 27. November 2020 (amerikanisches Englisch).
- ↑ Truck Stop GbR – Germany: Truck Stop – Europes No. I Country & Western Band :: Biografie. Abgerufen am 27. November 2020.
- ↑ a b Nielsen Business Media Inc: Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc., 28. Dezember 1996, S. 37 (google.de [abgerufen am 27. November 2020]).
- ↑ Hot Country Songs Chart. In: Billboard.com. Abgerufen am 18. November 2020.
- ↑ Country Singer Dies in Crash. In: The Oklahoman. 18. Februar 1996, abgerufen am 27. November 2020 (amerikanisches Englisch).
- ↑ Anthony Armstrong-Jones. In: chartrecords.net. Abgerufen am 27. November 2020.
- ↑ Oliver Lynn And His Turbulent Marriage With Loretta Lynn [PICTURES]. In: Country Thang Daily. Abgerufen am 27. November 2020 (amerikanisches Englisch).
- ↑ 38st Grammy Awards - 1996. In: Rock On The Net. Abgerufen am 20. Juni 2022 (englisch).
