Country-Musik 1976

Die Liste bietet eine Übersicht über das Jahr 1976 im Genre Country-Musik.

Top Hits des Jahres

Nummer-1-Hits

31. Januar – This Time I've Hurt Her More Than She Loves Me – Conway Twitty
7. Februar – Sometimes – Bill Anderson und Mary Lou Turner
14. Februar – The White Knight – Cledus Maggard & the Citizen's Band
21. Februar – Good Hearted Woman – Waylon Jennings und Willie Nelson
13. März – The Roots of My Raising – Merle Haggard and the Strangers
20. März – Faster Horses (The Cowboy and the Poet) – Tom T. Hall
27. März – Til the Rivers All Run Dry – Don Williams
3. April – You'll Lose a Good Thing – Freddy Fender
10. April – Til I Can Make it On My Own – Tammy Wynette
17. April – Drinkin' My Baby (Off My Mind) – Eddie Rabbitt
24. April – Together Again – Emmylou Harris
1. Mai – Don't the Girls All Get Prettier at Closing Time – Mickey Gilley
8. Mai – My Eyes Can Only See As Far as You – Charley Pride
15. Mai – What Goes On When the Sun Goes Down – Ronnie Milsap
22. Mai – After All the Good is Gone – Conway Twitty
29. Mai – One Piece at a Time – Johnny Cash
12. Juni – I'll Get Over You – Crystal Gayle
19. Juni – El Paso City – Marty Robbins
3. Juli – All These Things – Joe Stampley
10. Juli – The Door is Always Open – Dave & Sugar
17. Juli – Teddy Bear – Red Sovine
7. August – Golden Ring – George Jones und Tammy Wynette
14. August – Say it Again – Don Williams
21. August – Bring it on Home to Me – Mickey Gilley
28. August – I'm a Stand by Your Woman Man – Ronnie Milsap
11. September – I Don't Want to Have to Marry You – Jim Ed Brown und Helen Cornelius
25. September – If You've Got the Money I've Got the Time – Willie Nelson
2. Oktober – Here's Some Love – Tanya Tucker
9. Oktober – The Games That Daddies Play – Conway Twitty
16. Oktober – You and Me – Tammy Wynette
30. Oktober – Among My Souvenirs – Marty Robbins
6. November – Cherokee Maiden – Merle Haggard and the Strangers
13. November – Somebody Somewhere (Don't Know What He's Missin' Tonight) – Loretta Lynn
27. November – Good Woman Blues – Mel Tillis
11. Dezember – Thinkin' of a Rendezvous – Johnny Duncan
25. Dezember – Sweet Dreams (Of You) – Emmylou Harris

Weitere große Hits

9,999,999 Tears – Dickey Lee
After the Storm – Wynn Stewart
Afternoon Delight – Johnny Carver
All I Can Do – Dolly Parton
Amazing Grace (Used to be Her Favorite Song) – Amazing Rhythm Aces
Angels, Roses and Rain – Dickey Lee
The Blind Man in the Bleachers – Kenny Starr
Broken Lady – Larry Gatlin
Can't You See – Waylon Jennings
Come On Over – Olivia Newton-John
Don't Believe My Heart Can Stand Another You – Tanya Tucker
Don't Pull Your Love/Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye (Medley) – Glen Campbell
Don't Stop Believin – Olivia Newton-John
The End is Not in Sight (The Cowboy Song) – Amazing Rhythm Aces
Fly Away – John Denver
God Bless America Again – Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
Hank Williams You Wrote My Life – Moe Bandy
Her Name Is ... – George Jones
Hillbilly Heart – Johnny Rodriguez
Home Made Love – Tom Bresh
I Couldn't Be Me Without You – Johnny Rodriguez
I Wonder if I Ever Said Goodbye – Johnny Rodriguez
I'll Be Your San Antonio Rose – Dottsy
I'm Gonna Love You – Dave & Sugar
If I Had To Do it All Over Again – Roy Clark
I.O.U. – Jimmy Dean
Is Forever Longer Than Always – Porter Wagoner und Dolly Parton
Just in Case – Ronnie Milsap
Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got) – Kenny Rogers
Let Your Love Flow – Bellamy Brothers
The Letter – Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
Livin' it Down – Freddy Fender
Lonely Teardrops – Narvel Felts
Love Lifted Me – Kenny Rogers
Love Revival – Mel Tillis
Me and Ole C.B. – Dave Dudley
Mental Revenge – Mel Tillis and the Statesiders
Misty Blue – Billie Jo Spears
One of These Days – Emmylou Harris
Queen of the Silver Dollar – Dave & Sugar
Remember Me (When the Candlelights are Gleaming) – Willie Nelson
Save All Your Kisses For Me – Margo Smith
Show Me a Man – T.G. Sheppard
Somebody Loves You – Crystal Gayle
Standing Room Only – Barbara Mandrell
Stranger – Johnny Duncan
Suspicious Minds – Waylon Jennings und Jessi Colter
Thank Got I've Got You – Statler Brothers
That's What Made Me Love You – Bill Anderson
('Til) I Kissed You – Connie Smith
Tracks of My Tears – Linda Ronstadt
Vaya Con Dios – Freddy Fender
Walk Softly – Billy "Crash" Craddock
What I've Got in Mind – Billie Jo Spears
The Winner – Bobby Bare
You Could Know as Much About a Stranger – Gene Watson
You Rubbed it In All Wrong – Billy "Crash" Craddock
You've Got Me to Hold On To – Tanya Tucker

Alben (Auswahl)

Alone Again – George Jones
Their Greatest Hits: 1971–1975 – The Eagles
Till I Can Make it on My Own – Tammy Wynette
Wanted! The Outlaws – Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Tompall Glaser und Jessi Colter

Geboren

09. Januar – Hayes Carll
17. März – Keifer Thompson
26. Mai – Brenn Hill
04. Juni – Kasey Chambers
18. Juni – Blake Shelton
17. Juli – Luke Bryan
26. November – Joe Nichols

Gestorben

28. Januar – Charles Ray „Skeeter“ Clayton Willis^[1]

Neue Mitglieder der Hall of Fames

Country Music Hall of Fame

Paul Cohen
Kitty Wells

Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame

Bedeutende Auszeichnungen

Grammy Awards

Best Female Country Vocal Performance – Linda Ronstadt – I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love With You)
Best Male Country Vocal Performance – Willie Nelson – Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group – Rita Coolidge und Kris Kristofferson – Lover Please
Best Country Instrumental Performance – Chet Atkins – The Entertainer
Best Country Song – (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song, Larry Butler, Chips Moman (Songwriters) und B.J. Thomas (Performer)^[3]

Academy of Country Music

Entertainer Of The Year – Loretta Lynn
Song Of The Year – Rhinestone Cowboy – Glen Campbell – Larry Weiss
Single Of The Year – Rhinestone Cowboy – Glen Campbell
Album Of The Year – Feelings – Loretta Lynn Conway Twitty
Top Male Vocalist – Conway Twitty
Top Female Vocalist – Loretta Lynn
Top Vocal Duo – Conway Twitty und Loretta Lynn
Top New Male Vocalist – Freddy Fender
Top New Female Vocalist – Crystal Gayle

Country Music Association

Entertainer of the Year – Mel Tillis
Male Vocalist of the Year – Ronnie Milsap
Female Vocalist of the Year – Dolly Parton
Instrumental Group of the Year – Roy Clark & Buck Trent
Vocal Group of the Year – Statler Brothers
Vocal Duo of the Year – Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson
Single of the Year – Good Hearted Woman – Waylon Jennings & Willie Nelson
Song of the Year – Rhinestone Cowboy – Larry Weiss
Album of the Year – Wanted! The Outlaws – Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Tompall Glaser, und Jessi Colter
Instrumentalist of the Year – Hargus „Pig“ Robbins

American Music Awards

Favorite Country Male Artist – John Denver
Favorite Country Female Artist – Olivia Newton-John
Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group – Donny & Marie Osmond
Favorite Country Album – Back Home Again – John Denver
Favorite Country Song – Rhinestone Cowboy – Glen Campbell

Einzelnachweise

↑ Charles Ray „Skeeter“ Clayton Willis in der Datenbank Find a Grave, abgerufen am 9. März 2023 (englisch).
↑ NaSHOF Inductees By Year. In: Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. 13. August 2022, abgerufen am 13. Oktober 2022 (englisch).
↑ Grammy Awards 1976. In: Awards & Shows. Abgerufen am 13. Oktober 2022 (englisch).