Country-Musik 1971

Die Liste bietet e​ine Übersicht über d​as Jahr 1971 i​m 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

Neue Mitglieder der Country Music Hall of Fame

• Arthur Edward Satherley (1889–1986)

Die wichtigsten Auszeichnungen

Grammys

• Best Female Country Vocal Performance – "Help Me Make it Through the Night", Sammi Smith.
• Best Male Country Vocal Performance – "When You're Hot, You're Hot", Jerry Reed.
• Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal – "After the Fire is Gone", Conway Twitty und Loretta Lynn.
• Best Country Instrumental Performance – "Snowbird", Chet Atkins.
• Best Country Song – "Help Me Make it Through the Night", Kris Kristofferson

Academy of Country Music

• Entertainer Of The Year – Freddie Hart
• Song Of The Year – "Easy Lovin'" – Freddie Hart – Freddie Hart
• Single Of The Year – "Easy Lovin'" – Freddie Hart
• Album Of The Year – Easy Lovin' – Freddie Hart
• Top Male Vocalist – Freddie Hart
• Top Female Vocalist – Loretta Lynn
• Top Vocal Duo – Conway Twitty und Loretta Lynn
• Top New Male Vocalist – Tony Booth
• Top New Female Vocalist – Barbara Mandrell

Country Music Association

• 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