1975 in country music

none May 2015 This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1975. 1975 1975 country music Events March 13 — The rocky marriage of George Jones and Tammy Wynette ends in divorce. July 17 — A Russian-language version of Conway Twitty's 1970 hit, "Hello Darlin'" is played and broadcast to a worldwide audience as part of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project. The song, which in Russian was called "Privet Radost," is a "gesture of goodwill" from the Apollo crew to the Soviet Union's Soyuz crew. Twitty worked with a language professor from the University of Oklahoma to record the phonetic Russian version of the song.Oermann, Robert K. "The Conway Twitty Collection," liner notes (booklet included with The Conway Twitty Collection 4-disc set). MCA Special Products, 1994). August 8 — While mountain climbing at Ajax Mountain, Montana, Hank Williams, Jr. is involved in a catastrophic accident. He tumbles nearly 500 feet and is critically injured, suffering numerous facial and head injuries. His recovery takes nearly two years, during which time he undergoes a major cosmetic — and musical — overhaul. October — The defining moment in the recent debate over what defines country music – and each side's vision of the genre – comes at the Country Music Association awards. Charlie Rich, the 1974 CMA Entertainer of the Year, was selected to name the new Entertainer of the Year. When he opened the envelope, he took out his cigarette lighter, lighted the piece of paper with the winner's name on fire, and disgustedly announced the winner: "My good friend John Denver!" Denver, who was not present, was humbled at his award (but didn't know until later about Rich's actions). No dates The deaths of three country music legends — Bob Wills, George Morgan and Lefty Frizzell — leave a huge void among fans. During a CBS documentary recorded and realised this year, Doolittle Lynn, husband of Loretta Lynn tells the world he “wants his wife to come home.” Six songs that reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart also reach the top of the Hot 100 chart: "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" by B. J. Thomas; "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" by Freddy Fender; "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" and "I'm Sorry," both by John Denver; "Rhinestone Cowboy" by Glen Campbell; and "Convoy" by C. W. McCall. In addition, several other songs that reach the top on one of the charts does very well on the other, including "Have You Never Been Mellow" and "Please Mr. Please" by Olivia Newton-John; "I'm Not Lisa" by Jessi Colter; Fender's "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights"; and "When Will I Be Loved" by Linda Ronstadt. Top hits of the year Number-one hits United States (as certified by Billboard) DateSingle NameArtistWks. No.1CAN peakSpec. NoteJanuary 4The DoorGeorge Jones1January 11Ruby BabyBilly "Crash" Craddock12January 18Kentucky GamblerMerle Haggard1January 25(I'd Be) A Legend in My TimeRonnie Milsap1February 1City LightsMickey Gilley12Cover of Ray Price's #1 song in 1958.February 8Then Who Am ICharley Pride1February 15Devil in the BottleT. G. Sheppard1[A]February 22I CareTom T. Hall16March 1It's Time to Pay the FiddlerCal Smith1[B]March 8Linda on My MindConway Twitty1March 15Before the Next Teardrop FallsFreddy Fender2[A]March 29The Bargain StoreDolly Parton13April 5I Just Can't Get Her Out of My MindJohnny Rodriguez13April 12Always Wanting YouMerle Haggard23April 26Blanket on the GroundBillie Jo Spears12[C]May 3Roll On Big MamaJoe Stampley1May 10She's Actin' Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles)Gary Stewart14[C]May 17(Hey Won't You Play) AnotherSomebody Done Somebody Wrong SongB. J. Thomas12[A]May 24I'm Not LisaJessi Colter1[C]May 31Thank God I'm a Country BoyJohn Denver1June 7Window Up AboveMickey Gilley1June 14When Will I Be LovedLinda Ronstadt1[A]June 21You're My Best FriendDon Williams1June 28Tryin' to Beat the Morning HomeT. G. Sheppard12July 5Lizzie and the RainmanTanya Tucker1July 12Movin' OnMerle Haggard115July 19Touch the HandConway Twitty28August 2Just Get Up and Close the DoorJohnny Rodriguez12August 9Wasted Days and Wasted NightsFreddy Fender22August 23Rhinestone CowboyGlen Campbell3[1], [2] Returned to Number One on September 13.September 6Feelins'Conway Twittyand Loretta Lynn12September 20Daydreams About Night ThingsRonnie Milsap22October 4Blue Eyes Crying in the RainWillie Nelson22[A]October 18Hope You're Feelin' Me (Like I'm Feelin' You)Charley Pride12October 25San Antonio StrollTanya Tucker12November 1(Turn Out the Light And) Love Me TonightDon Williams15November 8I'm SorryJohn Denver14[B]November 15Are You Sure Hank Done It This WayWaylon Jennings121November 22RockyDickey Lee19[C]November 29It's All in the MoviesMerle Haggard111December 6Secret LoveFreddy Fender1December 13Love Put a Song in My HeartJohnny Rodriguez13[B]December 20ConvoyC. W. McCall64[C] No. 1 song of 1976, as determined by Billboard. Notes 1^ No. 1 song of the year, as determined by Billboard. 2^ Song dropped from No. 1 and later returned to top spot. A^ First Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist. B^ Last Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist. C^ Only Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist to date. Canada (as certified by RPM) DateSingle NameArtistWks. No.1U.S. peakSpec. NoteJanuary 11We're OverJohnny Rodriguez13[B]January 18What a Man My Man IsLynn Anderson1[B]January 25The DoorGeorge Jones1February 1Big Red JimmyJerry Warren1—[C]February 8Kentucky GamblerMerle Haggard1February 15(I'd Be) A Legend in My TimeRonnie Milsap1February 22Then Who Am ICharley Pride1March 1Devil in the BottleT. G. Sheppard1[A] RPM didn't publish on March 8.March 15It's Time to Pay the FiddlerCal Smith1[C]March 22Linda on My MindConway Twitty1March 29Before the Next Teardrop FallsFreddy Fender1[A]April 5Everybody's Going to the CountryHank Smith1—[B]April 12Have You Never Been MellowOlivia Newton-John13April 19The PillLoretta Lynn25May 3I've Never Been This Far BeforeCarroll Baker1—[A]May 10Still Thinkin' 'bout YouBilly "Crash" Craddock14May 17Roll On Big MamaJoe Stampley1[C]May 24Thank God I'm a Country BoyJohn Denver2[1]June 7Window Up AboveMickey Gilley1[A]June 14I'm Not LisaJessi Colter1[C]June 21I Ain't All BadCharley Pride16June 28You're My Best FriendDon Williams1[A]July 5Lizzie and the RainmanTanya Tucker1July 12Reconsider MeNarvel Felts12[C]July 19When Will I Be LovedLinda Ronstadt1[A]July 26Yellow House of LovePatti MacDonnell1—[C]August 2The Hungry Fire of LoveCarroll Baker1—August 9Down by the Henry MooreMurray McLauchlan1—[C]August 16Every Time You Touch Me (I Get High)Charlie Rich13August 23The SeekerDolly Parton12August 30Rhinestone CowboyGlen Campbell1September 6Please Mr. PleaseOlivia Newton-John15September 13The First TimeFreddie Hart12September 20I'll Go to My Grave Loving YouThe Statler Brothers13[A]September 27If I Could Only Win Your LoveEmmylou Harris14[A]October 4Say Forever You'll Be MineDolly Parton andPorter Wagoner35[B] – Porter WagonerOctober 25Third Rate RomanceAmazing Rhythm Aces111[C] RPM didn't publish between November 1 and December 13.December 20Secret LoveFreddy Fender2 Notes 1^ No. 1 song of the year, as determined by RPM. A^ First RPM No. 1 hit for that artist. B^ Last RPM No. 1 hit for that artist. C^ Only RPM No. 1 hit for that artist. Other major hits Singles released by American artists USCANSingleArtist193041st Street Lonely Hearts ClubBuck Owens1838AlimonyBobby Bare433All Over MeCharlie Rich1417Another WomanT. G. Sheppard2314Back in Huntsville AgainBobby Bare—12Back to Down East CountryGeorge Hamilton IV—10Bad NewsGeorge Hamilton IV74Bandy the Rodeo ClownMoe Bandy713The Best Way I Know HowMel Tillis5120The Biggest Parakeets in TownJud Strunk1230Billy, Get Me a WomanJoe Stampley1116Bouquet of RosesMickey Gilley56Brass BucklesBarbi Benton2215The Busiest Memory in TownDickey Lee19—Carolina MoonshinerPorter Wagoner1345ClassifiedC. W. McCall2920Cowboys and DaddysBobby Bare88DealTom T. Hall119Dear WomanJoe Stampley1324Don't Anyone Make Love at Home AnymoreMoe Bandy42Don't Cry JoniConway Twitty and Joni Lee1514Don't Let the Good Times Fool YouMelba Montgomery104Dreaming My Dreams with YouWaylon Jennings1717Even If I Have to StealMel Street1729Everything's the Same (Ain't Nothing Changed)Billy Swan1746The Farthest Thing from My MindRay Price2017Flat Natural Born Good-Timin' ManGary Stewart122For a Minute ThereJohnny Paycheck1647Forbidden AngelMel Street1221Forgive and ForgetEddie Rabbitt1017Freda Comes, Freda GoesBobby G. Rice107From Barroom to BedroomsDavid Wills168From Woman to WomanTommy Overstreet1245Funny How Time Slips AwayNarvel Felts841Great ExpectationsBuck Owens1021He Took Me for a RideLaCosta1328He Turns It into Love AgainLynn Anderson810He's My RockBrenda Lee168Heart to HeartRoy Clark1329Hello I Love YouJohnny Russell148Hello Little BluebirdDonna Fargo1649Here I Am in DallasFaron Young105HomeLoretta Lynn1512Hoppy, Gene and MeRoy Rogers1419HurtConnie Cato1810I Believe the South Is Gonna Rise AgainTanya Tucker1320I Can Still Hear the Music in the RestroomJerry Lee Lewis26I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)Linda Ronstadt412I Like BeerTom T. Hall106I Love the Blues and the Boogie WoogieBilly "Crash" Craddock1142I Should Have Married YouEddie Rabbitt13—I Still Believe in Fairy TalesTammy Wynette1416I Still Feel the Same About YouBill Anderson9—I Want to Hold You in My Dreams TonightStella Parton2047I Wonder Whose Baby (You Are Now)Jerry Wallace520I'd Like to Sleep Til I Get Over YouFreddie Hart923I'll Still Love YouJim Weatherly99I'm a BelieverTommy Overstreet1331I've Got My Baby on My MindConnie Smith144I've Never Loved Anyone MoreLynn Anderson712It Do Feel GoodDonna Fargo77It Was Always So Easy (To Find an Unhappy Woman)Moe Bandy16—It's a Sin When You Love SomebodyGlen Campbell2313It's All Over NowCharlie Rich96It’s MidnightElvis Presley127Jason's FarmCal Smith1411Lady Came from BaltimoreJohnny Cash1821Let's Sing Our SongJerry Reed1032The Letter That Johnny Walker ReadAsleep at the Wheel45Like Old Times AgainRay Price54Little Band of GoldSonny James69A Little Bit South of SaskatoonSonny James1717Look at Them BeansJohnny Cash33Love in the Hot AfternoonGene Watson546Love Is a RoseLinda Ronstadt2047Love Is StrangeBuck Owens and Susan Raye610Loving You Will Never Grow OldLois Johnson820Lyin' EyesEagles2032MathildaDonny King2120Memories of UsGeorge Jones2017Mississippi You're on My MindStoney Edwards32MistyRay Stevens197The Most Wanted Woman in TownRoy Head1427My BoyElvis Presley35My Elusive DreamsCharlie Rich32My Woman's ManFreddie Hart2114Oh BoyDiana Trask1148One Monkey Don't Stop No ShowLittle David Wilkins410Out of HandGary Stewart87PennyJoe Stampley1718Pictures on PaperJeris Ross1417Poor Sweet BabyJean Shepard218Rainy Day WomanWaylon Jennings617Rock on BabyBrenda Lee3219Roll You Like a WheelMickey Gilley and Barbi Benton32Roses and Other Love SongsRay Price15—She Even Woke Me Up to Say GoodbyeRonnie Milsap135She Talked a Lot About TexasCal Smith10—Since I Met You BabyFreddy Fender1343Smokey Mountain MemoriesMel Street1717Someone Cares for YouRed Steagall19—Something Better to DoOlivia Newton-John1836Soulful WomanKenny O'Dell1811SpringTanya Tucker2017Stay Away from the Apple TreeBillie Jo Spears1917Stoned at the JukeboxHank Williams, Jr.175Storms Never LastDottsy1518Susan When She TriedThe Statler Brothers716Sweet SurrenderJohn Denver2419ThanksBill Anderson64That's When My Woman BeginsTommy Overstreet814There I Said ItMargo Smith105There's a Song on the JukeboxDavid Wills109These Days (I Barely Get By)George Jones1915This House Runs on SunshineLaCosta42The Ties That BindDon Williams1625The Tip of My FingersJean Shepard9—Today I Started Loving You AgainSammi Smith63Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to CryRonnie Milsap1126T-R-O-U-B-L-EElvis Presley9—U.S. of A.Donna Fargo63Warm Side of YouFreddie Hart94We Used ToDolly Parton1110Western ManLaCosta103What in the World's Come Over YouSonny James511What's Happened to Blue EyesJessi Colter98Whatcha Gonna Do with a Dog Like ThatSusan Raye54Where Love BeginsGene Watson148Whoever Turned You On, Forgot to Turn You OffLittle David Wilkins1520Why Don't You Love MeConnie Smith1246Wolf Creek PassC. W. McCall45Woman in the Back of My MindMel Tillis1013Word GamesBilly Walker913Write Me a LetterBobby G. Rice617Wrong Road AgainCrystal Gayle1446You Are the OneMel Tillis and Sherry Bryce49(You Make Me Want to Be a) MotherTammy Wynette84You Never Even Called Me by My NameDavid Allan Coe1522You're Not the Woman You Used to BeGary Stewart Singles released by Canadian artists USCANSingleArtist—13Anna MarieSusan Jacks—14Any Dream Will DoCarlton Showband—6Born to Be a GypsyTommy Hunter—17The BricklinCharles Russell—15Bright Side of TomorrowBlack Creek—20City of TearsMarg Osburne—9Country PrideRick Newfield—9Did You Hear My SongMercey Brothers—19Easy Listenin'Tim Daniels—3Fly Raven FlyBruce Miller—10Follow Your HeartJim and Don Haggart—4Give My Love to Lady CanadaBobby G. Griffith—7God's People Are OneDianne Leigh—9Goodbye Old ManChristenson Brothers—18I Am the WordsFamily Brown—14I Knew Her ThenRay Francis—20Knock on My DoorDarlene Madill—12Life and Love and YouR. Harlan Smith—19Lonely WillowLee Roy—10Maybe TonightMurray McLauchlan—5Mother, Love and CountryDick Damron—13One More for the RoadCountry Edition—4Ooo MamaJerry Palmer—12Pasadena's on My MindLynn Jones—16Roll It on HomewardLinda Brown2620SanctuaryRonnie Prophet—15She's My Greatest BlessingIan Tyson—9Someone SpecialCanadian Zephyr—15Summer of Our LoveBruce Miller—20Sunshine LadyBob Ruzicka—4Sure Feels GoodTim Daniels—16That's Why I'm in Love with LifeRoy Payne—16A Touch of GodFamily Brown16—What Time of DayBilly Thunderkloud & the Chieftones—13What'll I DoGary Buck Top new album releases AlbumArtistRecord LabelThe Bargain StoreDolly PartonRCABlanket on the GroundBillie Jo SpearsUnited ArtistsCharleyCharley PrideRCADreaming My DreamsWaylon JenningsRCAThe Happiness of Having YouCharley PrideRCAHave You Never Been MellowOlivia Newton-JohnMCAI'm Jessi ColterJessi ColterCapitolPieces of the SkyEmmylou HarrisReprisePrisoner in DisguiseLinda RonstadtAsylumRed Headed StrangerWillie NelsonColumbiaRhinestone CowboyGlen CampbellCapitolDolly: The Seeker/We Used ToDolly PartonRCASomebody Loves YouCrystal GayleUnited ArtistsTanya TuckerTanya TuckerMCA Other new album releases AlbumArtistRecord LabelBefore the Next Teardrop FallsFreddy FenderABC/DotCarolina CousinsDottie WestRCA Country GirlJody MillerEpicDon't Let the Good Times Fool YouMelba MontgomeryElektraDreaming My DreamsWaylon JenningsRCAEvery Time I Turn the Radio On/Talk to Me OhioBill AndersonMCAHank Williams Jr. and FriendsHank Williams Jr.MGMHigh Priest of Country MusicConway TwittyMCAHoney on His HandsJeanne PruettMCAI Want to Hold You in My Dreams TonightStella PartonSoul, Country and Blues Inc.Legend in My TimeRonnie MilsapRCAMargo SmithMargo Smith20th Century FoxNight ThingsRonnie MilsapRCAOld No. 1Guy ClarkRCAPieces of the SkyEmmylou HarrisReprisePoor Sweet Baby...And Ten More Bill Anderson SongsJean ShepardUnited ArtistsSincerely, Brenda LeeBrenda LeeMCAVocal Group of the DecadeTompall Glaser and the Glaser BrothersMGMOut of HandGary StewartRCA Births June 15 — Rachel Proctor, singer-songwriter best known for her 2004 hit "Me and Emily" August 11 — Chris Cummings, Canadian country singer of 1990s and 2000s September 13 — Joe Don Rooney, member of Rascal Flatts November 20 — Dierks Bentley, new traditionalist-styled singer of the 2000s November 30 — Mindy McCready, popular country singer from the late 1990s (died 2013) December 18 — Randy Houser, late-2000s singer Deaths February 4 — Louis Jordan, 66, jazz and rhythm & blues pioneer who became the first African-American performer to have a No. 1 hit on the Billboard country charts (1944's "Ration Blues") (heart attack). February 17 — A.C. "Eck" Robertson, 88, pioneering American fiddle player, widely considered the first fiddler and country musician to record commercially. May 13 — Bob Wills, 70, leader of the Texas Playboys (complications from a stroke). July 7 — George Morgan, 51, country crooner of the late 1940s and early 1950s, Grand Ole Opry favorite and father of Lorrie Morgan (heart attack). July 19 — Lefty Frizzell, 47, honky-tonk pioneer of the 1950s (stroke). November 3 — Audrey Williams, 52, mother of Hank Williams Jr. (and ex-wife of Hank Williams Sr.) Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees Minnie Pearl (1912–1996) Major awards Grammy Awards Best Female Country Vocal Performance — "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love with You)", Linda Ronstadt Best Male Country Vocal Performance — "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain", Willie Nelson Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal — "Lover Please", Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge Best Country Instrumental Performance — "The Entertainer", Chet Atkins Best Country Song — "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song", Chips Moman and Larry Butler (Performer: B. J. Thomas) Juno Awards Country Male Vocalist of the Year — Stompin' Tom Connors Country Female Vocalist of the Year — Anne Murray Country Group or Duo of the Year — Carlton Showband Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year — Loretta Lynn Song of the Year — "Rhinestone Cowboy," Larry Weiss (Performer: Glen Campbell) Single of the Year — "Rhinestone Cowboy," Glen Campbell Album of the Year — Feelins', Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty Top Male Vocalist — Conway Twitty Top Female Vocalist — Loretta Lynn Top Vocal Duo — Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn Top New Male Vocalist — Freddy Fender Top New Female Vocalist — Crystal Gayle Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year — John Denver Song of the Year — "Back Home Again", John Denver (Performer: John Denver) Single of the Year — "Before the Next Teardrop Falls", Freddy Fender Album of the Year — A Legend in My Time, Ronnie Milsap Male Vocalist of the Year — Waylon Jennings Female Vocalist of the Year — Dolly Parton Vocal Duo of the Year — Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn Vocal Group of the Year — The Statler Brothers Instrumentalist of the Year — Johnny Gimble Instrumental Group of the Year — Roy Clark and Buck Trent Hollywood Walk of Fame Country stars honored in 1975 Rex Allen and Roy Clark Further reading Kingsbury, Paul, "The Grand Ole Opry: History of Country Music. 70 Years of the Songs, the Stars and the Stories," Villard Books, Random House; Opryland USA, 1995 Kingsbury, Paul, "Vinyl Hayride: Country Music Album Covers 1947–1989," Country Music Foundation, 2003 (0-8118-3572-3) Millard, Bob, "Country Music: 70 Years of America's Favorite Music," HarperCollins, New York, 1993 (0-06-273244-7) Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs 1944–2005 – 6th Edition." 2005. References Other links Country Music Association Inductees of the Country Music Hall of Fame External links Country Music Hall of Fame Country Category:Country music by year