1971 in country music

none May 2015 May 2015 This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1971. 1971 1971 country music Events No dates Seeking younger, more urban viewers, CBS cancels nearly all of its rural-themed programming. Among the most notable casualties: The Beverly Hillbillies – a sitcom which had aired since 1962, about the misadventures of an Appalachia clan who become oil tycoons. Green Acres – another sitcom about a New York attorney and his wife who move to the country and start farming. Hee Haw – the country music-variety show starring Roy Clark and Buck Owens. Fans of Hee Haw were quickly soothed when the show entered syndication in the fall. The show was an immediate success, and viewers would continue to make their weekly visit to Kornfield County for the next 20 years. Meanwhile, both The Beverly Hillbillies and Green Acres would continue to live on in syndication. ABC, also hoping to draw in younger viewers, canceled, among other shows, The Johnny Cash Show. Although not country-music oriented, The Lawrence Welk Show, which had among its older-leaning demographics country music fans, is also canceled, but like Hee Haw will be revived in the fall in syndication to great success. Up-and-coming country music star Mickey Gilley and business partner Sherwood Cryer open Gilley's, a bar/honky tonk that was featured in the 1980 movie Urban Cowboy, and became famous for featuring up-and-coming country acts and its mechanical bulls. Top hits of the year Number one hits United States (as certified by Billboard) DateSingle NameArtistWks. No.1CAN peakSpec. NoteJanuary 30Flesh and BloodJohnny Cash1February 6JoshuaDolly Parton12ref_A[A]February 13Help Me Make It Through the NightSammi Smith3ref_C[C]March 6I'd Rather Love YouCharley Pride3March 27After the Fire Is GoneConway Twittyand Loretta Lynn24April 10Empty ArmsSonny James4May 8How Much More Can She StandConway Twitty1May 15I Won't Mention It AgainRay Price3June 5You're My ManLynn Anderson2June 19When You're Hot, You're HotJerry Reed5ref_A[A]July 24Bright Lights, Big CitySonny James14July 31I'm Just Me Charley Pride4August 28Good Lovin' (Makes It Right)Tammy Wynette2September 11Easy LovingFreddie Hart3ref_1[1], ref_2[2], ref_A[A] Returned to Number One on October 2.September 18The Year Clayton Delaney DiedTom T. Hall26October 16How Can I Unlove YouLynn Anderson3November 6Here Comes Honey AgainSonny James14November 13Lead Me OnConway Twittyand Loretta Lynn1November 20Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man)Merle Haggard22December 4Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'Charley Pride5 Notes 1endnote_1^ No. 1 song of the year, as determined by Billboard. 2endnote_2^ Song dropped from No. 1 and later returned to top spot. Aendnote_A^ First Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist. Cendnote_C^ Only Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist to date. Canada (as certified by RPM) DateSingle NameArtistWks. No.1U.S. peakSpec. NoteJanuary 9Old Bill JonesMercey Brothers1—January 16(I Never Promised You a) Rose GardenLynn Anderson2ref_2[2] Fell to #6 on the week of January 23.January 23Flesh and BloodJohnny Cash4February 27Sing High, Sing LowAnne Murray153March 6A Woman Always KnowsDavid Houston12ref_B[B]March 13Help Me Make It Through the NightSammi Smith1ref_C[C]March 20A Stranger in My PlaceAnne Murray227April 3I'd Rather Love YouCharley Pride1April 10AnywayGeorge Hamilton IV113April 17Empty ArmsSonny James1April 24Man from the CityHumphrey and the Dumptrucks1—ref_C[C]May 1We Sure Can Love Each OtherTammy Wynette22May 15How Much More Can She StandConway Twitty1May 22I Won't Mention It AgainRay Price2ref_B[B]June 5The Final HourHank Smith1—June 12I Wanna Be FreeLoretta Lynn13June 19Hello MomMercey Brothers2—July 3You're My ManLynn Anderson1July 10When You're Hot, You're HotJerry Reed1ref_A[A]July 17Rise 'n' ShineDick Damron1—July 24CountryfiedGeorge Hamilton IV535August 28Sweet City WomanThe Stampeders2—ref_C[C]September 11I'm Just MeCharley Pride1September 18Good Lovin' (Makes It Right)Tammy Wynette1September 25When He Walks on YouJerry Lee Lewis111October 2Easy LovingFreddie Hart1ref_A[A]October 9Who Wrote the WordsMercey Brothers2—ref_B[B]October 23Talk It Over in the MorningAnne Murray1—October 30You're Lookin' at CountryLoretta Lynn15November 6How Can I Unlove YouLynn Anderson1November 13Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's ArmsBuck Owens22November 27Where Do We Go from HereHank Smith1—December 4I Say a Little Prayer/By the Time I Get to PhoenixAnne Murray andGlen Campbell140December 11Lead Me OnConway Twitty andLoretta Lynn1December 18Kiss an Angel Good Mornin'Charley Pride2 Notes 2endnote_2^ Song dropped from No. 1 and later returned to top spot. Aendnote_A^ First RPM No. 1 hit for that artist. Bendnote_B^ Last RPM No. 1 hit for that artist. Cendnote_C^ Only RPM No. 1 hit for that artist. Other major hits Singles released by American artists USCANSingleArtist1821After All They Used to Belong to MeHank Williams, Jr.18—All I Ever Need Is YouRay Sanders65Always RememberBill Anderson1312Angel's SundayJim Ed Brown513Another Night of LoveFreddy Weller413The Arms of a FoolMel Tillis58Baby I'm YoursJody Miller307Bar Room TalkDel Reeves1120Be a Little QuieterPorter Wagoner93Bed of Rose'sThe Statler Brothers78Better Move It on HomePorter Wagoner and Dolly Parton4118Big River (Johnny Cash song)Johnny Cash846Brand New Mister MeMel Tillis98Bridge over Troubled WaterBuck Owens2619Catch the WindJack Barlow1211Cedartown, GeorgiaWaylon Jennings76The ChairMarty Robbins1510Charley's PicturePorter Wagoner237Chip 'N' Dale's PlaceClaude King415Coat of Many ColorsDolly Parton76Come SundownBobby Bare817Comin' DownDave Dudley57Country GreenDon Gibson2320Day Drinkin'Dave Dudley and Tom T. Hall411Dis-SatisfiedBill Anderson and Jan Howard17—Do Right Woman, Do Right ManBarbara Mandrell1630(Don't Let the Sun Set on You) TulsaWaylon Jennings74Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream)Glen Campbell5—Dream LoverBilly "Crash" Craddock912Early Morning SunshineMarty Robbins1326Fancy Satin PillowsWanda Jackson85Fly Away AgainDave Dudley722Good Enough to Be Your WifeJeannie C. Riley2712A Good ManJune Carter Cash24Good Year for the RosesGeorge Jones194Guess Away the BluesDon Gibson75Guess WhoSlim Whitman52Gwen (Congratulations)Tommy Overstreet1614Gypsy FeetJim Reeves2619Hanging Over MeJack Greene53He's So FineJody Miller1321Here I Go AgainBobby Wright12—Hitchin' a RideJack Reno53I Don't Know You (Anymore)Tommy Overstreet1525I Love the Way That You've Been Lovin' MeRoy Drusky43I Wonder What She'll Think About Me LeavingConway Twitty22I'd Rather Be SorryRay Price13—I'll Follow You (Up to Our Cloud)George Jones1734I'm Gonna Act RightNat Stuckey326I'm Gonna Keep on Keep on Lovin' YouBilly Walker617I've Got a Right to CryHank Williams, Jr.1929If You Think I Love You Now (I've Just Started)Jody Miller34Indian LakeFreddy Weller2037It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk AngelsLynn Anderson22Just One TimeConnie Smith321Knock Three TimesBilly "Crash" Craddock113Ko-Ko JoeJerry Reed926L.A. International AirportSusan Raye1813The Last One to Touch MePorter Wagoner911Leavin' and Sayin' GoodbyeFaron Young155Listen Betty (I'm Singing Your Song)Dave Dudley916Living and LearningMel Tillis and Sherry Bryce1233LovenworthRoy Rogers288Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)Roger Miller1019Maiden's PrayerDavid Houston32Man in BlackJohnny Cash1818The Mark of a HeelHank Thompson1713Mary's VineyardClaude King73Me and You and a Dog Named BooStonewall Jackson146Mississippi WomanWaylon Jennings1939The Morning AfterJerry Wallace20—Mountain of LoveBobby G. Rice174My Blue TearsDolly Parton924NashvilleDavid Houston831Never Ending Song of LoveDickey Lee1934New York CityThe Statler Brothers1536Next Time I Fall in Love (I Won't)Hank Thompson157No Need to WorryJohnny Cash and June Carter Cash233North Country/West Texas HighwayGeorge Hamilton IV2118Ode to Half a Pound of Ground RoundTom T. Hall45Oh SingerJeannie C. Riley1411One Hundred ChildrenTom T. Hall53PadreMarty Robbins1617Papa Was a Good ManJohnny Cash938The Philadelphia FilliesDel Reeves1327PicturesThe Statler Brothers69Pitty Pitty PatterSusan Raye83Please Don't Tell Me How the Story EndsBobby Bare4919Pledging My LoveKitty Wells269Portrait of My WomanEddy Arnold39The Promised LandFreddy Weller32QuitsBill Anderson32Rainin' in My HeartHank Williams Jr. and The Mike Curb Congregation1426The Right CombinationPorter Wagoner and Dolly Parton710Right Won't Touch a HandGeorge Jones721RingsTompall & the Glaser Brothers1515Roses and ThornsJeannie C. Riley33Ruby (Are You Mad)Buck Owens2413Saturday Morning ConfusionBobby Russell199She Don't Make Me CryDavid Rogers115She Wakes Me with a Kiss Every Morning(And She Loves Me to Sleep Every Night)Nat Stuckey22She's All I GotJohnny Paycheck89The Sheriff of Boone CountyKenny Price18—Singing in Viet Nam Talking BluesJohnny Cash2028So This Is LoveTommy Cash34Soldier's Last LetterMerle Haggard22Someday We'll Look BackMerle Haggard623Something Beautiful (To Remember)Slim Whitman107Sometimes You Just Can't WinGeorge Jones611Step AsideFaron Young1423Sweet MiseryFerlin Husky5017Take Me Home, Country RoadsJohn Denver815Take My HandMel Tillis and Sherry Bryce1016Then You Walk InSammi Smith9—There Goes My EverythingElvis Presley1315There's a Whole Lot About a Woman (A Man Don't Know)Jack Greene19—There's Something About a LadyJohnny Duncan1113Tomorrow Night in BaltimoreRoger Miller34Touching HomeJerry Lee Lewis12—Treat Him RightBarbara Mandrell1118Waiting for a Train (All Around the Watertank)Jerry Lee Lewis77Watching Scotty GrowBobby Goldsboro20—We've Got Everything but LoveDavid Houston and Barbara Mandrell1120Where Is My CastleConnie Smith109Willy JonesSusan Raye52The Wonders You PerformTammy Wynette10—You Better Move OnBilly "Crash" Craddock3817You're Just More a WomanBob Yarbrough Singles released by Canadian artists USCANSingleArtist—224 Hours from TulsaTommy Graham—2The Bridge Came Tumbling DownStompin' Tom Connors—11Carry MeThe Stampeders—4Federal Grain TrainRuss Gurr—3Good Morning WorldJulie Lynn—8Goofie NewfieRoy Payne—11It SeemsJim Roberts—2It Takes TimeGary Buck—6It Takes TimeAnne Murray—12KellyAlan Moberg—15Love Now and Pay LaterCarroll Baker—2Luke's GuitarStompin' Tom Connors—14Mem'ries of HomeCarroll Baker—17The Moods of My ManHoney West1412The Morning After Baby Let Me DownRay Griff—10Nobody's Singing Them Cowboy Songs No MoreGordie Tapp—18Parliament HillAngus Walker—2R.R. #2Family Brown—15Sault Ste. MarieOriginal Caste—14Six Days of Paper LadiesHumphrey and the Dumptrucks—7Skip a RopeMike Graham—12TillsonburgStompin' Tom Connors—16(The Whole World's) Down on YouJack Bailey—13Wrote a SongThe Rainvilles Top new album releases AlbumArtistRecord LabelAlways RememberBill AndersonDeccaBed of Rose'sStatler BrothersMercuryBill Anderson's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2Bill AndersonDeccaCedartown, GeorgiaWaylon JenningsRCACoat of Many ColorsDolly PartonRCAGreatest Hits, Vol. 2Johnny CashColumbiaHe's So FineJody MillerEpicHow Can I Unlove YouLynn AndersonColumbiaI Wanna Be FreeLoretta LynnDeccaI've Gotta SingWanda JacksonCapitolIn Search of a SongTom T. HallMercuryJoshuaDolly PartonRCAMan in BlackJohnny CashColumbiaPitty Pitty PatterSusan RayeCapitolPorter Wayne and Dolly RebeccaPorter Wagoner and Dolly PartonRCAThe Silver Tongued Devil and IKris KristoffersonMonumentTreat Him RightBarbara MandrellColumbiaA Tribute to the Best Damn Fiddle Player in the World (or, My Salute to Bob Wills)Merle HaggardCapitolTwo of a KindPorter Wagoner and Dolly PartonRCAWe Only Make BelieveConway Twitty and Loretta LynnDeccaWhen You're Hot, You're HotJerry ReedRCAYesterday's WineWillie NelsonRCAYou're My ManLynn AndersonColumbia Births January 17 – Kid Rock (born Robert Ritchie), white rap vocalist who had major country hits with "Picture" (duet with Sheryl Crow) and "All Summer Long." February 5 — Sara Evans, female vocalist from the late 1990s–2000s (decade). March 4 – Jason Sellers, singer-songwriter. March 10 – Daryle Singletary, neotraditonialist singer of the 1990s (died 2018). April 26 — Jay DeMarcus, member of Rascal Flatts. May 16 — Rick Trevino, Mexican-American singer who had several hits in the 1990s. April 30 — Carolyn Dawn Johnson, singer-songwriter. July 23 — Alison Krauss, bluegrass artist, vocalist and leader of Union Station. October 20 – Jimi Westbrook, member of Little Big Town. Deaths February 7 — Dock Boggs, 73, influential old-time country singer. February 28 – Fiddlin' Arthur Smith, 72, old-time fiddle player. June 12 — J. E. Mainer, 72, old-time fiddle player and early country music star. August 7 – Henry D. "Homer" Haynes, 50, of the Homer and Jethro comedy duo. August 20 — Tom Darby, 79, one half of the duo Darby and Tarlton, an early country music duo. Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees Arthur Edward Satherley (1889–1986)https://www.allmusic.com/artist/art-satherley-mn0000930210 Art Satherley | Biography & History AllMusic September 17, 2021 Major awards Grammy Awards 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", Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty Best Country Instrumental Performance — "Snowbird" Chet Atkins Best Country Song — "Help Me Make It Through the Night", Kris Kristofferson (Performer: Sammi Smith) Juno Awards Country Male Vocalist of the Year — Stompin' Tom Connors Country Female Vocalist of the Year — Myrna Lorrie Country Group or Duo of the Year — Mercey Brothers Academy of Country Music Entertainer of the Year — Freddie Hart Song of the Year — "Easy Loving", Freddie Hart (Performer: Freddie Hart) Single of the Year — "Easy Loving", Freddie Hart Album of the Year — Easy Loving, Freddie Hart Top Male Vocalist — Freddie Hart Top Female Vocalist — Loretta Lynn Top Vocal Duo — Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn Top New Male Vocalist — Tony Booth Top New Female Vocalist — Barbara Mandrell Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year — Charley Pride Song of the Year — "Easy Loving", Freddie Hart (Performer: Freddie Hart) Single of the Year — "Help Me Make It Through the Night", Sammi Smith Album of the Year — I Won't Mention It Again, Ray Price Male Vocalist of the Year — Charley Pride Female Vocalist of the Year — Lynn Anderson Vocal Duo of the Year — Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton Vocal Group of the Year — Osborne Brothers Instrumentalist of the Year — Jerry Reed Instrumental Group of the Year — Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass References 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. 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