1970 in country music

none May 2015 May 2015 This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1970. 1970 1970 country music Events April 13 - Marty Robbins is awarded Artist of the Decade for the 1960s by the Academy of Country Music September — That Good Ole Nashville Music debuts in syndication. The series will run until 1985. No Dates Early in the year, Marty Robbins suffers a major heart attack which almost takes the life of the country star. Top hits of the year Number-one hits United States (as certified by Billboard) DateSingle NameArtistWks. No.1CAN peakSpec. NoteJanuary 3Baby, Baby (I Know You're a Lady)David Houston4ref_B[B]January 31A Week in a Country JailTom T. Hall232ref_A[A]February 14It's Just a Matter of TimeSonny James44Cover of Brook Benton hit.March 14The Fightin' Side of MeMerle Haggard3April 4Tennessee Bird WalkJack Blanchard & Misty Morgan2ref_C[C]April 18Is Anybody Goin' to San AntoneCharley Pride2May 2My Woman My Woman My WifeMarty Robbins1May 9The Pool SharkDave Dudley14ref_C[C]May 16My LoveSonny James33June 6Hello Darlin'Conway Twitty42ref_1[1]July 4He Loves Me All the WayTammy Wynette32July 25Wonder Could I Live There AnymoreCharley Pride2August 8Don't Keep Me Hangin' OnSonny James417September 5All for the Love of SunshineHank Williams, Jr. withThe Mike Curb Congregation2ref_A[A] – Hank Williams, Jr.ref_C[C] – The Mike Curb CongregationSeptember 19For the Good TimesRay Price12September 26There Must Be More to Love Than ThisJerry Lee Lewis2October 10Sunday Mornin' Comin' DownJohnny Cash2October 24Run Woman RunTammy Wynette2November 7I Can't Believe That You've Stopped Loving MeCharley Pride2November 21Fifteen Years AgoConway Twitty1November 28EndlesslySonny James310December 19Coal Miner's DaughterLoretta Lynn1December 26Rose GardenLynn Anderson5ref_A[A] Notes 1endnote_1^ No. 1 song of the year, as determined by Billboard. Aendnote_A^ First Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist. Bendnote_B^ Last 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 10Blistered/See Ruby FallJohnny Cash14January 17Baby, Baby (I Know You're a Lady)David Houston1January 24Big in VegasBuck Owens15January 31Six White HorsesTommy Cash24ref_C[C]February 14FancyBobbie Gentry226ref_B[B]February 28Brown Eyed Handsome ManWaylon Jennings13March 7If I Were a CarpenterJohnny Cash andJune Carter Cash12ref_C[C] – June Carter CashMarch 14Honey Come BackGlen Campbell12March 21Welfare CadillacGuy Drake16ref_C[C]March 28Wayward Woman of the WorldGary Buck1—ref_B[B]April 4The Fightin' Side of MeMerle Haggard1April 11Tennessee Bird WalkJack Blanchard & Misty Morgan1ref_C[C]April 18Kentucky RainElvis Presley131ref_A[A]April 25My Woman My Woman My WifeMarty Robbins2May 9Is Anybody Goin' to San AntoneCharley Pride1May 16The Way You PlayMerv Smith1—ref_C[C]May 23Big Joe MufferawStompin' Tom Connors2—ref_A[A]June 6What Is TruthJohnny Cash33June 27Street SingerMerle Haggard19July 4She's a Little Bit CountryGeorge Hamilton IV33July 25Ketchup SongStompin' Tom Connors2—August 8Wonder Could I Live There AnymoreCharley Pride2August 22SnowbirdAnne Murray310ref_A[A]September 12Everything a Man Could Ever NeedGlen Campbell15September 19Me and Bobby McGeeGordon Lightfoot1—ref_A[A]September 26CountryfiedDick Damron3—ref_2[2] Fell to #3 on the week of October 10.October 10All for the Love of SunshineHank Williams, Jr.1ref_A[A]October 17Sunday Mornin' Comin' DownJohnny Cash1October 24There Must Be More to Love Than ThisJerry Lee Lewis1October 31Back Where It's AtGeorge Hamilton IV116November 7Run Woman RunTammy Wynette1November 14Ode to SuburbiaR. Harlan Smith1—ref_A[A]November 28The Ballad of Muk Tuk AnnieJimmy Arthur Ordge1—ref_B[B]December 5I Can't Believe That You've Stopped Loving MeCharley Pride1December 12Fifteen Years AgoConway Twitty1December 19Coal Miner's DaughterLoretta Lynn1December 26Sweet Dreams of YesterdayHank Smith1—ref_A[A] 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 USCANSingleArtist64After Closing TimeDavid Houston and Barbara Mandrell62All I Have to Do Is DreamBobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell912All My Hard TimesRoy Drusky16—Amos MosesJerry Reed3411Angel of the MorningConnie Eaton421Angels Don't LieJim Reeves12—Another Lonely NightJean Shepard239Big Mama's Medicine ShowBuddy Alan2718Big Wheel CannonballDick Curless1019BiloxiKenny Price102CarmellaMarty Robbins293Carolina in My MindGeorge Hamilton IV1610Charlie BrownThe Compton Brothers814Commercial AffectionMel Tillis716Country GirlJeannie C. Riley19—Cowboy ConventionBuddy Alan and Don Rich712Daddy Was an Old Time Preacher ManPorter Wagoner and Dolly Parton20—Do It to Someone You LoveNorro Wilson13—Don't Cry DaddyElvis Presley1731Don't Take All Your LovingDon Gibson378Down in the BoondocksPenny DeHaven2113Duty Not DesireJeannie C. Riley16—Georgia SunshineJerry Reed58Goin' SteadyFaron Young419Gotta Get to Oklahoma ('Cause California's Gettin' to Me)The Hagers89The Great White HorseBuck Owens and Susan Raye15—He'd Still Love MeLynn Anderson35Heart Over MindMel Tillis53Heaven EverydayMel Tillis116Heavenly SunshineFerlin Husky264Hello I'm a JukeboxGeorge Kent149Hello Mary LouBobby Lewis322How I Got to MemphisBobby Bare2046How I Love Them Old SongsCarl Smith524Humphrey the CamelJack Blanchard & Misty Morgan32I Can't Be MyselfMerle Haggard74I Can't Seem to Say GoodbyeJerry Lee Lewis34I Do My Swinging at HomeDavid Houston413I Know HowLoretta Lynn517I Never Once Stopped Loving YouConnie Smith52I Never Picked CottonRoy Clark1233I Walked Out on HeavenHank Williams, Jr.2211I Wish I Had a Mommy Like YouPatti Page9—I Wouldn't Live in New York City(If They Gave Me the Whole Damn Town)Buck Owens1133I'll Make AmendsRoy Drusky23I'll See Him ThroughTammy Wynette97I'm a Lover (Not a Fighter)Skeeter Davis2037I'm AlrightLynn Anderson1821I'm Leaving It Up to YouJohnny & Jonie Mosby1621I've Been EverywhereLynn Anderson176I've Just Been Wasting My TimeJohn Wesley Ryles42If I Ever Fall in Love (With a Honky Tonk Girl)Faron Young6213If I'd Only Come and GoneClay Hart28If It's All the Same to YouBill Anderson and Jan Howard1333It's a Beautiful DayWynn Stewart34It's Only Make BelieveGlen Campbell33Jesus, Take a HoldMerle Haggard77Jolie GirlMarty Robbins26The Kansas City SongBuck Owens2024Land Mark TavernDel Reeves and Penny DeHaven17—Lilacs and FireGeorge Morgan1624Live for the Good TimesWarner Mack2319LodiBuddy Alan54Long Long Texas RoadRoy Drusky1616Lord Is That MeJack Greene14—Louisiana ManConnie Smith1923Love HungryWarner Mack510Love Is a Sometimes ThingBill Anderson14—A Lover's QuestionDel Reeves13—(Lovin' Man) Oh Pretty WomanArlene Harden425Luziana RiverVan Trevor1727Marty GrayBillie Jo Spears42MorningJim Ed Brown18—The Most Uncomplicated Goodbye I've Ever HeardHenson Cargill34Mule Skinner BluesDolly Parton1542No Love at AllLynn Anderson104Nobody's FoolJim Reeves176Northeast Arkansas Mississippi County BootleggerKenny Price615Occasional WifeFaron Young2511Oh Happy DayGlen Campbell217Once More with FeelingJerry Lee Lewis22One Minute Past EternityJerry Lee Lewis9—One Song AwayTommy Cash—9Orange Blossom SpecialDoug Kershaw16—Perfect MountainDon Gibson1848Playin' Around with LoveBarbara Mandrell18—Pull My String and Wind Me UpCarl Smith2116Right or Left at Oak StreetRoy Clark98Rise and ShineTommy Cash1733Rocky TopLynn Anderson7112Roll Over BeethovenLinda Gail Lewis and Jerry Lee Lewis202Runnin' BareJim Nesbitt814Salute to a SwitchbladeTom T. Hall38She Goes Walking Through My MindBilly Walker104She'll Be Hangin' Around SomewhereMel Tillis633She's MineGeorge Jones810Shoeshine ManTom T. Hall1211Singer of Sad SongsWaylon Jennings3316Sittin' in Atlanta StationNat Stuckey1210So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)Hank Williams, Jr. and Lois Johnson43Someday We'll Be TogetherBill Anderson and Jan Howard1826Something to Brag AboutCharlie Louvin and Melba Montgomery3614Something to Think AboutLuke the Drifter, Jr.1517Something UnseenJack Greene1524SouthRoger Miller722Stay There, Till I Get ThereLynn Anderson88Take a Letter MariaAnthony Armstrong Jones58The TakerWaylon Jennings14—Talk About the Good TimesJerry Reed1310Tell Me My Lying Eyes Are WrongGeorge Jones62Thank God and GreyhoundRoy Clark34That's When She Started to Stop Loving YouConway Twitty827Then He Touched MeJean Shepard3112Then She's a LoverRoy Clark7—There's a Story (Goin' 'Round)Dottie West and Don Gibson932Thinking 'Bout You, BabeBilly Walker2022This Night (Ain't Fit for Nothing but Drinking)Dave Dudley1218TogethernessBuck Owens and Susan Raye934Tomorrow Is ForeverPorter Wagoner and Dolly Parton633Wabash Cannon BallDanny Davis566Walk a Mile in My ShoesJoe South136We're Gonna Get TogetherBuck Owens and Susan Raye3—When a Man Loves a Woman (The Way That I Love You)Billy Walker216When You're Hot, You're HotPorter Wagoner69Where Have All Our Heroes GoneBill Anderson1413The Whole World Comes to MeJack Greene115Wings Upon Your HornsLoretta Lynn221Wish I Didn't Have to Miss YouJack Greene and Jeannie Seely17—A Woman Lives for LoveWanda Jackson3717The Wonder of YouElvis Presley65Wonders of the WineDavid Houston1530You and Me Against the WorldBobby Lord64You Wanna Give Me a LiftLoretta Lynn815You Wouldn't Know LoveRay Price2711You've Got Your Troubles (I've Got Mine)Jack Blanchard & Misty Morgan Singles released by Canadian artists USCANSingleArtist—15The CallGene MacLellan—6Cool Green WatersDonna Ramsay—18Don't Hate, CommunicateGary Buck—12Don't It Make You Wanna Go HomeTerry Roberts—20Foolin' AroundChaparrel Brothers—12Fortunate SonThe Rainvilles—12From Pulpit to PrisonSinging Parson—18Hot WheelsStan Farlow—2My Song for YouMercey Brothers—19Newfie ScreechStevedore Steve—14No Pity for a FoolMike Graham2613PatchesRay Griff—4Pickin' Up the PiecesMercey Brothers—12These ThingsMike Graham—20Thorn in My ShoeGene MacLellan—2To-Ma-Ray Tom-O-RayBilly Charne—9Trucker's CafeGreat Speckled Bird—3Wait for SundayTommy Hunter—4Walk with Your NeighbourTommy Hunter Top new album releases {|class="wikitable sortable" !width="225"|Album !width="225"|Artist !width="90"|Record Label |- |Charley Pride's 10th Album |Charley Pride |RCA |- |Christmas in My Home Town |Charley Pride |RCA |- |Coal Miner's Daughter |Loretta Lynn |Decca |- |The Fightin' Side of Me |Merle Haggard |Capitol |- |For the Good Times |Ray Price |Columbia |- |''Hello Darlin|Conway Twitty |Decca |- |Hello, I'm Johnny Cash |Johnny Cash |Columbia |- |Just Plain Charley |Charley Pride |RCA |- |Love Is a Sometimes Thing |Bill Anderson |Decca |- |Okie From Muskogee |Merle Haggard |Capitol |- |Tammy's Touch |Tammy Wynette |Epic |- |The Johnny Cash Show |Johnny Cash |Columbia |- |The World of Tammy Wynette |Tammy Wynette |Epic |- |} Other top albums AlbumArtistRecord LabelA Real Live DollyDolly PartonRCAColor Me CountryLinda MartellPlantationCountry Boy & Country GirlJimmy Dean and Dottie WestRCAForever YoursDottie WestRCAHusband HuntingLiz AndersonRCAI'm AlrightLynn AndersonChartIf It's All the Same to YouBill Anderson and Jan HowardDeccaJack Greene, Jeannie SeelyJack Greene and Jeannie SeelyDeccaLook at MineJody MillerEpicNo Love at AllLynn AndersonColumbiaRock Me Back to Little RockJan HowardDeccaSkid Row Joe: Down in the AlleyPorter WagonerRCASnowbirdAnne MurrayCapitolStay There 'Til I Get ThereLynn AndersonColumbiaUptown Country GirlLynn AndersonChartWe're Gonna Get TogetherBuck Owens and Susan RayeCapitolWhere Have All Our Heroes GoneBill AndersonDeccaHere's Loretta Singing "Wings Upon Your Horns"Loretta LynnDecca Births March 14 — Kristian Bush, member of Sugarland July 10 — Gary LeVox, lead singer of Rascal Flatts. August 22 – George Canyon, country singer from the late 1990s who enjoyed success in the mid 2000s. August 24 — Kristyn Osborn, member of SHeDAISY August 25 — Jo Dee Messina, female vocalist of the 1990s and 2000s (decade). October 5 — Georgette Jones, the only biological child of George Jones and Tammy Wynette. October 25 — Chely Wright, country singer of the late 1990s and 2000s (decade). November 5 – Heather and Jennifer Kinley, recorded in the late 1990s as the duo The Kinleys November 15 — Jack Ingram, rock-styled country singer-songwriter since the mid-2000s (decade). December 10 — Kevin Sharp, country singer from the 1990s, best known for "Nobody Knows" (d. 2014) Deaths January 4 – Clayton McMichen, 69, pioneering fiddle player and member of the Skillet Lickers. April 1 — Paul Cohen, 61, pioneering record producer at Decca Records. September 5 – Curley Williams, 56, songwriter most famous for writing "Half as Much." Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees The Original Carter Family – (A. P. Carter 1891–1960, Sara Carter 1898–1979 and Mother Maybelle Carter 1909–1978) Major awards Grammy AwardsBest Female Country Vocal Performance — "(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden", Lynn AndersonBest Male Country Vocal Performance — "For the Good Times", Ray PriceBest Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal — "If I Were a Carpenter", Johnny Cash and June CarterBest Country Instrumental Performance — Me & Jerry, Chet Atkins and Jerry ReedBest Country Song — "My Woman, My Woman, My Wife", Marty Robbins (Performer: Marty Robbins) Juno AwardsCountry Male Vocalist of the Year — Tommy HunterCountry Female Vocalist of the Year — Dianne LeighCountry Group or Duo of the Year — Mercey Brothers Academy of Country MusicEntertainer of the Year — Merle HaggardSong of the Year — "For the Good Times", Kris Kristofferson (Performer: Ray Price)Single of the Year — "For the Good Times", Ray PriceAlbum of the Year — For the Good Times, Ray PriceTop Male Vocalist — Merle HaggardTop Female Vocalist — Lynn AndersonTop Vocal Group — The KimberleysTop New Male Vocalist — Buddy AlanTop New Female Vocalist — Sammi Smith Country Music AssociationEntertainer of the Year — Merle HaggardSong of the Year — "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down", Kris Kristofferson (Performer: Johnny Cash)Single of the Year — "Okie from Muskogee", Merle HaggardAlbum of the Year — Okie from Muskogee, Merle HaggardMale Vocalist of the Year — Merle HaggardFemale Vocalist of the Year — Tammy WynetteVocal Duo of the Year — Porter Wagoner and Dolly PartonVocal Group of the Year — Tompall and the Glaser BrothersInstrumentalist of the Year — Jerry ReedInstrumental Group of the Year — Danny Davis and the Nashville BrassComedian of the Year''' — 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. 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