1984 in country music

none May 2015 May 2015 This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1984. 1984 1984 country music Events June 22 — The movie Rhinestone, starring Dolly Parton and Sylvester Stallone, is released to universally negative reviews. The much-hyped movie – about a singer's effort to transform a New York City taxicab driver into a country star within two weeks – flops, but still produces several hit singles, most notably the No. 1 hit "Tennessee Homesick Blues". July 28 — With his No. 1 hit "Angel in Disguise", Earl Thomas Conley becomes the first artist in any genre to have four Billboard chart-topping songs from the same album. The album in question is Don't Make it Easy For Me, and in addition to "Angel in Disguise" and the title track, Conley also hit with 1983's "Your Love's on the Line" and "Holding Her and Loving You". The feat is part of Conley's impressive 1980s streak, where he enjoyed 16 No. 1 hits through 1989. September 11 — Barbara Mandrell is seriously injured in a car accident. She suffers multiple injuries and takes an 18-month sabbatical from performing to recover. Top hits of the year List of number-one country singles of 1984 (U.S.) List of number-one country hits of 1984 (Canada) Singles released by American artists USCANSingleArtist44After AllEd Bruce106All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over TonightHank Williams, Jr.6—AmericaWaylon Jennings11Angel in DisguiseEarl Thomas Conley1020Another Motel MemoryShelly West11As Long as I'm Rockin' with YouJohn Conlee32Atlanta BlueThe Statler Brothers57Attitude AdjustmentHank Williams, Jr.32B-B-B-Burnin' Up with LoveEddie Rabbitt710Between Two FiresGary Morris1926Boys Like YouGail Davies32Buried TreasureKenny Rogers53Candy ManCharly McClain & Mickey Gilley11Chance of Lovin' YouEarl Thomas Conley11City of New OrleansWillie Nelson1110Crossword PuzzleBarbara Mandrell75DenverLarry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers94Diamond in the DustMark Gray1211DisenchantedMichael Martin Murphey11Don't Cheat in Our HometownRicky Skaggs12Don't Make It Easy for MeEarl Thomas Conley814Double Shot (Of My Baby's Love)Joe Stampley3620DowntownDolly Parton18—Dream On Texas LadiesRex Allen, Jr.108Drinkin' My Way Back HomeGene Watson2613Drivin' WheelEmmylou Harris112ElizabethThe Statler Brothers1114Evening StarKenny Rogers27Ev'ry Heart Should Have OneCharley Pride11EverydayThe Oak Ridge Boys1016Faithless LoveGlen Campbell35Fool's GoldLee Greenwood1018Forever AgainGene Watson1430Forever YouThe Whites513Forget About MeThe Bellamy Brothers1016Give Me Back That Old Familiar FeelingThe Whites11Give Me One More ChanceExile7—God Bless the USALee Greenwood108God Must Be a CowboyDan Seals108God Won't Get YouDolly Parton11Going, Going, GoneLee Greenwood1715Had a Dream (For the Heart)The Judds318Happy Birthday Dear HeartacheBarbara Mandrell1519He Broke Your Memory Last NightReba McEntire11Honey (Open That Door)Ricky Skaggs929I Call It LoveMel McDaniel11I Can Tell By the Way You Dance(You're Gonna Love Me Tonight)Vern Gosdin66I Could'a Had YouLeon Everette96I Could Use Another YouEddy Raven11I Don't Know a Thing About Love (The Moon Song)Conway Twitty21I Don't Wanna Lose Your LoveCrystal Gayle11I Don't Want to Be a MemoryExile76I Dream of Women Like YouRonnie McDowell84I Got a Million of 'EmRonnie McDowell11I Got MexicoEddy Raven11I Guess It Never Hurts to Hurt SometimesThe Oak Ridge Boys1017I Hurt for YouDeborah Allen33I Love Only YouNitty Gritty Dirt Band44I May Be Used (But Baby I Ain't Used Up)Waylon Jennings32I Never Quite Got Back (From Loving You)Sylvia1722I Still DoBill Medley1412I Wish I Could Write You a SongJohn Anderson78I'm Not Through Loving You YetLouise Mandrell11I've Been Around Enough to KnowJohn Schneider13—I've Been Rained on TooTom Jones21I've Been Wrong BeforeDeborah Allen96If All the Magic Is GoneMark Gray1010If I Could Only Dance with YouJim Glaser86If the Fall Don't Get YouJanie Fricke11If You're Gonna Play in Texas(You Gotta Have a Fiddle in the Band)Alabama96In My DreamsEmmylou Harris12In My EyesJohn Conlee1432In the Midnight HourRazzy Bailey1340It's a Be Together NightDavid Frizzell & Shelly West2038Jagged Edge of a Broken HeartGail Davies537Just a Little LoveReba McEntire32The Lady Takes the Cowboy EverytimeLarry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers1028Left Side of the BedMark Gray1010Let Somebody Else DriveJohn Anderson19Let's Chase Each Other Around the RoomMerle Haggard11Let's Fall to Pieces TogetherGeorge Strait11Let's Stop Talkin' About ItJanie Fricke43Lonely Women Make Good LoversSteve Wariner12Long Hard Road (The Sharecropper's Dream)Nitty Gritty Dirt Band1113Maggie's DreamDon Williams1211Make My DayT. G. Sheppard with Clint Eastwood11Mama He's CrazyThe Judds34Man of SteelHank Williams, Jr.21Mona Lisa Lost Her SmileDavid Allan Coe1535My Baby's GoneThe Kendalls62Never Could Toe the MarkWaylon Jennings710New PatchesMel Tillis101Nothing Like Falling in LoveEddie Rabbitt820One Takes the BlameThe Statler Brothers21Only a Lonely Heart KnowsBarbara Mandrell51Ozark Mountain JubileeThe Oak Ridge Boys1012Pins & NeedlesThe Whites99Pledging My LoveEmmylou Harris911The Power of LoveCharley Pride69Prisoner of the HighwayRonnie Milsap85P.S. I Love YouTom T. Hall1930Radio LandMichael Martin Murphey11Right or WrongGeorge Strait147The Right StuffCharly McClain & Mickey Gilley1415Rock & Roll ShoesRay Charles with B. J. Thomas11Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler)Alabama1310Runaway HeartLouise Mandrell32Save the Last Dance for MeDolly Parton76Second Hand HeartGary Morris33Sentimental Ol' YouCharly McClain34She Sure Got Away with My HeartJohn Anderson11Show HerRonnie Milsap2020Silent PartnersDavid Frizzell & Shelly West11Slow BurnT. G. Sheppard13Somebody's Needin' SomebodyConway Twitty11Someday When Things Are GoodMerle Haggard35Somewhere Down the LineT. G. Sheppard19The Sound of GoodbyeCrystal Gayle13Stay Young Don Williams11Still Losing YouRonnie Milsap2418Stuck on YouLionel Richie52Sweet Country MusicAtlanta81Take It to the LimitWillie Nelson with Waylon Jennings11Tennessee Homesick BluesDolly Parton116Thank God for the RadioThe Kendalls11That's the Thing About LoveDon Williams11That's the Way Love GoesMerle Haggard1233There Ain't No Future in ThisReba McEntire74Three Times a LadyConway Twitty2830Till Your Memory's GoneBill Medley11To All the Girls I've Loved BeforeJulio Iglesias & Willie Nelson35To MeBarbara Mandrell & Lee Greenwood1929Together AgainKenny Rogers & Dottie West1914Tonight I'm Here with Someone ElseKaren Brooks41Too Good to Stop NowMickey Gilley1532Too Late to Go HomeJohnny Rodriguez11Turning AwayCrystal Gayle31Two Car GarageB. J. Thomas11Uncle PenRicky Skaggs2419Victims of GoodbyeSylvia42Way BackJohn Conlee67We Didn't See a ThingRay Charles with George Jones109What Would Your Memories DoVern Gosdin19—Whatever Turns You OnKeith Stegall11When We Make LoveAlabama88Where's the DressMoe Bandy & Joe Stampley1015The Whole World's in Love When You're LonelyB. J. Thomas1216Why GoodbyeSteve Wariner46Why Lady WhyGary Morris13Why Not MeThe Judds75Will It Be Love by MorningMichael Martin Murphey113Without a SongWillie Nelson11Woke Up in LoveExile1212Woman Your LoveMoe Bandy645World's Greatest LoverThe Bellamy Brothers18—Wounded HeartsMark Gray11The Yellow RoseJohnny Lee with Lane Brody96(You Bring Out) The Wild Side of MeDan Seals12You Could've Heard a Heart BreakJohnny Lee11You Look So Good in LoveGeorge Strait34You Made a Wanted Man of MeRonnie McDowell2027You Were a Good FriendKenny Rogers13You're Gettin' to Me AgainJim Glaser9—You're Welcome to TonightLynn Anderson with Gary Morris21You've Really Got a Hold on MeMickey Gilley36You've Still Got a Place in My HeartGeorge Jones11Your Heart's Not in ItJanie Fricke Singles released by Canadian artists USCANSingleArtist—15Change of HeartPaul Weber—17The Closest Thing to YouTerry Carisse—14Get Along Little DoggieDallas Harms—16Hand Me Down HeartRoni Sommers—10Heart on the RunCarroll Baker—19I Can't Say NoPaul Weber—6If This Is LoveRonnie Prophet with Glory-Anne Carriere11Just Another Woman in LoveAnne Murray—9Leader of the BandMercey Brothers—8Love at Last SightMercey Brothers—19Midnight InvitationTerry Sumsion11Nobody Loves Me Like You DoAnne Murray & Dave Loggins—7Nothing Good About GoodbyeGilles Godard with Kelita Haverland—19Railroad ManMurray McLauchlan—18Red River FloodMurray McLauchlan565Repeat After MeFamily Brown—16Song for DaveyAlbert Hall Top new album releases List of number-one country albums of 1984 (U.S.) US Album Artist Record label 8 Atlanta Blue The Statler Brothers Mercury/PolyGram 18 The Best of Don Williams Volume III Don Williams MCA 20 The Best of Michael Martin Murphey Michael Martin Murphey EMI America 22 The Best Year of My Life Eddie Rabbitt Warner Bros. 14 Blue Highway John Conlee MCA 18 By Heart Conway Twitty Warner Bros. 13 Cafe Carolina Don Williams MCA 1 City of New Orleans Willie Nelson Columbia 8 Clean Cut Barbara Mandrell MCA 25 Conway's Latest Greatest Hits Volume 1 Conway Twitty Warner Bros. 1 Country Boy Ricky Skaggs Epic 1 Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind George Strait MCA 25 Doin' What I Feel Leon Everette RCA 24 EB 84 The Everly Brothers Mercury/PolyGram 3 Eye of a Hurricane John Anderson Warner Bros. 12 Faded Blue Gary Morris Warner Bros. 17 The First Word in Memory Janie Fricke Columbia 22 Forever You The Whites MCA 1 Friendship Ray Charles Columbia 21 The Good Ol' Boys – Alive and Well Moe Bandy & Joe Stampley Columbia 7 The Great Pretender Dolly Parton RCA 2 Greatest Hits 2 The Oak Ridge Boys MCA 3 He Thinks He's Ray Stevens Ray Stevens MCA 4 Heart Over Mind Anne Murray Capitol 21 Heartaches, Love & Stuff Gene Watson MCA 9 Houston to Denver Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers Columbia 7 It Takes Believers Mickey Gilley & Charly McClain Epic 1 It's All in the Game Merle Haggard Epic 23 Just a Little Love Reba McEntire MCA 22 Just Divorced David Allan Coe Columbia 1 Kentucky Hearts Exile Epic 25 Ladies' Choice George Jones Epic 1 Major Moves Hank Williams, Jr. Curb/Warner Bros. 5 Meant for Each Other Barbara Mandrell & Lee Greenwood MCA 21 Music from Songwriter Willie Nelson & Kris Kristofferson Columbia 13 My Kind of Country Reba McEntire MCA 20 Never Could Toe the Mark Waylon Jennings RCA 12 Once Upon a Christmas Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton RCA 10 One More Try for Love Ronnie Milsap RCA 8 Pictures Atlanta MCA 8 Plain Dirt Fashion Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Warner Bros. 24 Profile II: The Best of Emmylou Harris Emmylou Harris Warner Bros. 22 Restless The Bellamy Brothers Curb/MCA 18 Riddles in the Sand Jimmy Buffett MCA 1 Roll On Alabama RCA 24 San Antone Dan Seals Capitol 17 There Is a Season Vern Gosdin Compleat 23 Til the Bars Burn Down| Johnny Lee | Warner Bros. |- | style="text-align:center;"| 4 | Too Good to Stop Now| John Schneider | MCA |- | style="text-align:center;"| 2 | Treadin' Water| Earl Thomas Conley | RCA |- | style="text-align:center;"| 9 | What About Me?| Kenny Rogers | RCA |- | style="text-align:center;"| 1 | Why Not Me| The Judds | Curb/RCA |- | style="text-align:center;"| 23 | Workin' for a Livin Johnny Lee Warner Bros. 6 You've Got a Good Love Comin' Lee Greenwood MCA 17 You've Still Got a Place in My Heart George Jones Epic Other top albums {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! US ! Album ! Artist ! Record label |- | style="text-align:center;"| 47 | Building Bridges | Larry Willoughby | Atlantic America |- | style="text-align:center;"| 33 | By Request | George Jones | Epic |- | style="text-align:center;"| 55 | Can't Slow Down | Lionel Richie | Motown |- | style="text-align:center;"| 42 | Can't Wait All Night | Juice Newton | RCA |- | style="text-align:center;"| 29 | Charly | Charly McClain | Epic |- | style="text-align:center;"| 31 | Christmas at Our House | Barbara Mandrell | MCA |- | style="text-align:center;"| 56 | Day by Day | McGuffey Lane | Atlantic America |- | style="text-align:center;"| 55 | Do I Ever Cross Your Mind | Ray Charles | Columbia |- | style="text-align:center;"| 43 | Duets | Kenny Rogers, Sheena EastonDottie West & Kim Carnes | Liberty |- | style="text-align:center;"| 55 | Easy Street | The Wright Brothers | Mercury/PolyGram |- | style="text-align:center;"| 63 | Fallen Angel | Gus Hardin | RCA |- | style="text-align:center;"| 45 | First Time Live | George Jones | Epic |- | style="text-align:center;"| 35 | Foolin' with Fire | Johnny Rodriguez | Epic |- | style="text-align:center;"| 46 | For the Record: The First 10 Years | David Allan Coe | Columbia |- | style="text-align:center;"| 55 | A Golden Celebration | Elvis Presley | RCA |- | style="text-align:center;"| 45 | Golden Duets–The Best of Frizzell & West | David Frizzell & Shelly West | Viva |- | style="text-align:center;"| 28 | Greatest Hits | John Anderson | Warner Bros. |- | style="text-align:center;"| 64 | Greatest Hits | Juice Newton | Capitol |- | style="text-align:center;"| 40 | Hearts on Fire | Karen Brooks | Warner Bros. |- | style="text-align:center;"| 57 | ''Highrollin| The Maines Brothers Band | Mercury/PolyGram |- | style="text-align:center;"| 41 | His Epic Hits: The First 11 (To Be Continued...) | Merle Haggard | Epic |- | style="text-align:center;"| 41 | Homecoming | Ed Bruce | RCA |- | style="text-align:center;"| 41 | I Could Use Another You | Eddy Raven | RCA |- | style="text-align:center;"| 58 | I Still Do | Bill Medley | RCA |- | style="text-align:center;"| 54 | I'm Not Through Loving You Yet | Louise Mandrell | RCA |- | style="text-align:center;"| 33 | In Session | David Frizzell & Shelly West | Viva |- | style="text-align:center;"| 41 | Julio | Julio Iglesias | Columbia |- | style="text-align:center;"| 63 | Karen | Karen Taylor-Good | Mesa |- | style="text-align:center;"| 42 | Kathy Mattea | Kathy Mattea | Mercury/PolyGram |- | style="text-align:center;"| 52 | Let Me Be the First | Deborah Allen | RCA |- | style="text-align:center;"| 30 | Letter to Home | Glen Campbell | Atlantic America |- | style="text-align:center;"| 34 | Little by Little | Gene Watson | MCA |- | style="text-align:center;"| 40 | Love Is on the Radio | Tom Jones | Mercury/PolyGram |- | style="text-align:center;"| 26 | Magic | Mark Gray | Columbia |- | style="text-align:center;"| 64 | Mel McDaniel with Oklahoma Wind | Mel McDaniel | Capitol |- | style="text-align:center;"| 36 | The Midnight Hour | Razzy Bailey | RCA |- | style="text-align:center;"| 45 | Motel Matches | Moe Bandy | Columbia |- | style="text-align:center;"| 42 | Natural Dreams | Tom T. Hall | Mercury/PolyGram |- | style="text-align:center;"| 62 | New Beginnings | David Wills | RCA |- | style="text-align:center;"| 34 | New Patches | Mel Tillis | MCA |- | style="text-align:center;"| 26 | One Owner Heart | T. G. Sheppard | Warner Bros. |- | style="text-align:center;"| 57 | One Way Rider | The Osmond Brothers | Warner Bros./Curb |- | style="text-align:center;"| 49 | Power of Love | Charley Pride | RCA |- | style="text-align:center;"| 32 | Rhinestone (Soundtrack) | Dolly Parton and various artists | RCA |- | style="text-align:center;"| 40 | Shining | B. J. Thomas | Columbia |- | style="text-align:center;"| 65 | Soft Talk | Mac Davis | Casablanca |- | style="text-align:center;"| 40 | Surprise | Sylvia | RCA |- | style="text-align:center;"| 56 | Ten Years of Hits | Mickey Gilley | Epic |- | style="text-align:center;"| 33 | This Ol' Piano | Mark Gray | Columbia |- | style="text-align:center;"| 34 | Too Good to Stop Now | Mickey Gilley | Epic |- | style="text-align:center;"| 64 | Turn Me Loose | Vince Gill | RCA |- | style="text-align:center;"| 27 | Waylon's Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 | Waylon Jennings | RCA |- | style="text-align:center;"| 57 | Where Is a Woman to Go | Gail Davies | RCA |- | style="text-align:center;"| 33 | Willing | Ronnie McDowell | Epic |- | style="text-align:center;"| 47 | Writers in Disguise | Pinkard & Bowden | Warner Bros. |- | style="text-align:center;"| 61 | You and I – Classic Country Duets | Various Artists | Warner Bros. |} On television Regular series Hee Haw (1969–1993, syndicated) That Nashville Music (1970–1985, syndicated) Specials Births February 5 – Tyler Farr, singer-songwriter since the mid-2010s, with hits including "Whiskey in My Water" and "Redneck Crazy". March 10 – Ruthie Collins, singer-songwriter and recording artist based in Nashville, Tennessee. March 30 – Justin Moore, singer-songwriter from the late 2000s onward, who had hits including "Small Town USA" and "If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away". April 19 – Matt Stell, singer-songwriter better known for his 2019 single "Prayed for You". August 3 – Whitney Duncan, country music singer and reality TV contestant. November 26 – Mike Gossin, member of Gloriana. December 8 – Sam Hunt, singer-songwriter of the 2010s ("Leave the Night On"). Deaths January 28 — Al Dexter, 81, early honky tonk stylist best known for "Pistol Packin' Mama." May 11 — Nudie Cohen, 81, famous costume designer for country stars. July 30 - Jack Benny Lynn, 34, Son of Loretta Lynn and Oliver Lynn passes away after trying to ford the duck river at his parents Ranch in Hurricane Mills, TN. Lynn was 34 years of age and left behind a wife and 2 children. His mother, Loretta Lynn would not perform for another year after his death. September 6 — Ernest Tubb, 70, the "Texas Trubador" and a superstar since the 1940s (emphysema). December 26 — Sheila Andrews, 31, late 70s singer with several minor hits. Hall of Fame inductees Country Music Hall of Fame inductees Ralph S. Peer (1892–1960) Floyd Tillman (1914–2003) Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees Wilf Carter Tommy Hunter Orval Prophet William Harold Moon Major awards Grammy AwardsBest Female Country Vocal Performance — "In My Dreams", Emmylou HarrisBest Male Country Vocal Performance — "That's the Way Love Goes", Merle HaggardBest Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal — "Mama He's Crazy", The JuddsBest Country Instrumental Performance — "Wheel Hoss", Ricky SkaggsBest Country Song — "City of New Orleans", Steve Goodman (Performer: Willie Nelson) Juno AwardsCountry Male Vocalist of the Year — Murray McLauchlanCountry Female Vocalist of the Year — Anne MurrayCountry Group or Duo of the Year — The Good Brothers Academy of Country MusicEntertainer of the Year — AlabamaSong of the Year — "Why Not Me", Harlan Howard, Brent Maher and Sonny Throckmorton (Performer: The Judds)Single of the Year — "To All the Girls I've Loved Before", Willie Nelson and Julio IglesiasAlbum of the Year — Roll On, AlabamaTop Male Vocalist — George StraitTop Female Vocalist — Reba McEntireTop Vocal Duo — The JuddsTop Vocal Group — AlabamaTop New Male Vocalist — Vince GillTop New Female Vocalist — Nicolette LarsonVideo of the Year — "All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight", Hank Williams, Jr. (Directors: John Goodhue) Canadian Country Music AssociationEntertainer of the Year — Ronnie ProphetMale Artist of the Year — Terry CarisseFemale Artist of the Year — Marie BottrellGroup of the Year — Family BrownSOCAN Song of the Year — "Jesus It's Me Again", Dick Damron (Performer: Dick Damron)Single of the Year — "A Little Good News", Anne MurrayAlbum of the Year — Repeat After Me, Family BrownTop Selling Album — Eyes That See in the Dark, Kenny RogersVista Rising Star Award — Roni SummersDuo of the Year — Glory Anne Carriere and Ronnie Prophet Country Music AssociationEntertainer of the Year — AlabamaSong of the Year — "Wind Beneath My Wings", Larry Henley and Jeff Silbar (Performer: Gary Morris)Single of the Year — "A Little Good News", Anne MurrayAlbum of the Year — A Little Good News, Anne MurrayMale Vocalist of the Year — Lee GreenwoodFemale Vocalist of the Year — Reba McEntireVocal Duo of the Year — Julio Iglesias and Willie NelsonVocal Group of the Year — The Statler BrothersHorizon Award — The JuddsInstrumentalist of the Year — Chet AtkinsInstrumental Group of the Year''' — Ricky Skaggs Band Hollywood Walk of Fame Country stars who got a star in 1984 Mickey Gilley and Dolly Parton Presidential Medal of Freedom Country stars who were honored in 1984 Tennessee Ernie Ford 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