Country-Musik 1977

Die Liste bietet eine Übersicht über das Jahr 1977 im Genre Country-Musik.

Top Hits des Jahres Bearbeiten

Nummer-1-Hits Bearbeiten

8. Januar – Broken down in tiny Pieces – Billy "Crash" Craddock
15. Januar – You never miss a real good thing (Till he says goodbye) – Crystal Gayle
22. Januar – I can't believe she gives it all to Me – Conway Twitty
29. Januar – Let my Love be your Pillow – Ronnie Milsap
5. Februar – Near You – George Jones und Tammy Wynette
19. Februar – Moody Blue / She thinks I still care – Elvis Presley
26. Februar – Say you'll stay until tomorrow – Tom Jones
5. März – Heart Healer – Mel Tillis
12. März – She's just an old love turned Memory – Charley Pride
19. März – Southern Nights – Glen Campbell
2. April – Lucille – Kenny Rogers
16. April – It couldn't have been any better – Johnny Duncan
23. April – She's got you – Loretta Lynn
30. April – She's pulling me back again – Mickey Gilley
7. Mai – Play, Guitar play – Conway Twitty
14. Mai – Some broken Hearts never Mend – Don Williams
21. Mai – Lukenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love) – Waylon Jennings
2. Juli – That was Yesterday – Donna Fargo
9. Juli – I'll be leaving alone – Charley Pride
16. Juli – It was almost like a Song – Ronnie Milsap
6. August – Rollin' with the flow – Charlie Rich
20. August – Way Down – Elvis Presley
27. August – Don't it Make My Brown Eyes Blue – Crystal Gayle
24. September – I've already loved you in my Mind – Conway Twitty
1. Oktober – Daytime Friends – Kenny Rogers
8. Oktober – Heaven's just a Sin away – The Kendalls
5. November – I'm just a Country Boy – Don Williams
12. November – More to Me – Charley Pride
19. November – The Wurlitzer Prize (I Don't Want to Get Over You) – Waylon Jennings
3. Dezember – Here You Come Again – Dolly Parton

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Adios Amigo – Marty Robbins
(After sweet Memories) Play born to loose again – Dottsy
Are you ready for the Country – Waylon Jennings
Blue Bayou – Linda Ronstadt
Bluest Heartache of the Year – Kenny Dale
Born Believer – Jim Ed Brown und Helen Cornelius
Burning Memories – Mel Tillis
Cheap Perfume and Candlelight – Bobby Borchers
Country Party – Johnny Lee
Crazy – Linda Ronstadt
Desperado – Johnny Rodriguez
Don't be angry – Donna Fargo
Don't let me touch You – Marty Robbins
Don't throw it all away – Dave & Sugar
East Bound and Down – Jerry Reed
Fools fall in Love – Jacky Ward
From Graceland to the Promiseland – Merle Haggard
Georgia keeps pulling on my Ring – Conway Twitty
Hangin' On – Vern Gosdin
Head to Toe – Bill Anderson
Heard it in a Love Song – Marshall Tucker Band
Honky Tonk Memories – Mickey Gilley
I can't help myself (Here comes that Feeling) – Eddie Rabbitt
I can't love you enough – Conway Twitty und Loretta Lynn
I don't know why (I just do) – Marty Robbins
I don't wanna cry – Larry Gatlin with Family & Friends
I got the Hoss – Mel Tillis
I love you a thousand Ways – Willie Nelson
I'll do it All over again – Crystal Gayle
I'm getting good at missing you (Solitaire) – Rex Allen Jr.
I'm sorry for you my Friend – Moe Bandy
I'm the only Hell (Mama ever raised) – Johnny PayCheck
If it ain't love by now – Jim Ed Brown und Helen Cornelius
If Practice makes perfect – Johnny Rodriguez
If we're not back in love by Monday – Merle Haggard
The King is gone – Ronnie McDowell
Knee Deep in Loving You – Dave & Sugar
Let me down easy – Cristy Lane
(Let's get together) One Last Time – Tammy Wynette
Liars one, believers zero – Bill Anderson
Light of a clear blue morning – Dolly Parton
Love is Just a Game – Larry Gatlin with Family & Friends
Making Believe – Emmylou Harris
Margaritaville – Jimmy Buffett
Married But Not to Each Other – Barbara Mandrell
Midnight Angel – Barbara Mandrell
Mockingbird Hill – Donna Fargo
The Movies – Statler Brothers
One of a Kind – Tammy Wynette
Paper Rosie – Gene Watson
The Rains Came – Freddy Fender
Ramblin' Fever – Merle Haggard
Roses for Mama – C. W. McCall
Saying hello, saying I love you, saying goodbye – Jim Ed Brown und Helen Cornelius
Shame On Me – Donna Fargo
Slide Off Of Your Satin Sheets – Johnny PayCheck
A Song in the Night – Johnny Duncan
Southern California – George Jones and Tammy Wynette
Statues without Hearts – Larry Gatlin with Family & Friends
Still the One – Bill Anderson
Sunflower – Glen Campbell
A Tear Fell – Billy "Crash" Craddock
That's the Way Love Should Be – Dave & Sugar
‘Til the End – Vern Gosdin
Torn between two Lovers – Mary MacGregor
Two Dollars in the Jukebox – Eddie Rabbitt
Two less lonely People – Rex Allen Jr.
Uncloudy Day – Willie Nelson
We can't go on living like this – Eddie Rabbitt
Why can't he be you – Loretta Lynn
Why Lovers turn to Strangers – Freddie Hart
Y'all come back Saloon – Oak Ridge Boys
Yesterday's Gone – Vern Gosdin
You Light Up My Life – Debby Boone
(You never can tell) C'est La Vie – Emmylou Harris
You're free to go – Sonny James
You're Man loves you Honey – Tom T. Hall

Alben (Auswahl) Bearbeiten

Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes – Jimmy Buffett (ABC)
Daytime Friends – Kenny Rogers (United Artists)
Here You Come Again – Dolly Parton (RCA)
I Remember Patsy – Loretta Lynn (MCA)
It Was Almost Like a Song – Ronnie Milsap (RCA)
Kenny Rogers – Kenny Rogers (United Artists)
Ol' Waylon – Waylon Jennings (RCA)
Southern Nights – Glen Campbell (Capitol)

Geboren Bearbeiten

09. Mai – Tami Neilson
28. April – Stoney LaRue
13. Mai – Ilse DeLange
04. Dezember – Dallas Smith

Gestorben Bearbeiten

16. August – Elvis Presley
19. Oktober – Joseph Ernest Willis

Neue Mitglieder der Hall of Fames Bearbeiten

Country Music Hall of Fame Bearbeiten

Merle Travis (1917–1983)

Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Bearbeiten

Johnny Cash (1932–2003)
Woody Guthrie (1912–1967)
Merle Haggard (1937–2016)
Kris Kristofferson (* 1936)^[1]

Die wichtigsten Auszeichnungen Bearbeiten

Grammy Awards Bearbeiten

Best Female Country Vocal Performance – Elite Hotel – Emmylou Harris
Best Male Country Vocal Performance – (I'm A) Stand By My Woman Man – Ronnie Milsap
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group – The End Is Not In Sight (The Cowboy Tune) von Amazing Rhythm Aces
Best Country Instrumental Performance – Chester And Lester – Chet Atkins & Les Paul
Best Country Song – Broken Lady – Larry Gatlin^[2]

Academy of Country Music Bearbeiten

Entertainer Of The Year – Mickey Gilley
Song Of The Year – Don't The Girls All Get Prettier At Closing Time – Mickey Gilley – Baker Knight
Single Of The Year – Bring It On Home – Mickey Gilley
Album Of The Year – Gilley's Smoking – Mickey Gilley
Top Male Vocalist – Mickey Gilley
Top Female Vocalist – Crystal Gayle
Top Vocal Duo – Conway Twitty und Loretta Lynn
Top New Male Vocalist – Moe Bandy
Top New Female Vocalist – Billie Jo Spears

Country Music Association Bearbeiten

Entertainer of the Year – Ronnie Milsap
Song of the Year – Lucille – Roger Bowling / Hal Bynum
Single of the Year – Lucille – Kenny Rogers
Album of the Year – Ronnie Milsap Live – Ronnie Milsap
Male Vocalist of the Year – Ronnie Milsap
Female Vocalist of the Year – Crystal Gayle
Vocal Duo of the Year – Jim Ed Brown / Helen Cornelius
Vocal Group of the Year – Statler Brothers
Instrumentalist of the Year – Roy Clark
Instrumental Group of the Year – Original Texas Playboys

American Music Awards Bearbeiten

Favorite Country Male Artist – Charley Pride
Favorite Country Female Artist – Loretta Lynn
Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group – Conway Twitty & Loretta Lynn
Favorite Country Album – Rhinestone Cowboy – Glen Campbell
Favorite Country Song – Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain – Willie Nelson

Einzelnachweise Bearbeiten

↑ NaSHOF Inductees By Year. In: Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. 13. August 2022, abgerufen am 12. Oktober 2022 (englisch).
↑ Grammy Awards 1977. In: Awards & Shows. Abgerufen am 30. Juni 2022 (englisch).

[1] NaSHOF Inductees By Year. In: Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. 13. August 2022, abgerufen am 12. Oktober 2022 (englisch).

[2] Grammy Awards 1977. In: Awards & Shows. Abgerufen am 30. Juni 2022 (englisch).

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