1991 in country music
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See also: 1990 in country music, 1991 in music, other events of 1991, 1992 in country music, 1990s in music and the List of years in Country Music
Contents
Events
- March 16 - The country music world is stunned when seven members of Reba McEntire's band and her road manager are killed in a plane crash in California. McEntire - who traveled separately - recorded her album, For My Broken Heart in their memory.
No dates
- "SoundScan" is introduced, providing more accurate Billboard chart ratings that are based on actual sales. Immediate evidence proved country music had a much bigger audience than previously thought.
Top hits of the year
Number one hits
(as certified by Billboard magazine)- January 12 - "Unanswered Prayers" - Garth Brooks
- January 26 - "Forever's as Far as I'll Go" - Alabama
- February 2 - "Daddy's Come Around" - Paul Overstreet
- February 9 - "Brother Jukebox" - Mark Chesnutt
- February 23 - "Walk on Faith" - Mike Reid
- March 9 - "I'd Love You All Over Again" - Alan Jackson
- March 23 - "Loving Blind" - Clint Black
- April 6 - "Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House" - Garth Brooks
- April 13 - "Down Home" - Alabama
- May 4 - "Rockin' Years" - Dolly Parton and Ricky Van Shelton
- May 11 - "If I Know Me" - George Strait
- May 25 - "In a Different Light" - Doug Stone
- June 1 - "Meet in the Middle" - Diamond Rio
- June 15 - "If the Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets)" - Joe Diffie
- June 22 - "The Thunder Rolls" - Garth Brooks
- July 6 - "Don't Rock the Jukebox" - Alan Jackson
- July 27 - "I Am a Simple Man" - Ricky Van Shelton
- August 3 - "She's in Love With the Boy" - Trisha Yearwood
- August 17 - "You Know Me Better Than That" - George Strait
- September 7 - "Brand New Man" - Brooks & Dunn
- September 21 - "Leap of Faith" - Lionel Cartwright
- September 28 - "Where Are You Now" - Clint Black
- October 12 - "Keep it Between the Lines" - Ricky Van Shelton
- October 26 - "Anymore" - Travis Tritt
- November 9 - "Someday" - Alan Jackson
- November 16 - "Shameless" - Garth Brooks
- November 30 - "Forever Together" - Randy Travis
- December 7 - "For My Broken Heart" - Reba McEntire
- December 21 - "My Next Broken Heart" - Brooks & Dunn
Other major hits
- "All I Can Be (Is a Sweet Memory)" — Collin Raye
- "Are You Loving Me Like I'm Loving You" — Ronnie Milsap
- "As Simple as That" — Mike Reid
- "Ball and Chain" — Paul Overstreet
- "Bing Bang Boom" — Highway 101 (feat. Nikki Nelson)
- "Blame It On Texas" — Mark Chesnutt
- "Brotherly Love" — Earl Thomas Conley and Keith Whitley
- "Chill of an Early Fall" — George Strait
- "Come On Back" — Carlene Carter
- "Don't Tell Me What To Do" — Pam Tillis
- "Down at the Twist and Shout" — Mary Chapin Carpenter
- "Down to My Last Teardrop" — Tanya Tucker
- "Drift Off To Dream" — Travis Tritt
- "Eagle When She Flies" — Dolly Parton
- "Even Now" — Exile
- "Fancy" — Reba McEntire
- "Falling Out of Love" — Reba McEntire
- "Here We Are" — Alabama
- "Here's A Quarter (Call Someone Who Cares)" — Travis Tritt
- "Heroes" — Paul Overstreet
- "Heroes and Friends" — Randy Travis
- "Hopelessly Yours" — Lee Greenwood with Suzy Boggus
- "Hurt Me Bad (In a Real Good Way)" — Patty Loveless
- "I Couldn't See You Leavin'" — Conway Twitty
- "I Got You" — Shenandoah
- "I Thought It Was You" — Doug Stone
- "I'm That Kind Of Girl" — Patty Loveless
- "If You Want Me To" — Joe Diffie
- "Is It Raining At Your House" — Vern Gosdin
- "It Won't Be Me" — Tanya Tucker
- "John Deere Tractor" — The Judds
- "Leave Him Out of This" — Steve Wariner
- "Life's Little Ups and Downs" — Ricky Van Shelton
- "Like We Never Had a Broken Heart" — Trisha Yearwood
- "Little Things" — Marty Stuart
- "Liza Jane" — Vince Gill
- "Lord Have Mercy On A Country Boy" — Don Williams
- "Love Can Build a Bridge" — The Judds
- "Lucky Moon" — Oak Ridge Boys
- "Men" — Forester Sisters
- "Mirror Mirror" — Diamond Rio
- "New Way (To Light Up An Old Flame)" — Joe Diffie
- "Nothing's Changed Here" – Dwight Yoakam
- "Oh What it Did to Me" — Tanya Tucker
- "One Hundred and Two" — The Judds
- "One More Payment" — Clint Black
- "One of Those Things" — Pam Tillis
- "Only Here For a Little While" — Billy Dean
- "A Picture Of Me (Without You)" — Lorrie Morgan
- "Pocket Full Of Gold" — Vince Gill
- "Point of Light" — Randy Travis
- "Rodeo" — Garth Brooks
- "Rumor Has It" — Reba McEntire
- "Shadow of a Doubt" — Earl Thomas Conley
- "Silver and Gold" — Dolly Parton
- "Since I Don't Have You" — Ronnie Milsap
- "Small Town Saturday Night" — Hal Ketchum
- "Someday Soon" — Suzy Boggus
- "Somewhere in My Broken Heart" — Billy Dean
- "Tempted" — Marty Stuart
- "Then Again" — Alabama
- "Til I Found You" — Marty Stuart
- "Time Passes By" — Kathy Mattea
- "True Love" — Don Williams
- "The Walk" — Sawyer Brown
- "We Both Walk" — Lorrie Morgan
- "We've Got it Made" — Lee Greenwood
- "What a Way to Go" — Ray Kennedy
- "You're the One" — Dwight Yoakam
- "You've Got To Stand For Something" — Aaron Tippin
- "Your Love is a Miracle" — Mark Chesnutt
Top new album releases
- All I Can Be - Collin Raye (Epic/Sony)
- Back to the Grindstone - Ronnie Milsap (RCA)
- Brand New Man - Brooks & Dunn (Arista)
- Chasin' the Sun - Lionel Cartwright (MCA)
- Chill of an Early Fall - George Strait (MCA)
- Diamond Rio - Diamond Rio (Arista)
- Don't Go Near the Water - Sammy Kershaw (Mercury)
- Don't Rock the Jukebox - Alan Jackson (Arista)
- Eagle When She Flies - Dolly Parton (Columbia/Sony)
- For My Broken Heart - Reba McEntire (MCA)
- Greatest Hits Vol. II - Alabama (RCA)
- High Lonesome - Randy Travis (Warner Bros.)
- Heroes - Paul Overstreet (RCA)
- I Thought it Was You - Doug Stone (Epic/Sony)
- It's All About to Change - Travis Tritt (Warner Bros.)
- Pocket Full of Gold - Vince Gill (MCA)
- Pure Hank - Hank Williams Jr. (Warner/Curb)
- Put Yourself in My Place - Pam Tillis (Arista)
- Ropin' the Wind - Garth Brooks (Capitol)
- Something in Red - Lorrie Morgan (RCA)
- Sticks and Stones - Tracy Lawrence (Atlantic)
- Trisha Yearwood - Trisha Yearwood (MCA)
- Turning for Home - Mike Reid (Columbia/Sony)
- Unstoppable - Oak Ridge Boys (RCA)
- Up Against My Heart - Patty Loveless (MCA)
On television
Regular series
- Hee Haw (1969-1993, syndicated)
Specials
Deaths
- February 24 - Webb Pierce, 69, honky tonk stylist and pioneer (congestive heart failure).
- September 4 - Dottie West, 58, whose theme song was "Country Sunshine" (auto accident).
- October 17 - Tennessee Ernie Ford, 72, "The Old Pea Picker;" pop-country singer and TV host best known for "Sixteen Tons" (liver failure).
Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees
- Boudleaux & Felice Bryant (Boudleaux Bryant 1920–1987 and Felice (Scaduto) Bryant 1925–2003)
Major Awards
Grammy awards
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Female -- "Down At The Twist And Shout" - Mary Chapin Carpenter
- Best Country Vocal Performance, Male -- "Ropin' The Wind" - Garth Brooks
- Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal -- "Love Can Build A Bridge" - The Judds
- Best Country Vocal Collaboration -- "Restless" - Ricky Skaggs, Steve Wariner and Vince Gill
- Best Country Instrumental Performance -- "The New Nashville Cats" - Mark O'Connor
- Best Bluegrass Album -- "Spring Training" - Carl Jackson and John Starling
- Best Country Song -- "Love Can Build A Bridge" - John Jarvis, Naomi Judd and Paul Overstreet
Academy of Country Music
- Entertainer Of The Year -- Garth Brooks
- Song Of The Year -- "Somewhere In My Broken Heart" - Billy Dean - Billy Dean, Richard Leigh
- Single Of The Year -- "Don't Rock The Jukebox" - Alan Jackson
- Album Of The Year -- Don't Rock The Jukebox - Alan Jackson
- Top Male Vocalist -- Garth Brooks
- Top Female Vocalist -- Reba McEntire
- Top Vocal Duo -- Brooks & Dunn
- Top Vocal Group -- Diamond Rio
- Top New Male Vocalist -- Billy Dean
- Top New Female Vocalist -- Trisha Yearwood
- Top New Vocal Duo Or Group -- Brooks & Dunn
- Video Of The Year -- "Is There Life Out There?" - Reba McEntire (Director: Jack Cole)
Country Music Association
- Entertainer of the Year -- Garth Brooks
- Male Vocalist of the Year -- Vince Gill
- Female Vocalist of the Year -- Tanya Tucker
- Horizon Award -- Travis Tritt
- Vocal Group of the Year -- Kentucky Headhunters
- Vocal Duo of the Year -- The Judds
- Vocal Event of the Year -- Vince Gill, Mark O'Connor, Ricky Skaggs and Steve Wariner
- Album of the Year -- Garth Brooks
- Song of the Year -- Tim DuBois and Vince Gill
- Single of the Year -- Garth Brooks
- Musician of the Year -- Mark O'Connor
- Music Video of the Year -- Garth Brooks
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 (ISBN 0-8118-3572-3)
- Millard, Bob, "Country Music: 70 Years of America's Favorite Music," HarperCollins, New York, 1993 (ISBN 0-06-273244-7)
- Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs 1944-2005 - 6th Edition." 2005.
Other links
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