2006 in country music

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Contents

1 Events
2 Top hits of the year

2.1 Number one hits
2.2 Other major hits

3 Top new album releases
4 Deaths
5 Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees
6 Major Awards

6.1 Grammy awards
6.2 Academy of Country Music
6.3 Country Music Association

7 Further reading
8 References
9 Other links
10 External links

Events

January 14 – With the song, "She Let Herself Go," George Strait scores his 40th No. 1 hit on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Songs chart, all of them solo. It ties a 20-year-old record for most No. 1's on the country chart, held by Conway Twitty (35 solo, five duet with Loretta Lynn).
January 21 – Kix Brooks, one half of the country superstar duo Brooks & Dunn, takes over as host of "American Country Countdown," succeeding longtime host Bob Kingsley; Bob starts a new show called Country Top 40.
May — People reports on the engagement of Keith Urban and actress Nicole Kidman. The two are married on June 25.
May 21 – Grand Ole Opry mainstay Billy Walker is killed in a car accident near Fort Deposit, Alabama, when the van he was riding in overturned along Interstate 65. Also killed in the wreck are Walker's wife, Bettie; and two member of his band. His 21-year-old grandson, Joshua Brooks, is critically injured. Walker was returning home from a show near Gulf Shores, Alabama. [link]
May 23 – The Tennessean of Nashville reports plans by Academy of Country Music to move its awards show to April, after consistently being drubbed in the ratings by powerhouse American Idol. The ACMs, which aired May 24 on CBS, was aired opposite Fox's American Idol for the fourth year in a row. [link]

Top hits of the year

Number one hits

(As certified by Billboard magazine)

Date Song Name Artist Wks. No. 1 Spec.
Note
January 14 She Let Herself Go George Strait 1
January 21 Jesus, Take the Wheel Carrie Underwood 6
March 4 When I Get Where I'm Going Brad Paisley feat. Dolly Parton 1
March 11 Your Man Josh Turner 1
March 18 Living in Fast Forward Kenny Chesney 3
April 8 What Hurts the Most Rascal Flatts 4
May 6 Who Says You Can't Go Home Bon Jovi with Jennifer Nettles 2 This song marks the first time that a non-country act has hit #1 with their first country single since 1973, when Tom Jones took "Say You'll Stay Til Tomorrow" up to #1.
May 20 Wherever You Are Jack Ingram 1
May 27 Why Jason Aldean 1 This song marks the first time since 1991 that three artists in a row have gotten their first #1 country singles; while Aldean had previously had a Top 10 with "Hicktown", Bon Jovi, Jennifer Nettles, and Jack Ingram had never cracked the country music Top 40 before.
June 3 Settle for a Slowdown Dierks Bentley 2
June 17 Summertime Kenny Chesney 5
July 22 The World Brad Paisley 2 (so far)

Date	Song Name	Artist	Wks. No. 1	Spec. Note
January 14	She Let Herself Go	George Strait	1
January 21	Jesus, Take the Wheel	Carrie Underwood	6
March 4	When I Get Where I'm Going	Brad Paisley feat. Dolly Parton	1
March 11	Your Man	Josh Turner	1
March 18	Living in Fast Forward	Kenny Chesney	3
April 8	What Hurts the Most	Rascal Flatts	4
May 6	Who Says You Can't Go Home	Bon Jovi with Jennifer Nettles	2	This song marks the first time that a non-country act has hit #1 with their first country single since 1973, when Tom Jones took "Say You'll Stay Til Tomorrow" up to #1.
May 20	Wherever You Are	Jack Ingram	1
May 27	Why	Jason Aldean	1	This song marks the first time since 1991 that three artists in a row have gotten their first #1 country singles; while Aldean had previously had a Top 10 with "Hicktown", Bon Jovi, Jennifer Nettles, and Jack Ingram had never cracked the country music Top 40 before.
June 3	Settle for a Slowdown	Dierks Bentley	2
June 17	Summertime	Kenny Chesney	5
July 22	The World	Brad Paisley	2 (so far)

Other major hits

"Believe" – Brooks & Dunn (#8)
"Brand New Girlfriend" — Steve Holy
"Bring it on Home" - Little Big Town
"Building Bridges" – Brooks & Dunn (feat. Sheryl Crow and Vince Gill)
"Cheatin'" – Sara Evans (#9)
"The Dollar" – Jamey Johnson (#14)
"I Don't" - Danielle Peck (#28)
"Don't Forget to Remember Me" – Carrie Underwood
"Down in Mississippi (Up to No Good)" – Sugarland (#17)
"Drunker Than Me" - Trent Tomlinson (#19)
"8th Of November - Big & Rich
"Every Time I Hear Your Name" – Keith Anderson (#7)
"Feels Just Like it Should" – Pat Green
"Findin' A Good Man" - Danielle Peck
"Get Drunk and Be Somebody" – Toby Keith (#3)
"Honky Tonk Badonkadonk" – Trace Adkins (#2)
"How 'Bout You" – Eric Church
"I Can't Unlove You" – Kenny Rogers (#17)
"I Got You" – Craig Morgan (#12)
"If You're Going Through Hell (Before The Devil Even Knows)" – Rodney Atkins
"Just Might (Make Me Believe)" – Sugarland (#7)
"Kerosene" - Miranda Lambert (#15)
"Last Day of My Life" – Phil Vassar (#2)
"Leave the Pieces" — The Wreckers
"Life Ain't Always Beautiful" – Gary Allan
"Like We Never Loved At All" - Faith Hill with Tim McGraw (#5)
"A Little Too Late" – Toby Keith
"The Lucky One" – Faith Hill (#5)
"Me and My Gang" – Rascal Flatts
"Miss Me Baby" – Chris Cagle (#12)
"My Old Friend" – Tim McGraw (#6)
"Nobody But Me" – Blake Shelton (#4)
"Nobody Gonna Tell Me What to Do" – Van Zant (#16)
"Not Ready To Make Nice" - Dixie Chicks (#36)
"Politically Uncorrect" - Gretchen Wilson duet with Merle Haggard (#23)
"The Seashores of Old Mexico" – George Strait (#11)
"She Don't Tell Me To" – Montgomery Gentry (#4)
"Size Matters (Someday)" - Joe Nichols (#9)
"Something's Gotta Give" – LeAnn Rimes (#2)
"Sunshine and Summertime" – Faith Hill
"Tonight I Wanna Cry" – Keith Urban (#2)
"When the Stars Go Blue" - Tim McGraw (#4)
"Why, Why, Why" – Billy Currington
"Would You Go With Me" – Josh Turner
"Yee Haw" – Jake Owen

Deaths

March 23 — Cindy Walker, 87, prolific songwriter ("You Don't Know Me," "Cherokee Maiden") (extended illness).
March 25 — Alvis Edgar "Buck" Owens Jr., 76, one of the pioneers of the Bakersfield Sound; co-host of "Hee Haw."
April 24 – Bonnie Owens, 76, singer-songwriter and ex-wife of Buck Owens and Merle Haggard (complications from Alzheimer's disease).
May 21 – Billy Walker, 77, Grand Ole Opry legend best known for "Charlie's Shoes" and "Cross the Brazos at Waco" (car accident).

Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

Major Awards

Grammy awards

(presented February 8 in Los Angeles)

Best Female Country Vocal Performance -- "The Connection," Emmylou Harris.
Best Male Country Vocal Performance -- "You'll Think of Me," Keith Urban.
Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal -- "Restless," Alison Krauss & Union Station.
Best Country Collaboration with Vocals -- "Like We Never Loved at All," Faith Hill and Tim McGraw.
Best Country Instrumental Performance -- "Unionhouse Branch,"Alison Krauss & Union Station.
Best Country Song -- "Bless The Broken Road," Bobby Boyd, Jeff Hanna & Marcus Hummon.
Best Country Album -- Lonely Runs Both Ways, Alison Krauss & Union Station.

Academy of Country Music

(presented May 23 in Las Vegas)

Entertainer of the Year -- Kenny Chesney
Top Male Vocalist -- Keith Urban
Top Female Vocalist -- Sara Evans
Top New Male Vocalist -- Jason Aldean
Top New Female Vocalist -- Carrie Underwood
Top New Duo or Group -- Sugarland
Top Vocal Group -- Rascal Flatts
Top Vocal Duo -- Brooks & Dunn
Vocal Event of the Year -- "When I Get Where I'm Going" — Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton
Single of the Year -- "Jesus Take the Wheel" — Carrie Underwood
Song of the Year -- "Believe" — Ronnie Dunn and Craig Wiseman
Album of the Year -- Time Well Wasted — Brad Paisley
Video of the Year -- "When I Get Where I'm Going" — Brad Paisley and Dolly Parton (director: Jim Shea).
ACM/Home Depot Humanitarian of the Year —- Vince Gill
Pioneer awards —- Little Jimmy Dickens, Kris Kristofferson, Bill Monroe and Earl Scruggs.

Country Music Association

''(to be presented November 07 in Nashville, TN)

References

[News of Billy Walker's death] from CMT.com.
[ACMs eager to end role as 'Idol' sacrifice], The Tennessean, May 23, 2006 (accessed May 24, 2006).

External links

[Country Music Hall of Fame]

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