Country-Musik 1973

Die Liste bietet eine Übersicht über das Jahr 1973 im Genre Country-Musik.

Top Hits des Jahres

Nummer-1-Hits

20. Januar – Soul Song – Joe Stampley
27. Januar – (Old Dogs, Children and) Watermelon Wine – Tom T. Hall
3. Februar – She Needs Someone to Hold Her When She Cries – Conway Twitty
17. Februar – I Wonder if They Ever Think of Me – Merle Haggard and the Strangers
24. Februar – Rated ‚X‘ – Loretta Lynn
3. März – The Lord Knows I’m Drinkin’ – Cal Smith
10. März – ’Til I Get it Right – Tammy Wynette
17. März – The Teddy Bear Song – Barbara Fairchild
31. März – Keep Me in Mind – Lynn Anderson
7. April – Super Kind of Woman – Freddie Hart
14. April – A Shoulder to Cry On – Charley Pride
21. April – Superman – Donna Fargo
28. April – Behind Closed Doors – Charlie Rich
12. Mai – Come Live With Me – Roy Clark
19. Mai – What’s Your Mama’s Name – Tanya Tucker
26. Mai – Satin Sheets – Jeanne Pruett
9. Juni – You Always Come Back to Hurtin’ Me – Johnny Rodriguez
16. Juni – Kids Say the Darndest Things – Tammy Wynette
23. Mai – Satin Sheets – Jeanne Pruett
30. Juni – Don’t Fight the Feelings of Love – Charley Pride
7. Juli – Why Me – Kris Kristofferson
14. Juli – Love is the Foundation – Loretta Lynn
28. Juli – You Were Always There – Donna Fargo
4. August – Lord, Mr. Ford – Jerry Reed
11. August – Trip to Heaven – Freddie Hart
18. August – Louisiana Woman, Mississisippi Man – Conway Twitty und Loretta Lynn
25. August – Everybody’s Had the Blues – Merle Haggard and the Strangers
8. September – You’ve Never Been This Far Before – Conway Twitty
29. September – Blood Red and Goin’ Down – Tanya Tucker
6. Oktober – You’re the Best Thing That’s Ever Happened to Me – Ray Price
13. Oktober – Ridin’ My Thumb to Mexico – Johnny Rodriguez
27. Oktober – We’re Gonna Hold On – George Jones und Tammy Wynette
10. November – Paper Roses – Marie Osmond
24. November – The Most Beautiful Girl – Charlie Rich
15. Dezember – Amazing Love – Charley Pride
22. Dezember – If We Make it Through December – Merle Haggard and the Strangers

Weitere Hits

Amanda – Don Williams
Any Old Wind That Blows – Johnny Cash
Baby's Gone – Conway Twitty
Bring it On Home to Your Woman – Joe Stampley
Can I Sleep in Your Arms – Jeannie Seely
Come Early Morning – Don Williams
The Corner of My Life – Bill Anderson
Country Sunshine – Dottie West
Danny’s Song – Anne Murray
Don’t Give Up On Me – Jerry Wallace
Dreaming My Dreams With You – Waylon Jennings
Drift Away – Narvel Felts
Dueling Banjos – Eric Weissberg & Steve Mandell
The Emptiest Arms in the World – Merle Haggard and the Strangers
Good Times – David Houston
I Hate You – Ronnie Milsap
I Love You More and More Every Day – Sonny James
I’m Your Woman – Jeanne Pruett
If Teardrops Were Pennies – Porter Wagoner und Dolly Parton
If You Can Live With It (I Can Live Without It) – Bill Anderson
If You Can’t Feel It (It Ain’t There) – Freddie Hart
Jamestown Ferry – Tanya Tucker
Just What I Had in Mind – Faron Young
Kid Stuff – Barbara Fairchild
The Last Love Song – Hank Williams Jr.
Let Me Be There – Olivia Newton-John
Little Girl Gone – Donna Fargo
Love Me – Marty Robbins
Love’s the Answer – Tanya Tucker
Lovin' on Back Streets – Mel Street
The Midnight Oil – Barbara Mandrell
Mr. Lovemaker – Johnny PayCheck
My Tennessee Mountain Home – Dolly Parton
Neon Rosie – Mel Tillis and the Statesiders
Nobody Wins – Brenda Lee
Nothing Ever Hurt Me (Half as Bad As Losing You) – George Jones
Pass Me By – Johnny Rodriguez
Ravishing Ruby – Tom T. Hall
Red Necks, White Socks and Blue Ribbon Beer – Johnny Russell
Sawmill – Mel Tillis and the Statesiders
Send Me No Roses – Tommy Overstreet
The Shelter of Your Eyes – Don Williams
Sing About Love – Lynn Anderson
Slippin' and Slidin – Billy "Crash" Craddock
Slippin’ Away – Jean Shepard
Southern Loving – Jim Ed Brown
Stay All Night (Stay a Little Longer) – Willie Nelson
Sunday Sunrise – Brenda Lee
Sweet Country Woman – Johnny Duncan
’Til the Water Stops Runnin’ – Billy "Crash" Craddock
Top of the World – Lynn Anderson
Touch the Morning – Don Gibson
Uneasy Rider – Charlie Daniels Band
Walking Piece of Heaven – Marty Robbins
What My Woman Can't Do – George Jones
Yellow Ribbon – Johnny Carver
You Ask Me To – Waylon Jennings
You Can Have Her – Waylon Jennings
You Lay So Easy on My Mind – Bobby G. Rice

Alben (Auswahl)

Honky Tonk Heroes – Waylon Jennings (RCA)
The Midnight Oil – Barbara Mandrell (Columbia)
Shotgun Willie – Willie Nelson (Atlantic)

Geboren

26. Juni – Gretchen Wilson
8. August – Mark Wills

Gestorben

10. November – Stringbean, 58, Banjo-Spieler und Komiker in der TV-Serie Hee Haw

Neue Mitglieder der Hall of Fames

Country Music Hall of Fame

Chet Atkins (1924–2001)
Patsy Cline (1932–1963)

Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame

Jack Clement (1931–2013)
Don Gibson (1928–2003)
Harlan Howard (1927–2002)
Roger Miller (1936–1992)
Willie Nelson (* 1933)^[1]

Die wichtigsten Auszeichnungen

Grammys

Best Female Country Vocal Performance – Donna Fargo – Happiest Girl In The Whole USA
Best Male Country Vocal Performance – Charley Pride – Charley Pride Sings Heart Songs
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group – Statler Brothers – Class Of '57
Best Country Instrumental Performance – Charlie McCoy – Charlie McCoy / The Real McCoy
Best Country Song – Kiss An Angel Good Mornin‘ – Charley Pride, (Autor: Ben Peters)^[2]

Academy of Country Music Awards

Entertainer Of The Year – Roy Clark
Song Of The Year – The Happiest Girl In The Whole U.S.A. – Donna Fargo – Yvonne Silver
Single Of The Year – Happiest Girl – Donna Fargo
Album Of The Year – Happiest Girl – Donna Fargo
Top Male Vocalist – Merle Haggard
Top Female Vocalist – Donna Fargo
Top Vocal Group – Statler Brothers
Top New Male Vocalist – Johnny Rodriguez
Top New Female Vocalist – Tanya Tucker

Country Music Association Awards

Entertainer of the Year – Roy Clark
Male Vocalist of the Year – Charlie Rich
Female Vocalist of the Year – Loretta Lynn
Instrumental Group of the Year – Danny Davis & the Nashville Brass
Vocal Group of the Year – Statler Brothers
Vocal Duo of the Year – Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
Single of the Year – Behind Closed Doors, Charlie Rich
Song of the Year – Behind Closed Door, Kenny O’Dell
Album of the Year – Behind Closed Doors, Charlie Rich
Instrumentalist of the Year – Charlie McCoy

Einzelnachweise

↑ NaSHOF Inductees By Year. In: Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. 13. August 2022, abgerufen am 12. Oktober 2022 (englisch).
↑ Grammy Awards 1973. In: Awards & Shows. Abgerufen am 19. 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 1973. In: Awards & Shows. Abgerufen am 19. Juni 2022 (englisch).

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