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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1975.

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Events

  • March 13 — The rocky marriage of George Jones and Tammy Wynette ends in divorce.
  • July 17 — A Russian language version of Conway Twitty's 1970 hit, "Hello Darlin'" is played and broadcast to a worldwide audience as part of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project. The song, which in Russian was called "Privet Radost," is a "gesture of goodwill" from the Apollo crew to the Soviet Union's Soyuz crew. Twitty worked with a language professor from the University of Oklahoma to record the phonetic Russian version of the song.[1]
  • August 8 — While mountain climbing at Ajax Mountain, Montana, Hank Williams, Jr. is involved in a catastrophic accident. He tumbles nearly 500 feet and is critically injured, suffering numerous facial and head injuries. His recovery takes nearly two years, during which time he undergoes a major cosmetic — and musical — overhaul.
  • October — The defining moment in the recent debate over what defines country music – and each side's vision of the genre – comes at the Country Music Association awards. Charlie Rich, the 1974 CMA Entertainer of the Year, was selected to name the new Entertainer of the Year. When he opened the envelope, he took out his cigarette lighter, lighted the piece of paper with the winner's name on fire, and disgustedly announced the winner: "My good friend John Denver!" Denver, who was not present, was humbled at his award (but didn't know until later about Rich's actions).

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In addition, several other songs that reach the top on one of the charts does very well on the other, including "Have You Never Been Mellow" and "Please Mr. Please" by Olivia Newton-John; "I'm Not Lisa" by Jessi Colter; Fender's "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights"; and "When Will I Be Loved" by Linda Ronstadt.

Top hits of the year

Number one hits

United States

(as certified by Billboard)

Date Single Name Artist Wks. No.1 Spec. Note
January 4 The Door George Jones 1
January 11 Ruby Baby Billy "Crash" Craddock 1
January 18 Kentucky Gambler Merle Haggard 1
January 25 (I'd Be) A Legend in My Time Ronnie Milsap 1
February 1 City Lights Mickey Gilley 1
February 8 Then Who Am I Charley Pride 1
February 15 Devil in the Bottle T. G. Sheppard 1 [A]
February 22 I Care Tom T. Hall 1
March 1 It's Time to Pay the Fiddler Cal Smith 1 [B]
March 8 Linda on My Mind Conway Twitty 1
March 15 Before the Next Teardrop Falls Freddy Fender 2 [A]
March 29 The Bargain Store Dolly Parton 1
April 5 I Just Can't Get Her Out of My Mind Johnny Rodriguez 1
April 12 Always Wanting You Merle Haggard 2
April 26 Blanket on the Ground Billie Jo Spears 1 [C]
May 3 Roll On Big Mama Joe Stampley 1
May 10 She's Actin' Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles) Gary Stewart 1 [C]
May 17 (Hey Won't You Play) Another
Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song		 B. J. Thomas 1 [A]
May 24 I'm Not Lisa Jessi Colter 1 [C]
May 31 Thank God I'm a Country Boy John Denver 1
June 7 Window Up Above Mickey Gilley 1
June 14 When Will I Be Loved Linda Ronstadt 1 [A]
June 21 You're My Best Friend Don Williams 1
June 28 Tryin' to Beat the Morning Home T. G. Sheppard 1
July 5 Lizzie and the Rainman Tanya Tucker 1
July 12 Movin' On Merle Haggard 1
July 19 Touch the Hand Conway Twitty 2
August 2 Just Get Up and Close the Door Johnny Rodriguez 1
August 9 Wasted Days and Wasted Nights Freddy Fender 2
August 23 Rhinestone Cowboy Glen Campbell 3 [1], [2]
  • Returned to Number One on September 13.
September 6 Feelings Conway Twitty
and Loretta Lynn		 1
September 20 Daydreams About Night Things Ronnie Milsap 2
October 4 Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain Willie Nelson 2 [A]
October 18 Hope You're Feelin' Me (Like I'm Feelin' You) Charley Pride
October 25 San Antonio Stroll Tanya Tucker 1
November 1 (Turn Out the Lights And) Love Me Tonight Don Williams 1
November 8 I'm Sorry John Denver 1 [B]
November 15 Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way Waylon Jennings 1
November 22 Rocky Dickey Lee 1 [C]
November 29 It's All in the Movies Merle Haggard 1
December 6 Secret Love Freddy Fender 1
December 13 Love Put A Song in My Heart Johnny Rodriguez 1 [B]
December 20 Convoy C. W. McCall 6 [C]
  • No. 1 song of 1976, as determined by Billboard.
Notes
  • 1^ No. 1 song of the year, as determined by Billboard.
  • 2^ Song dropped from No. 1 and later returned to top spot.
  • A^ First Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.
  • B^ Last Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.
  • C^ Only Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist to date.

Canada

(as certified by RPM)

Date Single Name Artist Wks. No.1 Spec. Note
January 11 We're Over Johnny Rodriguez 1 [B]
January 18 What a Man My Man Is Lynn Anderson 1 [B]
January 25 The Door George Jones 1
February 1 Big Red Jimmy Jerry Warren 1 [C]
February 8 Kentucky Gambler Merle Haggard 1
February 15 (I'd Be) A Legend in My Time Ronnie Milsap 1
February 22 Then Who Am I Charley Pride 1
March 1 Devil in the Bottle T. G. Sheppard 1 [A]
  • RPM didn't publish on March 8.
March 15 It's Time to Pay the Fiddler Cal Smith 1 [C]
March 22 Linda on My Mind Conway Twitty 1
March 29 Before the Next Teardrop Falls Freddy Fender 1 [A]
April 5 Everybody's Going to the Country Hank Smith 1 [B]
April 12 Have You Never Been Mellow Olivia Newton-John 1
April 19 The Pill Loretta Lynn 2
May 3 I've Never Been This Far Before Carroll Baker 1 [A]
May 10 Still Thinkin' 'bout You Billy "Crash" Craddock 1
May 17 Roll On Big Mama Joe Stampley 1 [C]
May 24 Thank God I'm a Country Boy John Denver 2 [1]
June 7 Window Up Above Mickey Gilley 1 [A]
June 14 I'm Not Lisa Jessi Colter 1 [C]
June 21 I Ain't All Bad Charley Pride 1
June 28 You're My Best Friend Don Williams 1 [A]
July 5 Lizzie and the Rainman Tanya Tucker 1
July 12 Reconsider Me Narvel Felts 1 [C]
July 19 When Will I Be Loved Linda Ronstadt 1 [A]
July 26 Yellow House of Love Patti MacDonnell 1 [C]
August 2 The Hungry Fire of Love Carroll Baker 1
August 9 Down by the Henry Moore Murray McLauchlan 1 [C]
August 16 Everytime You Touch Me (I Get High) Charlie Rich 1
August 23 The Seeker Dolly Parton 1
August 30 Rhinestone Cowboy Glen Campbell 1
September 6 Please Mr. Please Olivia Newton-John 1
September 13 The First Time Freddie Hart 1
September 20 I'll Go to My Grave Loving You The Statler Brothers 1 [A]
September 27 If Only I Could Win Your Love Emmylou Harris 1 [A]
October 4 Say Forever You'll Be Mine Dolly Parton and
Porter Wagoner		 3 [B] - Porter Wagoner
October 25 Third Rate Romance Amazing Rhythm Aces 1 [C]
  • RPM didn't publish between November 1 and December 13.
December 20 Secret Love Freddy Fender 2
Notes
  • 1^ No. 1 song of the year, as determined by RPM.
  • A^ First RPM No. 1 hit for that artist.
  • B^ Last RPM No. 1 hit for that artist.
  • C^ Only RPM No. 1 hit for that artist.

Other major hits

Singles released by American artists

Singles released by Canadian artists

US CAN Single Artist
13 Anna Marie Susan Jacks
14 Any Dream Will Do Carlton Showband
6 Born to Be a Gypsy Tommy Hunter
17 The Bricklin Charles Russell
15 Bright Side of Tomorrow Black Creek
20 City of Tears Marg Osburne
9 Country Pride Rick Newfield
9 Did You Hear My Song Mercey Brothers
19 Easy Listenin' Tim Daniels
3 Fly Raven Fly Bruce Miller
10 Follow Your Heart Jim and Don Haggart
4 Give My Love to Lady Canada Bobby G. Griffith
7 God's People Are One Dianne Leigh
9 Goodbye Old Man Christenson Brothers
18 I Am the Words Family Brown
14 I Knew Her Then Ray Francis
20 Knock on My Door Darlene Madill
12 Life and Love and You R. Harlan Smith
19 Lonely Willow Lee Roy
10 Maybe Tonight Murray McLauchlan
5 Mother, Love and Country Dick Damron
13 One More for the Road Country Edition
4 Ooo Mama Jerry Palmer
12 Pasadena's on My Mind Lynn Jones
16 Roll It on Homeward Linda Brown
26 20 Sanctuary Ronnie Prophet
15 She's My Greatest Blessing Ian Tyson
9 Someone Special Canadian Zephyr
15 Summer of Our Love Bruce Miller
20 Sunshine Lady Bob Ruzicka
4 Sure Feels Good Tim Daniels
16 That's Why I'm in Love with Life Roy Payne
16 A Touch of God Family Brown
13 What'll I Do Gary Buck

Top new album releases

Other new album releases

Births

Deaths

  • February 4 — Louis Jordan, 66, jazz and rhythm & blues pioneer who became the first African-American performer to have a No. 1 hit on the Billboard country charts (1944's "Ration Blues") (heart attack).
  • February 17 — A.C. "Eck" Robertson, 88, pioneering American fiddle player, widely considered the first fiddler and country musician to record commercially.
  • May 13 — Bob Wills, 70, leader of the Texas Playboys (complications from a stroke)
  • July 7 — George Morgan, 51, country crooner of the late 1940s and early 1950s, Grand Ole Opry favorite and father of Lorrie Morgan (heart attack).
  • July 19 — Lefty Frizzell, 47, honky-tonk pioneer of the 1950s (stroke).
  • November 3 — Audrey Williams, 52, mother of Hank Williams Jr. (and ex-wife of Hank Williams Sr.)

Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

Major awards

Grammy Awards

Juno Awards

Academy of Country Music

  • Entertainer of the Year — Loretta Lynn
  • Song of the Year — "Rhinestone Cowboy," Larry Weiss (Performer: Glen Campbell)
  • Single of the Year — "Rhinestone Cowboy," Glen Campbell
  • Album of the Year — Feelin's, Loretta Lynn and Conway Twitty
  • Top Male Vocalist — Conway Twitty
  • Top Female Vocalist — Loretta Lynn
  • Top Vocal Duo — Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
  • Top New Male Vocalist — Freddy Fender
  • Top New Female Vocalist — Crystal Gayle

Country Music Association

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.

References

  1. ^ Oermann, Robert K. "The Conway Twitty Collection," liner notes (booklet included with The Conway Twitty Collection 4-disc set). MCA Special Products, 1994).

Other links

External links








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