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
• 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

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).