Country-Musik 1994
Die Liste bietet eine Übersicht über das Jahr 1994 im Genre Country-Musik.
Ereignisse
- 8. Januar: Faith Hill veröffentlicht mit Wild One ihre erste Single. Sie wurde die erfolgreichste Single eines weiblichen Newcomers in den Hot Country Singles & Tracks.[1]
- 30. Januar: Clint Black, Wynonna Judd, Travis Tritt und Tanya Tucker spielen die Halftime Show beim Super Bowl XXVIII.[2]
- März: Tim McGraws Song Indian Outlaw sorgt wegen seines stereotypen Textes über Indianer für eine Kontroverse und wird vielfach von den Radiostationen boykottiert. Dafür erreicht es die Popcharts.[3]
- 12. April: Die erste Ausgabe des Magazons Country Weekly erscheint.[4]
- 26. April: Johnny Cash veröffentlicht mit American Recordings sein vielfach prämiertes Comeback-Album mit Unterstützung von Rick Rubin.
- 9. Mai: Newcomer John Berry kippt während eines Konzertes auf der Bühne um. Ihm wird anschließend eine Zyste aus dem Gehirn entfernt. Es ist der Beginn eines jahrelangen Kampfes gegen Krebs.[5]
Top Hits des Jahres
Jahres-End-Charts
Dies ist die Top 10 der Year-End-Charts, die vom Billboard-Magazin erhoben wurde.[6]
- Pickup Man – Joe Diffie
- Take Me As I Am – Faith Hill
- When Love Finds You – Vince Gill
- Not a Moment Too Soon – Tim McGraw
- Now I Know – Lari White
- This Is Me – Randy Travis
- Goin’ Through the Big D – Mark Chesnutt
- Untanglin’ My Mind – Clint Black
- When the Thought of You Catches Up With Me – David Ball
- Till You Love Me – Reba McEntire
Nummer-1-Hits
- 1. Januar – Wild One – Faith Hill
- 29. Januar – Live Until I Die – Clay Walker
- 5. Februar – I Swear – John Michael Montgomery
- 5. März – I Just Wanted You to Know – Mark Chesnutt
- 12. März – Tryin' to Get Over You – Vince Gill
- 19. März – No Doubt About It – Neal McCoy
- 2. April – My Love – Little Texas
- 16. April – If the Good Die Young – Tracy Lawrence
- 30. April – Piece of My Heart – Faith Hill
- 7. Mai – A Good Run of Bad Luck – Clint Black
- 14. Mai – If Bubba Can Dance (I Can Too) – Shenandoah
- 21. Mai – Your Love Amazes Me – John Berry
- 28. Mai – Don't Take the Girl – Tim McGraw
- 11. Juni – That Ain't No Way to Go – Brooks & Dunn
- 18. Juni – Wink – Neal McCoy
- 16. Juli – Foolish Pride – Travis Tritt
- 23. Juli – Summertime Blues – Alan Jackson
- 13. August – Be My Baby Tonight – John Michael Montgomery
- 27. August – Dreaming With My Eyes Wide Open – Clay Walker
- 3. September – Whisper My Name – Randy Travis
- 10. September – XXX's and OOO's (An American Girl) – Trisha Yearwood
- 24. September – Third Rock From the Sun – Joe Diffie
- 8. Oktober – Who's That Man – Toby Keith
- 15. Oktober – She's Not the Cheatin' Kind – Brooks & Dunn
- 29. Oktober – Livin' On Love – Alan Jackson
- 19. November – Shut Up and Kiss Me – Mary Chapin Carpenter
- 26. November – If I Could Make a Living – Clay Walker
- 3. Dezember – The Big One – George Strait
- 10. Dezember – If You've Got Love – John Michael Montgomery
- 17. Dezember – Pickup Man – Joe Diffie
Weitere Hits
Die Auswahl beschränkt sich auf Songs, die in den Country-Billboard-Charts in die Top 20 gekommen sind.[7]
| US | Single | Interpret |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Addicted to a Dollar | Doug Stone |
| 11 | Baby Likes to Rock It | The Tractors |
| 2 | Before You Kill Us All | Randy Travis |
| 4 | The Boys and Me | Sawyer Brown |
| 17 | The Call of the Wild | Aaron Tippin |
| 2 | Callin' Baton Rouge | Garth Brooks |
| 13 | The Cheap Seats | Alabama |
| 5 | The City Put the Country Back in Me | Neal McCoy |
| 9 | Daddy Never Was the Cadillac Kind | Confederate Railroad |
| 2 | Down on the Farm | Tim McGraw |
| 20 | Elvis and Andy | Confederate Railroad |
| 2 | Every Once in a While | BlackHawk |
| 2 | Fast as You | Dwight Yoakam |
| 10 | Girls with Guitars | Wynonna |
| 11 | Goodbye Says It All | BlackHawk |
| 4 | Half the Man | Clint Black |
| 4 | Hangin' In | Tanya Tucker |
| 5 | Hard to Say | Sawyer Brown |
| 2 | He Thinks He'll Keep Her | Mary Chapin Carpenter |
| 5 | Hey Cinderella | Suzy Bogguss |
| 3 | How Can I Help You Say Goodbye | Patty Loveless |
| 3 | I Can't Reach Her Anymore | Sammy Kershaw |
| 2 | I Never Knew Love | Doug Stone |
| 2 | I See It Now | Tracy Lawrence |
| 9 | I Sure Can Smell the Rain | BlackHawk |
| 2 | I Take My Chances | Mary Chapin Carpenter |
| 3 | I Try to Think About Elvis | Patty Loveless |
| 3 | I Want to Be Loved Like That | Shenandoah |
| 4 | I Wish I Could Have Been There | John Anderson |
| 3 | I'd Like to Have That One Back | George Strait |
| 3 | I'm Holding My Own | Lee Roy Parnell |
| 3 | I've Got It Made | John Anderson |
| 19 | In My Own Backyard | Joe Diffie |
| 12 | Independence Day | Martina McBride |
| 8 | Indian Outlaw | Tim McGraw |
| 6 | Is It Over Yet | Wynonna |
| 18 | It Won't Be Over You | Steve Wariner |
| 5 | John Deere Green | Joe Diffie |
| 8 | Jukebox Junkie | Ken Mellons |
| 5 | Kick a Little | Little Texas |
| 6 | Life #9 | Martina McBride |
| 4 | Lifestyles of the Not So Rich and Famous | Tracy Byrd |
| 2 | A Little Less Talk and a Lot More Action | Toby Keith |
| 2 | Little Rock | Collin Raye |
| 2 | Love a Little Stronger | Diamond Rio |
| 8 | Lovebug | George Strait |
| 4 | The Man in Love with You | George Strait |
| 8 | Man of My Word | Collin Raye |
| 6 | More Love | Doug Stone |
| 2 | National Working Woman's Holiday | Sammy Kershaw |
| 1 | No Doubt About It | Neal McCoy |
| 13 | Nobody's Gonna Rain on Our Parade | Kathy Mattea |
| 5 | Now I Know | Lari White |
| 18 | O What a Thrill | The Mavericks |
| 7 | One Night a Day | Garth Brooks |
| 7 | Renegades, Rebels and Rogues | Tracy Lawrence |
| 2 | Rock Bottom | Wynonna |
| 2 | Rock My World (Little Country Girl) | Brooks & Dunn |
| 4 | Rope the Moon | John Michael Montgomery |
| 3 | She Can't Say I Didn't Cry | Rick Trevino |
| 6 | She Dreams | Mark Chesnutt |
| 15 | She Thinks His Name Was John | Reba McEntire |
| 4 | She'd Give Anything | Boy Howdy |
| 5 | Spilled Perfume | Pam Tillis |
| 3 | Standing Outside the Fire | Garth Brooks |
| 2 | State of Mind | Clint Black |
| 14 | Stop on a Dime | Little Texas |
| 7 | T.L.C. A.S.A.P. | Alabama |
| 2 | Take Me as I Am | Faith Hill |
| 17 | Take These Chains from My Heart | Lee Roy Parnell |
| 10 | That's My Baby | Lari White |
| 6 | That's My Story | Collin Raye |
| 20 | There Goes My Heart | The Mavericks |
| 7 | They Asked About You | Reba McEntire |
| 2 | They Don't Make 'Em Like That Anymore | Boy Howdy |
| 2 | Thinkin' Problem | David Ball |
| 2 | Third Rate Romance | Sammy Kershaw |
| 20 | (Tonight We Just Might) Fall in Love Again | Hal Ketchum |
| 14 | Try Not to Look So Pretty | Dwight Yoakam |
| 4 | Untanglin' My Mind | Clint Black |
| 3 | Walking Away a Winner | Kathy Mattea |
| 4 | Watermelon Crawl | Tracy Byrd |
| 6 | We Can't Love Like This Anymore | Alabama |
| 11 | We Don't Have to Do This | Tanya Tucker |
| 9 | We Just Disagree | Billy Dean |
| 2 | What the Cowgirls Do | Vince Gill |
| 5 | What's in It for Me | John Berry |
| 3 | When Love Finds You | Vince Gill |
| 7 | When the Thought of You Catches Up with Me | David Ball |
| 2 | When You Walk in the Room | Pam Tillis |
| 2 | Whenever You Come Around | Vince Gill |
| 11 | Where Do I Fit in the Picture | Clay Walker |
| 20 | Where Was I | Ricky Van Shelton |
| 4 | (Who Says) You Can't Have It All | Alan Jackson |
| 5 | Why Haven't I Heard from You | Reba McEntire |
| 2 | Wish I Didn't Know Now | Toby Keith |
| 12 | Words by Heart | Billy Ray Cyrus |
| 20 | You Just Watch Me | Tanya Tucker |
| 6 | You Will | Patty Loveless |
Alben
Jahres-End-Charts
Dies ist die Top 10 der Year-End-Charts, die vom Billboard-Magazin erhoben wurde.[8]
- Not a Moment Too Soon – Tim McGraw
- The Tractors – The Tractors
- Stones in the Road – Mary Chapin Carpenter
- Who I Am – Alan Jackson
- Waitin’ on Sundown – Brooks & Dunn
- Lead On – George Strait
- Read My Mind – Reba McEntire
- Third Rock from the Sun – Joe Diffie
- When Love Finds You – Vince Gill
- You Might Be a Redneck If … – Jeff Foxworthy
Nummer-1-Alben
- 1. Januar – Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles – Various Artists
- 22. Januar – Greatest Hits Volume II – Reba McEntire
- 29. Januar – Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles – Various Artists
- 12. Februar – Kickin’ It Up – John Michael Montgomery
- 26. März – Rhythm, Country & Blues – Various Artists
- 9. April – Not a Moment Too Soon – Tim McGraw
- 23. Juli – Who I Am – Alan Jackson
- 30. Juli – Not a Moment Too Soon – Tim McGraw
- 15. Oktober – Waitin’ on Sundown – Brooks & Dunn
- 22. Oktober – Stones in the Road – Mary Chapin Carpenter
- 26. November – Lead On – George Strait
- 10. Dezember – Not a Moment Too Soon – Tim McGraw
Weitere Alben
Die Auswahl beschränkt sich auf Alben, die in den Country-Billboard-Charts in die Top 20 gekommen sind.
| US | Album | Interpret | Record Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 8 Seconds | Various Artists | MCA Nashville |
| 15 | BlackHawk | BlackHawk | Arista Nashville |
| 8 | Boomtown | Toby Keith | Mercury/PolyGram |
| 13 | Bryan White | Bryan White | Asylum |
| 12 | Extremes | Collin Raye | Epic |
| 9 | Feelin' Good Train | Sammy Kershaw | Mercury/PolyGram |
| 8 | Greatest Hits Vol. III | Alabama | RCA Nashville |
| 17 | Haywire | Chris LeDoux | Liberty |
| 17 | Healing Hands of Time | Willie Nelson | Liberty |
| 16 | Heartsongs: Live from Home | Dolly Parton | Columbia |
| 3 | I See It Now | Tracy Lawrence | Atlantic |
| 4 | If I Could Make a Living | Clay Walker | Giant |
| 10 | Kick a Little | Little Texas | Warner Bros. |
| 19 | Lookin' Back at Myself | Aaron Tippin | RCA Nashville |
| 13 | Love a Little Stronger | Diamond Rio | Arista Nashville |
| 4 | Maverick (Soundtrack) | Various Artists | Atlantic |
| 13 | No Doubt About It | Neal McCoy | Atlantic |
| 3 | No Ordinary Man | Tracy Byrd | MCA Nashville |
| 6 | Notorious | Confederate Railroad | Atlantic |
| 8 | One Emotion | Clint Black | RCA Nashville |
| 19 | She'd Give Anything | Boy Howdy | Curb |
| 8 | Skynyrd Frynds | Various Artists | MCA Nashville |
| 11 | Storm in the Heartland | Billy Ray Cyrus | Mercury/PolyGram |
| 17 | The Sweetest Gift | Trisha Yearwood | MCA Nashville |
| 6 | Sweetheart's Dance | Pam Tillis | Arista Nashville |
| 3 | Ten Feet Tall and Bulletproof | Travis Tritt | Warner Bros. |
| 6 | Thinkin' Problem | David Ball | Warner Bros. |
| 10 | This Is Me | Randy Travis | Warner Bros. |
| 12 | Walking Away a Winner | Kathy Mattea | Mercury/PolyGram |
| 7 | War Paint | Lorrie Morgan | BNA |
| 6 | What a Crying Shame | The Mavericks | MCA Nashville |
| 15 | What a Way to Live | Mark Chesnutt | Decca Nashville |
| 8 | When Fallen Angels Fly | Patty Loveless | Epic |
Geboren
- 4. Mai: RaeLynn, Countrysängerin (God Made Girls)[9]
- 8. November: Lauren Alaina, Teilnehmerin an der 10. Staffel von American Idol und anschließend erfolgreiche Solokünstlerin
Gestorben
- 18. Januar: Eddie Hill (72), Vater des Country Boogies
- 4. Mai: Lloyd Ellis (74), Jazz- und Countrymusiker
- 4. Juni: Zeke Clements (83), hatte eine der längsten und ausgedehntesten Karrieren in der Geschichte der Country-Musiker
- 13. Juni: Johnnie Strickland (58), Rockabilly- und Countrymusiker
- 29. Oktober: Jimmy Swan (82), Country-Sänger (The Last Letter)
- 6. November: Skeeter Bonn (71), Country-Musiker
- Unbekanntes Datum: Roy Duke, Country- und Rockabilly-Sänger (Behave, Be Qiet or Begone)
Neue Mitglieder der Hall of Fames
International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame
- Osborne Brothers
- Bobby Osborne
- Sonny Osborne
Country Music Hall of Fame
- Merle Haggard (1937–2016)
Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame
- Dick Damron
- Hank Smith
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
- Jerry Foster & Bill Rice
- Buddy Holly
- Richard Leigh
- Bobby Russell
Bedeutende Auszeichnungen
Grammys
- Best Female Country Vocal Performance – Mary Chapin Carpenter – Passionate Kisses
- Best Male Country Vocal Performance – Dwight Yoakam – Ain't That Lonely Yet
- Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group – Brooks & Dunn – Hard Workin' Man
- Best Country Collaboration With Vocals – Linda Davis & Reba McEntire – Does He Love You
- Best Country Instrumental Performance – Asleep At The Wheel – Red Wing
- Best Country Song – Lucinda Williams – Passionate Kisses
- Best Bluegrass Album – Nashville Bluegrass Band – Waitin' For The Hard Times To Go[10]
Academy of Country Music Awards
- Entertainer Of The Year – Garth Brooks
- Song Of The Year – I Love The Way You Love Me – John Michael Montgomery – Victoria Shaw, Chuck Cannon
- Single Of The Year – Chattahoochee – Alan Jackson
- Album Of The Year – A Lot About Livin' – Alan Jackson
- Top Male Vocalist – Vince Gill
- Top Female Vocalist – Wynonna
- Top Vocal Duo – Brooks & Dunn
- Top Vocal Group – Little Texas
- Top New Male Vocalist – John Michael Montgomery
- Top New Female Vocalist – Faith Hill
- Top New Vocal Duo Or Group – Gibson Miller Band
- Video Of The Year – We Shall Be Free – Garth Brooks
ARIA Awards
- Best Country Album – Three Chain Road – Lee Kernaghan
Canadian Country Music Association
- Bud Country Fans' Choice Award – Prairie Oyster
- Male Artist of the Year – Charlie Major
- Female Artist of the Year – Patricia Conroy
- Group or Duo of the Year – Prairie Oyster
- SOCAN Song of the Year – I'm Gonna Drive You Out of My Mind, Charlie Major, Barry Brown
- Single of the Year – I'm Gonna Drive You Out of My Mind, Charlie Major
- Album of the Year – The Other Side, Charlie Major
- Top Selling Album – In Pieces, Garth Brooks
- Video of the Year – Stolen Moments, Jim Witter
- Vista Rising Star Award – Susan Aglukark
- Vocal Collaboration of the Year – Quartette
Country Music Association Awards
- Entertainer of the Year – Vince Gill
- Song Of The Year – Chattahoochee – Alan Jackson / Jim McBride
- Single Of The Year – I Swear – John Michael Montgomery
- Album Of The Year – Common Thread: The Songs Of The Eagles – verschiedene Interpreten
- Male Vocalist Of The Year – Vince Gill
- Female Vocalist Of The Year – Pam Tillis
- Vocal Duo Of The Year – Brooks & Dunn
- Vocal Group Of The Year – Diamond Rio
- Musician Of The Year – Mark O’Connor
- Horizon Award – John Michael Montgomery
- Vocal Event Of The Year – Reba McEntire mit Linda Davis – Does He Love You
- Music Video Of The Year – Independence Day – Martina McBride
Juno Awards
- Country Male Vocalist of the Year – Charlie Major
- Country Female Vocalist of the Year – Michelle Wright
- Country Group or Duo of the Year – Prairie Oyster
American Music Awards
- Favorite Country Male Artist – Garth Brooks
- Favorite Country Female Artist – Reba McEntire
- Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group – Alabama
- Favorite Country Album – A Lot About Livin’ (And a Little ’Bout Love) – Alan Jackson
- Favorite Country Song – Chattahoochee – Alan Jackson
- Favorite Country New Artist – John Michael Montgomery
Einzelnachweise
- ↑ Joel Whitburn: The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944–2006. Record Research, 2006, S. 158.
- ↑ REWIND: Back in the 1994 Super Bowl Halftime Show, It's a Rockin’ Country Sunday! In: Country Thang Daily. 30. Januar 2020, abgerufen am 29. November 2020 (amerikanisches Englisch).
- ↑ Steve Hochman: Country Hit 'Indian Outlaw' Hits a Nerve : Pop music: Some Native American groups say the fast-rising single from Tim McGraw's 'Not a Moment Too Soon' is stereotypical and ask stations to ban it. 24. März 1994, abgerufen am 29. November 2020 (amerikanisches Englisch).
- ↑ Country Weekly 1994 Issue Archive. 31. Dezember 1994, abgerufen am 29. November 2020 (amerikanisches Englisch).
- ↑ Ross Boissoneau | The Muskegon Chronicle: Fremont favorite John Berry back at Dogwood for his annual holiday show (video). 29. November 2011, abgerufen am 29. November 2020 (englisch).
- ↑ Nielsen Business Media Inc: Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc., 24. Dezember 1994, S. 42 (google.de [abgerufen am 29. November 2020]).
- ↑ Hot Country Songs Chart. In: Billboard.com. Abgerufen am 29. November 2020.
- ↑ Nielsen Business Media Inc: Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc., 24. Dezember 1994, S. 40 (google.de [abgerufen am 29. November 2020]).
- ↑ RaeLynn. In: Discogs. Abgerufen am 29. November 2020.
- ↑ 36st Grammy Awards - 1994. In: Rock On The Net. Abgerufen am 20. Juni 2022 (englisch).