1971 in country music

• 6.1 Grammys
• 6.2 Academy of Country Music
• 6.3 Country Music Association

Events

• The popular TV show, The Beverly Hillbillies, which was first broadcast in 1962, is set

Top Hits of the Year

No. 1 Hits

• January 30 - " Flesh and Blood" - Johnny Cash
• February 6 - "Joshua" - Dolly Parton
• February 13 - "Help Me Make it Through the Night " - Sammi Smith
• March 6 - " I'd Rather Love You" - Charley Pride
• March 27 - " After the Fire is Gone " - Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
• April 10 - "Empty Arms " - Sonny James
• May 8 - "How Much More Can She Stand " - Conway Twitty
• May 15 - " I Will not Mention it Again " - Ray Price
• June 5 - " You're My Man" - Lynn Anderson
• June 19 - " When You're Hot, You're Hot " - Jerry Reed
• July 24 - " Bright Lights, Big City" - Sonny James
• July 31 - " I'm Just Me" - Charley Pride
• August 28 - " Good Lovin ' ( Makes it Right ) " - Tammy Wynette
• September 11 - "Easy Lovin ' " - Freddie Hart
• September 18 - " The Year Clayton Delaney Died" - Tom T. Hall
• October 2 - "Easy Lovin ' " - Freddie Hart
• October 16 - " How Can I Unlove You" - Lynn Anderson
• November 6 - "Here Comes Honey Again" - Sonny James
• November 13 - " Lead Me On " - Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
• November 20 - "Daddy Frank ( The Guitar Man) " - Merle Haggard and the Strangers
• December 4 - "Kiss an Angel Good Mornin ' " - Charley Pride

More Hits

• "Always Remember" - Bill Anderson
• " Bed of Roses " - Statler Brothers
• "Coat of Many Colors " - Dolly Parton
• " Come Sundown " - Bobby Bare
• "Comin 'Down " - Dave Dudley
• " Country Green " - Don Gibson
• " Dissatisfied " - Bill Anderson and Jan Howard
• "Dream Baby ( How Long Must I Dream ) " - Glen Campbell
• "Dream Lover" - Billy " Crash" Craddock
• " Fly Away Again" - Dave Dudley
• " Goodyear For the Roses " - George Jones
• " Gwen ( Congratulations ) " - Tommy Overstreet
• " He's So Fine " - Jody Miller
• " I Do not Know You Anymore " - Tommy Overstreet
• " I Wanna Be Free " - Loretta Lynn
• " I'd Rather Be Sorry" - Ray Price
• " Indian Lake " - Freddy Weller
• " Just One Time " - Connie Smith
• " Knock Three Times " - Billy " Crash" Craddock
• " Leavin 'and Sayin' Goodbye" - Faron Young
• " Man in Black" - Johnny Cash
• "Me and Paul " - Willie Nelson
• "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo" - Stonewall Jackson
• " Nashville " - David Houston
• "Never Ending Song of Love" - Dickey Lee
• " Pitty Pitty Patter " - Susan Raye
• " Promised Land " - Freddy Weller
• " Oh Singer" - Jeannie C. Riley
• " Quits " - Bill Anderson
• " Rainin ' in My Heart" - Hank Williams Jr. with the Mike Curb Congregation
• "Right Will not Touch a Hand" - George Jones
• "Ruby (Are You Mad ) " - Buck Owens and the Buckaroos
• " She's All I Got " - Johnny Paycheck
• " Soldier's Last Letter " - Merle Haggard and the Strangers
• " Someday We'll Look Back" - Merle Haggard and the Strangers
• " Step Aside " - Faron Young
• "Take Me Home Country Roads" - John Denver
• "Touching Home " - Jerry Lee Lewis
• "Treat Him Right" - Barbara Mandrell
• "A Woman Always Knows" - David Houston
• "Watching Scotty Grow " - Bobby Goldsboro
• "We Sure Can Love Each Other " - Tammy Wynette
• " Wonder What She'll Think About Me Leaving " - Conway Twitty
• " You Better Move On " - Billy " Crash" Craddock

Albums ( selection)

• I Will not Mention it Again - Ray Price (Columbia )
• In Search of a Song - Tom T. Hall ( Mercury )
• The Silver Tongued Devil and I - - Kris Kristofferson ( Monument )
• A Tribute to the Best Damn Fiddle Player in the World - Merle Haggard ( Capitol )
• When You're Hot, You're Hot - Jerry Reed ( RCA)

Born

• February 5 - Sara Evans
• July 23 - Alison Krauss

New members of the Country Music Hall of Fame

• Arthur Edward Satherley (1889-1986)

Major Awards

Grammys

• Best Female Country Vocal Performance - "Help Me Make it Through the Night ", Sammi Smith.
• Best Male Country Vocal Performance - " When You're Hot, You're Hot ", Jerry Reed.
• Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal - " After the Fire is Gone " Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn.
• Best Country Instrumental Performance - " Snowbird ", Chet Atkins.
• Best Country Song - "Help Me Make It Through the Night ," Kris Kristofferson

Academy of Country Music

• Entertainer Of The Year - Freddie Hart
• Song Of The Year - "Easy Lovin ' " - Freddie Hart - Freddie Hart
• Single Of The Year - "Easy Lovin ' " - Freddie Hart
• Album Of The Year - Easy Lovin ' - Freddie Hart
• Top Male Vocalist - Freddie Hart
• Top Female Vocalist - Loretta Lynn
• Top Vocal Duo - Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
• Top New Male Vocalist - Tony Booth
• Top New Female Vocalist - Barbara Mandrell

Country Music Association

• Entertainer of the Year - Charley Pride
• Male Vocalist of the Year - Charley Pride
• Female Vocalist of the Year - Lynn Anderson
• Instrumental Group of the Year - Danny Davis & the Nashville Brass
• Vocal Group of the Year - Osborne Brothers
• Vocal Duo of the Year - Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton
• Single of the Year - "Help Me Make it Through the Night ", Sammi Smith
• Song of the Year - "Easy Lovin ' " Freddie Hart
• Album of the Year - I Will not Mention it Again, Ray Price
• Instrumentalist of the Year - Jerry Reed

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