1974 in country music

• 7.1 Grammys
• 7.2 Academy of Country Music
• 7.3 Country Music Association

Events

A group of traditionally oriented country musicians founded under the leadership of George Jones and Tammy Wynette, the Association of Country Entertainers, to defend themselves against the increasing pop influences.

Top Hits of the Year

No. 1 Hits

More Hits

• " A Mi Esposa Con Amor ( To My Wife With Love ) " - Sonny James
• " After the Fire is Gone " - Willie Nelson and Tracy Nelson
• " Annie 's Song" - John Denver
• "Big Four Poster Bed " - Brenda Lee
• " Bloody Mary Mornin ' " - Willie Nelson
• " Bonaparte 's Retreat " - Glen Campbell
• " Boney Fingers" - Hoyt Axton
• " Bring Back Your Love to Me" - Don Gibson
• " Can not You Feel It " - David Houston
• " Come Monday " - Jimmy Buffett
• " Daddy, What If? " - Bobby Bare with Bobby Bare Jr.
• " Dance With Me (Just One More Time)" - Johnny Rodriguez
• "Hey Loretta " - Loretta Lynn
• " Honeymoon Feelin ' " - Roy Clark
• " I Honestly Love You" - Olivia Newton-John
• " I Never Go Around Mirrors" - Lefty Frizzell
• "I Love You, I Love You " - David Houston and Barbara Mandrell
• "I'll Think of Something " - Hank Williams Jr.
• " I'll Try a Little Bit Harder " - Donna Fargo
• "I'm Not Through Loving You Yet " - Conway Twitty
• " If You Love Me ( Let Me Know ) " - Olivia Newton-John
• " It'll Come Back " - Red Sovine
• " (It's a) Monster's Holiday" - Buck Owens
• "It's That Time of the Night " - Jim Ed Brown
• " Last Time I Saw Him" - Dottie West
• " A Love Song " - Anne Murray
• "The Man That Turned My Mama On" - Tanya Tucker
• " Memory Maker " - Mel Tillis and the Statesiders
• "Midnight, Me and the Blues" - Mel Tillis and the Statesiders
• "Mississippi Cotton Pickin ' Delta Town " - Charley Pride
• " The Older the Violin the Sweeter the Music" - Hank Thompson
• " Old Home Fill -er Up An ' Keep On A- Truckin' Café" - CW McCall
• "Once You've Had the Best" - George Jones
• " Ragged Old Flag " - Johnny Cash
• " Some Kind of Woman" - Faron Young
• "Something" - Johnny Rodriguez
• " Sometime Sunshine" - Jim Ed Brown
• "Somewhere Between Love and Tomorrow " - Roy Clark
• "The South 's Gonna Do it Again" - Charlie Daniels Band
• " Song and Dance Man" - Johnny Paycheck
• " Stomp Them Grapes " - Mel Tillis and the Statesiders
• "The Streak " - Ray Stevens
• " Sundown " - Gordon Lightfoot
• "Sweet Magnolia Blossom" - Billy " Crash" Craddock
• " That Girl Who Waits on Tables" - Ronnie Milsap
• " That Song is Driving Me Crazy" - Tom T. Hall
• " We Could " - Charley Pride
• " We Should Be Together " - Don Williams
• " ( We're Not ) the Jet Set " - George Jones and Tammy Wynette
• " We're Over" - Johnny Rodriguez
• "When the Morning Comes " - Hoyt Axton
• "Who Left the Door to Heaven Open" - Hank Thompson
• "Wrong Ideas" - Brenda Lee

Albums ( selection)

• Back Home Again - John Denver ( RCA)
• Honky Tonk Amnesia - Moe Bandy
• Phases and Stages - Willie Nelson (Atlantic )
• Sundown - Gordon Lightfoot
• This Time - Waylon Jennings ( RCA)

Born

Died

• January 2nd - Tex Ritter, 68, Singing Cowboy
• July 17 - Don Rich, 32, a member of the Buckaroos ( companion of Buck Owens ).

New members of the Country Music Hall of Fame

• Owen Bradley (1915-1998)
• Pee Wee King (1914-2000)

Major Awards

Grammys

• Best Female Country Vocal Performance - Anne Murray - Love Song
• Best Male Country Vocal Performance - Ronnie Milsap - Please Do not Tell Me How The Story Ends
• Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group - Pointer Sisters - Fairytale
• Best Country Instrumental Performance - Chet Atkins & Merle Travis - The Atkins - Travis Traveling Show
• Best Country Song - Billy Sherrill & Norris Wilson - A Very Special Love Song

Academy of Country Music

• Entertainer Of The Year - Mac Davis
• Song Of The Year - "Country Bumpkin " - Cal Smith - Don Wayne
• Single Of The Year - "Country Bumpkin " - Cal Smith
• Album Of The Year - Back Home Again - John Denver
• Top Male Vocalist - Merle Haggard
• Top Female Vocalist - Loretta Lynn
• Top Vocal Duo - Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
• Top New Male Vocalist - Mickey Gilley
• Top New Female Vocalist - Linda Ronstadt

Country Music Association

• Entertainer of the Year - Charlie Rich
• Male Vocalist of the Year - Ronnie Milsap
• Female Vocalist of the Year - Olivia Newton-John
• 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 - "Country Bumpkin ," Cal Smith
• Song of the Year - "Country Bumpkin ," Don Wayne
• Album of the Year - A Very Special Love Song, Charlie Rich
• Instrumentalist of the Year - Don Rich

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