1975 in country music

6.1 Grammys
6.2 Academy of Country Music
6.3 Country Music Association

Events

At the ceremony for the CMA Awards in October, presented Charlie Rich ( the CMA "Entertainer of the Year" of the previous year ) the winners. After he opened the envelope, he took a lighter and burned the paper with the name of the winner. Then he announced with audible disgust: " My good friend John Denver " With this action, Rich wanted to express his dissatisfaction with the drift of country music into pop camp.

Top Hits of the Year

No. 1 Hits

January 4 - "The Door" - George Jones
January 11 - "Ruby Baby" - Billy " Crash" Craddock
January 18 - "Kentucky Gambler " - Merle Haggard and the Strangers
January 25 - "( I'd Be ) A Legend in My Time " - Ronnie Milsap
February 1 - " City Lights" - Mickey Gilley
February 8 - "Then Who Am I" - Charley Pride
February 15 - " Devil in the Bottle" - T. G. Sheppard
February 22 - " Sneaky Snake" / " I Care " - Tom T. Hall
1 March - " It's Time to Pay the Fiddler " - Cal Smith
March 8 - " Linda on My Mind " - Conway Twitty
March 15 - "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" - Freddy Fender
March 29 - " The Bargain Store" - Dolly Parton
April 5 - " I Just Can not Get Her Out of My Mind" - Johnny Rodriguez
April 12 - "Always Wanting You " - Merle Haggard and the Strangers
April 26 - " Blanket on the Ground " - Billie Jo Spears
May 3 - " Roll On Big Mama " - Joe Stampley
May 10 - " She's Actin ' Single (I'm Drinkin ' Doubles ) " - Gary Stewart
May 17 - " (Hey Will not You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" - BJ Thomas
May 24 - "I'm Not Lisa" - Jessi Colter
May 31 - " Thank God I'm a Country Boy " - John Denver
June 7 - "Window Up Above " - Mickey Gilley
June 14 - " When Will I Be Loved " - Linda Ronstadt
June 21 - " You're My Best Friend" - Don Williams
June 28 - " Tryin 'to Beat the Morning Home " - TG Sheppard
July 5 - " Lizzie and the Rainman " - Tanya Tucker
July 12 - " Movin 'On ( Theme from the TV Series) " - Merle Haggard and the Strangers
July 19 - "Touch the Hand " - Conway Twitty
August 2 - "Just Get Up and Close the Door - Johnny Rodriguez
August 9 - "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights" - Freddy Fender
August 23 - " Rhinestone Cowboy " - Glen Campbell
September 6 - " feelins ' " - Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
September 13 - " Rhinestone Cowboy " - Glen Campbell
September 20 - " Daydreams About Night Things" - Ronnie Milsap
October 4 - "Blue Eyes Cryin ' in the Rain" - Willie Nelson
October 18 - "Hope You're Feelin 'Me ( Like I'm Feelin ' You) " - Charley Pride
October 25 - " San Antonio Stroll" - Tanya Tucker
November 1 - "( Turn Out the Light and) Love Me Tonight" - Don Williams
November 8 - " I'm Sorry " - John Denver
November 15 - "Are You Sure Hank Done it This Way" - Waylon Jennings
November 22 - "Rocky" - Dickey Lee
November 29 - " It's All in the Movies" - Merle Haggard and the Strangers
December 6 - " Secret Love " - Freddy Fender
December 13 - "Love Put a Song in My Heart" - Johnny Rodriguez
December 20 - Convoy " - C. W. McCall

More Hits

" All Over Me " - Charlie Rich
" Bandy the Rodeo Clown" - Moe Bandy
"The Best Way I Know How " - Mel Tillis and the Statesiders
" Bob Wills is Still the King" - Waylon Jennings
"Brass Buckles " - Barbi Benton
" Classified" - C. W. McCall
" Country Boy ( You've Got Your Feet in LA) " - Glen Campbell
" Deal" - Tom T. Hall
" Do not Cry Joni " - Conway Twitty (featuring Joni Lee Twitty )
"Easy as Pie " - Billy " Crash" Craddock
" Everytime You Touch Me (I Get High ) " - Charlie Rich
"The First Time" - Freddie Hart
" Forgive and Forget " - Eddie Rabbitt
" Great Expectations " - Buck Owens
" Have You Never Been Mellow " - Olivia Newton-John
" He's My Rock" - Brenda Lee
"Heat Wave" - Linda Ronstadt
"Home" - Loretta Lynn
" Hoppy, Gene and Me " - Roy Rogers
" I Is not All Bad" - Charley Pride
"I Can not Help It (If I'm Still in Love With You ) " - Linda Ronstadt
"I Like Beer" - Tom T. Hall
"I Love the Blues and the Boogie Woogie " - Billy " Crash" Craddock
" I Should Have Married You" - Eddie Rabbitt
" I'll Go to My Grave Loving You " - Statler Brothers
" I'm a Believer " - Tommy Overstreet
" If I Could Only Win Your Love" - Emmylou Harris
" It Do Feel Good " - Donna Fargo
" It Was Always So Easy to Find an Unhappy Woman" - Moe Bandy
" Jason 's Farm " - Cal Smith
" Like Old Times Again" - Ray Price
" Little Band of Gold" - Sonny James
" A Little Bit South of Saskatoon " - Sonny James
" Love in a Hot Afternoon" - Gene Watson
"Love is a Rose" - Linda Ronstadt
" Lyin 'Eyes " - Eagles
" Mamas Do not Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys " - Ed Bruce
" Misty " - Ray Stevens
" My Boy " - Elvis Presley
"My Elusive Dreams" - Charlie Rich
"Out of Hand " - Gary Stewart
" Overnight Sensation " - Mickey Gilley
" Penny " - Joe Stampley
" The Pill " - Loretta Lynn
" Please Mr. Please" - Olivia Newton-John
" Rainy Day Woman" - Waylon Jennings
" Reconsider Me" - Narvel Felts
"Rock On Baby " - Brenda Lee
" Roses and Love Songs " - Ray Price
" Say Forever You'll Be Mine " - Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton
" The Seeker " - Dolly Parton
"She Talked a Lot About Texas " - Cal Smith
" Singin 'in the Kitchen" - Bobby Bare with the Family
" Smoky Mountain Memories " - Mel Street
" Still Thinkin '' Bout You" - Billy " Crash" Craddock
"Sweet Surrender" - John Denver
"That 's Where My Woman Begins" - Tommy Overstreet
"There I Said It" - Margo Smith
" There's a song on the Jukebox " - David Wills
" These Days (I Barely Get By ) " - George Jones
" Third Rate Romance " - Amazing Rhythm Aces
"Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry " - Ronnie Milsap
"T- R -O -U -B -L- E" - Elvis Presley
" U.S. of A" - Donna Fargo
" We Used To" - Dolly Parton
" What in the World 's Come Over You" - Sonny James
"What's Happened to Blue Eyes" - Jessi Colter
" Whatcha Gonna Do With a Dog Like That " - Susan Raye
" Where Love Begins" - Gene Watson
"Wolf Creek Pass " - C. W. McCall
" Woman in the Back of My Mind" - Mel Tillis and the Statesiders
"Wrong Road Again " - Crystal Gayle
" You Never Even Called Me By My Name " - David Allan Coe

Albums ( selection)

"Before the Next Teardrop Falls" - Freddy Fender ( ABC / Dot )
"Dreaming My Dreams " - Waylon Jennings ( RCA)
" Hank Williams Jr. and Friends" - Hank Williams Jr. ( MGM)
" Old No. 1. " - Guy Clark ( RCA)
"Pieces of the Sky" - Emmylou Harris ( Reprise)
" Red Headed Stranger" - Willie Nelson ( Columbia)
" Rhinestone Cowboy " - Glen Campbell ( Capitol )
" Somebody Loves You" - Crystal Gayle ( United Artists )

Died

New members of the Country Music Hall of Fame

Minnie Pearl (1912-1996)

Major Awards

Grammys

Best Female Country Vocal Performance - Linda Ronstadt - I Can not Help It ( If I'm Still In Love With You )
Best Male Country Vocal Performance - Willie Nelson - Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group - Kris Kristofferson & Rita Coolidge - Lover Please
Best Country Instrumental Performance - Chet Atkins - The Entertainer
Best Country Song - Chips Moman & Larry Butler - (Hey Will not You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song

Academy of Country Music

Entertainer Of The Year - Loretta Lynn
Single Of The Year - " Rhinestone Cowboy " - Glen Campbell
Album Of The Year - Feelings - Loretta Lynn 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

Entertainer of the Year - John Denver
Male Vocalist of the Year - Waylon Jennings
Female Vocalist of the Year - Dolly Parton
Instrumental Group of the Year - Roy Clark and Buck Trent
Vocal Group of the Year - Statler Brothers
Vocal Duo of the Year - Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
Single of the Year - "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" - Freddy Fender
Song of the Year - " Back Home Again " John Denver
Album of the Year - A Legend in My Time Ronnie Milsap
Instrumentalist of the Year - Johnny Gimble

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