1987 in country music

5.1 Grammy Awards
5.2 Academy of Country Music
5.3 Country Music Association

Events

September - Dolly Parton gets its own TV show: Dolly. Despite a promising start, and high audience interest, the show was panned by the critics. After a steady decline in viewership, the series was discontinued in 1988.

No. 1 Hits

More Hits

"80s Ladies" - K.T. Oslin (# 7)
"Another World" - Crystal Gayle and Gary Morris ( # 4)
"Are You Still In Love With Me? " - Anne Murray (# 20)
"Baby 's Got a Hold On Me" - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (# 2)
" Bad Love " - Pake McEntire (# 12)
" The Bed You Made For Me" - Highway 101 (# 4)
" Brilliant Conversationalist " - T. Graham Brown (# 9)
" The Carpenter " - John Conlee (# 9)
"Chains of Gold" - Sweethearts of the Rodeo (# 4)
"Cinderella" - Vince Gill ( # 5)
"Crazy From the Heart " - Bellamy Brothers ( # 3)
"Crime of Passion" - Ricky Van Shelton (# 7)
"Crazy Over You" - Foster & Lloyd ( # 4)
" Daddies Need to Grow Up Too " The O'Kanes (# 9)
"Domestic Life" - John Conlee (# 5)
" Do not Be Cruel " - The Judds (# 10)
" Falling For You For Years" - Conway Twitty (# 2)
"Fallin ' Out" - Waylon Jennings (# 8)
" Fire in the Sky" - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (# 7)
" First Time Caller " - Juice Newton (# 24)
"Forever" - Statler Brothers ( # 7)
"Girls Ride Horses Too " - Judy Rodman (# 7)
"Goodbye 's All We Got Left" - Steve Earle (# 8)
"Gotta Get Away " - Sweethearts of the Rodeo (# 10)
" Gotta Have You" - Eddie Rabbitt (# 9)
" Half Past Forever ( 'Til I'm Blue in the Heart ) " - TG Sheppard (# 2)
"The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" - Glen Campbell and Steve Wariner (# 6)
"Hard Livin ' " - Keith Whitley (# 10)
" He's Letting Go " - Baillie & the Boys (# 13)
"Heart vs. Heart. " - Pake McEntire (# 25)
"Homecoming '63 " - Keith Whitley (# 9)
"I Want to Know You Before We Make Love " - Conway Twitty (# 2)
" If There 's Any Justice" - Lee Greenwood (# 9)
"I'll Be the One - Statler Brothers - (# 10)
"I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" - Judy Rodman (# 5)
"I'll Come Back As Another Woman " - Tanya Tucker ( # 2)
" I'll Never Be In Love Again " - Don Williams ( # 4)
" It's Only Over for You" - Tanya Tucker ( # 8)
"Julia" - Conway Twitty (# 2)
" Let the Music Lift You Up " - Reba McEntire (# 4)
" Let's Do Something" - Vince Gill ( # 16)
"Little Sister" - Dwight Yoakam (# 7)
"Little Ways" - Dwight Yoakam (# 8)
" Love Can not Ever Get Better Than This " - Sharon White and Ricky Skaggs (# 10)
"Love Me Like You Used To " - Tanya Tucker ( # 2)
"Love Reunited " - Desert Rose Band (# 6)
" Love, You Is not Seen the Last of Me" - John Schneider (# 8)
"Love's Gonna Get You Someday" - Ricky Skaggs (# 5)
" Mama's Rockin 'Chair - John Conlee (# 12)
"Members Only" - Donna Fargo and Billy Joe Royal ( # 23)
"Midnight Girl / Sunset Town" - Sweethearts of the Rodeo (# 4)
" No Place Like Home " - Randy Travis (# 2)
" Nowhere Road " - Steve Earle (# 17)
" Oh Heart" - Baillie & the Boys (# 9)
" On and On " - Anne Murray (# 23)
"Plain Brown Wrapper" - Gary Morris (# 9)
" Right Hand Man " - Eddy Raven (# 3)
" The Right Left Hand " - George Jones (# 8)
" Someone" - Lee Greenwood (# 6)
"Take the Long Way Home " - John Schneider ( # 5)
"Talkin ' To the Moon " - Larry Gatlin (# 4)
" Tar Top" - Alabama (# 7)
" Telling Me Lies " - Trio (# 3)
"Those Memories of You " - Trio (# 5)
" Till I'm Too Old to Die Young" - Moe Bandy (# 6)
" Too Many Rivers" - Forester Sisters ( # 5)
"Train of Memories" - Kathy Mattea (# 6)
"Twenty Years Ago " - Kenny Rogers ( # 2)
"Whiskey, If You Were a Woman" - Highway 101 (# 2)
" You're My First Lady" - T. G. Sheppard (# 2)
" You're Never Too Old For Young Love" - Eddy Raven (# 3)
" You're the Power" - Kathy Mattea (# 5)

Albums ( selection)

Always & Forever - Randy Travis ( Warner Bros. )
Baillie & the Boys - Baillie & the Boys (RCA)
Greatest Hits Volume 2 - George Strait ( MCA)
Heart and Soul - Ronnie Milsap (RCA)
Heartland - The Judds (RCA)
Highway 101 - Highway 101 ( Warner Bros. )
Hillbilly Deluxe - Dwight Yoakam (Reprise)
King's Record Shop - Rosanne Cash ( Columbia)
"The Last One to Know - Reba McEntire ( MCA)
Love Me Like You Used To - Tanya Tucker ( Capitol )
A Man Called Hoss - Waylon Jennings ( MCA)
Ocean Front Property - George Strait ( MCA)
Too Wild Too Long - George Jones ( Epic )
Trio - Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt ( Warner Bros )
Wild - Eyed Dream - Ricky Van Shelton (Columbia )
80s Ladies - K.T. Oslin (RCA)
After All This Time - Charley Pride ( 16th Avenue )
Borderline - Conway Twitty ( MCA)
Chill Factor - Merle Haggard ( Epic )
Greatest Hits - Steve Wariner ( MCA)
Hank Live - Hank Williams Jr. ( Warner Bros / Curb. )
Hard Times on Easy Street - David Lynn Jones ( Mercury / Polygram )
Heartbeat - Oak Ridge Boys ( MCA)
Hits - Gary Morris ( Warner Bros. )
Hold On - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band ( Warner Bros. )
Maple Street Memories - Statler Brothers ( Mercury / Polygram )
The Royal Treatment Billy Joe Royal (Atlantic )
Seashores of Old Mexico - Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson ( Epic )
Somewhere in the Night - Sawyer Brown ( Capitol / Curb )
Shelter From the Night - Exile ( Epic )
Untasted Honey - Kathy Mattea ( Mercury / Polygram )

New members of the Country Music Hall of Fame

Rod Brasfield (1910-1958)

Major Awards

Grammy awards

Best Country Vocal Performance, Female - "80's Ladies" - KT Oslin
Best Country Vocal Performance, Male - " Always & Forever" - Randy Travis
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal - "Trio " - Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Emmylou Harris
Best Country Vocal Performance, Duet - " Make No Mistake, She 's Mine " - Ronnie Milsap and Kenny Rogers
Best Country Song - " Forever And Ever, Amen" - Don Schlitz and Paul Overstreet

Academy of Country Music

Entertainer Of The Year - Hank Williams Jr.
Song Of The Year - "Forever And Ever Amen" - Randy Travis - Paul Overstreet, Don Schlitz
Single Of The Year - "Forever And Ever Amen" - Randy Travis
Album Of The Year - Trio - Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt
Top Male Vocalist - Randy Travis
Top Female Vocalist - Reba McEntire
Top Vocal Duo - The Judds
Top Vocal Group - Highway 101
Top New Male Vocalist - Ricky Van Shelton
Top New Female Vocalist - K.T. Oslin
Video Of The Year - "80's Ladies" - K.T. Oslin ( Director: Jack Cole )

Country Music Association

Instrumentalist of the Year - Johnny Gimble
Entertainer of the Year - Hank Williams, Jr.
Male Vocalist of the Year - Randy Travis
Female Vocalist of the Year - Reba McEntire
Vocal Group of the Year - The Judds
Vocal Duo of the Year - Ricky Skaggs and Sharon White
Album of the Year - '' Always & Forever '' - Randy Travis
Song of the Year - "Forever And Ever, Amen" - Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz
Single of the Year - "Forever And Ever, Amen" - Randy Travis
Music Video of the Year - "My Name is Bocephus " - Hank Williams, Jr. ( Director: Bill Fishman and Preacher Ewing )

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