1997 in country music

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

Events

• On February 26, LeAnn Rimes gets at the age of fourteen as youngest ever person a Grammy ( for 1996 )
• In October, Barbara Mandrell is their last concert

Top Hits of the Year

No. 1 Hits

More Hits

• " 455 Rocket" - Kathy Mattea
• "All The Good Ones Are Gone " - Pam Tillis
• " Amen Kind of Love " - Daryle Singletary
• " Another You " - David Kersh
• " Better Man Better Off " - Tracy Lawrence
• "Big Love " - Tracy Byrd
• "Count Me In" - Deana Carter
• " Dancin ' Shaggin ' On The Boulevard " - Alabama
• "Day in, Day Out " - David Kersh
• " Did I Shave My Legs For This " - Deana Carter
• " ( Do not Take Her) She's All I Got " - Tracy Byrd
• "Drink, Swear, Steal and Lie" - Michael Peterson
• "Emotional Girl" - Terri Clark
• " Everybody Knows " - Trisha Yearwood
• "Everything I Love" - Alan Jackson
• " The Fool " - Lee Ann Womack
• "Friends" - John Michael Montgomery
• " A Girl's Gotta Do (What A Girl's Gotta Do ) " - Mindy McCready
• " Go Away " - Lorrie Morgan
• " Good as I Was to You" - Lorrie Morgan
• " Halfway Up" - Clint Black
• " He Left A Lot To Be Desired" - Ricochet
• " Her Man " - Gary Allan
• " Holdin ' " - Diamond Rio
• " How a Cowgirl Says Goodbye" - Tracy Lawrence
• " How Do I Live " - LeAnn Rimes
• " How Do I Live " - Trisha Yearwood
• " How Was I To Know " - John Michael Montgomery
• " I Miss You A Little " - John Michael Montgomery
• " I Only Get This Way With You" - Rick Trevino
• " I'd Rather Ride Around With You" - Reba McEntire
• " If She Do not Love You" - Buffalo Club
• " In Another 's Eyes" - Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood
• " Is That a Tear" - Tracy Lawrence
• " Land of the Living" - Pam Tillis
• "Let It Rain" - Mark Chesnutt
• "Let Me Into Your Heart" - Mary Chapin Carpenter
• " The Light in Your Eyes" - LeAnn Rimes
• " A Little More Love" - Vince Gill
• " Little Things " - Tanya Tucker
• "Love Is The Right Place " - Bryan White
• " Loved Too Much" - Ty Herndon
• "Maybe We Should Just Sleep On It " - Tim McGraw
• "Never Again, Again" - Lee Ann Womack
• "Places I've Never Been" - Mark Wills
• " Please" - The Kinleys
• " Pretty Little Adriana " - Vince Gill
• " Sad Lookin 'Moon " - Alabama
• " The Shake " - Neal McCoy
• "She Drew A Broken Heart" - Patty Loveless
• " She's Sure Taking it Well" - Kevin Sharp
• " She's Taken a Shine" - John Berry
• " Shut Up and Drive" - Chely Wright
• " Six Days on the Road" - Sawyer Brown
• " Thank God For Believers " - Mark Chesnutt
• " This Night Will not Last Forever " - Sawyer Brown
• "Today My World Slipped Away " - George Strait
• " Unchained Melody " - LeAnn Rimes
• " We Were In Love" - Toby Keith
• "What If It's You " - Reba McEntire
• "What the Heart Wants" - Collin Raye
• " Whatever Comes First" - Sons of the Desert
• "When I Close My Eyes" - Kenny Chesney
• " When Love Starts Talkin ' " - Wynonna Judd
• "When You Love Somebody " - Kevin Sharp
• "Where Corn Do not Grow " - Travis Tritt
• "Who's Cheatin ' Who" - Alan Jackson
• "You And You Alone " - Vince Gill
• "You Do not Seem to Miss Me" - Patty Loveless and George Jones
• " You Light Up My Life" - LeAnn Rimes

Albums ( selection)

Shania Twain - Come On Over

Died

New members of the Country Music Hall of Fame

• Harlan Howard (1927-2002)
• Brenda Lee ( b. 1944 )
• Cindy Walker (1915-2006)

Major Awards

Grammys

• Best Female Country Vocal Performance - Trisha Yearwood - How Do I Live
• Best Male Country Vocal Performance - Vince Gill - Pretty Little Adriana
• Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group - Alison Krauss & Union Station - Looking In The Eyes Of Love
• Best Country Collaboration With Vocals - Garth Brooks & Trisha Yearwood - In Another 's Eyes
• Best Country Instrumental Performance - Alison Krauss & Union Station - Little Liza Jane
• Best Country Song - Bob Carlisle & Randy Thomas - Butterfly Kisses
• Best Country Album - Johnny Cash - Unchained
• Best Bluegrass Album - Alison Krauss & Union Station - So Long So Wrong

Academy of Country Music

• Entertainer Of The Year - Garth Brooks
• Song Of The Year - "It's Your Love" - Tim McGraw & Faith Hill - Stephony Smith
• Single Of The Year - "It's Your Love" - Tim McGraw & Faith Hill
• Album Of The Year - Carrying Your Love With Me - George Strait
• Top Male Vocalist - George Strait
• Top Female Vocalist - Trisha Yearwood
• Top New Male Vocalist - Kenny Chesney
• Top New Female Vocalist - Lee Ann Womack
• Top New Vocal Duo Or Group - The Kinleys
• Video Of The Year - "It's Your Love" Tim McGraw and Faith Hill
• Vocal Event Of The Year - "It's Your Love" - Tim McGraw with Faith Hill

Country Music Association

• Entertainer of the Year - Garth Brooks
• Male Vocalist of the Year - George Strait
• Female Vocalist of the Year - Trisha Yearwood
• Vocal Group of the Year - Diamond Rio
• Horizon Award - LeAnn Rimes
• Musician of the Year - Brent Mason
• Vocal Event of the Year - "It's Your Love" Tim McGraw (featuring Faith Hill )
• Single of the Year - "Strawberry Wine", Deanna Carter
• Song of the Year - "Strawberry Wine ," Matraca Berg and Gary Harrison
• Album of the Year - Carrying Your Love With Me George Strait
• Music Video of the Year - " 455 Rocket", Kathy Mattea (directed by Steve Goldmann )

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