Country Music 1971
Events
- The popular television show, The Beverly Hillbillies , which first aired in 1962, will be discontinued
Top hits of the year
Number 1 hits
- January 30th - "Flesh and Blood" - Johnny Cash
- February 6th - "Joshua" - Dolly Parton
- February 13th - "Help Me Make it Through the Night" - Sammi Smith
- March 6th - "I'd Rather Love You" - Charley Pride
- March 27th - "After the Fire is Gone" - Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
- April 10th - "Empty Arms" - Sonny James
- May 8 - How Much More Can She Stand - Conway Twitty
- May 15th - "I Won't Mention it Again" - Ray Price
- June 5th - "You're My Man" - Lynn Anderson
- June 19th - "When You're Hot, You're Hot" - Jerry Reed
- July 24th - "Bright Lights, Big City" - Sonny James
- July 31 - "I'm Just Me" - Charley Pride
- August 28 - "Good Lovin '(Makes it Right)" - Tammy Wynette
- September 11th - "Easy Lovin '" - Freddie Hart
- September 18 - "The Year Clayton Delaney Died" - Tom T. Hall
- October 2nd - "Easy Lovin '" - Freddie Hart
- October 16 - "How Can I Unlove You" - Lynn Anderson
- November 6th - "Here Comes Honey Again" - Sonny James
- November 13th - "Lead Me On" - Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
- November 20th - "Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man)" - Merle Haggard and the Strangers
- December 4th - "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
- "Good Year For the Roses" - George Jones
- "Gwen (Congratulations)" - Tommy Overstreet
- "He's So Fine" - Jody Miller
- "I Don't 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 Won't 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
- "You're Lookin 'at Country" - Loretta Lynn
Albums (selection)
- I Won't 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)
The most important 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" by 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 Won't Mention it Again , Ray Price
- Instrumentalist of the Year - Jerry Reed