This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources. Find sources: "1991 in country music" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR(April 2015)
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1991.
March 16 — The country music world is stunned when seven members of Reba McEntire's band and her road manager are killed in a plane crash in California. McEntire – who traveled separately – recorded her album, For My Broken Heart in their memory.
August 30 — Country music pioneer, Dottie West is seriously injured while en route to a Grand Ole Opry performance in Nashville, Tennessee. Her fans and contemporaries are deeply saddened when she dies of her injuries September 4 at a Nashville hospital. President George H. W. Bush sends his condolences to the country music world during the CMA Awards later that year.
September 28 — Ropin' the Wind by Garth Brooks becomes the first album to debut at No. 1 on Billboard magazine's Top Country Albums andBillboard 200 Albums charts. The album, Brooks' third, vaults the 29-year-old singer into superstardom and goes on to sell 16 million copies worldwide. The album became the second best selling album of all genres in 1991, coming in second to Mariah Carey's debut album.
November 24 — Hot Country Nights begins a one-season run on NBC. The series was created to cash in on the exploding popularity of country music, and showcased several acts on each episode; featured on the premiere were Alabama, Clint Black, K.T. Oslin, Kenny Rogers and Pam Tillis. The series did not catch on in the ratings and is canceled at the end of the season.
No datesedit
Naomi Judd announces she had been diagnosed with Hepatitis C, a potentially fatal chronic liver disease, and would be retiring from touring with daughter Wynonna at the end of the year. The resulting "Farewell" tour becomes the year's top-grossing act in country music and ends with a New Year's Eve pay-per-view concert.
"SoundScan" is introduced, providing more accurate Billboard magazine chart ratings that are based on actual sales. Immediate evidence proved country music had a much bigger audience than previously thought.
December 27 – Shay Mooney, member of Dan + Shay, a rising duo of the 2010s.
September 27 - Sierra Hull Mandolin virtuoso, IBMA mandolin Player of the year 2016 and 2018. Continuous innovator of mandolin and mandolin family instruments, playing in traditional and non traditional ways
Deathsedit
February 24 — Webb Pierce, 69, honky tonk stylist and pioneer (pancreatic cancer).
Kingsbury, Paul, "The Grand Ole Opry: History of Country Music. 70 Years of the Songs, the Stars and the Stories," Villard Books, Random House; Opryland USA, 1995
Millard, Bob, "Country Music: 70 Years of America's Favorite Music," HarperCollins, New York, 1993 (ISBN0-06-273244-7)
Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs 1944–2005 – 6th Edition." 2005.
Referencesedit
^Meyers, Kate (16 August 1991). "Dunn's Deal Holly Dunn's controversial single – The country star asks stations to remove Maybe I Mean Yes from rotation". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
^"Top Country Albums" (PDF). Billboard. May 11, 1991.
1991, country, music, this, article, relies, largely, entirely, single, source, relevant, discussion, found, talk, page, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, citations, additional, sources, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, . This article relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources 1991 in country music news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2015 This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1991 List of years in country music table 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 Art Archaeology Architecture Literature Music Philosophy Science Contents 1 Events 1 1 No dates 2 Top hits of the year 2 1 Singles released by American artists 2 2 Singles released by Canadian artists 3 Top new album releases 3 1 Other top albums 4 On television 4 1 Regular series 4 2 Specials 5 Births 6 Deaths 7 Hall of Fame inductees 7 1 Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame inductees 7 2 Country Music Hall of Fame inductees 7 3 Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees 8 Major awards 8 1 Grammy Awards 8 2 Juno Awards 8 3 Academy of Country Music 8 4 ARIA Awards 8 5 Canadian Country Music Association 8 6 Country Music Association 9 Further reading 10 References 11 Other links 12 External linksEvents editMarch 16 The country music world is stunned when seven members of Reba McEntire s band and her road manager are killed in a plane crash in California McEntire who traveled separately recorded her album For My Broken Heart in their memory August 16 Holly Dunn asks that radio stations withdraw her single Maybe I Mean Yes due to listener complaints that its lyrics condone date rape 1 August 30 Country music pioneer Dottie West is seriously injured while en route to a Grand Ole Opry performance in Nashville Tennessee Her fans and contemporaries are deeply saddened when she dies of her injuries September 4 at a Nashville hospital President George H W Bush sends his condolences to the country music world during the CMA Awards later that year September 28 Ropin the Wind by Garth Brooks becomes the first album to debut at No 1 on Billboard magazine s Top Country Albums and Billboard 200 Albums charts The album Brooks third vaults the 29 year old singer into superstardom and goes on to sell 16 million copies worldwide The album became the second best selling album of all genres in 1991 coming in second to Mariah Carey s debut album November 24 Hot Country Nights begins a one season run on NBC The series was created to cash in on the exploding popularity of country music and showcased several acts on each episode featured on the premiere were Alabama Clint Black K T Oslin Kenny Rogers and Pam Tillis The series did not catch on in the ratings and is canceled at the end of the season No dates edit Naomi Judd announces she had been diagnosed with Hepatitis C a potentially fatal chronic liver disease and would be retiring from touring with daughter Wynonna at the end of the year The resulting Farewell tour becomes the year s top grossing act in country music and ends with a New Year s Eve pay per view concert SoundScan is introduced providing more accurate Billboard magazine chart ratings that are based on actual sales Immediate evidence proved country music had a much bigger audience than previously thought Eight acts have their first Billboard No 1 songs including Mark Chesnutt Mike Reid Alan Jackson Doug Stone Diamond Rio Trisha Yearwood Brooks amp Dunn and Lionel Cartwright Three of those Diamond Rio Yearwood and Brooks amp Dunn turn the trick with their first national release Reid s first solo release also hit the top of the chart but he had hit the Top 5 as part of a duet with Ronnie Milsap 1988 s Old Folks three years earlier Top hits of the year editSee also List of number one country hits of 1991 U S and List of number one country hits of 1991 Canada Singles released by American artists edit US CAN Single Artist Reference1 1 Anymore Travis Tritt3 3 Are You Lovin Me Like I m Lovin You Ronnie Milsap14 11 As Simple as That Mike Reid5 5 Ball and Chain Paul Overstreet14 27 Bing Bang Boom Highway 1015 4 Blame It on Texas Mark Chesnutt22 20 Blue Memories Patty Loveless1 1 Brand New Man Brooks amp Dunn1 1 Brother Jukebox Mark Chesnutt2 6 Brotherly Love Keith Whitley amp Earl Thomas Conley31 19 Calloused Hands Mark Collie15 9 Can I Count On You McBride amp the Ride3 2 The Chill of an Early Fall George Strait3 2 Come On Back Carlene Carter1 2 Daddy s Come Around Paul Overstreet1 1 Don t Rock the Jukebox Alan Jackson5 18 Don t Tell Me What to Do Pam Tillis2 7 Down at the Twist and Shout Mary Chapin Carpenter1 1 Down Home Alabama2 1 Down to My Last Teardrop Tanya Tucker3 1 Drift Off to Dream Travis Tritt22 20 The Eagle Waylon Jennings33 9 Eagle When She Flies Dolly Parton16 10 Even Now Exile2 1 Fallin Out of Love Reba McEntire8 8 Fancy Reba McEntire15 12 Feed Jake Pirates of the Mississippi9 7 A Few Good Things Remain Kathy Mattea13 21 For Crying Out Loud Davis Daniel1 1 For My Broken Heart Reba McEntire1 1 Forever Together Randy Travis1 3 Forever s as Far as I ll Go Alabama27 18 Get Rhythm Martin Delray19 12 Heart of Full Love Holly Dunn2 3 Here We Are Alabama2 2 Here s a Quarter Call Someone Who Cares Travis Tritt4 6 Heroes Paul Overstreet3 1 Heroes and Friends Randy Travis12 10 Hopelessly Yours Lee Greenwood amp Suzy Bogguss3 6 Hurt Me Bad In a Real Good Way Patty Loveless1 1 I Am a Simple Man Ricky Van Shelton3 3 I Couldn t See You Leavin Conway Twitty7 4 I Got You Shenandoah4 1 I Thought It Was You Doug Stone40 14 I Wonder How Far It Is Over You Aaron Tippin1 1 I d Love You All Over Again Alan Jackson5 48 I m That Kind of Girl Patty Loveless48 18 If I Built You a Fire Neal McCoy1 1 If I Know Me George Strait1 4 If the Devil Danced In Empty Pockets Joe Diffie2 1 If You Want Me To Joe Diffie1 1 In a Different Light Doug Stone10 8 Is It Raining at Your House Vern Gosdin6 6 It Won t Be Me Tanya Tucker1 1 Keep It Between the Lines Ricky Van Shelton1 3 Leap of Faith Lionel Cartwright18 15 Let Her Go Mark Collie4 9 Life s Little Ups and Downs Ricky Van Shelton37 15 Life s Too Long To Live Like This Ricky Skaggs4 7 Like We Never Had a Broken Heart Trisha Yearwood8 3 Little Things Marty Stuart7 3 Liza Jane Vince Gill16 6 Long Lost Friend Restless Heart7 17 Lord Have Mercy on a Country Boy Don Williams5 6 Love Can Build a Bridge The Judds12 10 Love Will Bring Her Around Rob Crosby1 1 Loving Blind Clint Black6 2 Lucky Moon The Oak Ridge Boys28 20 Mary and Willie K T Oslin1 1 Meet in the Middle Diamond Rio8 14 Men The Forester Sisters3 4 Mirror Mirror Diamond Rio9 11 The Moon Over Georgia Shenandoah1 3 My Next Broken Heart Brooks amp Dunn2 2 New Way To Light Up an Old Flame Joe Diffie15 2 Nothing s Changed Here Dwight Yoakam17 13 Now That We re Alone Rodney Crowell12 21 Oh What It Did to Me Tanya Tucker6 5 One Hundred and Two The Judds33 17 One Love Carlene Carter7 7 One More Payment Clint Black6 5 One of Those Things Pam Tillis3 2 Only Here for a Little While Billy Dean9 6 A Picture of Me Without You Lorrie Morgan7 11 Pocket Full of Gold Vince Gill3 1 Point of Light Randy Travis11 8 Put Yourself in My Place Pam Tillis25 19 Restless Mark O Connor with Vince Gill Steve Wariner and Ricky Skaggs15 14 Right Now Mary Chapin Carpenter1 1 Rockin Years Dolly Partonwith Ricky Van Shelton3 1 Rodeo Garth Brooks3 1 Rumor Has It Reba McEntire28 16 Same Old Star McBride amp the Ride8 4 Shadow of a Doubt Earl Thomas Conley1 1 Shameless Garth Brooks15 10 She s a Natural Rob Crosby1 1 She s in Love with the Boy Trisha Yearwood15 7 Silver and Gold Dolly Parton6 7 Since I Don t Have You Ronnie Milsap2 Small Town Saturday Night Hal Ketchum8 11 Some Guys Have All the Love Little Texas1 2 Someday Alan Jackson12 16 Someday Soon Suzy Bogguss3 2 Somewhere in My Broken Heart Billy Dean29 20 Speak of the Devil Pirates of the Mississippi20 25 Still Burnin for You Rob Crosby25 8 The Sweetest Thing Carlene Carter5 4 Tempted Marty Stuart4 6 Then Again Alabama17 16 There for Awhile Steve Wariner5 2 These Lips Don t Know How to Say Goodbye Doug Stone23 19 Things Are Tough All Over Shelby Lynne1 1 The Thunder Rolls Garth Brooks12 11 Till I Found You Marty Stuart17 8 Till You Were Gone Mike Reid7 7 Time Passes By Kathy Mattea18 16 Treat Me Like a Stranger Baillie amp the Boys4 5 True Love Don Williams11 5 Turn It On Turn It Up Turn Me Loose Dwight Yoakam1 1 Two of a Kind Workin on a Full House Garth Brooks1 1 Unanswered Prayers Garth Brooks2 5 The Walk Sawyer Brown1 1 Walk on Faith Mike Reid3 3 We Both Walk Lorrie Morgan14 15 We ve Got It Made Lee Greenwood10 8 What a Way to Go Ray Kennedy1 1 Where Are You Now Clint Black18 12 Whole Lotta Holes Kathy Mattea4 3 You Don t Count the Cost Billy Dean1 1 You Know Me Better Than That George Strait16 6 You Win Again Mary Chapin Carpenter5 4 You re the One Dwight Yoakam6 13 You ve Got to Stand for Something Aaron Tippin3 2 Your Love Is a Miracle Mark ChesnuttSingles released by Canadian artists edit US CAN Single Artist Reference73 9 All You Really Wanna Do Michelle Wright39 3 Bluebird Anne Murray 15 Cry in the Wilderness Gary Fjellgaard 13 Dance with This Old Cowboy Gary Fjellgaard 7 Did You Fall in Love with Me Prairie Oyster 10 Fell in Love and I Can t Get Out George Fox 19 A Fishing Day Roch Voisine 16 For Crying Out Loud Kelita 20 I Know Where You Go George Fox 9 I Never Met a Liar I Didn t Like Joan Kennedy 16 I Should Have Put a Hold on Love Carroll Baker 10 Leah J K Gulley 20 The Little Old House Out Back Michael Peters 15 Lonely You Lonely Me Prairie Oyster 14 No Pain No Gain Colleen Peterson 20 Not Enough Love to Go Round Michelle Wright 5 Something to Remember You By Prairie Oyster 9 Springtime in Alberta Ian Tyson 8 Take Me with You Patricia Conroy 1 Til I Am Myself Again Blue Rodeo 9 Watch Love Grow Strong Rita MacNeil 10 We Don t Always See Eye to Eye The Good Brothers 19 While You Just Pretend Tim Taylor 20 Why Baby Why The Good Brothers 14 Wild Horses Dick Damron 5 With All My Might George FoxTop new album releases editSee also List of number one country albums of 1991 U S US Album Artist Record Label15 Aces Suzy Bogguss Liberty7 All I Can Be Collin Raye Epic22 And Along Came Jones George Jones MCA Nashville24 Back to the Grindstone Ronnie Milsap RCA Nashville3 Backroads Ricky Van Shelton Columbia25 The Best of Restless Heart Restless Heart RCA Nashville22 Billy Dean Billy Dean SBK Liberty3 Brand New Man Brooks amp Dunn Arista Nashville23 Buick Sawyer Brown Capitol Curb4 Chill of an Early Fall George Strait MCA Nashville13 Diamond Rio Diamond Rio Arista Nashville17 Don t Go Near the Water Sammy Kershaw Mercury PolyGram2 Don t Rock the Jukebox Alan Jackson Arista Nashville1 Eagle When She Flies Dolly Parton Columbia3 Electric Barnyard The Kentucky Headhunters Mercury PolyGram3 For My Broken Heart Reba McEntire MCA Nashville10 Greatest Hits Vol II Alabama RCA Nashville7 Greatest Hits Volume Two The Judds RCA Curb17 Heroes Paul Overstreet RCA Nashville3 High Lonesome Randy Travis Warner Bros 12 I Thought It Was You Doug Stone Epic2 It s All About to Change Travis Tritt Warner Bros 25 Milestones Greatest Hits Holly Dunn Warner Bros 6 Past the Point of Rescue Hal Ketchum Curb5 Pocket Full of Gold Vince Gill MCA Nashville8 Pure Hank Hank Williams Jr Curb Warner Bros 10 Put Yourself in My Place Pam Tillis Arista Nashville25 Renegade Charlie Daniels Epic1 Ropin the Wind Garth Brooks Liberty8 Something in Red Lorrie Morgan RCA Nashville10 Sticks and Stones Tracy Lawrence Atlantic16 Talkin Bout Men The Forester Sisters Warner Bros 20 Tempted Marty Stuart MCA Nashville7 Ten Strait Hits George Strait MCA Nashville9 Time Passes By Kathy Mattea Mercury PolyGram17 Tribute Roy Rogers RCA Nashville2 Trisha Yearwood Trisha Yearwood MCA Nashville22 Turning for Home Mike Reid Columbia6 What Do I Do with Me Tanya Tucker Capitol Nashville23 You ve Got to Stand for Something Aaron Tippin RCA NashvilleOther top albums edit US Album Artist Record Label60 1 with a Bullet Ray Stevens Capitol Curb67 All American Country The Statler Brothers Mercury PolyGram74 At Last Gene Watson Warner Bros 42 Back Home Again Kenny Rogers Reprise64 Best of Bill Anderson Bill Anderson Curb36 Bing Bang Boom Highway 101 Warner Bros 67 Brenda Lee Brenda Lee Warner Bros 27 Burnin Up the Road McBride amp the Ride MCA Nashville27 Chasin the Sun Lionel Cartwright MCA Nashville28 Clean Shirt Waylon Jennings amp Willie Nelson Epic44 A Dozen Roses Greatest Hits Desert Rose Band Curb MCA Nashville54 Fighting Fire with Fire Davis Daniel Mercury PolyGram72 Friends in High Places George Jones Epic57 Get Rhythm Martin Delray Atlantic32 Greatest Hits Billy Joe Royal Atlantic44 High amp Dry Marty Brown MCA Nashville28 I Am Ready Steve Wariner Arista Nashville61 I ve Got That Old Feeling Alison Krauss Rounder66 Justice Exile Arista Nashville45 Kentucky Bluebird Keith Whitley RCA Nashville62 Key s in the Mailbox Barbara Mandrell Capitol Nashville50 Live Two Five Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Liberty68 My Father s Son Ricky Skaggs Epic66 My Heroes Have AlwaysBeen Cowboys Soundtrack Various Artists RCA70 The Mystery of Life Johnny Cash Mercury PolyGram59 Navajo Rug Jerry Jeff Walker Rykodisc44 The New Nashville Cats Mark O Connor Warner Bros 41 Out of My Heart Vern Gosdin Columbia58 Out of Your Ever Lovin Mind Dean Dillon Atlantic67 Patriot Johnny Cash Columbia29 The Patsy Cline Collection Patsy Cline MCA Nashville38 A Perfect 10 Lee Greenwood Liberty55 Soft Talk Shelby Lynne Epic74 Solid Ground Rob Crosby Arista Nashville32 Unchained Melody Ronnie McDowell Curb41 Unstoppable The Oak Ridge Boys RCA Nashville27 Up Against My Heart Patty Loveless MCA Nashville39 Walk the Plank Pirates of the Mississippi Capitol Nashville59 2 Wanted Recorded or Live Jimmy Collins Platinum Edge36 Western Underground Chris LeDoux Liberty72 Your Precious Love Ronnie McDowell Curb53 Yours Truly Earl Thomas Conley RCA Nashville50 Zone of Our Own Texas Tornados RepriseOn television editRegular series edit Hee Haw 1969 1993 syndicated Hot Country Nights 1991 1992 NBC Specials editBirths editSeptember 9 Hunter Hayes country pop singer multi instrumentalist of the early 2010s best known for his crossover hit Wanted September 21 Ingrid Andress known for her 2019 20 hit More Hearts Than Mine December 27 Shay Mooney member of Dan Shay a rising duo of the 2010s September 27 Sierra Hull Mandolin virtuoso IBMA mandolin Player of the year 2016 and 2018 Continuous innovator of mandolin and mandolin family instruments playing in traditional and non traditional waysDeaths editFebruary 24 Webb Pierce 69 honky tonk stylist and pioneer pancreatic cancer March 16 Chris Austin 27 member of Reba McEntire s road band plane crash September 4 Dottie West 58 legendary and pioneering female vocalist for over three decades injuries from a car accident October 17 Tennessee Ernie Ford 72 The Old Pea Picker pop country singer and TV host best known for Sixteen Tons liver failure Hall of Fame inductees editBluegrass Music Hall of Fame inductees edit Flatt and Scruggs Lester Flatt Earl Scruggs Bill MonroeCountry Music Hall of Fame inductees edit Boudleaux amp Felice Bryant Boudleaux Bryant 1920 1987 and Felice Scaduto Bryant 1925 2003 Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees edit Rhythm Pals A Hugh JosephMajor awards editGrammy Awards edit Best Female Country Vocal Performance Down at the Twist and Shout Mary Chapin Carpenter Best Male Country Vocal Performance Ropin the Wind Garth Brooks Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal Love Can Build a Bridge The Judds Best Country Collaboration with Vocals Restless Ricky Skaggs Steve Wariner and Vince Gill Best Country Instrumental Performance The New Nashville Cats Mark O Connor Best Country Song Love Can Build a Bridge John Barlow Jarvis Naomi Judd and Paul Overstreet Best Bluegrass Album Spring Training Carl Jackson and John StarlingJuno Awards edit Country Male Vocalist of the Year George Fox Country Female Vocalist of the Year Cassandra Vasik Country Group or Duo of the Year Prairie OysterAcademy of Country Music edit Entertainer of the Year Garth Brooks Song of the Year Somewhere in My Broken Heart Billy Dean and Richard Leigh Performer Billy Dean Single of the Year Don t Rock the Jukebox Alan Jackson Album of the Year Don t Rock the Jukebox Alan Jackson Top Male Vocalist Garth Brooks Top Female Vocalist Reba McEntire Top Vocal Duo Brooks amp Dunn Top Vocal Group Diamond Rio Top New Male Vocalist Billy Dean Top New Female Vocalist Trisha Yearwood Top New Vocal Duo or Group Brooks amp Dunn Video of the Year Is There Life Out There Reba McEntire Director Jack Cole ARIA Awards edit presented in Sydney on March 25 1991 Best Country Album Hand It Down James Blundell Canadian Country Music Association edit Bud Country Fans Choice Award Rita MacNeil Male Artist of the Year George Fox Female Artist of the Year Michelle Wright Group of the Year Prairie Oyster SOCAN Song of the Year Lonely You Lonely Me Joan Besen Single of the Year New Kind of Love Michelle Wright Album of the Year Michelle Wright Michelle Wright Top Selling Album Home I ll Be Rita MacNeil Video of the Year Springtime in Alberta Ian Tyson Vista Rising Star Award South Mountain Duo of the Year The Johner BrothersCountry Music Association edit Entertainer of the Year Garth Brooks Song of the Year When I Call a Your Name Tim DuBois and Vince Gill Performer Vince Gill Single of the Year Friends in Low Places Garth Brooks Album of the Year No Fences Garth Brooks Male Vocalist of the Year Vince Gill Female Vocalist of the Year Tanya Tucker Horizon Award Travis Tritt Vocal Duo of the Year The Judds Vocal Group of the Year The Kentucky Headhunters Vocal Event of the Year Restless Vince Gill Mark O Connor Ricky Skaggs and Steve Wariner Music Video of the Year The Thunder Rolls Garth Brooks Director Bud Schaetzle Musician of the Year Mark O ConnorFurther reading editKingsbury Paul The Grand Ole Opry History of Country Music 70 Years of the Songs the Stars and the Stories Villard Books Random House Opryland USA 1995 Millard Bob Country Music 70 Years of America s Favorite Music HarperCollins New York 1993 ISBN 0 06 273244 7 Whitburn Joel Top Country Songs 1944 2005 6th Edition 2005 References edit Meyers Kate 16 August 1991 Dunn s Deal Holly Dunn s controversial single The country star asks stations to remove Maybe I Mean Yes from rotation Entertainment Weekly Retrieved 17 January 2015 Top Country Albums PDF Billboard May 11 1991 Other links editCountry Music Association Inductees of the Country Music Hall of FameExternal links editCountry Music Hall of Fame Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1991 in country music amp oldid 1199732480, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
