July 12 — The song, "It's Your Love," by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill becomes the first song in 20 years to spend six weeks atop Billboard magazineHot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The last song to do so was 1977's "Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)" by Waylon Jennings. In that span, more than 750 songs had reached No. 1 on the country chart, a majority of them for just one week. The song sparked a renewed wave of songs that spend at least five weeks at No. 1, thanks in part to newer chart tracking methods and programming changes at country radio stations.
August 7 - Garth Brooks plays a free concert at New York's Central Park, drawing over 1 million fans, with many dubbing it "Garthstock"; the special is broadcast on HBO, with its audience drawing 14.6 million. Billy Joel and Don McLean make special guest appearances.
November 4 - Shania Twain releases her third studio album, Come On Over. The album becomes the best-selling country album of all time, best-selling studio album by a female act, best-selling album by a Canadian and ninth best-selling album in the United States and worldwide.
Trisha Yearwood and LeAnn Rimes both record the song "How Do I Live" for the movie Con Air. Producers from the film ask Rimes to record it first but feel her version is not what they have in mind due to the performance itself and her young age. Yearwood then records the song and releases at the same time Rimes releases her song. Although Rimes' version peaked at No. 43 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, her version is shunned from the country charts yet reaches No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. Yearwood's version, meanwhile, peaks at No. 2 on the BillboardHot Country Singles & Tracks chart and also makes the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100, as well as reaching No. 1 in Canada and No. 1 on the US Radio & Records chart.
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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 Births 5 Deaths 6 Hall of Fame inductees 6 1 Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame inductees 6 2 Country Music Hall of Fame inductees 6 3 Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees 7 Major awards 7 1 Grammy Awards 7 2 Juno Awards 7 3 Academy of Country Music 7 4 ARIA Awards 7 5 Canadian Country Music Association 7 6 Country Music Association 7 7 RPM Big Country Awards 8 Further reading 9 Other links 10 External linksEvents editApril 22 George Strait releases his 17th studio album Carrying Your Love with Me The album went on to be nominated for Best Male Country Vocal Performance at the 1998 Grammy Awards July 12 The song It s Your Love by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill becomes the first song in 20 years to spend six weeks atop Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles amp Tracks chart The last song to do so was 1977 s Luckenbach Texas Back to the Basics of Love by Waylon Jennings In that span more than 750 songs had reached No 1 on the country chart a majority of them for just one week The song sparked a renewed wave of songs that spend at least five weeks at No 1 thanks in part to newer chart tracking methods and programming changes at country radio stations August 7 Garth Brooks plays a free concert at New York s Central Park drawing over 1 million fans with many dubbing it Garthstock the special is broadcast on HBO with its audience drawing 14 6 million Billy Joel and Don McLean make special guest appearances November 4 Shania Twain releases her third studio album Come On Over The album becomes the best selling country album of all time best selling studio album by a female act best selling album by a Canadian and ninth best selling album in the United States and worldwide No dates edit Jimmie Rodgers is elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as an early influence Trisha Yearwood and LeAnn Rimes both record the song How Do I Live for the movie Con Air Producers from the film ask Rimes to record it first but feel her version is not what they have in mind due to the performance itself and her young age Yearwood then records the song and releases at the same time Rimes releases her song Although Rimes version peaked at No 43 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles amp Tracks chart her version is shunned from the country charts yet reaches No 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 Yearwood s version meanwhile peaks at No 2 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles amp Tracks chart and also makes the Top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 as well as reaching No 1 in Canada and No 1 on the US Radio amp Records chart Top hits of the year editSee also List of number one country singles of 1997 U S and List of RPM number one country singles of 1997 Singles released by American artists edit US CAN Single Artist Reference 21 16 455 Rocket Kathy Mattea 4 4 All the Good Ones Are Gone Pam Tillis 2 2 Amen Kind of Love Daryle Singletary 3 14 Another You David Kersh 2 3 Better Man Better Off Tracy Lawrence 3 5 Big Love Tracy Byrd 1 1 Carrying Your Love with Me George Strait 30 16 Cold Outside Big House 1 3 Come Cryin to Me Lonestar 5 7 Count Me In Deana Carter 3 4 Dancin Shaggin on the Boulevard Alabama 21 12 Dark Horse Mila Mason 11 12 Day In Day Out David Kersh 17 13 Don t Love Make a Diamond Shine Tracy Byrd 4 4 Don t Take Her She s All I Got Tracy Byrd 3 2 Drink Swear Steal amp Lie Michael Peterson 20 22 Ease My Troubled Mind Ricochet 3 1 Everybody Knows Trisha Yearwood 9 6 Everything I Love Alan Jackson 1 2 Everywhere Tim McGraw 2 5 The Fool Lee Ann Womack 2 1 Friends John Michael Montgomery 1 11 From Here to Eternity Michael Peterson 4 4 A Girl s Gotta Do What a Girl s Gotta Do Mindy McCready 3 3 Go Away Lorrie Morgan 4 17 Good as I Was to You Lorrie Morgan 6 2 Half Way Up Clint Black 18 14 He Left a Lot to Be Desired Ricochet 18 22 Heartbroke Every Day Lonestar 18 21 Helping Me Get Over You Travis Tritt featuring Lari White 7 9 Her Man Gary Allan 4 5 Holdin Diamond Rio 3 3 Honky Tonk Truth Brooks amp Dunn 4 5 How a Cowgirl Says Goodbye Tracy Lawrence 1 2 How Do I Get There Deana Carter 2 1 How Do I Live Trisha Yearwood 1 1 How Was I to Know Reba McEntire 2 8 How Was I to Know John Michael Montgomery 1 1 How Your Love Makes Me Feel Diamond Rio 8 11 I Can t Do That Anymore Faith Hill 17 14 I Have to Surrender Ty Herndon 2 1 I Left Something Turned On at Home Trace Adkins 6 5 I Miss You a Little John Michael Montgomery 7 26 I Only Get This Way with You Rick Trevino 19 18 I Will If You Will John Berry 2 2 I d Rather Ride Around with You Reba McEntire 9 12 If She Don t Love You The Buffalo Club 4 7 If You Love Somebody Kevin Sharp 2 2 In Another s Eyes Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks 2 1 Is That a Tear Tracy Lawrence 1 5 It s a Little Too Late Mark Chesnutt 19 14 It s All the Same to Me Billy Ray Cyrus 1 1 It s Your Love Tim McGraw with Faith Hill 19 27 King of the Mountain George Strait 5 16 Land of the Living Pam Tillis 8 16 Let It Rain Mark Chesnutt 11 5 Let Me into Your Heart Mary Chapin Carpenter 5 13 The Light in Your Eyes LeAnn Rimes 2 6 A Little More Love Vince Gill 9 8 Little Things Tanya Tucker 1 1 Longneck Bottle Garth Brooks 4 3 Love Is the Right Place Bryan White 2 2 Loved Too Much Ty Herndon 1 4 A Man This Lonely Brooks amp Dunn 18 11 Maybe He ll Notice Her Now Mindy McCready featuring Lonestar s Richie McDonald 4 1 Maybe We Should Just Sleep on It Tim McGraw 1 6 Me Too Toby Keith 1 1 Nobody Knows Kevin Sharp 2 2 On the Verge Collin Raye 1 1 One Night at a Time George Strait 18 12 One Two I Love You Clay Walker 5 7 Places I ve Never Been Mark Wills 7 22 Please The Kinleys 2 3 Pretty Little Adriana Vince Gill 4 5 The Rest of Mine Trace Adkins 1 1 Rumor Has It Clay Walker 1 6 Running Out of Reasons to Run Rick Trevino 2 1 Sad Lookin Moon Alabama 5 7 The Shake Neal McCoy 4 2 She Drew a Broken Heart Patty Loveless 21 19 She Wants to Be Wanted Again Ty Herndon 24 17 She s Going Home with Me Travis Tritt 1 1 She s Got It All Kenny Chesney 3 4 She s Sure Taking It Well Kevin Sharp 2 2 She s Taken a Shine John Berry 14 21 Shut Up and Drive Chely Wright 1 1 Sittin on Go Bryan White 13 9 Six Days on the Road Sawyer Brown 2 3 Something That We Do Clint Black 11 1 Still Holding On Clint Black amp Martina McBride 31 16 The Swing James Bonamy 2 7 Thank God for Believers Mark Chesnutt 15 10 That s Another Song Bryan White 1 1 There Goes Alan Jackson 1 1 This Ain t No Thinkin Thing Trace Adkins 6 11 This Night Won t Last Forever Sawyer Brown 3 7 Today My World Slipped Away George Strait 15 24 The Trouble with the Truth Patty Loveless 3 3 Unchained Melody LeAnn Rimes 4 13 Watch This Clay Walker 1 1 We Danced Anyway Deana Carter 2 2 We Were in Love Toby Keith 26 19 What If I Do Mindy McCready 15 26 What If It s You Reba McEntire 2 2 What the Heart Wants Collin Raye 10 12 Whatever Comes First Sons of the Desert 2 4 When I Close My Eyes Kenny Chesney 13 6 When Love Starts Talkin Wynonna 6 8 Where Corn Don t Grow Travis Tritt 2 2 Who s Cheatin Who Alan Jackson 8 9 Why Would I Say Goodbye Brooks amp Dunn 8 8 You and You Alone Vince Gill 14 37 You Don t Seem to Miss Me Patty Loveless Singles released by Canadian artists edit US CAN Single Artist Reference 10 Ain t No Justice Greg Hanna 3 Almost Always Chris Cummings 4 The Answer Is Yes Michelle Wright 3 Born Again in Dixieland Jason McCoy 9 The Craziest Thing Rick Tippe 19 A Dozen Red Roses Joan Kennedy 10 1 Emotional Girl Terri Clark 10 Girl Out of the Ordinary Beverley Mahood 48 7 God Bless the Child Shania Twain 11 Heaven Help Her Heart Jason McCoy 7 I Give You My Word George Fox 39 1 I Meant to Do That Paul Brandt 1 I m Feeling Kind of Lucky Tonight Charlie Major 20 Indian Woman Montgomery Steele 49 16 Just the Same Terri Clark 3 Let It Rain Shirley Myers 45 1 A Little in Love Paul Brandt 1 Little Ol Kisses Julian Austin 12 A Little Thing Called Love Beverley Mahood 15 Lonely Gypsy Wind Farmer s Daughter 1 1 Love Gets Me Every Time Shania Twain 19 Lying Here with You Thomas Wade amp Wayward 17 The Night the Barn Burned Down George Fox 10 Now That I m On My Own Farmer s Daughter 4 One Way Track Prairie Oyster 15 The Real Thing Rick Tippe 12 She Won t Be Lonely Long Prairie Oyster 6 She s Getting Serious Thomas Wade amp Wayward 10 She s Tough Duane Steele 20 Slow Turning Sean Hogan 4 Somewhere Inside Chris Cummings 38 1 Take It from Me Paul Brandt 9 Tell the Girl Duane Steele 8 This Crazy Heart of Mine Charlie Major 19 Tonight There s a Blue Moon Prairie Oyster 4 What Love Looks Like Michelle Wright 19 What s It Gonna Take Denise Murray 19 Wild Rose Sean Hogan 8 You Said Farmer s DaughterTop new album releases editSee also List of number one country albums of 1997 U S and List of number one country albums of 1997 Canada US CAN Album Artist Record Label 45 8 An Intimate Evening with Anne Murray Anne Murray Capitol 24 Back to You Anita Cochran Warner Bros 23 31 Be Good at It Neal McCoy Atlantic 23 11 The Best of Billy Ray Cyrus Cover to Cover Billy Ray Cyrus Mercury Nashville 4 3 The Best of Collin Raye Direct Hits Collin Raye Epic 8 The Best of John Denver Live John Denver Legacy 7 26 Big Time Trace Adkins Capitol Nashville 24 Blink of an Eye Ricochet Columbia 1 Butterfly Kisses Shades of Grace Bob Carlisle DMG 1 1 Carrying Your Love with Me George Strait MCA Nashville 16 A Celebration of Life The Last Recordings John Denver River North 4 CMT Canada 97 Various Artists BMG 4 6 The Coast Is Clear Tracy Lawrence Atlantic 9 8 Collection Wynonna Curb MCA Nashville 1 1 Come On Over Shania Twain Mercury PolyGram 15 11 Complicated Tanya Tucker Capitol Nashville 12 A Country Superstar Christmas Various Artists Hip O 16 28 Crazy Nights Lonestar BNA 5 2 Dancin on the Boulevard Alabama RCA Nashville 8 Dream Walkin Toby Keith Mercury Nashville 11 Everything s Alright Charlie Major ViK 1 1 Everywhere Tim McGraw Curb 4 7 Evolution Martina McBride RCA Nashville 19 The Gift Jim Brickman Windham Hill 10 Greatest Country Love Songs Various Artists MCA 8 Greatest Hits Diamond Rio Arista Nashville 5 Greatest Hits Neal McCoy Atlantic 5 11 Greatest Hits John Michael Montgomery Atlantic 6 Greatest Hits Pam Tillis Arista Nashville 17 Greatest Hits and Then Some Aaron Tippin RCA Nashville 2 1 The Greatest Hits Collection Brooks amp Dunn Arista Nashville 5 Here s Your Sign Bill Engvall Warner Bros 24 A Holiday Album to Benefit St Jude Various Artists BNA 10 I Will Stand Kenny Chesney BNA 12 12 If I Don t Stay the Night Mindy McCready BNA 22 32 Just Between You and Me The Kinleys Epic 11 Kickin Country 4 Various Artists Sony 5 9 Labor of Love Sammy Kershaw Mercury PolyGram 1 Leahy Leahy Virgin 9 Lee Ann Womack Lee Ann Womack Decca Nashville 25 23 Let Me In Chely Wright MCA Nashville 8 10 Lila Lila McCann Asylum 9 31 Long Stretch of Lonesome Patty Loveless Epic 8 Love amp Gravity BlackHawk Arista Nashville 15 Love Travels Kathy Mattea Mercury PolyGram 17 13 Michael Peterson Michael Peterson Reprise 1 New Country 4 Various Artists Warner 4 5 Nothin but the Taillights Clint Black RCA Nashville 15 One of the Fortunate Few Delbert McClinton Rising Tide 5 17 The Other Side Wynonna Curb Universal 50 1 Outside the Frame Paul Brandt Reprise 17 Playin for Keeps Jason McCoy Universal 7 15 The Right Place Bryan White Asylum 25 Roots and Wings James Bonamy Epic 4 7 Rumor Has It Clay Walker Giant 1 1 Sevens Garth Brooks Capitol Nashville 9 Shakin Things Up Lorrie Morgan BNA 8 Six Days on the Road Sawyer Brown Curb 4 So Long So Wrong Alison Krauss amp Union Station Rounder 1 1 Songbook A Collection of Hits Trisha Yearwood MCA Nashville 22 16 Stone Country Songs of the Rolling Stones Various Artists Tommy Boy 48 22 Sunday Morning to Saturday Night Matraca Berg Rising Tide 19 Takin the Country Back John Anderson Mercury Nashville 25 Thank God for Believers Mark Chesnutt Decca Nashville 1 Tremolo Blue Rodeo Warner 1 1 Unchained Melody The Early Years LeAnn Rimes Curb 8 8 Under the Covers Dwight Yoakam Reprise 9 What My Heart Already Knows Julian Austin ViK 1 1 You Light up My Life Inspirational Songs LeAnn Rimes Curb Other top albums edit US CAN Album Artist Record Label 26 Across My Heart Kenny Rogers Magnatone 40 Amazing Grace 2 A Country Salute to Gospel Various Artists Sparrow 75 Annabelle s Wish Soundtrack Various Artists Rising Tide 45 The Best of Country Various Artists Madacy 29 The Best of Roy Orbison Roy Orbison Virgin 33 Big House Big House MCA Nashville 56 Billy Yates Billy Yates Almo Sounds 53 Bitter Sweet Kim Richey Mercury PolyGram 45 Bluegrass Rules Ricky Skaggs Rounder 75 Born Country Alabama BMG 69 The Buffalo Club The Buffalo Club Rising Tide 74 Burnin Daylight Burnin Daylight Curb 39 Butterfly Kisses Jeff Carson Curb 32 Come On Christmas Dwight Yoakam Reprise 75 Country Lovin Songs from the Heart Various Artists Rhino 33 The Country Roads Collection John Denver RCA 44 Cowboy Up The Official PRCA Rodeo Album Various Artists Edel America 75 Elvis Greatest Jukebox Hits Elvis Presley RCA 53 Every Night s a Saturday Night Lee Roy Parnell Arista Nashville 47 Gospel Super Hits Amazing Grace Various Artists Epic 74 The Girl Next Door Crystal Bernard River North 42 Hallelujah He Is Born Sawyer Brown Curb 60 Hill Country Christmas Willie Nelson amp Bobbie Nelson Finer Arts 75 Hits Johnny Cash Legacy 60 Hopechest Stephanie Bentley Epic 51 Hot Country 97 Various Artists K Tel 39 How Big a Boy Are Ya Roy D Mercer Capitol Nashville 43 How Big a Boy Are Ya Volume 2 Roy D Mercer Capitol Nashville 31 How Big a Boy Are Ya Volume 3 Roy D Mercer Capitol Nashville 53 I d Be with You Kippi Brannon Curb 50 It s on the House Emilio Navaira Capitol Nashville 47 Little Texas Little Texas Warner Bros 26 Live Chris LeDoux Capitol Nashville 32 Live at the Cimarron Ballroom Patsy Cline MCA Nashville 75 Merry Texas Christmas Y all Asleep at the Wheel High Street 31 Peace in the Valley Various Artists Arista Nashville 69 Ray Stevens Christmas Through a Different Window Ray Stevens MCA Nashville 31 The Songs of Jimmie Rodgers A Tribute Various Artists Columbia 47 Tammy Graham Tammy Graham Career 44 36 The Truth Brady Seals Reprise 56 Three Chords and the Truth Sara Evans RCA Nashville 33 Twice Upon a Time Joe Diffie Epic 39 We Can t All Be Angels David Lee Murphy MCA Nashville 38 Whatever Comes First Sons of the Desert Epic 41 Words Sherrie Austin Arista NashvilleBirths editOctober 9 Megan Moroney singer of the 2020s Tennessee Orange Deaths editJanuary 8 Smiley Bates 59 Canadian singer songwriter and multi instrumentalist Cancer January 21 Colonel Tom Parker 87 manager of prolific country singers Eddy Arnold and Hank Snow comedian Minnie Pearl June 19 Bobby Helms 62 singer who enjoyed his peak popularity in 1957 best known for Jingle Bell Rock August 16 Donn Reynolds 76 singer songwriter and country yodeler established 2 yodeling world records October 12 John Denver 53 country crossover artist of the 1970s also a singer and songwriter plane crash December 21 Amie Comeaux 21 country singer from Louisiana car accident December 31 Floyd Cramer 64 prolific session pianist lung cancer Hall of Fame inductees editBluegrass Music Hall of Fame inductees edit Josh Graves Country Music Hall of Fame inductees edit Harlan Howard 1927 2002 Brenda Lee born 1944 Cindy Walker 1915 2006 Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees edit Family Brown Sam SnidermanMajor awards editGrammy Awards edit Best Female Country Vocal Performance How Do I Live Trisha Yearwood Best Male Country Vocal Performance Pretty Little Adriana Vince Gill Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal Looking In the Eyes of Love Alison Krauss amp Union Station Best Country Collaboration with Vocals In Another s Eyes Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood Best Country Instrumental Performance Little Liza Jane Alison Krauss amp Union Station Best Country Song Butterfly Kisses Bob Carlisle and Randy Thomas Best Country Album Unchained Johnny Cash Best Bluegrass Album So Long So Wrong Alison Krauss amp Union Station Juno Awards edit Country Male Vocalist of the Year Paul Brandt Country Female Vocalist of the Year Shania Twain Country Group or Duo of the Year Farmer s Daughter Academy of Country Music edit Entertainer of the Year Garth Brooks Song of the Year It s Your Love Stephony Smith Single of the Year It s Your Love Tim McGraw and Faith Hill Album of the Year Carrying Your Love with Me George Strait Top Male Vocalist George Strait Top Female Vocalist Trisha Yearwood Top Vocal Duo or Group Brooks amp Dunn 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 Director Sherman Halsey Vocal Event of the Year It s Your Love Tim McGraw with Faith Hill ARIA Awards edit presented in Sydney on September 22 1997 Best Country Album The Road Less Travelled Graeme Connors Canadian Country Music Association edit CMT Maple Leaf Foods Fans Choice Award Terri Clark Male Artist of the Year Paul Brandt Female Artist of the Year Terri Clark Group or Duo of the Year Farmer s Daughter SOCAN Song of the Year I Do Paul Brandt Single of the Year I Do Paul Brandt Album of the Year Just the Same Terri Clark Top Selling Album The Woman in Me Shania Twain Video of the Year I Do Paul Brandt Wrangler Rising Star Award Julian Austin Vocal Collaboration of the Year Two Names on an Overpass Duane Steele and Lisa Brokop Country Music Association edit Entertainer of the Year Garth Brooks Song of the Year Strawberry Wine Matraca Berg and Gary Harrison Single of the Year Strawberry Wine Deana Carter Album of the Year Carrying Your Love with Me George Strait Male Vocalist of the Year George Strait Female Vocalist of the Year Trisha Yearwood Vocal Duo of the Year Brooks amp Dunn Vocal Group of the Year Diamond Rio Horizon Award LeAnn Rimes Music Video of the Year 455 Rocket Kathy Mattea Director Steven Goldmann Vocal Event of the Year It s Your Love Tim McGraw featuring Faith Hill Musician of the Year Brent Mason RPM Big Country Awards edit Canadian Country Artist of the Year Paul Brandt Best Country Album Calm Before the Storm Paul Brandt Best Country Single My Heart Has a History Paul Brandt Male Artist of the Year Paul Brandt Female Artist of the Year Terri Clark Group of the Year Farmer s Daughter Outstanding New Artist Chris Cummings Canadian Country Video My Heart Has a History Paul Brandt Top Country Composer s Shania TwainFurther reading editWhitburn Joel Top Country Songs 1944 2005 6th Edition 2005 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 1997 in country music amp oldid 1214813430, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
