1996 in country music
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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1996.
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[edit] Events
- June 28 — First annual Country Stampede Music Festival begins
- October 6 — Tim McGraw and Faith Hill are married, and quickly become country music's most visible couple. Their friendship grew into romance during their successful "Spontaneous Combustion" tour that year.
[edit] Top hits of the year
See also: List of number-one country hits of 1996 (U.S.) and List of number-one country hits of 1996 (Canada)
[edit] Singles released by American artists
[edit] Singles released by Canadian artists
| US | CAN | Single | Artist | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 18 | All She Wants | Rena Gaile | |
| — | 4 | All the Way | Jason McCoy | |
| — | 5 | Ancient History | Prairie Oyster | |
| — | 1 | Anita Got Married | Duane Steele | |
| — | 1 | Candle | Jason McCoy | |
| — | 10 | Cloud of Dust | Rena Gaile | |
| — | 1 | Cornfields or Cadillacs | Farmer's Daughter | |
| — | 1 | Crank My Tractor | Michelle Wright | |
| — | 20 | A Fine Line | Lawnie Wallace | |
| — | 14 | Foolproof | Desert Dolphins | |
| — | 18 | Forty Days and Nights | The Rankin Family | |
| 28 | 7 | Home Ain't Where His Heart Is (Anymore) | Shania Twain | |
| 2 | 1 | I Do | Paul Brandt | |
| — | 4 | I Waited | Chris Cummings | |
| 8 | 1 | If I Were You | Terri Clark | |
| 1 | 1 | (If You're Not in It for Love) I'm Outta Here! | Shania Twain | |
| — | 1 | It's Lonely I Can't Stand | Charlie Major | |
| — | 3 | Keep Me Rockin' | Patricia Conroy | |
| — | 13 | Love Music Loves to Dance | Calvin Wiggett | |
| 5 | 1 | My Heart Has a History | Paul Brandt | |
| 1 | 1 | No One Needs to Know | Shania Twain | |
| 50 | 1 | Nobody's Girl | Michelle Wright | |
| — | 4 | One Step Back | Jamie Warren | |
| 5 | 1 | Poor Poor Pitiful Me | Terri Clark | |
| — | 16 | Rhythm of Your Wings | Gary Fjellgaard | |
| — | 9 | Roving Gypsy Boy | The Rankin Family | |
| — | 14 | Sittin' Pretty | Thomas Wade | |
| — | 18 | So, So Long | Rachel Matkin | |
| — | 2 | Stuck on Your Love | Duane Steele | |
| 34 | 11 | Suddenly Single | Terri Clark | |
| — | 1 | Sure Enough | Chris Cummings | |
| — | 13 | Take You by the Heart | The Cruzeros | |
| — | 1 | Tell Me Something I Don't Know | Charlie Major | |
| — | 8 | Thought I Was Dreaming | Lawnie Wallace | |
| — | 3 | The Trouble with Love | Duane Steele | |
| — | 1 | Unbelievable Love | Prairie Oyster | |
| — | 2 | Waiting on You | Charlie Major | |
| — | 12 | Watching Her Sleep | Jamie Warren | |
| 3 | 3 | When Boy Meets Girl | Terri Clark | |
| — | 15 | Wild and Free | Joan Kennedy | |
| — | 15 | Windows to the Past | The Neilsons | |
| 1 | 1 | You Win My Love | Shania Twain | |
| — | 8 | Zero to Sixty | Thomas Wade |
[edit] Top new album releases
[edit] Other top albums
| US | CAN | Album | Artist | Record Label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | A.K.A. Wham Bam Sam | Hank Williams, Jr. | Curb | |
| 60 | All Because of You | Daryle Singletary | Giant | |
| 74 | Almost Alone | Chet Atkins | Columbia | |
| 53 | Don't Fence Me In | Lari White | RCA Nashville | |
| 73 | Elvis: Great Country Songs | Elvis Presley | RCA | |
| 51 | Give Me Some Wheels | Suzy Bogguss | Capitol Nashville | |
| 56 | Greatest Hits | John Anderson | BNA | |
| 60 | Greatest Hits | Confederate Railroad | Atlantic | |
| 36 | Hang of the Heartache | Desert Dolphins | Quality | |
| 39 | Hit Country '96 | Various Artists | K-Tel | |
| 43 | The Hits | Hal Ketchum | Curb | |
| 26 | I Lived to Tell It All | George Jones | MCA Nashville | |
| 47 | I Will Always Love You and Other Greatest Hits |
Dolly Parton | Columbia | |
| 53 | Live | Jeff Foxworthy | Laughing Hyena | |
| 47 | The Luv Collection: Real Luv | Various Artists | EMI-Capitol | |
| 60 | 28 | Mandy Barnett | Mandy Barnett | Asylum |
| 38 | Mark Wills | Mark Wills | Mercury Nashville | |
| 45 | My Roots Are Showing… | K. T. Oslin | BNA | |
| 38 | NASCAR: Hotter Than Asphalt | Various Artists | Columbia | |
| 66 | NFL Country | Various Artists | Gridiron | |
| 54 | Now and Then | Shenandoah | Capitol Nashville | |
| 40 | Paradise | John Anderson | BNA | |
| 32 | P.O. Box 423 | Duane Steele | Mercury/PolyGram | |
| 36 | Remembering Stan Rogers: An East Coast Tribute II |
Various Artists | Atlantica | |
| 50 | The Rocky Mountain Collection | John Denver | RCA | |
| 32 | Semi Crazy | Junior Brown | Curb | |
| 37 | Smokin' Armadillos | Smokin' Armadillos | Curb | |
| 26 | Some Things Are Meant to Be | Linda Davis | Arista Nashville | |
| 33 | Stampede | Chris LeDoux | Capitol Nashville | |
| 38 | Star of Wonder – A Country Christmas Collection |
Various Artists | Arista Nashville | |
| 44 | Starlite Lounge | David Ball | Warner Bros. | |
| 46 | Super Hits | Alabama | RCA Nashville | |
| 66 | Super Hits | Waylon Jennings | RCA Nashville | |
| 51 | Super Hits | Keith Whitley | RCA Nashville | |
| 29 | Three Hanks: Men with Broken Hearts | Hank Williams, Hank Williams, Jr. & Hank Williams III |
Curb | |
| 54 | Two Ways to Fall | Ty England | RCA Nashville | |
| 26 | Unchained | Johnny Cash | American | |
| 42 | 31 | You Still Got Me | Doug Supernaw | Giant |
[edit] Deaths
- March 4 — Minnie Pearl, 83, legendary comedienne known for her trademark greeting, "How-dee!" and her straw hat with price tag; a regular on Hee Haw (stroke).
- May 3 — Patsy Montana, 87, first female country singer to have a single sell one million copies ("I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart").
- June 16 — Anthony Armstrong Jones, 47, male singer best known for his Top Ten cover version of "Take a Letter Maria"
- December 10 — Faron Young, 64, Nicknamed "The Hillbilly Heartthrob", and "The Singing Sheriff" he had many hits including "Hello Walls" and "Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young" (suicide).
[edit] Hall of Fame inductees
[edit] Country Music Hall of Fame inductees
- Patsy Montana (1908–1996)
- Buck Owens (1929–2006)
- Ray Price (born 1925)
[edit] Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees
[edit] Major awards
[edit] Grammy Awards
- Best Female Country Vocal Performance — "Blue," LeAnn Rimes
- Best Male Country Vocal Performance — "Worlds Apart," Vince Gill
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal — "My Maria," Brooks & Dunn
- Best Country Collaboration with Vocals — "High Lonesome Sound," Vince Gill (featuring Alison Krauss)
- Best Country Instrumental Performance — "Jam Man," Chet Atkins
- Best Country Song — "Blue," Bill Mack (Performer: LeAnn Rimes)
- Best Country Album — The Road to Ensenada, Lyle Lovett (Producers: Billy Williams and Lyle Lovett)
- Best Bluegrass Album — True Life Blues - The Songs of Bill Monroe, Various Artists (Producer: Todd Phillips)
[edit] Juno Awards
- Country Male Vocalist of the Year — Paul Brandt
- Country Female Vocalist of the Year — Shania Twain
- Country Group or Duo of the Year — The Rankin Family
[edit] Academy of Country Music
- Entertainer of the Year — Brooks & Dunn
- Song of the Year — "Blue," Bill Mack
- Single of the Year — "Blue," LeAnn Rimes
- Album of the Year — Blue Clear Sky, George Strait
- Top Male Vocalist — George Strait
- Top Female Vocalist — Patty Loveless
- Top Vocal Duo — Brooks & Dunn
- Top Vocal Group — Sawyer Brown
- Top New Male Vocalist — Trace Adkins
- Top New Female Vocalist — LeAnn Rimes
- Top New Vocal Duo or Group — Ricochet
- Video of the Year — "I Think About You," Collin Raye (Director: Steven Goldmann)
[edit] Canadian Country Music Association
- NCN Fans' Choice Award — Shania Twain
- Male Artist of the Year — Charlie Major
- Female Artist of the Year — Shania Twain
- Group or Duo of the Year — Prairie Oyster
- SOCAN Song of the Year — "My Heart Has a History," Paul Brandt, Mark D. Sanders
- Single of the Year — "Better Things to Do," Terri Clark
- Album of the Year — Terri Clark, Terri Clark
- Top Selling Album — Fresh Horses, Garth Brooks
- Video of the Year — "(If You're Not in It for Love) I'm Outta Here!," Shania Twain
- Vista Rising Star Award — Terri Clark
- Vocal Collaboration of the Year — Jim Witter and Cassandra Vasik
[edit] Country Music Association
- Entertainer of the Year — Brooks & Dunn
- Song of the Year — "Go Rest High on That Mountain," Vince Gill
- Single of the Year — "Check Yes or No," George Strait
- Album of the Year — Blue Clear Sky, George Strait
- Male Vocalist of the Year — George Strait
- Female Vocalist of the Year — Patty Loveless
- Vocal Duo of the Year — Brooks & Dunn
- Vocal Group of the Year — The Mavericks
- Horizon Award — Bryan White
- Music Video of the Year — "My Wife Thinks You're Dead," Junior Brown (Director: Michael McNamara)
- Vocal Event of the Year — "I Will Always Love You," Dolly Parton and Vince Gill
- Musician of the Year — Mark O'Connor
[edit] RPM Big Country Awards
- Canadian Country Artist of the Year — Shania Twain
- Best Country Album — The Woman in Me, Shania Twain
- Best Country Single — "Any Man of Mine", Shania Twain
- Top Male Vocalist — Charlie Major
- Top Female Vocalist — Shania Twain
- Top Group — Prairie Oyster
- Outstanding New Artist — Jason McCoy
- Top Country Composer(s) — Shania Twain
[edit] Further reading
- 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
- Kingsbury, Paul, "Vinyl Hayride: Country Music Album Covers 1947-1989," Country Music Foundation, 2003 (ISBN 0-8118-3572-3)
- 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.
