1973 in country music

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See also: 1972 in country music, 1973 in music, other events of 1973, 1974 in country music, 1970s in music and the List of years in Country Music

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[edit] Events

  • July – Billboard magazine increases the number of positions for its Hot Country Singles chart to 100 (up from 75), which it would keep until January 1990. Also, the number of No. 1 songs in a given year continues to increase; for the first time in history, there are at least 35 No. 1 songs in one year.
  • October – Country music's most successful syndicated radio countdown program to date, "American Country Countdown," makes its debut. The three-hour program is created by Casey Kasem and Don Bustany, and is modeled after "American Top 40" (which Kasem also hosted). Comedian Don Bowman is the original host, but by 1978, he would be replaced by Bob Kingsley.
  • October – The new Radio & Records magazine includes a 50-position country singles chart.
  • November 10 – One of Nashville's most notorious murders makes national headlines when David Akeman (aka Stringbean) and his wife, Estelle, are killed when they interrupt a burglary after returning home. Their bodies are found the next day. Their assailants -- brothers John and Marvin Douglas -- are later captured, convicted and sentenced to prison. Stringbean, who was 58, was best known to his audiences for his role on the syndicated series "Hee Haw."

[edit] No dates

  • A reported 51 percent of new single records are country.

[edit] Top hits of the year

[edit] Number one hits

(As certified by Billboard magazine)

(“Satin Sheets” by Jeanne Pruett reclaims top spot on June 23)

[edit] Other major hits

[edit] Top new album releases

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

[edit] Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

[edit] Major Awards

[edit] Grammy awards

  • Best Country Vocal Performance, Female -- "Let Me Be There" - Olivia Newton-John
  • Best Country Vocal Performance, Male -- "Behind Closed Doors" - Charlie Rich
  • Best Country Vocal Performance By A Duo Or Group -- "From The Bottle To The Bottom" - Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge
  • Best Country Instrumental Performance -- "Dueling Banjos" - Eric Weissberg and Steve Mandell
  • Best Country Song -- "Behind Closed Doors" - Kenny O'Dell, songwriter

[edit] Academy of Country Music

  • Entertainer Of The Year -- Roy Clark
  • Song Of The Year -- "Behind Closed Doors" - Charlie Rich - Kenny O'Dell
  • Single Of The Year -- "Behind Closed Doors" - Charlie Rich
  • Album Of The Year -- Behind Closed Doors - Charlie Rich
  • Top Male Vocalist -- Charlie Rich
  • Top Female Vocalist -- Loretta Lynn
  • Top Vocal Group -- Brush Arbor
  • Top New Male Vocalist -- Dorsey Burnette
  • Top New Female Vocalist -- Olivia Newton-John

[edit] Country Music Association

[edit] Sources

  • Hendler, Herb, "Year by Year in the Rock Era: Events and Conditions Shaping the Rock Generations That Reshaped America," Greenwood Press, Westport, Connecticut, 1983. (ISBN 0-313-23456-6)

[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.
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