1988 in country music

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See also: 1987 in country music, 1988 in music, other events of 1988, 1989 in country music, 1980s in music and the List of years in Country Music

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[edit] Events

  • Time-Life Records releases the first volume of its "Country USA" series. The series, which would eventually include 23 volumes, each chronicles one year per volume - 1950 through 1972. Each volume - offered on two record albums, or one cassette or compact disc - contains liner notes from some of country music's most respected historians. In many cases, the songs offered on each volume represented the first time they had ever been re-released on compact disc. "Country USA" was offered through television and magazine advertisements.
  • Country music stars highlight a May 21 concert at Madison Square Garden in New York. Featured: Alabama, The Judds, George Strait and Randy Travis. The concert is a big success.
  • The Country Music Association Awards introduced a new award, Vocal Event of the Year, awarding collaborative efforts by two or more artists who normally don't work together. (Previously such efforts had to included with Best Duo or Group nominations.) The first recipient was the group of Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris and Linda Ronstadt for their Trio album.

[edit] Top hits of the year

[edit] Number one hits

(As certified by Billboard magazine)

[edit] Other major hits

[edit] Top new album releases

[edit] On television

[edit] Regular series

  • Dolly (1987-1988)
  • Hee Haw (1969-1993, syndicated)

[edit] Specials

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

[edit] Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

[edit] Major Awards

[edit] Grammy awards

  • Best Country Vocal Performance, Female -- "Hold Me" - K.T. Oslin
  • Best Country Vocal Performance, Male -- "Old 8x10" - Randy Travis
  • Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal -- "Give A Little Love" - Judds (Naomi Judd, Wynonna Judd)
  • Best Country Vocal Collaboration -- "Crying" - Roy Orbison and k.d. lang
  • Best Country Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group Or Soloist) -- "Sugarfoot Rag" - Asleep At The Wheel
  • Best Bluegrass Recording (Vocal Or Instrumental) -- "Southern Flavor" - Bill Monroe
  • Best Country Song -- "Hold Me" - K.T. Oslin, songwriter

[edit] Academy of Country Music

  • Entertainer Of The Year -- Hank Williams Jr.
  • Song Of The Year -- "Eighteen Wheels And A Dozen Roses" - Kathy Mattea - Charles Nelson, Paul Nelson
  • Single Of The Year -- "Eighteen Wheels And A Dozen Roses" - Kathy Mattea
  • Album Of The Year -- This Woman - K.T. Oslin
  • Top Male Vocalist -- George Strait
  • Top Female Vocalist -- K.T. Oslin
  • Top Vocal Duo -- The Judds
  • Top Vocal Group -- U.S. Route 101
  • Top New Male Vocalist -- Rodney Crowell
  • Top New Female Vocalist -- Suzy Bogguss
  • Video Of The Year -- Young Country" - Hank Williams Jr. (Director: Bill Fishman)

[edit] Country Music Association

[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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