1971 in country music

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See also: 1970 in country music, 1971 in music, other events of 1971, 1972 in country music, and the List of years in Country Music

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[edit] Events

Fans of "Hee Haw" were quickly soothed when the show entered syndication in the fall. The show was an immediate success, and viewers would continue to make their weekly visit to Kornfield County for the next 20 years.
Meanwhile, both "The Beverly Hillbillies" and "Green Acres" would continue to live on in syndication. Fans wanting some of Granny's "fixin's" may tune in to Chicago-based WGN-TV (Monday through Friday) or TV Land, which airs the show 7 days a week; TV Land currently airs reruns of "Green Acres."

[edit] Top hits of the year

[edit] Number one hits

(As certified by Billboard magazine)

(“Easy Lovin’” by Freddie Hart returns to No. 1 October 2)

[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

[edit] Academy of Country Music

  • Entertainer Of The Year -- Freddie Hart
  • Song Of The Year -- "Easy Lovin'" - Freddie Hart - Freddie Hart
  • Single Of The Year -- "Easy Lovin'" - Freddie Hart
  • Album Of The Year -- Easy Lovin' - Freddie Hart
  • Top Male Vocalist -- Freddie Hart
  • Top Female Vocalist -- Loretta Lynn
  • Top Vocal Duo -- Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
  • Top New Male Vocalist -- Tony Booth
  • Top New Female Vocalist -- Barbara Mandrell

[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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