Country-Musik 1974: Übersicht über die Ereignisse in der Country-Musik im Jahre 1974

Eine Gruppe traditionsorientierter Country-Musiker gründet unter Führung von George Jones und Tammy Wynette die Association of Country Entertainers, um sich gegen die zunehmenden Pop-Einflüsse zu wehren.

Nummer-1-Hits

• 19. Januar – I Love – Tom T. Hall
• 2. Februar – Jolene – Dolly Parton
• 9. Februar – World of Make Believe – Bill Anderson
• 16. Februar – That’s the Way Love Goes – Johnny Rodriguez
• 23. Februar – Another Lonely Song – Tammy Wynette
• 9. März – There Won’t Be Anymore – Charlie Rich
• 23. März – There’s a Honky Tonk Angel (Who’ll Take Me Back In) – Conway Twitty
• 30. März – Would You Lay With Me (In a Field of Stone) – Tanya Tucker
• 6. April – A Very Special Love Song – Charlie Rich
• 27. April – Hello Love – Hank Snow
• 4. Mai – Things Aren’t Funny Anymore – Merle Haggard and the Strangers
• 11. Mai – Is it Wrong (For Loving You) – Sonny James
• 18. Mai – Country Bumpkin – Cal Smith
• 25. Mai – No Charge – Melba Montgomery
• 1. Juni – Pure Love – Ronnie Milsap
• 8. Juni – I Will Always Love You – Dolly Parton
• 15. Juni – I Don’t See Me in Your Eyes Anymore – Charlie Rich
• 22. Juni – This Time – Waylon Jennings
• 29. Juni – Room Full of Roses – Mickey Gilley
• 6. Juli – He Thinks I Still Care – Anne Murray
• 20. Juli – Marie Laveux – Bobby Bare
• 27. Juli – You Can’t Be a Beacon if Your Light Don’t Shine – Donna Fargo
• 3. August – Rub it In – Billy „Crash“ Craddock
• 17. August – As Soon as I Hang Up the Phone – Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
• 24. August – The Old Man From the Mountain – Merle Haggard and the Strangers
• 31. August – The Grand Tour – George Jones
• 7. September – Please Don’t Tell Me How the Story Ends – Ronnie Milsap
• 21. September – I Wouldn’t Want to Live If You Didn’t Love Me – Don Williams
• 28. September – I’m a Rambin’ Man – Waylon Jennings
• 5. Oktober – I Love My Friend – Charlie Rich
• 12. Oktober – Please Don’t Stop Lovin’ Me – Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton
• 19. Oktober – I See the ‚Want-To‘ In Your Eyes – Conway Twitty
• 2. November – I Overlooked an Orchid – Mickey Gilley
• 9. November – Love is Like a Butterfly – Dolly Parton
• 16. November – Country Is – Tom T. Hall
• 23. November – Trouble in Paradise – Loretta Lynn
• 30. November – Back Home Again – John Denver
• 7. Dezember – She Called Me Baby – Charlie Rich
• 14. Dezember – I Can Help – Billy Swan
• 28. Dezember – What a Man My Man Is – Lynn Anderson

Weitere Hits

• A Mi Esposa Con Amor (To My Wife With Love) – Sonny James
• After the Fire is Gone – Willie Nelson and Tracy Nelson
• Annie's Song – John Denver
• Big Four Poster Bed – Brenda Lee
• Bloody Mary Mornin’ – Willie Nelson
• Bonaparte's Retreat – Glen Campbell
• Boney Fingers – Hoyt Axton
• Bring Back Your Love to Me – Don Gibson
• Can't You Feel It – David Houston
• Come Monday – Jimmy Buffett
• Daddy, What If? – Bobby Bare with Bobby Bare Jr.
• Dance With Me (Just One More Time) – Johnny Rodriguez
• Hey Loretta – Loretta Lynn
• Honeymoon Feelin’ – Roy Clark
• I Honestly Love You – Olivia Newton-John
• I Never Go Around Mirrors – Lefty Frizzell
• I Love You, I Love You – David Houston and Barbara Mandrell
• I’ll Think of Something – Hank Williams Jr.
• I'll Try a Little Bit Harder – Donna Fargo
• I'm Not Through Loving You Yet – Conway Twitty
• If You Love Me (Let Me Know) – Olivia Newton-John
• It'll Come Back – Red Sovine
• (It's a) Monster's Holiday – Buck Owens
• It's That Time of the Night – Jim Ed Brown
• Last Time I Saw Him – Dottie West
• A Love Song – Anne Murray
• The Man That Turned My Mama On – Tanya Tucker
• Memory Maker – Mel Tillis and the Statesiders
• Midnight, Me and the Blues – Mel Tillis and the Statesiders
• Mississippi Cotton-Pickin' Delta Town – Charley Pride
• The Older the Violin the Sweeter the Music – Hank Thompson
• Old Home Fill-er Up An' Keep On A-Truckin' Café – C. W. McCall
• Once You’ve Had the Best – George Jones
• One Day at a Time – Don Gibson
• Ragged Old Flag – Johnny Cash
• Some Kind of Woman – Faron Young
• Something – Johnny Rodriguez
• Sometime Sunshine – Jim Ed Brown
• Somewhere Between Love and Tomorrow – Roy Clark
• The South's Gonna Do it Again – Charlie Daniels Band
• Song and Dance Man – Johnny PayCheck
• Stomp Them Grapes – Mel Tillis and the Statesiders
• The Streak – Ray Stevens
• Sundown – Gordon Lightfoot
• Sweet Magnolia Blossom – Billy „Crash“ Craddock
• That Girl Who Waits on Tables – Ronnie Milsap
• That Song is Driving Me Crazy – Tom T. Hall
• They Don’t Make ’Em Like My Daddy – Loretta Lynn
• We Could – Charley Pride
• We Should Be Together – Don Williams
• (We’re Not) the Jet Set – George Jones and Tammy Wynette
• We're Over – Johnny Rodriguez
• When the Morning Comes – Hoyt Axton
• Who Left the Door to Heaven Open – Hank Thompson
• Wrong Ideas – Brenda Lee

• Back Home Again – John Denver (RCA)
• Honky Tonk Amnesia – Moe Bandy
• Phases and Stages – Willie Nelson (Atlantic)
• Sundown – Gordon Lightfoot
• This Time – Waylon Jennings (RCA)

• 13. Januar – Christoph Bouet, deutscher Maler und Country-Musiker
• 17. Februar – Bryan White, Singer-Songwriter der 1990er Jahre.
• 14. Oktober – Natalie Maines, Lead-Sängerin der Dixie Chicks.

• 2. Januar – Tex Ritter, 68
• 16. Januar – Johnny Barfield, 64
• 17. Juli – Don Rich, 32, Mitglied der Buckaroos (Begleitband von Buck Owens).

Country Music Hall of Fame

• Owen Bradley (1915–1998)
• Pee Wee King (1914–2000)

Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame

• Hank Cochran (1935–2010)

Grammys

• Beste weibliche Gesangsdarbietung – Country (Best Country Vocal Performance, Female) – Let Me Be There von Olivia Newton-John
• Beste männliche Gesangsdarbietung – Country (Best Country Vocal Performance, Male) – Behind Closed Doors von Charlie Rich
• Beste Countrygesangsdarbietung eines Duos oder einer Gruppe (Best Country Vocal Performance By A Duo Or Group) – From The Bottle To The Bottom von Rita Coolidge & Kris Kristofferson
• Bestes Darbietung eines Countryinstrumentals (Best Country Instrumental Performance) – Dueling Banjos von Steve Mandell & Eric Weissberg
• Bester Countrysong (Best Country Song) – Behind Closed Doors von Charlie Rich (Autor: Kenny O’Dell)

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

Country Music Association Awards

• Entertainer of the Year – Charlie Rich
• Male Vocalist of the Year – Ronnie Milsap
• Female Vocalist of the Year – Olivia Newton-John
• Instrumental Group of the Year – Danny Davis & the Nashville Brass
• Vocal Group of the Year – Statler Brothers
• Vocal Duo of the Year – Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
• Single of the Year – Country Bumpkin – Cal Smith
• Song of the Year – Country Bumpkin – Don Wayne
• Album of the Year – A Very Special Love Song, Charlie Rich
• Instrumentalist of the Year – Don Rich

American Music Awards

• Favorite Country Male Artist – Charley Pride
• Favorite Country Female Artist – Lynn Anderson
• Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group – The Carter Family
• Favorite Country Album – A Sunshiny Day with Charley Pride – Charley Pride
• Favorite Country Song – Behind Closed Doors – Charlie Rich