2007 in country music
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 2007.
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- February 11 – It was a big night for country music artists at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, as they swept the awards in four top categories. The Dixie Chicks won three of those awards: Record of the Year and Song of the Year (both for "Not Ready to Make Nice," the latter shared with songwriter Dan Wilson) and Album of the Year (Taking the Long Way). Carrie Underwood took the Best New Artist Award.
- Both Underwood and the Dixie Chicks were winners in country-specific categories. The Dixie Chicks won for Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal (for "Not Ready to Make Nice") and Best Country Album ("Taking the Long Way"). Underwood won for Best Female Country Vocal Performance for "Jesus, Take the Wheel"; the song also earned a Best Country Song award for songwriters Brett James, Hillary Lindsey and Gordie Sampson.
- Also, country music pioneer Bob Wills – the longtime leader of the Texas Playboys – was a posthumous recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award. Wills was recognized 32 years after his death.
- Week of February 12 – Country music stars team with celebrities during a special celebrity week of Wheel of Fortune, which was taped in Charleston, South Carolina. During the game aired February 13, Julie Roberts and contestant partner Peter Buccellato won $124,250 after Buccallato solved the bonus round puzzle for the show's grand prize of $100,000. Roberts donated a matching amount to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital.
- February 17 – Hank Williams, Jr. filed for divorce from his fourth wife, Mary Jane, whom he married in 1990.
- March 19 – Days after an announcement that Lonestar had parted ways with longtime record label BNA Records, lead singer Richie McDonald announces plans to depart the group at the end of the year, in search of a solo career.[1]
- March 19 – Professional dancer and country music star-to-be Julianne Hough made her debut on Dancing with the Stars, a televised dance promotion. Teamed with Olympic gold medal-winning speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno, Hough would go on to win the championship for Season 4. Hough would return in the fall to win a second title, this time with two-time Indianapolis 500 champion Hélio Castroneves.
- April 10 – The former home of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash is destroyed by fire.[2]
- May 10 – Country music superstar Trisha Yearwood announces she is leaving MCA Records where she had been for 16 years with over 12 million albums sold and 5 number 1 singles. She announced she was signing with Big Machine Records. Yearwood and Big Machine CEO Scott Borchetta met in her intern days at MTM records. Trisha's last top 10 hit with MCA was "I Would've Loved You Anyway" in 2001.
- September 4 – Sammy Kershaw enters the Louisiana lieutenant governor's race, running as a Republican.[3]
- September 15 – Garth Brooks' song, "More Than a Memory" becomes the first song to debut at No. 1 on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Songs chart, since the start of the magazine's all-encompassing country chart in 1958.
- October 21 – Country music legend Porter Wagoner's publicist Darlene Bieber confirms that Wagoner had been diagnosed with lung cancer. Wagoner dies seven days later.
- October 30 – The Eagles release their studio album Long Road Out of Eden, their first compilation of all-new material in 28 years. The album sells over a million copies in its first two weeks.
Top hits of the year[]
The following songs placed within the Top 20 on the Hot Country Songs or Canada Country charts in 2007:
| US | CAN | Single | Artist | Reference |
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| 5 | 21 | All My Friends Say | Luke Bryan | [4] |
| 5 | 4 | Alyssa Lies | Jason Michael Carroll | [5] |
| 4 | 29 | Amarillo Sky | Jason Aldean | [6] |
| 17 | 38 | Another Side of You | Joe Nichols | [7] |
| 5 | 9 | Anyway | Martina McBride | [8] |
| 11 | 18 | As If | Sara Evans | [9] |
| 2 | 1 | Because of You | Reba McEntire duet with Kelly Clarkson |
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| 1 | 1 | Beer in Mexico | Kenny Chesney | [11] |
| 6 | 39 | A Different World | Bucky Covington | [12] |
| 1 | 1 | Don't Blink | Kenny Chesney | [13] |
| 12 | 34 | Don't Make Me | Blake Shelton | [14] |
| 9 | 19 | Everyday America | Sugarland | [15] |
| 5 | 19 | Fall | Clay Walker | [16] |
| 14 | 32 | Famous in a Small Town | Miranda Lambert | |
| 12 | 15 | A Feelin' Like That | Gary Allan | |
| 1 | 6 | Find Out Who Your Friends Are | Tracy Lawrence | |
| 2 | 8 | Firecracker | Josh Turner | |
| 1 | 2 | Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go) | Dierks Bentley | |
| 18 | 48 | Good as Gone | Little Big Town | |
| 1 | 5 | Good Directions | Billy Currington | |
| 17 | 39 | Guys Like Me | Eric Church | |
| 19 | 31 | Heaven, Heartache, and the Power of Love | Trisha Yearwood | |
| 3 | 1 | High Maintenance Woman | Toby Keith | |
| 16 | 20 | Hillbilly Deluxe | Brooks & Dunn | |
| 3 | 3 | How 'bout Them Cowgirls | George Strait | |
| 15 | 28 | How I Feel | Martina McBride | |
| 18 | — | I Just Came Back from a War | Darryl Worley | |
| 8 | 4 | I Need You | Tim McGraw with Faith Hill |
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| 2 | 1 | I Told You So | Keith Urban | |
| 14 | – | I Wonder | Kellie Pickler | |
| 7 | 17 | I'll Wait for You | Joe Nichols | |
| 3 | 12 | If You're Reading This | Tim McGraw | |
| 1 | 1 | It Just Comes Natural | George Strait | |
| 6 | 25 | Johnny Cash | Jason Aldean | |
| 1 | 14 | Ladies Love Country Boys | Trace Adkins | |
| 1 | 1 | Last Dollar (Fly Away) | Tim McGraw | |
| 16 | 19 | Lips of an Angel | Jack Ingram | |
| 7 | 17 | Little Bit of Life | Craig Morgan | |
| 20 | — | A Little More You | Little Big Town | |
| 6 | 26 | Livin' Our Love Song | Jason Michael Carroll | |
| 10 | 10 | Long Trip Alone | Dierks Bentley | |
| — | 5 | The Long Way Around | Dixie Chicks | |
| 1 | 2 | Lost in This Moment | Big & Rich | |
| 1 | 14 | Love Me If You Can | Toby Keith | |
| 1 | 10 | Lucky Man | Montgomery Gentry | |
| 16 | 38 | Me and God | Josh Turner | |
| 18 | 32 | Measure of a Man | Jack Ingram | |
| 1 | 4 | Moments | Emerson Drive | |
| 19 | 48 | The More I Drink | Blake Shelton | |
| 1 | 1 | More Than a Memory | Garth Brooks | |
| 9 | 6 | My, Oh My | The Wreckers | |
| 1 | 1 | Never Wanted Nothing More | Kenny Chesney | |
| 14 | 25 | Nothin' Better to Do | LeAnn Rimes | |
| 11 | 42 | One Wing in the Fire | Trent Tomlinson | |
| 1 | 1 | Online | Brad Paisley | |
| 1 | 1 | Our Song | Taylor Swift | |
| 4 | 1 | Proud of the House We Built | Brooks & Dunn | |
| 15 | 31 | Red High Heels | Kellie Pickler | |
| 1 | 1 | Settlin' | Sugarland | |
| 1 | 1 | She's Everything | Brad Paisley | |
| 1 | 3 | So Small | Carrie Underwood | |
| 1 | 3 | Stand | Rascal Flatts | |
| 6 | 28 | Startin' with Me | Jake Owen | |
| 3 | 1 | Stupid Boy | Keith Urban | |
| 1 | 3 | Take Me There | Rascal Flatts | |
| 2 | 6 | Teardrops on My Guitar | Taylor Swift | |
| 1 | 11 | These Are My People | Rodney Atkins | |
| 1 | 1 | Ticks | Brad Paisley | |
| 6 | 10 | Tim McGraw | Taylor Swift | |
| 11 | — | Tough | Craig Morgan | |
| 1 | 1 | Wasted | Carrie Underwood | |
| 1 | 3 | Watching You | Rodney Atkins | |
| 20 | — | The Woman in My Life | Phil Vassar | |
| 5 | 11 | A Woman's Love | Alan Jackson | |
| 2 | 1 | Wrapped | George Strait | |
| 13 | 30 | You'll Always Be My Baby | Sara Evans |
Top new album releases[]
The following albums placed within the Top 50 on the Top Country Albums charts in 2007:
| US | Album | Artist | Record Label |
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| 1 | 5th Gear | Brad Paisley | Arista Nashville |
| 4 | 22 More Hits | George Strait | MCA Nashville |
| 3 | American Man: Greatest Hits Volume II | Trace Adkins | Capitol Nashville |
| 1 | Between Raising Hell and Amazing Grace | Big & Rich | Warner Bros. Nashville |
| 1 | Big Dog Daddy | Toby Keith | Show Dog Nashville |
| 1 | Bucky Covington | Bucky Covington | Lyric Street |
| 10 | The Calling | Mary Chapin Carpenter | Zoë |
| 1 | Carnival Ride | Carrie Underwood | Arista Nashville |
| 8 | A Classic Christmas | Toby Keith | Show Dog Nashville |
| 4 | Cowboy Town | Brooks & Dunn | Arista Nashville |
| 1 | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend | Miranda Lambert | Columbia Nashville |
| 3 | Everything Is Fine | Josh Turner | MCA Nashville |
| 5 | Fall | Clay Walker | Asylum-Curb |
| 2 | Family | LeAnn Rimes | Asylum-Curb |
| 6 | For the Love | Tracy Lawrence | Rocky Comfort/CO5 |
| 1 | Greatest Hits | Gary Allan | MCA Nashville |
| 3 | Greatest Hits | Sara Evans | RCA Nashville |
| 2 | Greatest Hits | Trisha Yearwood | MCA Nashville |
| 4 | Greatest Hits: 18 Kids | Keith Urban | Capitol Nashville |
| 10 | Heaven, Heartache, and the Power of Love | Trisha Yearwood | Big Machine |
| 3 | The Hits | Faith Hill | Warner Bros. Nashville |
| 3 | Home At Last | Billy Ray Cyrus | Walt Disney Records |
| 3 | A Hundred Miles or More: A Collection | Alison Krauss | Rounder |
| 2 | I'll Stay Me | Luke Bryan | Capitol Nashville |
| 2 | It's Not Big It's Large | Lyle Lovett | Lost Highway |
| 1 | Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates | Kenny Chesney | BNA |
| 7 | Last of the Breed | Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard & Ray Price | Lost Highway |
| 1 | Let It Go | Tim McGraw | Curb |
| 4 | Live at Texas Stadium | Alan Jackson, George Strait & Jimmy Buffett | MCA Nashville |
| 3 | Living Hard | Gary Allan | MCA Nashville |
| 1 | Long Road Out of Eden | Eagles | ERC/Lost Highway |
| 6 | Mission California | Cross Canadian Ragweed | Universal South |
| 5 | Morning Constitutions | Larry the Cable Guy | Warner Bros. Nashville |
| 10 | My Kind of Country | Van Zant | Columbia Nashville |
| 1 | One of the Boys | Gretchen Wilson | Columbia Nashville |
| 10 | A Place to Land | Little Big Town | Equity |
| 2 | Pure BS | Blake Shelton | Warner Bros. Nashville |
| 2 | Raising Sand | Alison Krauss & Robert Plant | Rounder |
| 2 | Real Things | Joe Nichols | Universal South |
| 1 | Reba: Duets | Reba McEntire | MCA Nashville |
| 1 | Relentless | Jason Aldean | Broken Bow |
| 3 | Songs of Inspiration II | Alabama | RCA Nashville |
| 1 | Still Feels Good | Rascal Flatts | Lyric Street |
| 3 | The Storm | Travis Tritt | Category 5 |
| 4 | This Is It | Jack Ingram | Big Machine |
| 1 | Totally Country Vol. 6 | Various Artists | Sony BMG |
| 1 | The Ultimate Hits | Garth Brooks | Pearl |
| 1 | Waitin' in the Country | Jason Michael Carroll | Arista Nashville |
| 2 | Waking Up Laughing | Martina McBride | RCA Nashville |
| 10 | Washington Square Serenade | Steve Earle | New West |
Other top albums[]
| US | Album | Artist | Record Label | Reference |
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| 16 | 15° Off Cool | Bill Engvall | Jack | |
| 40 | 16 Biggest Hits | Alabama | RCA Nashville | |
| 22 | 16 Biggest Hits | Alan Jackson | Arista Nashville | |
| 32 | 16 Biggest Hits | Dolly Parton | RCA Nashville | |
| 45 | 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Reba McEntire |
Reba McEntire | MCA Nashville | |
| 43 | After Hours | Raul Malo | Sanctuary | |
| 30 | Beverley Mitchell | Beverley Mitchell | Daywind | |
| 31 | Big Love in a Small Town | Sarah Johns | BNA | |
| 48 | Big Sky | The Isaacs | Gaither | |
| 28 | Black in the Saddle | Cowboy Troy | RAYBAW | |
| 47 | A Blue Collar Christmas | Slidawg and the Redneck Ramblers | Madacy | |
| 43 | The Bluegrass Sessions | Merle Haggard | McCoury | |
| 47 | Boogity, Boogity – A Tribute to the Comedic Genius of Ray Stevens |
Cledus T. Judd | Curb | |
| 14 | Bring It On | Kevin Fowler | Equity | |
| 34 | Cash: Ultimate Gospel | Johnny Cash | Columbia Records | |
| 12 | Christmastime in Larryland | Larry the Cable Guy | Jack/Warner Bros. | |
| 42 | Cole Deggs & The Lonesome | Cole Deggs & The Lonesome | Columbia Records | |
| 50 | Country's Got More Heart | Various Artists | Sony BMG | |
| 11 | Dwight Sings Buck | Dwight Yoakam | New West | |
| 36 | Easy Money | John Anderson | RAYBAW | |
| 49 | Flynnville Train | Flynnville Train | Show Dog | |
| 14 | Halfway to Hazard | Halfway to Hazard | Mercury Nashville | |
| 18 | Hear Something Country: Christmas | Various Artists | BNA | |
| 38 | Kenny Rogers | Kenny Rogers | Madacy | |
| 15 | King of the Mountains | Rodney Carrington | Capitol Nashville | |
| 43 | Life's a Dance | Various Artists | Word/Curb | |
| 45 | Live at the Avalon Ballroom 1969 | Gram Parsons | Amoeba | |
| 37 | The Love Songs | Clint Black | Equity Music Group | |
| 36 | Mary Did You Know | Various Artists | Word/Curb | |
| 48 | A Redneck Christmas | Slidawg and the Redneck Ramblers | Madacy | |
| 37 | Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby | Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby | Legacy | |
| 41 | Right About Now | Ty Herndon | Titan Pyramid | |
| 45 | Salt of the Earth | Ricky Skaggs & The Whites | Skaggs Family | |
| 49 | Songbird: Rare Tracks and Forgotten Gems | Emmylou Harris | Rhino | |
| 11 | Songs 4 Worship: Country | Various Artists | Time Life | |
| 26 | Songs of the Season | Randy Travis | Word/Curb | |
| 14 | Sounds of the Season: The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection |
Taylor Swift | Big Machine | |
| 46 | Translated from Love | Kelly Willis | Rykodisc | |
| 19 | Unglamorous | Lori McKenna | Warner Bros. Nashville | |
| 49 | Upfront & Down Low | Teddy Thompson | Verve Forecast | |
| 29 | The Very Best of Tracy Lawrence | Tracy Lawrence | Rhino | |
| 21 | The Very Best of Travis Tritt | Travis Tritt | Rhino | |
| 25 | Whiskey Falls | Whiskey Falls | Midas | |
| 12 | The Wolf | Shooter Jennings | Universal South |
Deaths[]
- January 1 – Del Reeves, 74, best known for his "girl-watching" novelty-type songs (e.g., "Girl on the Billboard"). (emphysema)
- January 6 – Sneaky Pete Kleinow, 72, pedal steel guitarist for the Flying Burrito Brothers. (complications from Alzheimer's disease)
- January 13 – Doyle Holly, 70, member of Buck Owens' Buckaroos; he also had a string of minor hits in the early to mid-1970s. (prostate cancer)
- February 2 – Terry McMillan, 53, veteran Nashville session harmonica player and percussionist. (natural causes)
- March 24 – Henson Cargill, 66, country performer best known for 1968 smash "Skip a Rope." (surgical complications)
- April 17 – Glenn Sutton, 69, songwriter and producer best known for the hit "(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden"; a chief architect of the countrypolitan sound of the late 1960s/early 1970s. (heart attack)
- July 3 – Boots Randolph, 80, member of Nashville's famed "A-Team" of musicians; he was the saxophonist (subdural hematoma)
- September 26 – Patrick Bourque, 29, bass guitarist for the group Emerson Drive. (suicide)
- October 28 – Porter Wagoner, 80, rhinestone-suited country music icon, television program host of the 1960s and 1970s, duet partner of Dolly Parton. (lung cancer)[17]
- November 6 – Hank Thompson, 82, Western-swing styled artist best known for "The Wild Side of Life", 1960's "A Six Pack to Go", and others. (lung cancer)[18]
- November 18 – John Hughey, 73, steel guitarist known for his "crying steel" style of playing (Heart complications)[19]
- November 29 – Jim Nesbitt, 75, best known for the hits "Please Mr. Kennedy", "A Tiger in My Tank" and "Runnin' Bare". (Extended battle with a heart condition)
- November 30 – Ralph Ezell, 54, bass guitarist and co-founding member of the 1980s and 1990s group Shenandoah. (heart attack)
- December 16 – Dan Fogelberg, 56, Many pop hits with a few minor country hits, including "Same Old Lang Syne" (prostate cancer)
Hall of Fame inductees[]
Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame inductees[]
- Howard Watts ("Cedric Rainwater")
- Carl Story
Country Music Hall of Fame inductees[]
- Ralph Emery (born 1933), disc jockey and television host from the 1960s onward.
- Vince Gill (born 1957), singer-songwriter and musician who rose to prominence in the 1980s.
- Mel Tillis (1932–2017), singer and songwriter who rose to fame in the 1950s.
Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees[]
Major awards[]
Grammy Awards[]
(presented February 10, 2008 in Los Angeles)
- Best Female Country Vocal Performance – "Before He Cheats", Carrie Underwood
- Best Male Country Vocal Performance – "Stupid Boy", Keith Urban
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal – "How Long", Eagles
- Best Country Collaboration with Vocals – "Lost Highway", Willie Nelson and Ray Price
- Best Country Instrumental Performance – "Throttleneck", Brad Paisley
- Best Country Song – "Before He Cheats", Josh Kear and Chris Tompkins
- Best Country Album – These Days, Vince Gill
- Best Bluegrass Album – The Bluegrass Diaries, Jim Lauderdale
Juno Awards[]
(presented April 6, 2008 in Calgary)
- Country Recording of the Year – Risk, Paul Brandt
CMT Music Awards[]
(presented April 16 in Nashville)
- Video of the Year – "Before He Cheats", Carrie Underwood
- Male Video of the Year – "You Save Me", Kenny Chesney
- Female Video of the Year – "Before He Cheats", Carrie Underwood
- Group Video of the Year – "What Hurts the Most", Rascal Flatts
- Duo Video of the Year – "Want To," Sugarland
- Breakthrough Video of the Year – "Tim McGraw", Taylor Swift
- Wide Open Country Video of the Year – "Love You," Jack Ingram
- Video Director of the Year – "Before He Cheats", Carrie Underwood (Director: Roman White)
- Johnny Cash Visionary Award – Kris Kristofferson
Americana Music Honors & Awards[]
- Album of the Year – Children Running Through (Patty Griffin)
- Artist of the Year – Patty Griffin
- Duo/Group of the Year – The Avett Brothers
- Song of the Year – "Hank Williams' Ghost" (Darrell Scott)
- Emerging Artist of the Year – The Avett Brothers
- Instrumentalist of the Year – Buddy Miller
- Spirit of Americana/Free Speech Award – Mavis Staples
- Lifetime Achievement: Trailblazer – Lyle Lovett
- Lifetime Achievement: Songwriting – Willie Nelson
- Lifetime Achievement: Performance – Joe Ely
- Lifetime Achievement: Instrumentalist – Ry Cooder
- Lifetime Achievement: Executive – Mary Martin
- Lifetime Achievement: Producer/Engineer – Jim Dickinson
- Wagonmaster Award – Porter Wagoner
Academy of Country Music[]
(presented May 18, 2008 in Las Vegas)
- Entertainer of the Year – Kenny Chesney
- Song of the Year – "Stay", Sugarland
- Single of the Year – "Stay", Sugarland
- Album of the Year – Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Miranda Lambert
- Top Male Vocalist – Brad Paisley
- Top Female Vocalist – Carrie Underwood
- Top Vocal Duo – Brooks & Dunn
- Top Vocal Group – Rascal Flatts
- Top New Male Vocalist – Jack Ingram
- Top New Female Vocalist – Taylor Swift
- Top New Duo or Group – Lady Antebellum
- Video of the Year – "Online", Brad Paisley
- Vocal Event of the Year – "Find out Who Your Friends Are", Tracy Lawrence, Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney
- ACM/Home Depot Humanitarian Award – Rascal Flatts
- Cliffie Stone Pioneer Award – Brenda Lee, The Oak Ridge Boys, Conway Twitty, Porter Wagoner
- Crystal Milestone Award – Garth Brooks
- Poets Award – Bill Anderson and Fred Rose
ARIA Awards[]
(presented in Sydney on October 28, 2007)
- Best Country Album – Love, Pain & the Whole Crazy Thing (Keith Urban)
- ARIA Hall of Fame – Frank Ifield
Canadian Country Music Association[]
(presented September 10 in Regina)
- Kraft Cheez Whiz Fans' Choice Award – Terri Clark
- Male Artist of the Year – Brad Johner
- Female Artist of the Year – Carolyn Dawn Johnson
- Group or Duo of the Year – Emerson Drive
- SOCAN Song of the Year – "Hold My Beer", Mitch Merrett, Aaron Pritchett, and Deric Ruttan
- Single of the Year – "Moments", Emerson Drive
- Album of the Year – Doc Walker, Doc Walker
- Top Selling Album – Taking the Long Way, Dixie Chicks
- CMT Video of the Year – "Moments", Emerson Drive
- Chevy Trucks Rising Star Award – Shane Yellowbird
- Roots Artist or Group of the Year – Corb Lund
Country Music Association[]
(presented November 7 in Nashville)
- Entertainer of the Year – Kenny Chesney
- Song of the Year – "Give It Away", Bill Anderson, Jamey Johnson and Buddy Cannon
- Single of the Year – "Before He Cheats", Carrie Underwood
- Album of the Year – It Just Comes Natural, George Strait
- Male Vocalist of the Year – Brad Paisley
- Female Vocalist of the Year – Carrie Underwood
- Vocal Duo of the Year – Sugarland
- Vocal Group of the Year – Rascal Flatts
- Horizon Award – Taylor Swift
- Video of the Year – "Online", Brad Paisley (Director: Jason Alexander)
- Vocal Event of the Year – "Find Out Who Your Friends Are", Tracy Lawrence with Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney
- Musician of the Year – Jerry Douglas
References[]
- ^ Richie McDonald Is Leaving Lonestar
- ^ "Fire destroys Johnny Cash home". Archived from the original on 2007-04-11. Retrieved 2007-04-10.
- ^ "Associated Press, "Country singer Sammy Kershaw enters Louisiana lieutenant governor race," September 5, 2007". Archived from the original on 2007-07-31. Retrieved 2007-09-06.
- ^ "Chart listing for "All My Friends Say"". Billboard. Archived from the original on 31 August 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
- ^ "Chart listing for "Alyssa Lies"". Billboard. Archived from the original on 31 August 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
- ^ "Chart listing for "Amarillo Sky"". Billboard. Archived from the original on 31 August 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
- ^ "Chart listing for "Another Side of You"". Billboard. Archived from the original on 31 August 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
- ^ "Chart listing for "Anyway"". Billboard. Archived from the original on 31 August 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
- ^ "Chart listing for "As If"". Billboard. Archived from the original on 31 August 2010. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
- ^ "Chart listing for "Because of You"". Billboard. Archived from the original on 12 September 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
- ^ "Chart listing for "Beer in Mexico"". Billboard. Archived from the original on 12 September 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
- ^ "Chart listing for "A Different World"". Billboard. Archived from the original on 12 September 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
- ^ "Chart listing for "Don't Blink"". Billboard. Archived from the original on 12 September 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
- ^ "Chart listing for "Don't Make Me"". Billboard. Archived from the original on 12 September 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
- ^ "Chart listing for "Everyday America"". Billboard. Archived from the original on 12 September 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
- ^ "Chart listing for "Fall"". Billboard. Archived from the original on 12 September 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
- ^ Gerome, John, "Country star Porter Wagoner dies at 80", via Associated Press
- ^ Curry, Matt, "Hank Thompson dies of lung cancer at 82", via Associated Press
- ^ "PASSINGS – John Hughey, 73; member of Steel Guitar Hall of Fame toured with Conway Twitty". Los Angeles Times. 2007-11-21. Retrieved 2008-08-18.
Other links[]
- Country Music Association
- Inductees of the Country Music Hall of Fame
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