1999 in country music
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1999.
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Events
- March 6 — Legendary performer George Jones, in the midst of a comeback this year, is seriously injured when he crashed his Lexus into a bridge. It is later revealed that alcohol was a factor in the accident, and he pleaded guilty to drunk driving charges.
- June — Comedian Jeff Foxworthy debuts his syndicated radio countdown show, "The Foxworthy Countdown." The radio show would end ten years later.
- September 4 — Lonestar's hit, "Amazed," spends its eighth week at No. 1 on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, becoming the first song to do so since Jack Greene's 1966 hit, "There Goes My Everything." In several other trade magazines, including Radio & Records, "Amazed" reigns for nine weeks, which made it the longest-lasting Number One single since 1966's "Almost Persuaded" by David Houston. By year's end, "Amazed" is gaining popularity on CHR and adult contemporary stations (in re-mixed versions, which excised the steel guitar).
Top hits of the year
See also: List of number-one country singles of 1999 (U.S.) and List of RPM number-one country singles of 1999
Singles released by American artists
Singles released by Canadian artists
Top new album releases
See also: List of number-one country albums of 1999 (U.S.) and List of number-one country albums of 1999 (Canada)
Other top albums
| US | CAN | Album | Artist | Record Label |
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| 47 | 16 Biggest Hits | Roy Orbison | Monument | |
| 65 | 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection | Conway Twitty | MCA Nashville | |
| 31 | All-Star Country Christmas | Various Artists | Hip-O | |
| 46 | Ancient Tones | Ricky Skaggs | Skaggs Family | |
| 32 | Being Human | Michael Peterson | Reprise | |
| 50 | Best of Country: 16 Original Country Hits | Various Artists | Madacy | |
| 37 | Chad Brock | Chad Brock | Warner Bros. | |
| 29 | Classic Country 1970–1974 | Various Artists | Time Life | |
| 30 | Classic Country Early '70s | Various Artists | Time Life | |
| 30 | Classic Country Late '60s | Various Artists | Time Life | |
| 34 | Closer | Susan Ashton | Capitol Nashville | |
| 37 | Country Fun | Various Artists | Warner Bros. | |
| 29 | Country Hits of the '70s | Various Artists | EMI | |
| 63 | Deryl Dodd | Deryl Dodd | Columbia | |
| 67 | Duets Volume 1 | Patsy Cline | Mercury Nashville | |
| 38 | For the Record – 43 Legendary Hits | Merle Haggard | BNA | |
| 69 | Full Western Dress | The Derailers | Sire | |
| 28 | Gettin' My Mind Right | Tim Wilson | Capitol Nashville | |
| 44 | Here's Your Christmas Album | Bill Engvall | Warner Bros. | |
| 63 | Hits and Highways Ahead | Lee Roy Parnell | Arista Nashville | |
| 45 | I've Got a Right to Cry | Mandy Barnett | Sire | |
| 44 | It's a Sorry World | Tim Wilson | Capitol Nashville | |
| 53 | John Denver Christmas | John Denver | Laserlight | |
| 48 | Juddmental | Cledus T. Judd | Razor & Tie | |
| 72 | King of the Hill Soundtrack | Various Artists | Elektra | |
| 61 | Live at Billy Bob's Texas: Motorcycle Cowboy | Merle Haggard | Smith | |
| 72 | Live with the Possum | George Jones | Asylum | |
| 38 | Make Up in Love | Doug Stone | Atlantic | |
| 63 | The Man in Black – His Greatest Hits | Johnny Cash | Legacy | |
| 61 | Old Dogs | Old Dogs | Atlantic | |
| 73 | Revolutions | The Great Divide | Atlantic | |
| 39 | Ryman Country Homecoming 1 | Various Artists | Coming Home | |
| 40 | Ryman Country Homecoming 2 | Various Artists | Coming Home | |
| 41 | Ryman Country Homecoming 3 | Various Artists | Coming Home | |
| 65 | Soldier of the Cross | Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder | Skaggs Family | |
| 70 | South Sixty-Five | South Sixty-Five | Atlantic | |
| 74 | Steve Austin's Stone Cold Country | Various Artists | Mars | |
| 43 | Super Hits | Brooks & Dunn | Arista Nashville | |
| 44 | Super Hits | Alan Jackson | Arista Nashville | |
| 73 | Suzy Bogguss | Suzy Bogguss | Platinum | |
| 30 | Tara Lyn Hart | Tara Lyn Hart | Epic | |
| 29 | There Will Come a Day | Shirley Myers | Stony Plain | |
| 30 | What I Deserve | Kelly Willis | Rykodisc | |
| 69 | Your Love Amazes Me: A Country Inspirational Collection |
Various Artists | MCA Nashville |
Deaths
- February 8 - Lulu Belle (born Myrtle Eleanor Cooper), 85, one-half of the 1930s-1940s husband-and-wife duo Lulu Belle and Scotty, later a state Representative in the North Carolina Legislature.
- October 2 — Danny Mayo, 49, writer of hit singles by Alabama, Confederate Railroad, Pirates of the Mississippi, and Tracy Byrd, father of songwriter Aimee Mayo (heart attack)
- December 17 — Rex Allen, 78, "The Arizona Cowboy" and traveling rodeo performer.
- December 20 — Hank Snow, 85, "The Singing Ranger," best known for "I'm Movin' On."
Hall of Fame inductees
Country Music Hall of Fame inductees
- Johnny Bond (1915-1978)
- Dolly Parton (born 1946)
- Conway Twitty (1933-1993)
Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees
Major awards
Grammy Awards
- Best Female Country Vocal Performance — "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!," Shania Twain
- Best Male Country Vocal Performance — "Choices," George Jones
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal — "Ready to Run," Dixie Chicks
- Best Country Collaboration with Vocals — "After the Gold Rush," Emmylou Harris, Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt
- Best Country Instrumental Performance — "Bob's Breakdowns," Tommy Allsup, Asleep at the Wheel, Floyd Domino, Larry Franklin, Vince Gill and Steve Wariner
- Best Country Song — "Come on Over," Shania Twain and Robert John "Mutt" Lange
- Best Country Album — Fly, Dixie Chicks
- Best Bluegrass Album — Ancient Tones, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
Juno Awards
- Best Country Male Artist — Paul Brandt
- Best Country Female Artist — Shania Twain
- Best Country Group or Duo — The Rankins
Academy of Country Music
- Entertainer of the Year — Shania Twain
- Song of the Year — "Amazed," Marv Green, Aimee Mayo
- Single of the Year — "Amazed," Lonestar
- Album of the Year — Fly, Dixie Chicks
- Top Male Vocalist — Tim McGraw
- Top Female Vocalist — Faith Hill
- Top Vocal Duo or Group — Dixie Chicks
- Top New Male Vocalist — Brad Paisley
- Top New Female Vocalist — Jessica Andrews
- Top New Vocal Duo or Group — Montgomery Gentry
- Video of the Year — "Breathe," Faith Hill (Director: Lili Fini Zanuck)
- Vocal Event of the Year — "When I Said I Do," Clint Black with Lisa Hartman Black
Canadian Country Music Association
- CMT Maple Leaf Foods Fans' Choice Award — Shania Twain
- Male Artist of the Year — Paul Brandt
- Female Artist of the Year — Shania Twain
- Group or Duo of the Year — The Wilkinsons
- SOCAN Song of the Year — "26 Cents," Steve Wilkinson, William Wallace
- Single of the Year — "26 Cents," The Wilkinsons
- Album of the Year — Nothing but Love, The Wilkinsons
- Top Selling Album — Wide Open Spaces, Dixie Chicks
- Video of the Year — "That Don't Impress Me Much," Shania Twain
- Wrangler Rising Star Award — The Wilkinsons
- Vocal/Instrumental Collaboration of the Year — "From This Moment On," Shania Twain and Bryan White
Country Music Association
- Entertainer of the Year — Shania Twain
- Song of the Year — "This Kiss," Robin Lerner, Annie Roboff and Beth Nielsen Chapman
- Single of the Year — "Wide Open Spaces," Dixie Chicks
- Album of the Year — A Place in the Sun, Tim McGraw
- Male Vocalist of the Year — Tim McGraw
- Female Vocalist of the Year — Martina McBride
- Vocal Duo of the Year — Brooks & Dunn
- Vocal Group of the Year — Dixie Chicks
- Horizon Award — Jo Dee Messina
- Music Video of the Year — "Wide Open Spaces," Dixie Chicks (Director: Thom Oliphant)
- Vocal Event of the Year — "My Kind of Woman, My Kind of Man," Vince Gill and Patty Loveless
- Musician of the Year — Randy Scruggs
RPM Big Country Awards
- Canadian Country Artist of the Year — Shania Twain
- Best Country Album — Nothing but Love, The Wilkinsons
- Best Country Single — "26 Cents", The Wilkinsons
- Male Artist of the Year — Paul Brandt
- Female Artist of the Year — Shania Twain
- Group of the Year — The Wilkinsons
- Outstanding New Male Artist — Gil Grand
- Outstanding New Female Artist — Stephanie Beaumont
- Outstanding New Group or Duo — The Johner Brothers
- Canadian Country Video — "26 Cents", The Wilkinsons
- Top Country Composer(s) — Bruce Guthro
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.
Other links
External links
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