Country-Musik 1989

Ereignisse

9. Mai: Keith Whitley wird tot in seiner Wohnung aufgefunden. Der aufstrebende Country-Star verstarb im Alter von 33 Jahren an einer Alkoholvergiftung. Seine Witwe Lorrie Morgan wurde nach seinem Tod ein großer Star.^[1]^[2]

Top Hits des Jahres

Jahresendcharts

Dies ist die Top 10 der Year-End-Charts, die vom Billboard-Magazin erhoben wurde.^[3]

A Better Man – Clint Black
Killin' Time – Clint Black
She's Got a Single Thing in Mind – Conway Twitty
Lovin' Only Me – Ricky Skaggs
I Got Dreams – Steve Wariner
Above and Beyond – Rodney Crowell
I'm No Stranger to the Rain – Keith Whitley
Let Me Tell You About Love – The Judds
What's Going On In Your World – George Strait
Nothing I Can Do About It Now – Willie Nelson

Nummer-1-Hits

7. Januar – Hold Me – K.T. Oslin
14. Januar – Change of Heart – The Judds
21. Januar – She's Crazy For Leavin‘ – Rodney Crowell
28. Januar – Deeper Than the Holler – Randy Travis
4. Februar – What I'd Say – Earl Thomas Conley
11. Februar – Song of the South – Alabama
18. Februar – Big Wheels in the Moonlight – Dan Seals
25. Februar – I Sang Dixie – Dwight Yoakam
4. März – I Still Believe in You – Desert Rose Band
11. März – Don't You Ever Get Tired of Hurting Me – Ronnie Milsap
18. März – From a Jack to a King – Ricky Van Shelton
25. März – New Fool at an Old Game – Reba McEntire
1. April – Baby's Gotten Good at Goodbye – George Strait
8. April – I'm No Stranger to the Rain – Keith Whitley
22. April – The Church on Cumberland Road – Shenandoah
6. Mai – Young Love (Strong Love) – The Judds
13. Mai – Is It Still Over – Randy Travis
20. Mai – If I Had You – Alabama
27. Mai – After All This Time – Rodney Crowell
3. Juni – Where Did I Go Wrong – Steve Wariner
10. Juni – A Better Man – Clint Black
17. Juni – Love Out Loud – Earl Thomas Conley
24. Juni – I Don't Want to Spoil the Party – Rosanne Cash
1. Juli – Come From the Heart – Kathy Mattea
8. Juli – Lovin' Only Me – Ricky Skaggs
15. Juli – In a Letter to You – Eddy Raven
22. Juli – What's Going On In Your World – George Strait
29. Juli – Cathy’s Clown – Reba McEntire
5. August – Why'd You Come In Here Looking Like That – Dolly Parton
12. August – Timber, I'm Falling In Love – Patty Loveless
19. August – Sunday In the South – Shenandoah
26. August – Are You Ever Gonna Love Me – Holly Dunn
2. September – I'm Still Crazy – Vern Gosdin
9. September – I Wonder Do You Think of Me – Keith Whitley
16. September – Nothing I Can Do About It Now – Willie Nelson
23. September – Above and Beyond – Rodney Crowell
30. September – Let Me Tell You About Love – The Judds
7. Oktober – I Got Dreams – Steve Wariner
14. Oktober – Killin' Time – Clint Black
21. Oktober – Living Proof – Ricky Van Shelton
28. Oktober – High Cotton – Alabama
4. November – Ace In the Hole – George Strait
11. November – Burnin' Old Memories – Kathy Mattea
18. November – Bayou Boys – Eddy Raven
25. November – Yellow Roses – Dolly Parton
2. Dezember – It's Just a Matter of Time – Randy Travis
9. Dezember – If Tomorrow Never Comes – Garth Brooks
16. Dezember – Two Dozen Roses – Shenandoah
23. Dezember – A Woman In Love – Ronnie Milsap

Weitere Hits

Die Auswahl beschränkt sich auf Songs, die in den Country-Billboard-Charts in die Top 20 gekommen sind.^[4]

US	Single	Künstler
18	5:01 Blues	Merle Haggard
5	All the Fun	Paul Overstreet
5	All the Reasons Why	Highway 101
4	An American Family	The Oak Ridge Boys
14	And So It Goes	John Denver/The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
4	Any Way the Wind Blows	Southern Pacific
20	Back in the Fire	Gene Watson
4	A Better Love Next Time	Merle Haggard
7	Beyond Those Years	The Oak Ridge Boys
3	Big Dreams in a Small Town	Restless Heart
5	Big Love	The Bellamy Brothers
4	Blue Side of Town	Patty Loveless
13	Borderline	The Shooters
15	Breaking New Ground	Wild Rose
10	Bridges and Walls	The Oak Ridge Boys
3	Burnin' a Hole in My Heart	Skip Ewing
4	Call on Me	Tanya Tucker
15	The Coast of Colorado	Skip Ewing
7	Come as You Were	T. Graham Brown
9	Country Club	Travis Tritt
14	Cross My Broken Heart	Suzy Bogguss
9	Dear Me	Lorrie Morgan
5	Don't Toss Us Away	Patty Loveless
5	Don't Waste It on the Blues	Gene Watson
9	Don't You	The Forester Sisters
6	Down That Road Tonight	Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
14	Early in the Morning and Late at Night	Hank Williams Jr.
5	Fair Shake	Foster & Lloyd
6	Finders Are Keepers	Hank Williams Jr.
3	From the Word Go	Michael Martin Murphey
3	Give Me His Last Chance	Lionel Cartwright
10	The Gospel According to Luke	Skip Ewing
13	The Heart	Lacy J. Dalton
8	Heartbreak Hill	Emmylou Harris
16	Heaven Only Knows	Emmylou Harris
11	Hello Trouble	The Desert Rose Band
2	Hey Bobby	K. T. Oslin
2	Highway Robbery	Tanya Tucker
6	Hold On (A Little Longer)	Steve Wariner
4	Hole in My Pocket	Ricky Van Shelton
5	Honey I Dare You	Southern Pacific
6	Honky Tonk Heart	Highway 101
19	House on Old Lonesome Road	Conway Twitty
4	Houston Solution	Ronnie Milsap
19	How Do	Mary Chapin Carpenter
9	I Feel Fine	Sweethearts of the Rodeo
5	I Got You	Dwight Yoakam
16	I Just Called to Say Goodbye Again	Larry Boone
4	I Wish I Was Still in Your Dreams	Conway Twitty
16	I'll Be Lovin' You	Lee Greenwood
5	(I'm A) One Woman Man	George Jones
4	I've Been Loved by the Best	Don Williams
17	If I Ever Go Crazy	The Shooters
11	(It's Always Gonna Be) Someday	Holly Dunn
5	Let It Be You	Ricky Skaggs
12	Let's Get Started If We're Gonna Break My Heart	The Statler Brothers
4	Life as We Knew It	Kathy Mattea
14	Like Father Like Son	Lionel Cartwright
6	The Lonely Side of Love	Patty Loveless
5	Long Shot	Baillie & the Boys
4	Love Has No Right	Billy Joe Royal
7	Love Will	The Forester Sisters
6	More Than a Name on a Wall	The Statler Brothers
8	Much Too Young (To Feel This Damn Old)	Garth Brooks
19	My Train of Thought	Barbara Mandrell
9	Never Givin' Up on Love	Michael Martin Murphey
8	Never Had It So Good	Mary Chapin Carpenter
5	Old Coyote Town	Don Williams
4	One Good Well	Don Williams
2	Out of Your Shoes	Lorrie Morgan
13	Paint the Town and Hang the Moon Tonight	J. C. Crowley
17	Promises	Randy Travis
5	The Race Is On	Sawyer Brown
4	Say What's in Your Heart	Restless Heart
7	Setting Me Up	Highway 101
8	She Deserves You	Baillie & the Boys
3	She Don't Love Nobody	The Desert Rose Band
6	She's Gone, Gone, Gone	Glen Campbell
2	She's Got a Single Thing in Mind	Conway Twitty
19	She's There	Daniele Alexander
8	Sincerely	The Forester Sisters
9	Sowin' Love	Paul Overstreet
2	Tell It Like It Is	Billy Joe Royal
4	There Goes My Heart Again	Holly Dunn
7	There's a Tear in My Beer	Hank Williams Jr. and Hank Williams
5	They Rage On	Dan Seals
5	This Woman	K. T. Oslin
4	’Til Love Comes Again	Reba McEntire
4	’Til You Cry	Eddy Raven
20	Trainwreck of Emotion	Lorrie Morgan
9	Up and Gone	Jennifer McCarter & The McCarters
8	The Vows Go Unbroken (Always True to You)	Kenny Rogers
2	Who You Gonna Blame It on This Time	Vern Gosdin
19	Wine Me Up	Larry Boone
4	(Wish I Had A) Heart of Stone	Baillie & the Boys
19	You Ain't Down Home	Jann Browne
6	You Ain't Goin' Nowhere	Chris Hillman & Roger McGuinn
7	You Got It	Roy Orbison
14	You Still Do	T. G. Sheppard
10	You'll Never Be Sorry	The Bellamy Brothers

Deutschsprachige Singleveröffentlichungen

Deutsches Laster, Gutes Laster – Gunter Gabriel
Ist die Liebe vorbei – Tex Harper^[5]
König der Nacht – Nancy Wood
Lass dir nie den Tag verderben – Truck Stop
Miteinander – Peter Tschernig & Western Union
Traumfrau – Tennessee^[6]

Alben

Jahres-End-Charts

Dies ist die Top 10 der Year-End-Charts, die vom Billboard-Magazin erhoben wurde.^[7]

Loving Proof – Ricky Van Shelton
Old 8 x 10 – Randy Travis
This Woman – K. T. Oslin
Greatest Hits III – Hank Williams, Jr.
Greatest Hits – The Judds
Beyond the Blue Neon – George Strait
Diamonds & Dirt – Rodney Crowell
Buenas Noches from a Lonely Room – Dwight Yoakam
Always & Forever – Randy Travis
Reba – Reba McEntire

Nummer-1-Alben

31. Dezember 1988 – Loving Proof – Ricky Van Shelton
7. Januar – Old 8 x 10 – Randy Travis
4. März – Loving Proof – Ricky Van Shelton
11. März – Southern Star – Alabama
18. März – From a Jack to a King – Ricky Van Shelton
25. März – New Fool at an Old Game – Reba McEntire
1. April – Greatest Hits III – Hank Williams, Jr.
29. April – Beyond the Blue Neon – George Strait
6. Mai – Greatest Hits III – Hank Williams, Jr.
24. Juni – Sweet Sixteen – Reba McEntire
23. September – Killin' Time – Clint Black
4. November – No Holdin’ Back – Clint Black

Weitere Alben

Die Auswahl beschränkt sich auf Alben, die in den Country-Billboard-Charts in die Top 20 gekommen sind.

US	Album	Künstler	Label
12	Absolute Torch and Twang	k.d. lang and the Reclines	Sire
11	Alone	Vern Gosdin	Columbia
15	Bluebird	Emmylou Harris	Warner Bros.
2	Garth Brooks	Garth Brooks	Capitol
20	Greatest Hits	Tanya Tucker	Capitol
19	Hillbilly Rock	Marty Stuart	MCA
8	Hits 1979–1989	Rosanne Cash	Columbia
2	A Horse Called Music	Willie Nelson	Columbia
2	I Wonder Do You Think of Me	Keith Whitley	RCA
3	Just Lookin' for a Hit	Dwight Yoakam	Reprise
18	Kentucky Thunder	Ricky Skaggs	Epic
15	Keys to the Highway	Rodney Crowell	Columbia
6	Leave the Light On	Lorrie Morgan	RCA
10	Lyle Lovett and His Large Band	Lyle Lovett	Curb/MCA
17	Mystery Girl	Roy Orbison	Virgin
13	An Old Time Christmas	Randy Travis	Warner Bros.
13	One Woman Man	George Jones	Epic
2	Pickin' on Nashville	The Kentucky Headhunters	Mercury
2	Reba Live	Reba McEntire	MCA
2	River of Time	The Judds	Curb/RCA
6	The Road Not Taken	Shenandoah	Columbia
2	Simple Man	The Charlie Daniels Band	Epic
10	Something Inside So Strong	Kenny Rogers	Reprise
13	Sowin' Love	Paul Overstreet	RCA
20	Stranger Things Have Happened	Ronnie Milsap	RCA
15	Tell It Like It Is	Billy Joe Royal	Atlantic
2	When I Call Your Name	Vince Gill	MCA
3	White Limozeen	Dolly Parton	Columbia
5	Will the Circle Be Unbroken: Volume Two	Nitty Gritty Dirt Band	MCA
6	Willow in the Wind	Kathy Mattea	Mercury

Deutschsprachige Albumveröffentlichungen

Collection 1983–1989 – Western Union
Country Hits – Karel Gott
Country Made in Germany – Various Artists
Freiheit, die ich meine – Tom Astor
Hello Mary Lou – Truck Stop (Kompilation)
Golden Stars – Truck Stop (Kompilation)
Kameraden der Straße – Tom Astor (Kompilation)
Keep It Country – Truck Stop
Nr.1 – Jonny Hill (Kompilation)
Oh My Darliong Caroline – Ronny (Kompilation)
Philharmonie Berlin 1985 – Western Union
Ruf Teddybär Eins-Vier – 20 Erfolgsschlager – Jonny Hill (Kompilation)
Die schönsten Pferdelieder – Fred Rai^[8]
Taxi nach Texas – Martin Lauer (Kompilation)
Trucker Weihnacht – Tom Astor
Unterwegs – New Mavericks^[9]

Geboren

30. Januar: Devin Dawson
10. März: Rachel Reinert
20. März: Lindsay Ell
28. August: Cassadee Pope
13. Dezember: Taylor Swift

Gestorben

01. Februar – Blaze Foley (39)
04. Februar – Kenneth C. Burns (68)
08. März – Stuart Hamblen (80)
09. Mai – Keith Whitley (33)
25. August – Al Cherney (56)
23. September – Bradley Kincaid (94)

Neue Mitglieder der Hall of Fames

Country Music Hall of Fame

Jack Stapp (1912–1980)
Cliffie Stone (1917–1998)
Hank Thompson (1925–2007)

Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame

Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame

Die wichtigsten Auszeichnungen

Grammys

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 – The Judds
Best Country Vocal Collaboration – Crying – Roy Orbison and k.d. lang
Best Country Instrumental Performance (Orchestra, Group Or Solist) – 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^[10]

Juno Awards

Country Male Vocalist of the Year – George Fox
Country Female Vocalist of the Year – k.d. lang
Country Group or Duo of the Year – Family Brown

Academy of Country Music

Entertainer Of The Year – Hank Williams Jr.
Song Of The Year – Eighteen Wheels And A Dozen Roses – Kathy Mattea – Autoren: 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 – Highway 101
Top New Male Vocalist – Rodney Crowell
Top New Female Vocalist – Suzy Bogguss
Video Of The Year – Young Country – Hank Williams Jr. (Regisseur: Bill Fishman)

ARIA Awards

Best Country Album – Boomerang Café (John Williamson)

Canadian Country Music Association

Entertainer Artist of the Year – k.d. lang
Male Artist of the Year – Gary Fjellgaard
Female Artist of the Year – k.d. lang
Group of the Year – Family Brown
SOCAN Song of the Year – Town of Tears, Barry Brown, Randall Prescott, Bruce Campbell (Performer: Family Brown)
Single of the Year – Town of Tears, Family Brown
Album of the Year – Shadowland, k.d. lang
Top Selling Album – Old 8×10, Randy Travis
Vista Rising Star Award – George Fox
Duo of the Year – Gary Fjellgaard and Linda Kidder

Country Music Association Awards

Entertainer of the Year – George Strait
Song Of The Year – Chiseled In Stone – M.D.Barnes / Vern Gosdin
Single Of The Year – I’m No Stranger To The Rain – Keith Whitley
Album Of The Year – Will The Circle Be Unbroken Vol.II – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Male Vocalist Of The Year – Ricky Van Shelton
Female Vocalist Of The Year – Kathy Mattea
Vocal Duo Of The Year – The Judds
Vocal Group Of The Year – Highway 101
Musician Of The Year – Johny Gimble
Horizon Award – Clint Black
Vocal Event Of The Year – Hank Williams, Jr. / Hank Williams
Music Video Of The Year – There’s A Tear In My Beer – Hank Williams, Jr. / Hank Williams

American Music Awards

Favorite Country Male Artist – Randy Travis
Favorite Country Female Artist – Reba McEntire
Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group – Alabama
Favorite Country Album – Always & Forever – Randy Travis
Favorite Country Song – I Told You So – Randy Travis
Favorite Country New Artist – Patty Loveless

Einzelnachweise

↑ Taste of Country Staff: 32 Years Ago Today: Keith Whitley’s Tragic Death. Abgerufen am 13. November 2021 (englisch).
↑ Remembering Keith Whitley’s Death. Abgerufen am 13. November 2021 (amerikanisches Englisch).
↑ Hot Country Songs - Year-End. Abgerufen am 9. November 2021.
↑ Hot Country Songs Chart. In: Billboard.com. Abgerufen am 13. November 2021.
↑ Tex Haper – Ist Die Liebe Vorbei (1989, Vinyl). Abgerufen am 13. November 2021.
↑ Tennessee – Traumfrau (1989, Vinyl). Abgerufen am 13. November 2021.
↑ Top Country Albums - Year-End. Abgerufen am 9. November 2021.
↑ Fred Rai – Die Schönsten Pferdelieder Mit Fred Rai (1989, Cassette). Abgerufen am 13. November 2021.
↑ New Mavericks – Unterwegs... (1989, Vinyl). Abgerufen am 13. November 2021.
↑ 31st Grammy Awards - 1989. In: Rock On The Net. Abgerufen am 21. Juni 2022 (englisch).

[1] Taste of Country Staff: 32 Years Ago Today: Keith Whitley’s Tragic Death. Abgerufen am 13. November 2021 (englisch).

[2] Remembering Keith Whitley’s Death. Abgerufen am 13. November 2021 (amerikanisches Englisch).

[3] Hot Country Songs - Year-End. Abgerufen am 9. November 2021.

[4] Hot Country Songs Chart. In: Billboard.com. Abgerufen am 13. November 2021.

[5] Tex Haper – Ist Die Liebe Vorbei (1989, Vinyl). Abgerufen am 13. November 2021.

[6] Tennessee – Traumfrau (1989, Vinyl). Abgerufen am 13. November 2021.

[7] Top Country Albums - Year-End. Abgerufen am 9. November 2021.

[8] Fred Rai – Die Schönsten Pferdelieder Mit Fred Rai (1989, Cassette). Abgerufen am 13. November 2021.

[9] New Mavericks – Unterwegs... (1989, Vinyl). Abgerufen am 13. November 2021.

[10] 31st Grammy Awards - 1989. In: Rock On The Net. Abgerufen am 21. Juni 2022 (englisch).

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