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* January 18 — "[[American Country Countdown]]" with [[Bob Kingsley]] expands from three to four hours. Several new features — including a chronological playback of songs reaching No. 1 on the [[Hot Country Songs|''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles]] chart and a calendar feature (highlighting a birthday, or anniversary of a notable song or event in country music) — are added. |
* January 18 — "[[American Country Countdown]]" with [[Bob Kingsley]] expands from three to four hours. Several new features — including a chronological playback of songs reaching No. 1 on the [[Hot Country Songs|''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles]] chart and a calendar feature (highlighting a birthday, or anniversary of a notable song or event in country music) — are added. |
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* June 25 — Jenifer Strait, the 13-year-old daughter of [[George Strait]] (who by now is one of country music's top performers) is killed in a [[car accident]] in [[San Marcos, Texas]]. Her father still refuses to talk about his daughter's death to this day. |
* June 25 — Jenifer Strait, the 13-year-old daughter of [[George Strait]] (who by now is one of country music's top performers) is killed in a [[car accident]] in [[San Marcos, Texas]]. Her father still refuses to talk about his daughter's death to this day. |
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* July 19 — [[Columbia Records]] drops [[Johnny Cash]] from the label's roster after 28 years.<ref>{{cite web|url= |
* July 19 — [[Columbia Records]] drops [[Johnny Cash]] from the label's roster after 28 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-07-19-ca-26200-story.html|title=Columbia Label Drops Johnny Cash|date=July 19, 1986|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> |
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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1986.
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Events
[edit]- January 18 — "American Country Countdown" with Bob Kingsley expands from three to four hours. Several new features — including a chronological playback of songs reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and a calendar feature (highlighting a birthday, or anniversary of a notable song or event in country music) — are added.
- June 25 — Jenifer Strait, the 13-year-old daughter of George Strait (who by now is one of country music's top performers) is killed in a car accident in San Marcos, Texas. Her father still refuses to talk about his daughter's death to this day.
- July 19 — Columbia Records drops Johnny Cash from the label's roster after 28 years.[1]
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[edit]- For the first time in its 42-year history, there is a new No. 1 song for each week of the year, according to Billboard magazine's Hot Country Singles Chart.
- 1986 was a renaissance year in country music, with a host of "A New Traditionalist"-minded artists reinvigorating a genre that critics were saying had grown increasingly stagnant and pop-oriented. Among the most successful new artists: Holly Dunn, Judy Rodman, Ricky Van Shelton, Randy Travis and Dwight Yoakam. Keith Whitley, another artist who had been around for a few years, has his first major hit early in the year. They – along with popular newcomers from earlier in the decade such as Alabama, George Strait and Reba McEntire, and longtime artists like George Jones, Merle Haggard and Conway Twitty – proved not only that country music was the music of the people, but also that the genre had real resiliency.
- After 17 years of playing co-host to Roy Clark, Buck Owens announces his departure from the still-popular "Hee Haw." Clark would soldier on alone for the next six years, with rotating guest stars each week.
Top hits of the year
[edit]Singles released by American artists
[edit]Singles released by Canadian artists
[edit]| US | CAN | Single | Artist |
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| 91 | 9 | Being a Fool Again | Audie Henry |
| — | 15 | Call Me Up | Rae Palmer |
| — | 16 | Fiddlin' Man | Whiskey Jack |
| — | 13 | Forget About Me | Anne Lord |
| — | 4 | He's My Gentle Man | Audie Henry |
| — | 10 | Heads You Win (Tails I Lose) | Anita Perras |
| — | 8 | Hot on the Heels of Love | The Haggertys |
| — | 6 | I'll Never Get Over You | Anne Lord |
| — | 13 | I'm Best at Lovin' You | Murray McLauchlan |
| — | 9 | I'm Taking Care of Myself | Carroll Baker |
| — | 5 | In My Arms Tonight | Bootleg |
| — | 9 | It's Times Like This | Carol Martyn |
| — | 18 | Love Crazy | Gilles Godard |
| — | 6 | Love Sweet Love | Terry Carisse |
| — | 16 | Lovin' the Night Away | Terry Sumsion |
| 1 | 1 | Now and Forever (You and Me) | Anne Murray |
| — | 8 | Pretty Diamond Ring | Mercey Brothers |
| — | 9 | Reach Out and Touch Her | Harvey Henry |
| — | 14 | Rise Against the Wind | Dick Damron with Ginny Mitchell |
| — | 19 | Something Good | Anita Perras with Tim Taylor |
| — | 14 | Stealer of Hearts | Ronnie Prophet |
| — | 17 | Summer Nights | The Ellis Family Band |
| — | 6 | Take a Little Chance on Love | Mercey Brothers |
| — | 15 | Two Hearts in a Lonely Mind | Jules |
| 80 | 8 | What If It's Right | Family Brown |
| — | 18 | You Can't Hide from Love | Stoker Bros |
Top new album releases
[edit]Other top albums
[edit]| US | Album | Artist | Record Label |
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| 34 | All Tied Up in Love | Ronnie McDowell | MCA |
| 53 | American Vagabond | William Lee Golden | MCA |
| 59 | The Boys Are Back in Town | The Maines Brothers Band | Mercury/PolyGram |
| 65 | Chance | Chance | Mercury/PolyGram |
| 50 | Christmas Again | The Oak Ridge Boys | MCA |
| 65 | Christmas with Ronnie Milsap | Ronnie Milsap | RCA |
| 49 | Everybody Knows I'm Yours | Jim Glaser | MCA/Noble Vision |
| 37 | Fallin' for You for Years | Conway Twitty | Warner Bros. |
| 47 | Fire at First Sight | The Kendalls | MCA |
| 29 | Floridays | Jimmy Buffett | MCA |
| 30 | The Girls Next Door | Girls Next Door | MTM |
| 48 | Greatest Hits | Vern Gosdin | Compleat |
| 27 | Greatest Hits Volume Two | The Bellamy Brothers | Curb/MCA |
| 32 | Highway Diner | Lacy J. Dalton | Columbia |
| 29 | Holly Dunn | Holly Dunn | MTM |
| 26 | It Still Rains in Memphis | T. G. Sheppard | Columbia |
| 35 | Killbilly Hill | Southern Pacific | Warner Bros. |
| 26 | L.A. to Miami | Keith Whitley | RCA |
| 34 | Marty Stuart | Marty Stuart | Columbia |
| 62 | Memphis Sessions | Rick Nelson | Epic |
| 53 | Moments | Barbara Mandrell | MCA |
| 66 | New Grass Revival | New Grass Revival | Capitol |
| 29 | New Moves | Don Williams | Capitol |
| 53 | Night Things | Ed Bruce | RCA |
| 40 | One and Only | Mickey Gilley | Epic |
| 35 | Patty Loveless | Patty Loveless | MCA |
| 27 | Perfume, Ribbons & Pearls | The Forester Sisters | Warner Bros. |
| 56 | Portrait of a Singer | Ray Price | Step One |
| 31 | Radio Gospel Favorites | The Statler Brothers | Mercury/PolyGram |
| 40 | Reba Nell McEntire | Reba McEntire | Mercury/PolyGram |
| 31 | Repossessed | Kris Kristofferson | Mercury/PolyGram |
| 57 | Robin Lee | Robin Lee | Evergreen |
| 40 | Rose of My Heart | Nicolette Larson | MCA |
| 39 | Schuyler, Knobloch & Overstreet | S-K-O | MTM |
| 70 | The Shoppe | The Shoppe | MTM |
| 31 | Son of the South | David Allan Coe | Columbia |
| 49 | Starting New Memories | Gene Watson | Epic |
| 38 | Street Language | Rodney Crowell | Columbia |
| 59 | Thank God for the Radio… And All the Hits |
The Kendalls | Mercury/PolyGram |
| 35 | That Feeling Inside | Mark Gray | Columbia |
| 54 | Think About Love | Dolly Parton | RCA |
| 46 | Tonight We Ride | Michael Martin Murphey | Warner Bros. |
| 52 | Too Old to Grow Up | Pake McEntire | RCA |
| 28 | When Love Is Right | Charly McClain & Wayne Massey | Epic |
| 26 | Wings | Michael Johnson | RCA |
| 50 | Winners | Donna Fargo | Mercury/PolyGram |
On television
[edit]Regular series
[edit]- Hee Haw (1969–1993, syndicated)
Specials
[edit]Births
[edit]- February 2 — Blaine Larsen, 2000's (decade) singer better known for his single "How Do You Get That Lonely".
- March 23 — Brett Eldredge, singer of the 2010s best known for hits including "Don't Ya" and "Beat of the Music".
- April 1 — Hillary Scott, member of Lady Antebellum and daughter of Linda Davis.
- April 2 — Chris Janson, singer-songwriter known for his 2015 hit "Buy Me a Boat".
- June 18 — Jimmie Allen, singer-songwriter known for his late 2010s hits "Best Shot" and "Make Me Want To".
- June 28 — Kellie Pickler, sixth-place finalist on the fifth season of American Idol.
- August 16 — Ashton Shepherd, debuted in late 2007-early 2008 with her top 20 single "Takin' Off This Pain".
- September 10 — Ashley Monroe, singer-songwriter of the 2000s and 2010s and member of the Pistol Annies.
- September 19 — Chase Rice, singer of the 2010s best known for the hit "Ready Set Roll."
Deaths
[edit]- February 10 — Arthur E. Satherley, 96, music executive.
- May 30 — "Papa Joe" Brown, 60, founding member of Canadian country group Family Brown.
- June 20 — Whitey Ford, 85, beloved Grand Ole Opry comedian and storyteller.
- June 25 — Jenifer Strait, 13, daughter of George Strait (car accident).
- June 27 — Joe Maphis, 65, prolific guitarist and fiddler, prominently featured on the theme to "Bonanza" (cancer).
- December 5 — Carmol Taylor, 53, songwriter.
Hall of Fame inductees
[edit]Country Music Hall of Fame inductees
[edit]- Duke of Paducah (1901–1986)
- Wesley Rose (1918–1990)
Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees
[edit]Major awards
[edit]Grammy Awards
[edit]- Best Female Country Vocal Performance — "Whoever's in New England", Reba McEntire
- Best Male Country Vocal Performance — "Lost in the Fifties Tonight", Ronnie Milsap
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal — "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Ol' Days)". The Judds
- Best Country Instrumental Performance — "Raisin' the Dickins", Ricky Skaggs
- Best Country Song — "Grandpa (Tell Me 'Bout the Good Old Days)", Jamie O'Hara (Performer: The Judds)
Juno Awards
[edit]- Country Male Vocalist of the Year — Murray McLauchlan
- Country Female Vocalist of the Year — Anne Murray
- Country Group or Duo of the Year — Prairie Oyster
Academy of Country Music
[edit]- Entertainer of the Year — Hank Williams, Jr.
- Song of the Year — "On the Other Hand", Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz (Performer: Randy Travis)
- Single of the Year — "On the Other Hand", Randy Travis
- Album of the Year — Storms of Life, Randy Travis
- Top Male Vocalist — Randy Travis
- Top Female Vocalist — Reba McEntire
- Top Vocal Duo — The Judds
- Top Vocal Group — The Forester Sisters
- Top New Male Vocalist — Dwight Yoakam
- Top New Female Vocalist — Holly Dunn
- Video of the Year — "Whoever's in New England", Reba McEntire (Directors: Jeff Schock and Jon Small)
Canadian Country Music Association
[edit]- Entertainer(s) of the Year — Family Brown
- Male Artist of the Year — Terry Carisse
- Female Artist of the Year — Anita Perras
- Group of the Year — Family Brown
- SOCAN Song of the Year — "Now and Forever", David Foster, Jim Vallance, Charles Randolph Goodrum (Performer: Anne Murray)
- Single of the Year — "Now and Forever," Anne Murray
- Album of the Year — Feel the Fire, Family Brown
- Top Selling Album — Hymns of Gold, Carroll Baker
- Vista Rising Star Award — J. K. Gulley
- Duo of the Year — Anita Perras and Tim Taylor
Country Music Association
[edit]- Entertainer of the Year — Reba McEntire
- Song of the Year — "On the Other Hand", Paul Overstreet and Don Schlitz (Performer: Randy Travis)
- Single of the Year — "Bop", Dan Seals
- Album of the Year — Lost in the Fifties Tonight, Ronnie Milsap
- Male Vocalist of the Year — George Strait
- Female Vocalist of the Year — Reba McEntire
- Vocal Duo of the Year — Marie Osmond and Dan Seals
- Vocal Group of the Year — The Judds
- Horizon Award — Randy Travis
- Music Video of the Year — "Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes?", George Jones (Director: Marc Ball)
- Instrumentalist of the Year — Johnny Gimble
- Instrumental Group of the Year — The Oak Ridge Boys
Further reading
[edit]- 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Columbia Label Drops Johnny Cash". Los Angeles Times. July 19, 1986.