- Country-Musik 1968
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Inhaltsverzeichnis
Events
- 1. Februar — Elvis Presleys einziges Kind, Lisa Marie Presley, wird in Memphis (Tennessee) geboren.
- 1. März — Johnny Cash und June Carter heiraten.
Top Hits des Jahre
Number-1-Hits
- 20. Januar - "Sing Me Back Home" - Merle Haggard and the Strangers
- 3. Februar - "Skip a Rope" - Henson Cargill
- 9. März - "Take Me to Your World" - Tammy Wynette
- 16. März - "A World of Our Own" - Sonny James
- 6. April - "How Long Will My Baby Be Gone" - Buck Owens and the Buckaroos
- 13. April - "You Are My Treasure" - Jack Greene
- 20. April - "Fist City" - Loretta Lynn
- 27. April - "The Legend of Bonnie and Clyde" - Merle Haggard and the Strangers
- 11. Mai - "Have a Little Faith" - David Houston
- 18. Mai - "I Wanna Live" - Glen Campbell
- 25. Mai - "Honey" - Bobby Goldsboro
- 29. Juni - "D-I-V-O-R-C-E" - Tammy Wynette
- 20. Juli - "Folsom Prison Blues" - Johnny Cash
- 17. August - "Heaven Says Hello" - Sonny James
- 24. August - "Already it's Heaven" - David Houston
- 31. August - "Mama Tried" - Merle Haggard and the Strangers
- 28. September - "Harper Valley PTA" - Jeannie C. Riley
- 19. Oktober - "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" - Eddy Arnold
- 2. November - "Next In Line" - Conway Twitty
- 9. November - "I Walk Alone" - Marty Robbins
- 23. November - "Stand by Your Man" - Tammy Wynette
- 14. Dezember - "Born to Be With You" - Sonny James
- 21. Dezember - "Wichita Lineman" - Glen Campbell
Weitere Hits
- "Another Place Another Time" - Jerry Lee Lewis
- "As Long As I Live" - George Jones
- "Baby's Back Again" - Connie Smith
- "Big Girls Don't Cry" - Lynn Anderson
- "By the Time I Get to Phoenix" – Glen Campbell
- "Country Girl" - Dottie West
- "The Country Hall of Fame" - Hank Locklin
- "The Day the World Stood Still" - Charley Pride
- "Dreams of the Everyday Housewife" – Glen Campbell
- "The Easy Part's Over" – Charley Pride
- "Flattery Will Get You Everywhere" - Lynn Anderson
- "Happy State of Mind" - Bill Anderson
- "Here Comes Heaven" - Eddy Arnold
- "Here Comes the Rain, Baby" - Eddy Arnold
- "Holdin' On to Nothin" - Porter Wagoner und Dolly Parton
- "I Got You" - Waylon Jennings und Anita Carter
- "I've Got You on My Mind Again" - Buck Owens
- "The Image of Me" – Conway Twitty
- "It Takes People Like You (To Make People Like Me)" - Buck Owens
- "It's All Over" - David Houston und Tammy Wynette
- "It's All Over But the Crying" - Hank Williams Jr.
- "It's Over" - Eddy Arnold
- "Just Because I'm a Woman" - Dolly Parton
- "Just For You" - Ferlin Husky
- "The Last Thing on My Mind" – Porter Wagoner und Dolly Parton
- "Let the Chips Fall" - Charley Pride
- "Let the World Keep On A-Turnin" - Buck Owens und Buddy Alan
- "Little Green Apples" - Roger Miller
- "Love Takes Care of Me" - Jack Greene
- "Milwaukee, Here I Come" - George Jones und Brenda Carter
- "No Another Time" - Lynn Anderson
- "On Tap, In the Can, Or in the Bottle" - Hank Thompson
- "The Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line" - Waylon Jennings
- "Plastic Saddle" - Nat Stuckey
- "Promises, Promises" - Lynn Anderson
- "Roseanna's Going Wild" - Johnny Cash
- "Run Away Little Tears" - Connie Smith
- "Say It's Not You" - George Jones
- "She Still Comes Around (To Love What's Left of Me)" - Jerry Lee Lewis
- "She Wears My Ring" - Ray Price
- "Sweet Rosie Jones" - Buck Owens
- "Take Me As I Am (Or Let Me Go)" - Ray Price
- "Undo the Right" - Johnny Bush
- "We'll Get Ahead Someday" - Porter Wagoner und Dolly Parton
- "What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)" - Jerry Lee Lewis
- "Wild Weekend" – Bill Anderson
- "With Pen in Hand" - Johnny Darrell
- "You Just Stepped In (From Stepping Out on Me)" - Loretta Lynn
- "Your Squaw's on the Warpath" – Loretta Lynn
Alben (Auswahl)
- The Bottom of the Bottle – Porter Wagoner (RCA)
- Country Girl - Dottie West (RCA)
- D-I-V-O-R-C-E - Tammy Wynette (Epic)
- Glen Campbell and Bobbie Gentry - Glen Campbell und Bobbie Gentry (Capitol)
- Harper Valley PTA - Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation)
- Honey - Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)
- Just Because I'm a Woman - Dolly Parton (RCA)
- Liz Anderson Sings Her Favorites - Liz Anderson (RCA)
- Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison - Johnny Cash (Columbia)
- Promises, Promises - Lynn Anderson (Chart)
- Walking in Love Land - Eddy Arnold (RCA)
Geboren
- 27. Januar - Tracy Lawrence
- 25. März— Kenny Chesney
Gestorben
- 14. Juni — Ernest Stoneman, 75, Gründer der Stoneman Family.
- 19. September — Red Foley, 58
Neuaufnahmen in die Country Music Hall of Fame
- Bob Wills (1905-1975)
Die wichtigsten Auszeichnungen
Grammys
- Best Female Country Vocal Performance — "Harper Valley PTA" Jeannie C. Riley
- Best Male Country Vocal Performance — "Folsom Prison Blues" Johnny Cash
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal — "Foggy Mountain Breakdown" Flatt & Scruggs
- Best Country Song — "Little Green Apples," Bobby Russell (Interpret: Roger Miller)
Academy of Country Music
- Single of the Year — "Little Green Apples" Roger Miller
- Album of the Year — Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell, Bobbie Gentry und Glen Campbell
- Top Male Vocalist — Glen Campbell
- Top Female Vocalist — Cathie Taylor
- Top Vocal Duo — Johnny Mosby und Jonie Mosby
- Top New Male Vocalist — Ray Sanders
- Top New Female Vocalist — Cheryl Poole
Country Music Association
- Entertainer of the Year — Glen Campbell
- Song of the Year — "Honey" Bobby Russell (Interpret: Bobby Goldsboro)
- Single of the Year — "Harper Valley PTA" Jeannie C. Riley
- Album of the Year — '"At Folsom Prison" Johnny Cash
- Male Vocalist of the Year — Glen Campbell
- Female Vocalist of the Year — Tammy Wynette
- Vocal Group of the Year — Porter Wagoner und Dolly Parton
- Instrumentalist of the Year — Chet Atkins
- Instrumental Group of the Year — The Buckaroos
- Comedian of the Year — Sheb Wooley
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