1991 In Country Music

See also:
'' 1990 In Country Music '', '' 1991 In Music '', '' Other Events Of 1991 '', '' 1992 In Country Music '', '' 1990s In Music '' and the '' List Of Years In Country Music ''

EVENTS

The country music world is stunned when seven members of Reba McEntire's band and her road manager are killed in a plane crash in California on March 16. McEntire - who traveled separately - recorded her album, ''For My Broken Heart'' in their memory.

TOP HITS OF THE YEAR

Number one hits

''(as certified by Billboard Magazine )''

January 12 - "Unanswered Prayers" - Garth Brooks

January 26 - "Forever's as Far as I'll Go" - Alabama

February 2 - "Daddy's Come Around" - Paul Overstreet

February 9 - "Brother Jukebox" - Mark Chesnutt

February 23 - "Walk on Faith" - Mike Reid

March 9 - "I'd Love You All Over Again" - Alan Jackson

March 23 - "Loving Blind" - Clint Black

April 6 - "Two of a Kind, Workin' on a Full House" - Garth Brooks

April 13 - "Down Home" - Alabama

May 4 - "Rockin' Years" - Dolly Parton and Ricky Van Shelton

May 11 - "If I Know Me" - George Strait

May 25 - "In a Different Light" - Doug Stone

June 1 - "Meet in the Middle" - Diamond Rio

June 15 - "If the Devil Danced (In Empty Pockets)" - Joe Diffie

June 22 - "The Thunder Rolls" - Garth Brooks

July 6 - "Don't Rock the Jukebox" - Alan Jackson

July 27 - "I Am a Simple Man" - Ricky Van Shelton

August 3 - "She's in Love With the Boy" - Trisha Yearwood

August 17 - "You Know Me Better Than That" - George Strait

September 7 - "Brand New Man" - Brooks & Dunn

September 21 - "Leap of Faith" - Lionel Cartwright

September 28 - "Where Are You Now" - Clint Black

October 12 - "Keep it Between the Lines" - Ricky Van Shelton

October 26 - "Anymore" - Travis Tritt

November 9 - "Someday" - Alan Jackson

November 16 - "Shameless" - Garth Brooks

November 30 - "Forever Together" - Randy Travis

December 7 - "For My Broken Heart" - Reba McEntire

December 21 - "My Next Broken Heart" - Brooks & Dunn

Other major hits

TOP NEW ALBUM RELEASES

''All I Can Be'' - Collin Raye (Epic/Sony)

''Back to the Grindstone'' - Ronnie Milsap (RCA)

''Brand New Man'' - Brooks & Dunn (Arista)

''Chasin' the Sun'' - Lionel Cartwright (MCA)

''Chill of an Early Fall'' - George Strait (MCA)

''Diamond Rio'' - Diamond Rio (Arista)

''Don't Go Near the Water'' - Sammy Kershaw (Mercury)

''Don't Rock the Jukebox'' - Alan Jackson (Arista)

''Eagle When She Flies'' - Dolly Parton (Columbia/Sony)

''For My Broken Heart'' - Reba McEntire (MCA)

''Greatest Hits Vol. II'' - Alabama (RCA)

''High Lonesome'' - Randy Travis (Warner Bros.)

''Heroes'' - Paul Overstreet (RCA)

''I Thought it Was You'' - Doug Stone (Epic/Sony)

''It's All About to Change'' - Travis Tritt (Warner Bros.)

''Pocket Full of Gold'' - Vince Gill (MCA)

''Pure Hank'' - Hank Williams Jr. (Warner/Curb)

''Put Yourself in My Place'' - Pam Tillis (Arista)

''Ropin' the Wind'' - Garth Brooks (Capitol)

''Something in Red'' - Lorrie Morgan (RCA)

''Sticks and Stones'' - Tracy Lawrence (Atlantic)

''Trisha Yearwood'' - Trisha Yearwood (MCA)

''Turning for Home'' - Mike Reid (Columbia/Sony)

''Unstoppable'' - Oak Ridge Boys (RCA)

''Up Against My Heart'' - Patty Loveless (MCA)

DEATHS

February 24 - Webb Pierce , 69, honky tonk stylist and pioneer (congestive Heart Failure ).

September 4 - Dottie West , 58, whose theme song was "Country Sunshine" (auto accident).

October 17 - Tennessee Ernie Ford , 72, "The Old Pea Picker;" pop-country singer and TV host best known for "Sixteen Tons" (liver failure).

COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

Boudleaux & Felice Bryant (Boudleaux Bryant 1920 – 1987 and Felice (Scaduto) Bryant 1925 – 2003 )

MAJOR AWARDS

Grammy awards

Academy of Country Music

Entertainer Of The Year -- Garth Brooks

Song Of The Year -- "Somewhere In My Broken Heart" - Billy Dean - Billy Dean, Richard Leigh

Single Of The Year -- "Don't Rock The Jukebox" - Alan Jackson

Album Of The Year -- Don't Rock The Jukebox - Alan Jackson

Top Male Vocalist -- Garth Brooks

Top Female Vocalist -- Reba McEntire

Top Vocal Duo -- Brooks & Dunn

Top Vocal Group -- Diamond Rio

Top New Male Vocalist -- Billy Dean

Top New Female Vocalist -- Trisha Yearwood

Top New Vocal Duo Or Group -- Brooks & Dunn

Video Of The Year -- "Is There Life Out There?" - Reba McEntire (Director: Jack Cole )

Country Music Association

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.

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