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1981 In Country Music
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1981. Events *March 14 — The final showing of ''Live From The Grand Ole Opry'' on the Public Broadcasting System (PBS) occurs on this night. The show actually went beyond the televised segment, but the show was ended with a clip of Marty Robbins singing "El Paso (song), El Paso" (a song he used to close out his Opry segment at midnight) from the year before. Because of cost over-runs and other technicalities, this was the final run for the annual show on PBS that featured the music of Tom T. Hall, Del Reeves, Hank Snow, Roy Acuff and Minnie Pearl, and many other performers. * October — ''The Weekly Country Music Countdown'', a three-hour weekly countdown program, debuts. The syndicated program, hosted by radio personality Chris Charles, features the top 30 country hits of the week as reported by ''Radio & Records'' magazine. The program is a success and the first country music-oriented countdown pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marty Robbins
Martin David Robinson (September 26, 1925 – December 8, 1982), known professionally as Marty Robbins, was an American country and western singer and songwriter. He was one of the most popular and successful singers of his genre for most of his nearly four-decade career, which spanned from the late 1940s to the early 1980s. He was also an early outlaw country pioneer. Born in Glendale, Arizona, Robbins taught himself guitar while serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and subsequently drew fame performing in clubs in and around his hometown. In 1952, he released his first number-one country song, " I'll Go On Alone". Four years later, he released his second number-one hit " Singing the Blues", and one year later, released two more number-one hits, " A White Sport Coat" and " The Story of My Life". In 1959, Robbins released his signature song, " El Paso", for which he won the Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording. The song began Robbins' association wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)
"All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Hank Williams Jr. It was released in September 1981 as the first single from the album '' The Pressure Is On''. The song was Williams Jr.'s fifth number one on the country chart. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of ten weeks on the country chart. The phrase "all my rowdy friends" would later become a catch phrase of sorts for Williams, who would use the line in 1984 for " All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight," in 1987 for " Born to Boogie" and " All My Rowdy Friends Are Here on Monday Night," and in 2011 for " Keep the Change." Content The song itself is told from the point of view of a disillusioned singer who, along with his friends, had lived a wild lifestyle but have since settled down and, in abandoning their high-living ways, want no part of their old lifestyle. Although admitting he himself has mellowed with age and can no longe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Oak Ridge Boys
The Oak Ridge Boys are an American vocal quartet. The classic and most well-known lineup of the group, which performed together for over 40 years, consisted of William Lee Golden (baritone), Duane Allen (lead), Richard Sterban (bass), and Joe Bonsall (tenor). Bonsall sang with the group for the last time in mid-December of 2023. Less than two weeks later, on December 30th of that year, Ben James debuted as the Oak Ridge Boys' tenor at a show in Biloxi, completing the group in its present form. The act was founded in 1943 as the country and gospel act Wally Fowler and the Georgia Clodhoppers, but were soon known as The Oak Ridge Quartet. They became popular in Southern gospel in the 1950s and their name was changed to Oak Ridge Boys in the 1960s. They transitioned from traditional southern gospel to contemporary gospel before going into popular music in the mid-1970s.Carter, Walter"Oak Ridge Boys: Inducted 2015," 2015, (adapted from the Country Music Hall of Fame® and Muse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beautiful You (The Oak Ridge Boys Song)
"Beautiful You" is a song written by Dave Hanner, and recorded by American country music group The Oak Ridge Boys. It was released in November 1980 as the third single from the album ''Together''. The song reached number 3 on the ''Billboard A billboard (also called a hoarding in the UK and many other parts of the world) is a large outdoor advertising structure (a billing board), typically found in high-traffic areas such as alongside busy roads. Billboards present large advertis ...'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. Chart performance References 1980 singles The Oak Ridge Boys songs MCA Records singles Song recordings produced by Ron Chancey 1980 songs {{1980-country-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Cash
John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter. Most of his music contains themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially songs from the later stages of his career. He was known for his deep, calm, bass-baritone voice, the distinctive sound of his backing band, the Tennessee Three, that was characterized by its train-like chugging guitar rhythms, a rebelliousness coupled with an increasingly somber and humble demeanor, and his free prison concerts. Cash wore a trademark all-black stage wardrobe, which earned him the Honorific nicknames in popular music, nickname "Man in Black (song), Man in Black". Born to poor cotton farmers in Kingsland, Arkansas, Cash grew up on gospel music and played on a local radio station in high school. He served four years in the United States Air Force, Air Force, much of it in West Germany. After his return to the United States, he rose to fame during the mid-1950s in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Baron (album)
''The Baron'' is an album by American country singer Johnny Cash, released on Columbia Records in 1981 (see 1981 in music). The title track was a top ten hit, and three singles in all — including "Mobile Bay" and " The Reverend Mr. Black" / " Chattanooga City Limit Sign" — were released, though the latter two were rather unsuccessful in the charts, peaking at No. 60 and No. 71. Cash recorded the album with countrypolitan producer Billy Sherrill. Other sessions with him would be released on the 2014 album '' Out Among the Stars''. Critical reception ''The Boston Globe'' wrote: "That half of the songs are partly spoken, sometimes over syrupy strings, adds to the embarrassment." Track listing Personnel * Johnny Cash – vocals, guitar * Pete Wade, Phil Baugh, Terry Jacks, Billy Sanford, Pete Bordonali – guitar * Marty Stuart – guitar, fiddle, arrangements * Pete Drake, Weldon Myrick – steel guitar * Hargus "Pig" Robbins, Bobby Wood – piano * Bobby Emmons � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dottie West
Dottie West (born Dorothy Marie Marsh; October 11, 1932 – September 4, 1991) was an American country singer and songwriter. She also had several credits as an actress. A distinguished figure in the country genre, West was among several people who helped to elevate the platform of female country artists. She was also known for mentoring up-and-coming artists and being the first woman to win a country music accolade from the Grammy Awards. West's exposure to country music in childhood influenced her continued music education at Tennessee Polytechnic Institute. After marrying, the family moved to Ohio, where West made her first appearances singing on regional television. Her aspirations to write and record country led to West getting a Starday Records recording contract in 1959. West and her family then moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where she continued recording and releasing unsuccessful singles for Starday. In 1963, West signed with RCA Victor, where she had first success. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Are You Happy Baby?
"Are You Happy Baby?" is a song written by Bob Stone, and recorded by American country music artist Dottie West. It was released in December 1980 as the first single from the album ''Wild West''. "Are You Happy Baby?" was Dottie West's second number one hit as a solo artist. Other versions In 1980, Johnny Contardo of Sha Na Na Sha Na Na was an American rock and roll and doo-wop revival group formed in 1969. The group performed a song-and-dance repertoire based on 1950s hit songs that both revived and parodied the music and the New York City street culture of the 1 ... also released a version on his album ''Changeover''. Charts References {{authority control 1981 singles 1980 songs Dottie West songs Liberty Records singles Song recordings produced by Brent Maher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glen Campbell
Glen Travis Campbell (April 22, 1936 – August 8, 2017) was an American country musician and actor. He was best known for a series of hit songs in the 1960s and 1970s, and for hosting ''The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour'' on CBS television from 1969 until 1972. He released 64 albums in a career that spanned five decades, selling over 45 million records worldwide, including twelve gold albums, four platinum albums, and one double-platinum album. Born in Billstown, Arkansas, Campbell began his professional career as a session musician, studio musician in Los Angeles, spending several years playing with the group of instrumentalists later known as "The Wrecking Crew (music), The Wrecking Crew". After becoming a solo artist, he placed a total of 80 different songs on either the Hot Country Songs, ''Billboard'' Country Chart, Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100, or Adult Contemporary (chart), Adult Contemporary Chart, of which 29 made the top 10 and of which nine reached number o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground
"Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground" is a song from the film '' Honeysuckle Rose''. The song was written and recorded by American singer Willie Nelson and released in 1980 on the '' Honeysuckle Rose'' soundtrack and later as the soundtrack's second single in January 1981. The single was Nelson's seventh number one on the country chart as a solo artist and stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the country chart. Charts Cover versions * Bob Dylan covered the song during the recording sessions for his 1983 album ''Infidels''. The song appeared as the B-side to four different international single releases in support of the album. * Cross Canadian Ragweed covered the song on their tenth album, '' Happiness and All the Other Things''. * Raul Malo covered the song on his 2006 album ''You're Only Lonely''. * The Smoking Popes included a cover of the song on the re-issue of their 1995 album '' Born to Quit''. * The ''King of the Hill'' soundtrack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronnie Milsap
Ronnie Lee Milsap (born Ronald Lee Millsaps; January 16, 1943) is an American country music singer and pianist. He was one of country music's most popular and influential performers of the 1970s and 1980s. Nearly completely blind from birth, he became one of the most successful and versatile country "crossover (music), crossover" singers of his time, appealing to both country and pop music markets with hit songs that incorporated pop, R&B, and rock and roll elements. His biggest crossover hits include "It Was Almost Like a Song", "Smoky Mountain Rain", "(There's) No Gettin' Over Me", "I Wouldn't Have Missed It for the World", "Any Day Now (Burt Bacharach song), Any Day Now", and "Stranger in My House (Ronnie Milsap song), Stranger in My House". He is credited with six Grammy Awards and 35 number-one country hits, fourth to George Strait, Conway Twitty, and Merle Haggard. He was selected for induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2014. Career Early life (1943–1971) M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Am I Losing You
"Am I Losing You" is a 1957 single written and first recorded by American country music artist Jim Reeves. It spent two weeks at number three on the country singles chart. A 1960 re-recording peaked at number eight on the same chart, and number 31 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100; this version was the B-side to the single "I Missed Me", which also peaked at number three on the country chart. In 1981, Ronnie Milsap Ronnie Lee Milsap (born Ronald Lee Millsaps; January 16, 1943) is an American country music singer and pianist. He was one of country music's most popular and influential performers of the 1970s and 1980s. Nearly completely blind from birth, h ... covered "Am I Losing You" for his album '' Out Where the Bright Lights Are Glowing''. Milsap's version spent one week at number one on the country chart. Charts Jim Reeves Ronnie Milsap References 1957 songs 1957 singles 1960 singles 1981 singles Jim Reeves songs Ronnie Milsap songs Songs written by Jim Ree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
