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Die Liste bietet eine Übersicht über das Jahr [[1968]] im Genre [[Country-Musik]].

== Events ==
* 1. Februar – [[Elvis Presley]]s einziges Kind, Lisa Marie Presley, wird in [[Memphis (Tennessee)]] geboren.
* 1. März – [[Johnny Cash]] und [[June Carter Cash|June Carter]] heiraten.

== Top Hits des Jahres ==
=== Number-1-Hits ===
* 20. Januar – ''Sing Me Back Home'' – [[Merle Haggard|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|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|Merle Haggard and the Strangers]]
* 11. Mai – ''Have a Little Faith'' – [[David Houston (Musiker)|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 (Musiker)|David Houston]]
* 31. August – ''Mama Tried'' – [[Merle Haggard|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 (Musiker)|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 (Sänger)|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 (Musiker)|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 (Musiker)|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 (Musiker)|George Jones]]
* ''She Still Comes Around (To Love What's Left of Me)'' – [[Jerry Lee Lewis]]
* ''She Wears My Ring'' – [[Ray Price (Musiker)|Ray Price]]
* ''Sweet Rosie Jones'' – [[Buck Owens]]
* ''Take Me As I Am (Or Let Me Go)'' – [[Ray Price (Musiker)|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 (Sänger)|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)
* ''[[At Folsom Prison]]'' – [[Johnny Cash]] (Columbia)
* ''Promises, Promises'' – [[Lynn Anderson]] (Chart)
* ''Walking in Love Land'' – [[Eddy Arnold]] (RCA)

== Geboren ==
* 27. Januar – [[Tracy Lawrence]]
* 24. Februar – [[David Eugene Edwards]]
* 26. 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 ==
=== [[Grammy Awards 1968|Grammys]] ===
* ''[[Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording]]'' – Glen Campbell – ''Gentle on My Mind''
* [[Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance|''Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Solo Vocal Performance, Female'']] — ''I Don’t Wanna Play House'' – [[Tammy Wynette]]
* [[Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance|''Best Country & Western Solo Vocal Performance, Male'']] — ''Gentle on My Mind'' – Glen Campell
* [[Grammy Award for Best Country Song|''Best Country & Western Song'']] — ''Gentle on My Mind'', [[John Hartford]] (Interpret: Glen Campell)
* ''Best Country & Western Performance - Duo, Trio Or Group (Vocal Or Instrumental)'' – Jackson – Johnny Cash & June Carter<ref>{{Internetquelle |url=https://www.awardsandshows.com/features/grammy-awards-1968-218.html |titel=Grammy Awards 1968 |werk=Awards & Shows |sprache=en |abruf=2022-06-19}}</ref>

=== [[Academy of Country Music Awards]] ===
* ''Album Of The Year'' – Gentle On My Mind – [[Glen Campbell]]
* ''Top Male Vocalist'' – Glen Campbell
* ''Top Female Vocalist'' – [[Lynn Anderson]]
* ''Top Vocal Duo'' – [[Merle Haggard]] und [[Bonnie Owens]]
* ''Top Vocal Group'' – [[Sons of the Pioneers]]
* ''Top New Male Vocalist'' – [[Jerry Inman]]
* ''Top New Female Vocalist'' – [[Bobbie Gentry]]

=== [[Country Music Association Awards]] ===
* ''Entertainer of the Year'' — [[Glen Campbell]]
* ''Song of the Year'' — ''Honey'' – [[Bobby Russell (Musiker)|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]]

{{Navigationsleiste Jahrgänge der Country-Musik}}

== Einzelnachweise ==
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[[Kategorie:Musik 1968]]
[[Kategorie:Country-Musikjahr|#1968]]

Country-Musik 1968 - Versionsgeschichte

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