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Die Liste bietet eine Übersicht über das Jahr [[1996]] im Genre [[Country-Musik]].

== Ereignisse ==
* Am 28. Juni fand die erste Ausgabe des [[Country Stampede Music Festivals]] (heute: Heartland Stampede Music Festival) statt.<ref>{{Internetquelle |autor=Chloe Creager |url=https://www.kstatecollegian.com/2016/06/22/country-music-stampedes-into-manhattan-for-21-years/ |titel=Country music stampedes into Manhattan for 21 years |werk=The Collegian |datum=2016-06-22 |abruf=2020-11-27 |sprache=en-US}}</ref>
* Im Mai veröffentlicht [[George Jones (Musiker)|George Jones]] seine Autobiografie ''I Lived to Tell It All''.<ref>{{Literatur |Autor=George Jones, Tom Carter |Titel=I Lived to Tell it All |Verlag=Villard |Datum=1996 |ISBN=978-0-679-43869-4 |Online=https://books.google.de/books?id=dW5EAAAAMAAJ&q=i+lived+to+tell+it+all+9780440223733&dq=i+lived+to+tell+it+all+9780440223733&hl=de&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiez_Xs4KPtAhUODewKHWXoCxYQ6AEwAHoECAAQAg |Abruf=2020-11-27}}</ref>
* Am 6. Oktober heirateten die beiden Country-Superstars [[Tim McGraw]] und [[Faith Hill]].<ref>{{Internetquelle |autor=Taysha Murtaugh |url=https://www.countryliving.com/life/entertainment/a26112348/tim-mcgraw-faith-hill-marriage/ |titel=Tim McGraw and Faith Hill Just Shared a Bunch of Never-Before-Seen Photos in Honor of Their Anniversary |datum=2020-10-07 |abruf=2020-11-27 |sprache=en-US}}</ref>
* Am 23. November bittet [[Trace Adkins]] bei seinem [[Grand Ole Opry]] Debüt während der Show seine Freundin Rhonda Forlaw auf Knien um ihre Hand. Die Ehe, Adkins sechste, hielt 16 Jahre.<ref>{{Internetquelle |url=https://www.countrythangdaily.com/trace-adkins-third-wife-rhonda-forlaw-adkins/ |titel=Remember Trace Adkins' Third Wife Who Helped Him Launch His Career? [PICTURES] |werk=Country Thang Daily |abruf=2020-11-27 |sprache=en-US}}</ref>
* Der deutschen Countryband [[Truck Stop]] wird die [[Goldene Stimmgabel]] verliehen.<ref>{{Internetquelle |autor=Truck Stop GbR – Germany |url=https://www.truck-stop.de/presse/biografie |titel=Truck Stop – Europes No. I Country & Western Band :: Biografie |abruf=2020-11-27 |archiv-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508013748/https://www.truck-stop.de/presse/biografie |archiv-datum=2021-05-08 |offline=ja }}</ref>

== Top Hits des Jahres ==
=== Year-End-Charts ===
Dies ist die Top 10 der Year-End-Charts, die vom [[Billboard (Magazin)|Billboard]]-Magazin erhoben wurde.<ref name=":0">{{Literatur |Autor=Nielsen Business Media Inc |Titel=Billboard |Verlag=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |Datum=1996-12-28 |Seiten=37 |Online=https://books.google.de/books?id=sQkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA26&dq=year+end+charts+billboard+1996&hl=de&sa=X#v=onepage&q=year%20end%20charts%20billboard%201996&f=false |Abruf=2020-11-27}}</ref>

# ''One Way Ticket (Because I Can)'' – [[LeAnn Rimes]]
# ''Little Bitty'' – [[Alan Jackson]]
# ''The Fear of Being Alone'' – [[Reba McEntire]]
# ''That Ol’ Wind'' – [[Garth Brooks]]
# ''Big Love'' – [[Tracy Byrd]]
# ''Nobody Knows'' – [[Kevin Sharp]]
# ''Every Light in the House'' – [[Trace Adkins]]
# ''Friends'' – [[John Michael Montgomery]]
# ''Maybe We Should Just Sleep on It'' – [[Tim McGraw]]
# ''Her Man – [[Gary Allan]]''

=== Nummer-1-Hits ===
* 6. Januar – ''Rebecca Lynn'' – [[Bryan White]]
* 13. Januar – ''It Matters to Me'' – [[Faith Hill]]
* 3. Februar – ''(If You're Not In It For Love) I'm Outta Here'' – [[Shania Twain]]
* 17. Februar – ''Bigger Than the Beatles'' – [[Joe Diffie]]
* 2. März – ''Wild Angels'' – [[Martina McBride]]
* 9. März – ''I'll Try'' – [[Alan Jackson]]
* 16. März – ''The Beaches of Cheyenne'' – [[Garth Brooks]]
* 23. März – ''You Can Feel Bad'' – [[Patty Loveless]]
* 6. April – ''To Be Loved by You'' – [[Wynonna Judd]]
* 13. April – ''No News'' – [[Lonestar]]
* 4. Mai – ''You Win My Love'' – [[Shania Twain]]
* 18. Mai – ''My Maria'' – [[Brooks & Dunn]]
* 8. Juni – ''Blue Clear Sky'' – [[George Strait]]
* 22. Juni – ''Time Marches On'' – [[Tracy Lawrence]]
* 13. Juli – ''No One Needs To Know'' – [[Shania Twain]]
* 20. Juli – ''Daddy's Money'' – [[Ricochet (Country-Band)|Ricochet]]
* 3. August – ''Don't Get Me Started'' – [[Rhett Akins]]
* 10. August – ''Carried Away'' – [[George Strait]]
* 31. August – ''She Never Lets it Go to Her Heart'' – [[Tim McGraw]]
* 14. September – ''Guys Do it All the Time'' – [[Mindy McCready]]
* 21. September – ''So Much For Pretending'' – [[Bryan White]]
* 5. Oktober – ''Living in a Moment'' – [[Ty Herndon]]
* 12. Oktober – ''Believe Me Baby (I Lied)'' – [[Trisha Yearwood]]
* 26. Oktober – ''Like the Rain'' – [[Clint Black]]
* 16. November – ''Lonely Too Long'' – [[Patty Loveless]]
* 23. November – ''Strawberry Wine'' – [[Deana Carter]]
* 7. Dezember – ''Little Bitty'' – [[Alan Jackson]]
* 28. Dezember – ''One Way Ticket (Because I Can)'' – [[LeAnn Rimes]]

=== Weitere Hits ===
Die Auswahl beschränkt sich auf Songs, die in den Country-Billboard-Charts in die Top 20 gekommen sind.<ref>{{Internetquelle |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/country-songs/1996-01-06 |titel=Hot Country Songs Chart |werk=Billboard.com |abruf=2020-11-18}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width="50"|<small>US</small>
! width="250"|Singles
! width="150"|Artists
|-
| align="center" |15
|''Ain't Got Nothin' on Us''
|[[John Michael Montgomery]]
|-
| align="center" |5
|''All I Want Is a Life''
|[[Tim McGraw]]
|-
| align="center" |13
|''All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down''
|[[The Mavericks]] (feat. [[Flaco Jiménez]])
|-
| align="center" |11
|''Almost a Memory Now''
|[[Blackhawk (Band)|BlackHawk]]
|-
| align="center" |17
|''Big Guitar''
|[[Blackhawk (Band)|BlackHawk]]
|-
| align="center" |10
|''Blue''
|[[LeAnn Rimes]]
|-
| align="center" |12
|''Born in the Dark''
|[[Doug Stone]]
|-
| align="center" |18
|''Bury the Shovel''
|[[Clay Walker]]
|-
| align="center" |18
|''By My Side''
|[[Lorrie Morgan]] & [[Jon Randall]]
|-
| align="center" |19
|''The Change''
|[[Garth Brooks]]
|-
| align="center" |10
|''Change My Mind''
|[[John Berry (Sänger)|John Berry]]
|-
| align="center" |4
|''Cowboy Love''
|[[John Michael Montgomery]]
|-
| align="center" |6
|''Deep Down''
|[[Pam Tillis]]
|-
| align="center" |2
|''Does That Blue Moon Ever Shine on You''
|[[Toby Keith]]
|-
| align="center" |2
|''Every Time I Get Around You''
|[[David Lee Murphy]]
|-
| align="center" |2
|''The Fear of Being Alone''
|[[Reba McEntire]]
|-
| align="center" |12
|''Givin' Water to a Drowning Man''
|[[Lee Roy Parnell]]
|-
| align="center" |6
|''Goodnight Sweetheart''
|[[David Kersh]]
|-
| align="center" |2
|''Heads Carolina, Tails California''
|[[Jo Dee Messina]]
|-
| align="center" |3
|''Heart's Desire''
|[[Lee Roy Parnell]]
|-
| align="center" |14
|''Heaven Help My Heart''
|[[Wynonna Judd|Wynonna]]
|-
| align="center" |14
|''Heaven in My Woman's Eyes''
|[[Tracy Byrd]]
|-
| align="center" |12
|''High Lonesome Sound''
|[[Vince Gill]]
|-
| align="center" |6
|''Holdin‘ Onto Somethin‘''
|[[Jeff Carson]]
|-
| align="center" |3
|''Home''
|[[Alan Jackson]]
|-
| align="center" |2
|''Hypnotize the Moon''
|[[Clay Walker]]
|-
| align="center" |2
|''I Am That Man''
|[[Brooks & Dunn]]
|-
| align="center" |4
|''I Can Still Make Cheyenne''
|[[George Strait]]
|-
| align="center" |2
|''I Don't Think I Will''
|[[James Bonamy]]
|-
| align="center" |5
|''I Know She Still Loves Me''
|[[George Strait]]
|-
| align="center" |3
|''I Think About You''
|[[Collin Raye]]
|-
| align="center" |4
|''I'm Not Supposed to Love You Anymore''
|[[Bryan White]]
|-
| align="center" |4
|''If You Loved Me''
|[[Tracy Lawrence]]
|-
| align="center" |19
|''It Works''
|[[Alabama (Band)|Alabama]]
|-
| align="center" |7
|''It Wouldn't Hurt to Have Wings''
|[[Mark Chesnutt]]
|-
| align="center" |15
|''It's All in Your Head''
|[[Diamond Rio]]
|-
| align="center" |14
|''It's Lonely Out There''
|[[Pam Tillis]]
|-
| align="center" |5
|''It's Midnight Cinderella''
|[[Garth Brooks]]
|-
| align="center" |5
|''It's What I Do''
|[[Billy Dean]]
|-
| align="center" |6
|''Jacob's Ladder''
|[[Mark Wills]]
|-
| align="center" |2
|''Learning as You Go''
|[[Rick Trevino]]
|-
| align="center" |3
|''Like There Ain't No Yesterday''
|[[Blackhawk (Band)|BlackHawk]]
|-
| align="center" |4
|''Long as I Live''
|[[John Michael Montgomery]]
|-
| align="center" |9
|''Love Is Stronger Than Pride''
|[[Ricochet (Countryband)|Ricochet]]
|-
| align="center" |12
|''Love Remains''
|[[Collin Raye]]
|-
| align="center" |4
|''The Maker Said Take Her''
|[[Alabama]]
|-
| align="center" |13
|''Mama Don't Get Dressed Up for Nothing''
|[[Brooks & Dunn]]
|-
| align="center" |2
|''Me and You''
|[[Kenny Chesney]]
|-
| align="center" |5
|''Meant to Be''
|[[Sammy Kershaw]]
|-
| align="center" |3
|''More Than You'll Ever Know''
|[[Travis Tritt]]
|-
| align="center" |3
|''Not Enough Hours in the Night''
|[[Doug Supernaw]]
|-
| align="center" |3
|''Not That Different''
|[[Collin Raye]]
|-
| align="center" |2
|''On a Good Night''
|[[Wade Hayes]]
|-
| align="center" |5
|''Only on Days That End in "Y"''
|[[Clay Walker]]
|-
| align="center" |13
|''Out with a Bang''
|[[David Lee Murphy]]
|-
| align="center" |20
|''Ready, Willing and Able''
|[[Lari White]]
|-
| align="center" |18
|''Redneck 12 Days of Christmas''
|[[Jeff Foxworthy]]
|-
| align="center" |9
|''Ring on Her Finger, Time on Her Hands''
|[[Reba McEntire]]
|-
| align="center" |8
|''The River and the Highway''
|[[Pam Tillis]]
|-
| align="center" |5
|''The Road You Leave Behind''
|[[David Lee Murphy]]
|-
| align="center" |19
|''‘Round Here''
|[[Sawyer Brown]]
|-
| align="center" |8
|''Runnin' Away with My Heart''
|[[Lonestar]]
|-
| align="center" |17
|''She Said Yes''
|[[Rhett Akins]]
|-
| align="center" |13
|''Some Things Are Meant to Be''
|[[Linda Davis]]
|-
| align="center" |3
|''Someone Else's Dream''
|[[Faith Hill]]
|-
| align="center" |2
|''Stars over Texas''
|[[Tracy Lawrence]]
|-
| align="center" |19
|''Starting Over Again''
|[[Reba McEntire]]
|-
| align="center" |6
|''Ten Thousand Angels''
|[[Mindy McCready]]
|-
| align="center" |4
|''That Girl's Been Spyin' on Me''
|[[Billy Dean]]
|-
| align="center" |4
|''That Ol' Wind''
|[[Garth Brooks]]
|-
| align="center" |18
|''That's Enough of That''
|[[Mila Mason]]
|-
| align="center" |4
|''That's What I Get for Lovin' You''
|[[Diamond Rio]]
|-
| align="center" |4
|''Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye''
|[[Neal McCoy]]
|-
| align="center" |20
|''There's a Girl in Texas''
|[[Trace Adkins]]
|-
| align="center" |13
|''A Thousand Times a Day''
|[[Patty Loveless]]
|-
| align="center" |4
|''Too Much Fun''
|[[Daryle Singletary]]
|-
| align="center" |3
|''Treat Her Right''
|[[Sawyer Brown]]
|-
| align="center" |10
|''Vidalia''
|[[Sammy Kershaw]]
|-
| align="center" |2
|''Walkin' Away''
|[[Diamond Rio]]
|-
| align="center" |5
|''What Do I Know''
|[[Ricochet (Countryband)|Ricochet]]
|-
| align="center" |5
|''What I Meant to Say''
|[[Wade Hayes]]
|-
| align="center" |12
|''When a Woman Loves a Man''
|[[Lee Roy Parnell]]
|-
| align="center" |6
|''A Woman's Touch''
|[[Toby Keith]]
|-
| align="center" |5
|''Worlds Apart''
|[[Vince Gill]]
|-
| align="center" |6
|''You Can't Lose Me''
|[[Faith Hill]]
|-
| align="center" |3
|''You Gotta Love That''
|[[Neal McCoy]]
|-
| align="center" |7
|''You're Not in Kansas Anymore''
|[[Jo Dee Messina]]
|}

== Alben ==
=== Year-End-Charts ===
Dies ist die Top 10 der Year-End-Charts, die vom [[Billboard (Magazin)|Billboard]]-Magazin erhoben wurde.<ref name=":0" />

# ''LeAnn Rimes'' – [[LeAnn Rimes]]
# ''Everything I Love'' – [[Alan Jackson]]
# ''Did I Shave My Legs for You?'' – [[Deana Carter]]
# ''What If It's You?'' – [[Reba McEntire]]
# ''The Greatest Hits'' – [[Clint Black]]
# ''[[The Woman in Me (Album)|The Woman in Me]]'' – [[Shania Twain]]
# ''Blue Clear Sky'' – [[George Strait]]
# ''Borderline'' – [[Brooks & Dunn]]
# ''What I Do the Best'' – [[John Michael Montgomery]]
# ''The Gift'' – [[Kenny Rogers]]

=== Nummer-1-Alben ===
{{Hauptartikel|Liste der Nummer-eins-Country-Alben in den USA (1996)}}
* 6. Januar – ''Fresh Horses'' – [[Garth Brooks]]
* 27. Januar – ''[[The Woman in Me (Album)|The Woman in Me]]'' – [[Shania Twain]]
* 4. Mai – ''Borderline'' – [[Brooks & Dunn]]
* 11. Mai – ''Blue Clear Sky'' – [[George Strait]]
* 18. Mai – ''Borderline'' – [[Brooks & Dunn]]
* 29. Juni – ''The Woman in Me'' – [[Shania Twain]]
* 27. Juli – ''Blue'' – [[LeAnn Rimes]]
* 16. November – ''Everything I Love'' – [[Alan Jackson]]
* 30. November – ''What if It’s You'' – [[Reba McEntire]]
* 7. Dezember – ''Everything I Love'' – [[Alan Jackson]]
* 14. Dezember – ''Blue'' – [[LeAnn Rimes]]

=== Weitere Alben ===
Die Auswahl beschränkt sich auf Alben, die in den Country-Billboard-Charts in die Top 20 gekommen sind.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!<small>US</small>
!Album
!Künstler
!Label
|-
| align="center" |17
|''The Best of Country Sing the Best of Disney''
|Various Artists
|Walt Disney
|-
| align="center" |7
|''Between Now and Forever''
|[[Bryan White]]
|Asylum
|-
| align="center" |12
|''Big Love''
|[[Tracy Byrd]]
|MCA Nashville
|-
| align="center" |6
|''Blue Moon''
|[[Toby Keith]]
|A&M
|-
| align="center" |14
|''Calm Before the Storm''
|[[Paul Brandt (Musiker)|Paul Brandt]]
|Reprise
|-
| align="center" |18
|''Christmas Volume II''
|[[Alabama (Band)|Alabama]]
|RCA Nashville
|-
| align="center" |3
|''Crank It Up: The Music Album''
|[[Jeff Foxworthy]]
|Warner Bros.
|-
| align="center" |6
|''Dreamin' Out Loud''
|[[Trace Adkins]]
|Capitol Nashville
|-
| align="center" |6
|''Everybody Knows''
|[[Trisha Yearwood]]
|MCA Nashville
|-
| align="center" |9
|''Faces''
|[[John Berry (Sänger)|John Berry]]
|Capitol Nashville
|-
| align="center" |9
|''Full Circle''
|[[Randy Travis]]
|Warner Bros.
|-
| align="center" |12
|''Gettin' Out the Good Stuff''
|[[David Lee Murphy]]
|MCA Nashville
|-
| align="center" |10
|''The Gift''
|[[Kenny Rogers]]
|Magnatone
|-
| align="center" |8
|''Greater Need''
|[[Lorrie Morgan]]
|BNA
|-
| align="center" |2
|''Greatest Hits''
|[[Clint Black]]
|RCA Nashville
|-
| align="center" |18
|''Greatest Hits''
|[[Mark Chesnutt]]
|Decca Nashville
|-
| align="center" |3
|''[[High Lonesome Sound]]''
|[[Vince Gill]]
|MCA Nashville
|-
| align="center" |18
|''It's What I Do''
|[[Billy Dean]]
|Capitol Nashville
|-
| align="center" |14
|''IV''
|[[Diamond Rio]]
|Arista Nashville
|-
| align="center" |10
|''Just the Same''
|[[Terri Clark]]
|Mercury/PolyGram
|-
| align="center" |17
|''Learning as You Go''
|[[Rick Trevino]]
|Columbia
|-
| align="center" |6
|''Living in a Moment''
|[[Ty Herndon]]
|Epic
|-
| align="center" |9
|''Me and You''
|[[Kenny Chesney]]
|BNA
|-
| align="center" |4
|''Measure of a Man''
|[[Kevin Sharp (country singer)|Kevin Sharp]]
|Asylum
|-
| align="center" |7
|''Neal McCoy''
|[[Neal McCoy]]
|Atlantic
|-
| align="center" |19
|''Not Fade Away (Remembering Buddy Holly)''
|Various Artists
|Decca Nashville
|-
| align="center" |11
|''On a Good Night''
|[[Wade Hayes]]
|Columbia
|-
| align="center" |3
|''A Place in the World''
|[[Mary Chapin Carpenter]]
|Columbia
|-
| align="center" |17
|''Politics, Religion and Her''
|[[Sammy Kershaw]]
|Mercury/PolyGram
|-
| align="center" |7
|''The Restless Kind''
|[[Travis Tritt]]
|Warner Bros.
|-
| align="center" |2
|''Revelations''
|[[Wynonna Judd|Wynonna]]
|Curb/MCA Nashville
|-
| align="center" |14
|''Ricochet''
|[[Ricochet (Countryband)|Ricochet]]
|Columbia
|-
| align="center" |4
|''The Road to Ensenada''
|[[Lyle Lovett]]
|Curb
|-
| align="center" |19
|''Shady Grove''
|[[Jerry Garcia]] & [[David Grisman]]
|Acoustic Disc
|-
| align="center" |13
|''Somebody New''
|[[Rhett Akins]]
|Decca Nashville
|-
| align="center" |20
|''Spirit''
|[[Willie Nelson]]
|Island
|-
| align="center" |12
|''[[Stars and Stripes Vol. 1]]''
|[[The Beach Boys]]
|River North
|-
| align="center" |5
|''Ten Thousand Angels''
|[[Mindy McCready]]
|BNA
|-
| align="center" |3
|''Tennessee Moon''
|[[Neil Diamond]]
|Columbia
|-
| align="center" |4
|''Time Marches On''
|[[Tracy Lawrence]]
|Atlantic
|-
| align="center" |20
|''Trail of Tears''
|[[Billy Ray Cyrus]]
|Mercury/PolyGram
|-
| align="center" |21
|''Treasures''
|[[Dolly Parton]]
|Rising Tide
|-
| align="center" |10
|''The Trouble with the Truth''
|[[Patty Loveless]]
|Epic
|-
| align="center" |20
|''Used Heart for Sale''
|[[Gary Allan]]
|Decca Nashville
|-
| align="center" |5
|''What I Do the Best''
|[[John Michael Montgomery]]
|Atlantic
|-
| align="center" |16
|''What I Live to Do''
|[[James Bonamy]]
|Epic
|}

== Geboren ==
* {{0}}2. April – [[Zach Bryan]]
* 23. Juli – [[Danielle Bradbery]], Gewinnerin der vierten Staffel von [[The Voice USA]]
* 20. September – [[Aaron Lovac]], deutscher Sänger und Musikproduzent, unter anderem bei [[3A (Band)|3A]] und als Solokünstler aktiv

== Gestorben ==
* 17. Februar – [[Gus Hardin|Gus Hardlin]] (50), Sängerin, (''All Tangled in Love'' mit [[Earl Thomas Conley]])<ref>{{Internetquelle |url=https://oklahoman.com/article/2529836/country-singer-dies-in-crash/ |titel=Country Singer Dies in Crash |werk=The Oklahoman |datum=1996-02-18 |abruf=2020-11-27 |sprache=en-US}}</ref>
* 4. März – [[Minnie Pearl]], 83, [[Grand Ole Opry]] Star, Komödiantin.
* 3. Mai – [[Patsy Montana]], 87, erste Country-Sängerin mit einem Millionenhit (''I Want to Be a Cowboy's Sweetheart'').
* 16. Juni – [[Anthony Armstrong-Jones]], 47, Country-Sänger (''Take a Letter Maria'')<ref>{{Internetquelle |url=http://www.chartrecords.net/OldSite/AAJones.htm |titel=Anthony Armstrong-Jones |werk=chartrecords.net |abruf=2020-11-27}}</ref>
* 7. August – [[Buck Trail]], 74, Rockabilly Musiker
* 22. August – [[Oliver Lynn]], 69, Ehemann von [[Loretta Lynn]]<ref>{{Internetquelle |url=https://www.countrythangdaily.com/loretta-lynn-oliver-lynn-doo-doolittle-marriage/ |titel=Oliver Lynn And His Turbulent Marriage With Loretta Lynn [PICTURES] |werk=Country Thang Daily |abruf=2020-11-27 |sprache=en-US}}</ref>
* 9. September – [[Bill Monroe]], 84, „Father of Bluegrass“
* 10. Dezember – [[Faron Young]], 64, bekannt als „The Hillbilly Heartthrob“ und „The Singing Sheriff“

== Neue Mitglieder der Hall of Fames ==
=== [[International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame]] ===
* [[Pete Kuykendall|Peter V. Kuykendall]]
* [[The Country Gentlemen]]
** [[Charlie Waller (American musician)|Charlie Waller]]
** [[John Duffey]]
** [[Eddie Adcock]]
** [[Tom Gray]]

=== [[Country Music Hall of Fame]] ===
* [[Patsy Montana]] (1908–1996)
* [[Buck Owens]] (1929–2006)
* [[Ray Price (Musiker)|Ray Price]] (1926–2013)

=== [[Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame]] ===
* [[Myrna Lorrie]]
* [[Larry Delaney]]

=== [[Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame]] ===
* [[Jerry Chesnut]]
* [[Kenny O’Dell]]
* [[Buck Owens]]
* [[Norro Wilson]]

== Die wichtigsten Auszeichnungen ==
=== [[Grammy Awards 1996|Grammys]] ===
* '''[[Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance|Best Female Country Vocal Performance]]''' – [[Alison Krauss]] – ''Baby, Now That I've Found You''
* '''[[Grammy Award for Best Male Country Vocal Performance|Best Male Country Vocal Performance]]''' – [[Vince Gill]] – ''Go Rest High On That Mountain''
* '''[[Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals|Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group]]''' – [[The Mavericks]] – ''Here Comes The Rain''
* '''[[Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals|Best Country Collaboration With Vocals]]''' – Alison Krauss & [[Shenandoah (Country-Musik)|Shenandoah]] – ''Somewhere In The Vicinity Of The Heart''
* '''[[Grammy Award for Best Country Instrumental Performance|Best Country Instrumental Performance]]''' – [[Asleep At The Wheel]] – ''Hightower''
* '''[[Grammy Award for Best Country Song|Best Country Song]]''' – Vince Gill – ''Go Rest High On That Mountain''
* '''[[Grammy Award for Best Country Album|Best Country Album]]''' – [[Shania Twain]] – ''[[The Woman in Me (Album)|The Woman in Me]]''
* '''[[Grammy Award for Best Bluegrass Album|Best Bluegrass Album]]''' – [[Nashville Bluegrass Band]] – ''Unleashed''<ref>{{Internetquelle |url=http://www.rockonthenet.com/archive/1996/grammys.htm |titel=38st Grammy Awards - 1996 |werk=Rock On The Net |sprache=en |abruf=2022-06-20}}</ref>

=== [[Academy of Country Music Awards]] ===
* '''Entertainer Of The Year''' – [[Brooks & Dunn]]
* '''Song Of The Year''' – ''The Keeper of the Stars'' – [[Tracy Byrd]] – Autoren: Dickey Lee, Karen Staley, Danny Mayo
* '''Single Of The Year''' – ''Check Yes Or No'' – [[George Strait]]
* '''Album Of The Year''' – ''[[The Woman in Me (Album)|The Woman in Me]]'' – [[Shania Twain]]
* '''Top Male Vocalist''' – [[Alan Jackson]]
* '''Top Female Vocalist''' – [[Patty Loveless]]
* '''Top Vocal Duo''' – Brooks & Dunn
* '''Top Vocal Group''' – [[The Mavericks]]
* '''Top New Male Vocalist''' – [[Bryan White]]
* '''Top New Female Vocalist''' – Shania Twain
* '''Top New Vocal Duo Or Group''' – [[Lonestar]]
* '''Video Of The Year''' – ''The Car'' – [[Jeff Carson]]

=== [[ARIA Awards]] ===
* '''Best Country Album''' – ''Home Fires'' ([[The Dead Ringer Band]])

=== [[Country Music Association Awards]] ===
* '''Entertainer of the Year''' – [[Brooks & Dunn]]
* '''Male Vocalist of the Year''' – [[George Strait]]
* '''Female Vocalist of the Year''' – [[Patty Loveless]]
* '''Vocal Group of the Year''' – [[The Mavericks]]
* '''Vocal Duo of the Year''' – Brooks & Dunn
* '''Horizon Award''' – [[Bryan White]]
* '''Musician of the Year''' – [[Mark O’Connor (Musiker)|Mark O’Connor]]
* '''Vocal Event of the Year''' – ''I Will Always Love You,'' [[Dolly Parton]] and [[Vince Gill]]
* '''Single of the Year''' – ''Check Yes or No,'' George Strait
* '''Song of the Year''' – ''Go Rest High on That Mountain,'' Vince Gill
* '''Album of the Year''' – ''Blue Clear Sky'', George Strait
* '''Music Video of the Year''' – ''My Wife Thinks You're Dead,'' [[Junior Brown]] (director: Michael McNamara)

=== Juno Awards ===
* '''Country Male Vocalist of the Year''' – [[Paul Brandt (Musiker)|Paul Brandt]]
* '''Country Female Vocalist of the Year''' – [[Shania Twain]]
* '''Country Group or Duo of the Year''' – [[The Rankin Family]]

=== RPM Big Country Awards ===
* '''Canadian Country Artist of the Year''' – [[Shania Twain]]
* '''Best Country Album''' – ''[[The Woman in Me (Album)|The Woman in Me]]'', Shania Twain
* '''Best Country Single''' – ''Any Man of Mine'', Shania Twain
* '''Top Male Vocalist''' – [[Charlie Major]]
* '''Top Female Vocalist''' – Shania Twain
* '''Top Group''' – [[Prairie Oyster]]
* '''Outstanding New Artist''' – [[Jason McCoy]]
* '''Top Country Composer(s)''' – Shania Twain

=== [[American Music Awards 1996|American Music Awards]] ===
* [[American Music Award for Favorite Country Male Artist|'''Favorite Country Male Artist''']] – Garth Brooks
* [[American Music Award for Favorite Country Female Artist|'''Favorite Country Female Artist''']] – Reba McEntire
* [[American Music Award for Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group|'''Favorite Country Band/Duo/Group''']] – Alabama
* [[American Music Award for Favorite Country Album|'''Favorite Country Album''']] – ''The Hits'' – Garth Brooks
* '''Favorite Country New Artist''' – Shania Twain

=== [[Billboard Music Awards]] ===
* '''[[Billboard Music Award for Top Country Song|Top Country Song]]''' – ''My Maria'', Brooks & Dunn
* '''[[Billboard Music Award for Top Country Artist|Top Country Artist]]''' – George Strait

== Einzelnachweise ==
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