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1993 in country music

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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1993.

Contents

Regular series

  • Hee Haw (1969–1993, syndicated)

    • Births

  • March 24 – Mo Pitney, country singer who released his first radio hit, "Country".
  • May 13 – William Michael Morgan, young country singer who released his first radio hit, "I Met a Girl".
  • September 12 – Kelsea Ballerini, country pop singer-songwriter known for her 2014 debut hit "Love Me Like You Mean It".
  • October 9 – Scotty McCreery, winner of the 10th season of American Idol, with follow-up successes including "I Love You This Big."
  • October 9 – Chase Bryant, up-and-coming singer of the mid-2010s, including "Take It On Back" and "Little Bit of You."
  • October 21 – Kane Brown, country music singer and songwriter who released his radio hit, "Used to Love You Sober".

    • Deaths

  • June 5 — Conway Twitty, 59, giant music star since the 1950s who set records for most No. 1 country hits until 2006 (abdominal aneurysm).
  • November 30 — David Houston, 57, top country singer of the 1960s and early 1970s, best known for "Almost Persuaded" (brain aneurysm).

    • Country Music Hall of Fame inductees

  • Willie Nelson (born 1933)

    • Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees

  • Ward Allen
  • Stu Phillips
  • Bob Nolan
  • Stu Davis
  • Ted Daigle
  • Frank Jones

    • Grammy Awards

  • Best Female Country Vocal Performance — "Passionate Kisses," Mary Chapin Carpenter
  • Best Male Country Vocal Performance — "Ain't That Lonely Yet," Dwight Yoakam
  • Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal — "Hard Workin' Man," Brooks & Dunn
  • Best Country Collaboration with Vocals — "Does He Love You," Reba McEntire and Linda Davis
  • Best Country Instrumental Performance — ""Red Wing"," Asleep at the Wheel, Chet Atkins, Eldon Shamblin, Johnny Gimble, Marty Stuart, Reuben "Lucky Oceans" Gosfield & Vince Gill
  • Best Country Song — "Passionate Kisses," Lucinda Williams (Performer: Mary Chapin Carpenter)
  • Best Bluegrass Album — Waitin' for the Hard Times to Go, The Nashville Bluegrass Band

    • Juno Awards

  • Country Male Vocalist of the Year — Charlie Major
  • Country Female Vocalist of the Year — Cassandra Vasik
  • Country Group or Duo of the Year — The Rankin Family

    • Academy of Country Music

  • Entertainer of the Year — Garth Brooks
  • Song of the Year — "I Love the Way You Love Me," Victoria Shaw and Chuck Cannon (Performer: John Michael Montgomery)
  • Single of the Year — "Chattahoochee," Alan Jackson
  • Album of the Year — A Lot About Livin' (And a Little 'Bout Love), Alan Jackson
  • Top Male Vocalist — Vince Gill
  • Top Female Vocalist — Wynonna
  • Top Vocal Duo — Brooks & Dunn
  • Top Vocal Group — Little Texas
  • Top New Male Vocalist — John Michael Montgomery
  • Top New Female Vocalist — Faith Hill
  • Top New Vocal Duo or Group — Gibson/Miller Band
  • Video of the Year — "We Shall Be Free," Garth Brooks (Directors: Garth Brooks and Tim Miller)

    • Canadian Country Music Association

  • Bud Country Fans' Choice Award — Michelle Wright
  • Male Artist of the Year — George Fox
  • Female Artist of the Year — Michelle Wright
  • Group or Duo of the Year — The Rankin Family
  • SOCAN Song of the Year — "Backroads," Charlie Major
  • Single of the Year — "He Would Be Sixteen," Michelle Wright
  • Album of the Year — Bad Day for Trains, Patricia Conroy
  • Top Selling Album — Some Gave All, Billy Ray Cyrus
  • Video of the Year — "He Would Be Sixteen," Michelle Wright
  • Vista Rising Star Award — The Rankin Family
  • Vocal Collaboration of the Year — Cassandra Vasik and Russell deCarle

    • Country Music Association

  • Entertainer of the Year — Vince Gill
  • Song of the Year — "I Still Believe in You," Vince Gill and John Jarvis (Performer: Vince Gill)
  • Single of the Year — "Chattahoochee," Alan Jackson
  • Album of the Year — I Still Believe in You, Vince Gill
  • Male Vocalist of the Year — Vince Gill
  • Female Vocalist of the Year — Mary Chapin Carpenter
  • Vocal Duo of the Year — Brooks & Dunn
  • Vocal Group of the Year — Diamond Rio
  • Horizon Award — Mark Chesnutt
  • Music Video of the Year — "Chattahoochee," Alan Jackson (Director: Martin Kahan)
  • Vocal Event of the Year — "I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair," George Jones (featuring Clint Black, Garth Brooks, T. Graham Brown, Mark Chesnutt, Joe Diffie, Vince Gill, Alan Jackson, Patty Loveless, Pam Tillis, and Travis Tritt)
  • Musician of the Year — Mark O'Connor
  • Country Music Association
  • Inductees of the Country Music Hall of Fame

    • References

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