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2004 in country music

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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in 2004.

Contents

Top hits of the year

The following songs placed within the Top 20 on the Hot Country Songs charts in 2004:

Top new album releases

The following albums placed within the Top 50 on the Top Country Albums charts in 2004:

Deaths

  • January 11 - Max D. Barnes, 67, songwriter and record producer whose peak came in the 1980s and early 1990s.
  • June 10 — Ray Charles, 73, multi-talented artist who combined elements of pop, rhythm and blues, soul and jazz with country music.
  • August 9 — Sam Hogin, 52 or 53, co-writer of "A Broken Wing" and other 1990s country singles
  • September 19 — Skeeter Davis, 72, best known for "The End of the World."
  • September 23 — Roy Drusky, 74, Grand Ole Opry star and smooth countrypolitan stylist of the 1960s.
  • October 24 — Angela Herzberg, 36, wife of Gary Allan. (suicide)
  • December 27 — Hank Garland, 74, country and jazz guitar pioneer.
  • Country Music Hall of Fame inductees

  • Jim Foglesong (born 1922)
  • Kris Kristofferson (born 1936)
  • Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees

  • The Good Brothers
  • "Weird" Harold Kendall
  • Grammy Awards

    (presented February 13, 2005 in Los Angeles)

  • Best Female Country Vocal Performance — "Redneck Woman," Gretchen Wilson
  • Best Male Country Vocal Performance — "Live Like You Were Dying," Tim McGraw.
  • Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal — "Top of the World (live recording)," Dixie Chicks
  • Best Country Collaboration with Vocals — "Portland, Oregon," Loretta Lynn and Jack White
  • Best Country Instrumental Performance — "Earl's Breakdown," Nitty Gritty Dirt Band featuring Earl Scruggs, Randy Scruggs, Vassar Clements and Jerry Douglas
  • Best Country Song — "Live Like You Were Dying," Tim Nichols and Craig Wiseman
  • Best Country AlbumVan Lear Rose, Loretta Lynn
  • Best Bluegrass AlbumBrand New Strings, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
  • Juno Awards

    (presented April 3, 2005 in Winnipeg)

  • Country Recording of the YearOne Good Friend, George Canyon
  • CMT Flameworthy Video Music Awards

    (presented April 21 in Nashville)

  • Video of the Year — "American Soldier," Toby Keith
  • Male Video of the Year — "There Goes My Life," Kenny Chesney
  • Female Video of the Year — "Forever and for Always," Shania Twain
  • Group/Duo Video of the Year — "I Melt," Rascal Flatts
  • Breakthrough Video of the Year — "What Was I Thinkin'," Dierks Bentley
  • Collaborative Video of the Year — "Beer for My Horses," Toby Keith and Willie Nelson
  • Hottest Video of the Year — "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems," Kenny Chesney
  • Cameo of the Year — "Celebrity," Jason Alexander, James Belushi, Little Jimmy Dickens, Trista Rehn, William Shatner, Brad Paisley
  • Video Director of the Year — "Beer for My Horses," Toby Keith and Willie Nelson (Director: Michael Salomon)
  • Johnny Cash Visionary AwardReba McEntire
  • Academy of Country Music

    (presented May 17, 2005 in Las Vegas)

  • Entertainer of the Year — Kenny Chesney
  • Song of the Year — "Live Like You Were Dying," Tim Nichols and Craig Wiseman
  • Single of the Year — "Live Like You Were Dying," Tim McGraw
  • Album of the YearBe Here, Keith Urban
  • Top Male VocalistKeith Urban
  • Top Female VocalistGretchen Wilson
  • Top Vocal Duo — Brooks & Dunn
  • Top Vocal GroupRascal Flatts
  • Top New Artist — Gretchen Wilson
  • Video of the Year — "Whiskey Lullaby," Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss (Director: Rick Schroder)
  • Vocal Event of the Year — "Whiskey Lullaby," Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss
  • ACM/Home Depot Humanitarian of the YearNeal McCoy
  • Canadian Country Music Association

    (presented September 13 in Edmonton)

  • Kraft Cheez Whiz Fans' Choice AwardTerri Clark
  • Male Artist of the YearJason McCoy
  • Female Artist of the YearTerri Clark
  • Group or Duo of the YearDoc Walker
  • SOCAN Song of the Year — "Die of a Broken Heart," Carolyn Dawn Johnson
  • Single of the Year — "Simple Life," Carolyn Dawn Johnson
  • Album of the YearDress Rehearsal, Carolyn Dawn Johnson
  • Top Selling AlbumGreatest Hits Volume II, Alan Jackson
  • CMT Video of the Year — "Simple Life," Carolyn Dawn Johnson
  • Chevy Trucks Rising Star AwardGeorge Canyon
  • Roots Artist or Group of the Year — Corb Lund
  • Country Music Association

    (presented November 9 in Nashville)

  • Entertainer of the Year — Kenny Chesney
  • Song of the Year — "Live Like You Were Dying," Tim Nichols and Craig Wiseman
  • Single of the Year — "Live Like You Were Dying," Tim McGraw
  • Album of the YearWhen the Sun Goes Down, Kenny Chesney
  • Male Vocalist of the Year — Keith Urban
  • Female Vocalist of the YearMartina McBride
  • Vocal Duo of the Year — Brooks & Dunn
  • Vocal Group of the Year — Rascal Flatts
  • Horizon Award — Gretchen Wilson
  • Video of the Year — "Whiskey Lullaby," Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss (Director: Rick Schroder)
  • Vocal Event of the Year — "Whiskey Lullaby," Brad Paisley and Alison Krauss
  • Musician of the YearDann Huff
  • References

    2004 in country music Wikipedia


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