1993 in country music
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1993.
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Top hits of the year
See also: List of number-one country hits of 1993 (U.S.) and List of number-one country hits of 1993 (Canada)
Singles released by American artists
Singles released by Canadian artists
| US | CAN | Single | Artist | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 14 | Already Gone | Blue Rodeo | |
| — | 7 | Blank Pages | Patricia Conroy | |
| — | 5 | Breakfast Alone | George Fox | |
| — | 9 | Breakin' All Over Town | Joan Kennedy | |
| 55 | 14 | The Change | Michelle Wright | |
| — | 16 | Country Girl | Lisa Brokop | |
| — | 18 | Cryer's Paradise | Ron Hynes | |
| — | 19 | Dealers in Heartaches | Morris P. Rainville | |
| — | 4 | Distant Drum | Jim Witter | |
| — | 9 | Dream On | Joan Kennedy | |
| — | 5 | Everything and More | Jim Witter | |
| — | 9 | Fare Thee Well Love | The Rankin Family | |
| — | 17 | Fortunate Home | Tim Thorney | |
| — | 11 | Fortune Smiled on Me | Cassandra Vasik with Russell deCarle | |
| — | 4 | Gillis Mountain | The Rankin Family | |
| 31 | 3 | He Would Be Sixteen | Michelle Wright | |
| — | 9 | I Need to Hear It from You | Joan Kennedy | |
| — | 1 | I'm Gonna Drive You Out of My Mind | Charlie Major | |
| — | 1 | I'm Somebody | Charlie Major | |
| — | 17 | If You Only Knew | Tracey Prescott & Lonesome Daddy | |
| — | 10 | It Might as Well Be Me | Anita Perras | |
| — | 6 | Make Love to Me | Anne Murray | |
| — | 5 | Mustang Heart | George Fox | |
| — | 9 | Roll Like a Wheel | Cassandra Vasik | |
| — | 7 | Sadly Mistaken | Cassandra Vasik | |
| — | 19 | A Song for Brent | Cindy Church | |
| — | 7 | Starting All Over Again | One Horse Blue | |
| — | 7 | Talk to My Heart | Joan Kennedy | |
| — | 8 | What Do You Care | Patricia Conroy | |
| — | 9 | You're My Hometown | Don Neilson |
Top new album releases
See also: List of number-one country albums of 1993 (U.S.) and List of number-one country albums of 1993 (Canada)
Other top albums
| US | CAN | Album | Artist | Record Label |
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| 75 | America, I Believe in You | Charlie Daniels | Liberty | |
| 51 | The Beverly Hillbillies Soundtrack | Various Artists | Fox | |
| 27 | Country Dance Mixes | Various Artists | Atlantic | |
| 55 | Delta Dreamland | Deborah Allen | Giant | |
| 28 | Dr. Stompin' Tom…Eh? | Stompin' Tom Connors | EMI | |
| 29 | Final Touches | Conway Twitty | MCA Nashville | |
| 51 | Good News | Kathy Mattea | Mercury/PolyGram | |
| 60 | Greatest Hits | Patty Loveless | MCA Nashville | |
| 31 | 27 | Greatest Hits: Songs from an Aging Sex Bomb |
K. T. Oslin | RCA Nashville |
| 46 | Heroes | Mark O'Connor | Warner Bros. | |
| 30 | High-Tech Redneck | George Jones | MCA Nashville | |
| 53 | Hurry Sundown | McBride & the Ride | MCA Nashville | |
| 26 | Kick Along with Stompin' Tom | Stompin' Tom Connors | EMI | |
| 56 | Let Go | Brother Phelps | Asylum | |
| 37 | Ricky Lynn Gregg | Ricky Lynn Gregg | Liberty | |
| 67 | 28 | Shania Twain | Shania Twain | Mercury/PolyGram |
| 61 | Shawn Camp | Shawn Camp | Reprise | |
| 27 | Something Up My Sleeve | Suzy Bogguss | Liberty | |
| 62 | Spinning Around the Sun | Jimmie Dale Gilmore | Elektra | |
| 53 | Steppin' Country | Various Artists | K-Tel | |
| 55 | Temptation | Shelby Lynne | Morgan Creek | |
| 37 | Today's Top Country | Various Artists | K-Tel | |
| 26 | Way Beyond the Blue | Anita Perras | Savannah | |
| 37 | The Wheel | Rosanne Cash | Columbia | |
| 65 | Where There's Smoke | Gibson/Miller Band | Epic |
On television
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).
Hall of Fame inductees
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
Major awards
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
Further reading
- Kingsbury, Paul, "The Grand Ole Opry: History of Country Music. 70 Years of the Songs, the Stars and the Stories," Villard Books, Random House; Opryland USA, 1995
- Kingsbury, Paul, "Vinyl Hayride: Country Music Album Covers 1947-1989," Country Music Foundation, 2003 (ISBN 0-8118-3572-3)
- Millard, Bob, "Country Music: 70 Years of America's Favorite Music," HarperCollins, New York, 1993 (ISBN 0-06-273244-7)
- Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs 1944-2005 - 6th Edition." 2005.
Other links
External links
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