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2004 In Country Music
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in 2004. 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: Other top albums Deaths *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 11 – Max D. Barnes, 68, songwriter and record producer whose peak came in the 1980s and early 1990s. *October 24 – Angela Herzberg, 36, wife of Gary Allan. (suicide) *December 27 – Hank Garland, 74, country and jazz guitar pioneer. Hall of Fame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States. This 50-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly by collecting airplay data from Nielsen BDS along with digital sales and streaming. The current number-one song, as of the chart dated December 24, 2022, is "You Proof" by Morgan Wallen. History ''Billboard'' began compiling the popularity of country songs with its January 8, 1944, issue. Only the genre's most popular jukebox selections were tabulated, with the chart titled "Most Played Juke Box Folk Records". For approximately ten years, from 1948 to 1958, ''Billboard'' used three charts to measure the popularity of a given song. In addition to the jukebox chart, these charts included: * The "best sellers" chart – started May 15, 1948, as "Best Selling Retail Folk Records". * An airplay chart – started December 10, 1949, as "Country & Western Records Most Played By Folk Disk Jockeys". The juk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feels Like Today (song)
"Feels Like Today" is a song written by Wayne Hector and Steve Robson and recorded by American country music group Rascal Flatts. It was released in June 2004 as the first single and title track from the album of the same name. The song peaked at number 9 on the U.S. '' Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in 2004. "Feels Like Today" was featured on the '' Smallville: The Metropolis Mix'' soundtrack. It was played during the Season 4 episode, "Run." Music video The music video was directed by Deaton-Flanigen and premiered in August 2004. It was filmed in Asbury Park, NJ. It features the trio performing the song on the boardwalk, outside the Monmouth County Prison, and inside Boardwalk Hall accompanied by a string section. In between these scenes, shots of a photographer dressed in all black and a top hat is seen delivering pictures to several depressed people on the dried up, empty boardwalk. At the end of the video, the people open the photo envelopes, and see phot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honesty (Write Me A List)
"Honesty (Write Me a List)" is a song written by Patience Clemens and David Kent and recorded by American country music artist Rodney Atkins. It was released in June 2003 as the third single from Atkins' 2003 album ''Honesty''. The song became Atkins' first Top 10 hit on the US ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart at number 4. It also reached number 57 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming a minor crossover hit. Background and writing According to an interview, the events of the song were based on true events that happened during co-writer Patience Clemens' separation. She co-wrote it with David Kent, a friend of Atkins who told him about the song.Cidoni, Mike (2003"Another belated happy ending for Rodney Atkins"AP. Retrieved September 19, 2009 Content The song is a mid-tempo ballad mostly accompanied by piano. It centralizes around a couple who is about to divorce. In the beginning of the song, they are at a restaurant and the man asks the wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Jackson
Alan Eugene Jackson (born October 17, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter. He is known for blending traditional honky-tonk and mainstream country pop sounds (for a style widely regarded as "neotraditional country"), as well as penning many of his own songs. Jackson has recorded 16 studio albums, three greatest-hits albums, two Christmas albums, and two gospel albums. Jackson is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold over 75 million records worldwide, with 44 million sold in the United States alone. He has had 66 songs appear on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart; of the 66 titles, and six featured singles, 38 have reached the top five and 35 have claimed the number one spot. Out of 15 titles to reach the ''Billboard'' Top Country Albums chart, nine have been certified multi-platinum. He is the recipient of two Grammy Awards, 16 CMA Awards, 17 ACM Awards and nominee of multiple other awards. He is a member of the Grand Ole Opry, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenny Chesney
Kenneth Arnold Chesney (born March 26, 1968) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He has recorded more than 20 albums and has produced more than 40 Top 10 singles on the US ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts, 32 of which have reached number one. Many of these have also charted within the Top 40 of the US Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' Hot 100, making him one of the most successful crossover country artists. He has sold over 30 million albums worldwide. Chesney has received twelve Country Music Association Awards (including winning their top Country Music Association Award for Entertainer of the Year, Entertainer of the Year honor four times) and eleven Academy of Country Music Awards (including four consecutive Academy of Country Music Award for Entertainer of the Year, Entertainer of the Year awards from 2005 to 2008), as well as six Grammy Award nominations. He is one of the most popular touring acts in cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clint Black
Clint Patrick Black (born February 4, 1962) is an American country music singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. Signed to RCA Nashville in 1989, Black's debut album '' Killin' Time'' produced four straight number one singles on the US '' Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts. Although his momentum gradually slowed throughout the 1990s, Black consistently charted hit songs into the 2000s. He has had more than 30 singles on the US ''Billboard'' country charts, twenty-two of which have reached number one, in addition to having released twelve studio albums and several compilation albums. In 2003, Black founded his own record label, Equity Music Group. Black has also ventured into acting, having made appearances in a 1993 episode of the TV series ''Wings'' and in the 1994 film ''Maverick'', as well as a starring role in 1998's ''Still Holding On: The Legend of Cadillac Jack''. Black has been nominated for 4 Grammy Awards for best Country Male Vocal Performance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Buffett
James William Buffett (born December 25, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, author, and businessman. He is best known for his music, which often portrays an "island escapism" lifestyle. Together with his Coral Reefer Band, Buffett has recorded hit songs including "Margaritaville" (ranked 234th on the Recording Industry Association of America's list of "Songs of the Century") and "Come Monday". He has a devoted base of fans known as "Parrotheads". Aside from his career in music, Buffett is also a bestselling author and was involved in two restaurant chains named after two of his best-known songs; he currently owns the Margaritaville Cafe restaurant chain and co-developed the now defunct Cheeseburger in Paradise restaurant chain. Buffett is one of the world's richest musicians, with a net worth as of 2017 of $900 million. Early and personal life Buffett was born on Christmas Day 1946, in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and spent part of his childhood in Mobile, Alabama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hey Good Lookin' (song)
"Hey, Good Lookin'" is a 1951 song written and recorded by Hank Williams, and his version was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001. In 2003, CMT voted the Hank Williams version No. 19 on ''CMT's 100 Greatest Songs of Country Music''. Since its original 1951 recording it has been covered by a variety of artists. Background The Hank Williams song "borrowed heavily" from the 1942 song with the same title written by Cole Porter. The lyrics for the Williams version begin as a come on using double entendres related to food preparation ("How's about cookin' somethin' up with me?"). By the third and fourth verses, the singer is promising the object of his affection that they can become an exclusive couple ("How's about keepin' steady company?" and "I'm gonna throw my date book over the fence"). Williams was friendly with musician Jimmy Dickens. Having told Dickens that Dickens needed a hit record if he was going to become a star, Williams said he would write it, and penned "Hey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gretchen Wilson
Gretchen Frances Wilson (born June 26, 1973) is an American country music singer and songwriter. She made her debut in March 2004 with the Grammy Awards, Grammy Award-winning single "Redneck Woman", a number-one hit on the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' country charts. The song served as the lead-off single of her debut album, ''Here for the Party''. Wilson followed this album one year later with ''All Jacked Up'', the title track of which became the highest-debuting single for a female country artist upon its 2005 release. A third album, ''One of the Boys (Gretchen Wilson album), One of the Boys'', was released in 2007. Overall, Wilson has charted 13 singles on the ''Billboard'' country charts, of which five have reached top ten: the number one "Redneck Woman", as well as "Here for the Party (song), Here for the Party" (#3, 2004), "When I Think About Cheatin'" (#4, 2004), "Homewrecker" (#2, 2005), and "All Jacked Up (song), All Jacked Up" (#8, 2005). The album ''Here for th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Here For The Party (song)
"Here for the Party" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Gretchen Wilson. It was released in July 2004 as the second single and title track from her album ''Here for the Party''. The song was Wilson's second chart entry on the country charts. It has been certified Gold by the RIAA. Wilson wrote this song with Big Kenny and John Rich, who comprise Big & Rich. Music video A music video A music video is a video of variable duration, that integrates a music song or a music album with imagery that is produced for promotion (marketing), promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a m ... was released for the song, directed by Deaton Flanigen and Gary Halverson, and filmed live in concert in Las Vegas, and during CMA Fest in Nashville. Chart performance Year-end charts References 2004 singles Gretchen Wilson songs Songs written by Big Kenny Songs written by John Rich Songs written by Gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue County (music Group)
Blue County was an American country music duo composed of actor-singers Aaron Benward and Scott Reeves. They released their self-titled debut album in 2004 on Curb Records. This album produced four singles on the ''Billboard'' country singles charts, including the No. 11 "Good Little Girls". Two more singles — "Firecrackers and Ferris Wheels" and "I Get To" — were released in 2006, although neither was included on an album. History Blue County was founded in 2003 by Aaron Benward (formerly of Aaron Jeoffrey) and actor-singer Scott Reeves, who had been friends for several years before the duo's foundation. Signed to Curb Records that year, the duo released their debut single "Good Little Girls". This single peaked at No. 11 on the ''Billboard'' country charts in early 2004, and was the first of four singles from their self-titled debut album, which Dann Huff produced. Also in 2004, the duo performed at the Country Music Association Music Festival. Following "Good Lit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Good Little Girls (song)
"Good Little Girls" is the debut song recorded by American country music duo Blue County. It was released in September 2003 as the first single from their debut album '' Blue County''. The song was written by Troy Seals Troy Harold Seals (born November 16, 1938, in Bighill, Madison County, Kentucky, United States) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He is a member of the prominent Seals family of musicians that includes Jim Seals (of Seals and C ... and Brett Jones. Chart performance "Good Little Girls" debuted at number 51 on the U.S. '' Billboard'' Hot Country Songs chart for the week of October 18, 2003. Year-end charts References 2003 debut singles 2003 songs Blue County (duo) songs Songs written by Troy Seals Songs written by Brett Jones (songwriter) Song recordings produced by Dann Huff Song recordings produced by Doug Johnson (record producer) Curb Records singles {{2000s-country-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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