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

Events

* December 28 – Newcomer Shania Twain and record producer and songwriter

Robert John "Mutt" Lange Robert John "Mutt" Lange (born 11 November 1948) is a South African record producer and songwriter, mainly known for his work in rock music as well as his previous marriage to Canadian singer Shania Twain, for whom he wrote and produced several ...

are married. Twain had just released her first album, produced by

Norro Wilson Norris Denton "Norro" Wilson (April 4, 1938 – June 8, 2017) was an American country music singer-songwriter, producer, and member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Wilson wrote or co-wrote numerous hit songs during more than 40 yea ...

earlier in the year, and although it gained largely positive critical reviews, the album was not a big seller. Twain, hiring Lange as her producer, will quickly begin work to improve her fortunes exponentially.

Top hits of the year

Singles released by American artists

Singles released by Canadian artists

Top new album releases

Other top albums

On television

Regular series

* '' Hee Haw'' (1969–1993, syndicated)

Specials

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". *May 13 –

Morgan Wallen Morgan Cole Wallen (born May 13, 1993) is an American country singer and songwriter. He competed in the sixth season of ''The Voice'', originally as a member of Usher's team, but later as a member of Adam Levine's team. After being eliminated ...

, performer of the 2010s (" Whiskey Glasses"). *September 12 –

Kelsea Ballerini Kelsea Nicole Ballerini (born September 12, 1993) is an American country pop singer. She began songwriting as a child and signed with Black River Entertainment in 2014, releasing her debut studio album the following year, '' The First Time''. ...

, country pop singer-songwriter known for her 2014 debut hit "

Love Me Like You Mean It "Love Me Like You Mean It" is a song co-written and recorded by American country pop singer Kelsea Ballerini. Ballerini co-wrote the song with Josh Kerr, Forest Glen Whitehead and Lance Carpenter. It was released on July 8, 2014, as Ballerini's d ...

". *October 9 – Scotty McCreery, winner of the 10th season of '' American Idol'', with follow-up successes including "

I Love You This Big "I Love You This Big" is the debut and coronation song by American country music artist and ''American Idol'' season 10 winner, Scotty McCreery. It was written by Brett James, Ester Dean, Jay "Saint" Smith and Lil' Ronnie Jackson, and was re ...

" and his first No. 1 hit, " Five More Minutes". *October 9 – Chase Bryant, up-and-coming singer of the mid-2010s, including "

Take It On Back "Take It On Back" is a song recorded by American country music artist Chase Bryant. It was released in July 2014 as his debut single and the first from his self-titled EP. Bryant wrote the song with Dylan Altman and Tommy Lee James. Critical rece ...

" and "

Little Bit of You "Little Bit of You" is a song recorded by American country music artist Chase Bryant. It was released in March 2015 as the second single from his self-titled EP. Bryant wrote the song with Derek George and Ashley Gorley. Critical reception ''Ta ...

." *October 21 – Kane Brown, country music singer and songwriter who released his radio hit, "

Used to Love You Sober "Used to Love You Sober" is a song recorded by American country music singer Kane Brown. It was first released on October 21, 2015 as his debut single, then re-released under the Sony / RCA Nashville label on February 16, 2016 after Brown was sign ...

Deaths

*June 5 —

Conway Twitty Harold Lloyd Jenkins (September 1, 1933 – June 5, 1993), better known by his stage name Conway Twitty, was an American singer and songwriter. Initially a part of the 1950s rockabilly scene, Twitty was best known as a country music performer. ...

, 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

Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame inductees

Mac Wiseman Malcolm Bell Wiseman (May 23, 1925 – February 24, 2019) was an American bluegrass and country singer. Early life He was born on May 23, 1925, in Crimora, Virginia. He attended school in New Hope, Virginia, and graduated from high school the ...

* Jim & Jesse **Jim McReynolds ** Jesse McReynolds

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 Stu Davis (b. David Alexander Stewart; July 1, 1921 – March 25, 2007) was a Canadian singer, songwriter, storyteller and musician. Davis was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame in 1993. Biography Early life Stu Davis was bor ...

* 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 "Ain't That Lonely Yet" is a song written by Kostas and James House, and recorded by American country music artist Dwight Yoakam. It was released in March 1993 as the first single from his album '' This Time''. It peaked at number 2 for the wee ...

", Dwight Yoakam *Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal — "

Hard Workin' Man ''Hard Workin' Man'' is the second studio album by American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. Like its predecessor, ''Brand New Man'', the album had a string of top 5 hits on the US Hot Country chart. Its singles were "Hard Workin' Man" (#4), "Roc ...

Brooks & Dunn Brooks & Dunn are an American country music duo consisting of Kix Brooks and Ronnie Dunn, both of whom are vocalists and songwriters. The duo was founded in 1990 through the suggestion of Tim DuBois. Before their formation, both members were solo ...

*Best Country Collaboration with Vocals — "

Does He Love You "Does He Love You" is a song written by Sandy Knox and Billy Stritch, and recorded as a duet by American country music artists Reba McEntire and Linda Davis. It was released in August 1993 as the first single from Reba's compilation album '' Grea ...

Reba McEntire Reba Nell McEntire (born March 28, 1955), or simply Reba, is an American country music singer and actress. Dubbed " the Queen of Country", she has sold more than 75 million records worldwide. Since the 1970s, McEntire has placed over 100 single ...

and Linda Davis *Best Country Instrumental Performance — " Red Wing",

Asleep at the Wheel Asleep at the Wheel is an American Western swing group that was formed in Paw Paw, West Virginia, and is based in Austin, Texas. The band has won nine Grammy Awards since their 1970 inception, released over twenty albums, and has charted more t ...

, Chet Atkins,

Eldon Shamblin Eldon Shamblin (April 24, 1916 – August 5, 1998) was an American guitarist and arranger, particularly important to the development of Western swing music as one of the first electric guitarists in a popular dance band. He was a member of The ...

, Johnny Gimble,

Marty Stuart John Marty Stuart (born September 30, 1958) is an American country and bluegrass music singer, songwriter, and musician. Active since 1968, Stuart initially toured with Lester Flatt, and then in Johnny Cash's road band before beginning work as a ...

, 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 The Nashville Bluegrass Band is an American bluegrass music ensemble founded in 1984. The group's members first played together in 1984 as a backing band for Vernon Oxford and Minnie Pearl; each of the members was an established musician from t ...

Juno Awards

*Country Male Vocalist of the Year —

Charlie Major Charles Bernard Major (born December 31, 1954) is a Canadian country music artist. He has recorded seven studio albums and released more than twenty singles. In 2019 he was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame. Musical career Bo ...

*Country Female Vocalist of the Year —

Cassandra Vasik Cassandra Vasik is a Canadian country music singer-songwriter from Blenheim, Ontario. Signed to Epic Records, she released two albums and 11 singles for the label between 1991 and 1994. In 1992, she won the Rising Star award at the Canadian Count ...

*Country Group or Duo of the Year — The Rankin Family

Academy of Country Music

*Entertainer of the Year —

Garth Brooks Troyal Garth Brooks (born February 7, 1962) is an American country music singer and songwriter. His integration of pop and rock elements into the country genre has earned him popularity, particularly in the United States with success on the co ...

*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 The Chattahoochee River forms the southern half of the Alabama and Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia border, as well as a portion of the Florida - Georgia border. It is a tributary of the Apalachicola River, a relatively short river formed by the con ...

", 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 —

*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 Gibson/Miller Band was an American country music band founded in 1990 by Dave Gibson and Bill "Blue" Miller, the latter of whom was a former guest musician in rock musician Bob Seger's Silver Bullet Band. Both Gibson and Miller served as vocalis ...

*Video of the Year — "

We Shall Be Free "We Shall Be Free" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Garth Brooks. It was released in August 1992 as the first single from his album '' The Chase'' and also appears on ''The Hits'', ''The Limited Series'', '' Doub ...

," Garth Brooks (Directors: Garth Brooks and Tim Miller)

ARIA Awards

''(presented in Sydney on April 14, 1993)'' * Best Country Album – ''

The Outback Club ''The Outback Club'' is the debut studio album by Australian country musician Lee Kernaghan. It won the ARIA Award for Best Country Album The ARIA Music Award for Best Country Album, is an award presented at the annual ARIA Music Awards, whi ...

'' (

Lee Kernaghan Lee Kernaghan OAM (born 15 April 1964) is an Australian country music singer, songwriter and guitarist. Kernaghan has won four ARIA Awards and three APRA Awards, and has sold over two million albums, and as of 2021, has won 38 Golden Guitars at ...

)

Canadian Country Music Association

*Bud Country Fans' Choice Award — Michelle Wright *Male Artist of the Year —

George Fox George Fox (July 1624 – 13 January 1691) was an English Dissenter, who was a founder of the Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as the Quakers or Friends. The son of a Leicestershire weaver, he lived in times of social upheaval and ...

*Female Artist of the Year — Michelle Wright *Group or Duo of the Year — The Rankin Family *SOCAN Song of the Year — "

Backroads A backroad is a secondary type of road usually found in rural areas. Safety Backroads are less safe than other roads, with much higher fatality rates. A 2015 study by TRIP (a national transportation research group) in the United States found ...

*Single of the Year — "

He Would Be Sixteen "He Would Be Sixteen" is a song written by Jill Colucci, Charlie Black and Austin Roberts, and recorded by Canadian country music artist Michelle Wright. It was released in October 1992 as the third single from her third studio album, '' Now and ...

", Michelle Wright *Album of the Year — ''

Bad Day for Trains ''Bad Day for Trains'' is the second studio album by Canadian country music singer-songwriter Patricia Conroy, and was released in 1992 by Warner Music Canada. The album was named Album of the Year by the Canadian Country Music Association in 199 ...

'', 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 —

and

Russell deCarle Prairie Oyster was a Canadian country music group from Toronto, Ontario. They were named Country Group or Duo of the year six times by both the Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA) and the Juno Awards. The band also won the Bud Country Fa ...

Country Music Association

*Entertainer of the Year — Vince Gill *Song of the Year — " I Still Believe in You", Vince Gill and John Barlow Jarvis (Performer: Vince Gill) *Single of the Year — "

", 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 —

*Vocal Group of the Year — Diamond Rio *Horizon Award —

Mark Chesnutt Mark Nelson Chesnutt (born September 6, 1963) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Between 1990 and 1999, he had his greatest chart success recording for Universal Music Group Nashville's MCA and Decca branches, with a total of ei ...

*Music Video of the Year — "

", Alan Jackson (Director: Martin Kahan) *Vocal Event of the Year — "

I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair "I Don't Need Your Rockin' Chair" is a song written by Billy Yates, Frank Dycus and Kerry Kurt Phillips, and recorded by George Jones. It was the first single from his 1992 album ''Walls Can Fall''. Background Jones, who by 1992 had taken his pla ...

", George Jones (featuring Clint Black,

T. Graham Brown Anthony Graham Brown (born October 30, 1954), known professionally as T. Graham Brown, is an American country music singer. Active since 1973, Brown has recorded a total of thirteen studio albums, and has charted more than twenty singles on the ...

, Joe Diffie, Vince Gill, Alan Jackson, Patty Loveless, Pam Tillis and Travis Tritt) *Musician of the Year — Mark O'Connor

External links

Country Music Hall of Fame
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