1983 in country music
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1983.
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Events
- March — In a span of two days, two major cable networks signed on the air. Country Music Television (CMT) went on-the-air March 5, while The Nashville Network (TNN) came on two days later on March 7. CMT (originally called "CMTV") was chiefly video-oriented, while TNN offered more feature-oriented programming.
Top hits of the year
Singles released by American artists
Singles released by Canadian artists
| US | CAN | Single | Artist |
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| — | 10 | Born Again | Terry Sumsion |
| — | 19 | Come January (You're My June) | Lou Natale |
| — | 19 | Could It Be Love | Kelita Haverland |
| — | 5 | Country Fever | Dallas Harms |
| — | 10 | Does Your Heart Still Belong to Me | Marie Bottrell |
| — | 8 | Dressed to Kill | Gilles Godard |
| — | 12 | Everybody Wants to Be Single | Marie Bottrell |
| — | 7 | Face in the Mirror | Albert Hall |
| — | 8 | Fooling with Fire | Dallas Harms |
| — | 1 | Honky Tonkin' (All Night Long) | Dallas Harms |
| — | 18 | I Need a Lover | Ronnie Prophet |
| — | 12 | I've Already Left You (In My Mind) | Mercey Brothers |
| 86 | 8 | If Tomorrow Never Comes | Ray Griff |
| 1 | 1 | A Little Good News | Anne Murray |
| — | 8 | Love Hangover | Carroll Baker |
| — | 18 | Loving You Needing You | Eddie Eastman |
| — | 8 | Memorized by Heart | Family Brown |
| — | 18 | Never Did Like That Train | Murray McLauchlan |
| — | 17 | One Less Lonely Night | Jessie Burns |
| — | 17 | Only the Names Have Been Changed | Marie Bottrell |
| — | 9 | Pressures of Progress | Harold MacIntyre |
| — | 18 | Right or Wrong | Carroll Baker |
| 7 | 3 | Somebody's Always Saying Goodbye | Anne Murray |
| — | 9 | Two Bits Worth of Hurtin' | Paul Weber |
| 67 | 4 | We Really Got a Hold on Love | Family Brown |
| — | 14 | What's He Doin' at the Door | David Thompson |
| — | 9 | Where Beauty Lives in Memory | Paul Weber |
Top new album releases
Other top albums
| US | Album | Artist | Record Label |
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| 34 | After All This Time | Mel Tillis | MCA |
| 61 | All-American Cowboys | Various Artists | Kat Family |
| 41 | All-American Redneck | Randy Howard | Warner Bros. |
| 35 | All Time Heart Touching Favorites | Roger Whittaker | Main Street |
| 61 | Back | Lynn Anderson | Permian |
| 36 | Behind the Scene | Reba McEntire | Mercury |
| 48 | Better Days | Guy Clark | Warner Bros. |
| 61 | Bill Monroe and Friends | Bill Monroe | MCA |
| 57 | Classic Conway | Conway Twitty | MCA |
| 70 | Classic Country | Albert Coleman's Atlanta Pops | Epic |
| 30 | Close Up | Louise Mandrell | RCA |
| 56 | Country Boy's Heart | Ronnie McDowell | Epic |
| 63 | Country Christmas, Volume 2 | Various Artists | RCA |
| 36 | Country Classics | Charley Pride | RCA |
| 50 | Dangerous | Tony Joe White | Columbia |
| 35 | Delia Bell | Delia Bell | Warner Bros. |
| 41 | Devoted to Your Memory | Moe Bandy | Columbia |
| 28 | The Epic Collection (Recorded Live) | Merle Haggard | Epic |
| 66 | Even the Strong Get Lonely | Tammy Wynette | Epic |
| 64 | Footprints in the Sand | Cristy Lane | LS/Liberty |
| 30 | For Every Rose | Johnny Rodriguez | Epic |
| 27 | The Great American Dream | B. J. Thomas | Cleveland Int'l. |
| 33 | Greatest Hits | Razzy Bailey | RCA |
| 63 | Greatest Hits | Lacy J. Dalton | Columbia |
| 41 | Greatest Hits | Johnny Lee | Warner Bros. |
| 67 | Greatest Hits | Ray Stevens | RCA |
| 31 | Gus Hardin | Gus Hardin | RCA |
| 42 | Harvest Moon | Joe Waters | New Colony |
| 27 | The Heart Never Lies | Michael Martin Murphey | Liberty |
| 44 | Heart to Heart | Merle Haggard & Leona Williams | Mercury |
| 38 | Hello in There | David Allan Coe | Columbia |
| 35 | I Was the One | Elvis Presley | RCA |
| 55 | It's About Time | John Denver | RCA |
| 65 | The Jim Reeves Medley | Jim Reeves | RCA |
| 27 | Jones Country | George Jones | Epic |
| 34 | Leon Everette | Leon Everette | RCA |
| 61 | Let the Hard Times Roll | McGuffey Lane | Atco |
| 26 | Let's Go | Nitty Gritty Dirt Band | Liberty |
| 36 | A Lifetime of Song 1951–1982 | Marty Robbins | Columbia |
| 27 | Lost in the Feeling | Conway Twitty | Warner Bros. |
| 60 | Lyin', Cheatin', Woman Chasin', Honky Tonkin', Whiskey Drinkin' You |
Loretta Lynn | MCA |
| 48 | Master of the Art | Ray Price | Viva |
| 36 | Memory Lane | Joe Stampley | Epic |
| 37 | Merry Twismas from Conway Twitty and His Little Friends |
Conway Twitty | Warner Bros. |
| 39 | Midnight Fire | Steve Wariner | RCA |
| 62 | My Fingers Do the Talkin' | Jerry Lee Lewis | MCA |
| 49 | The Nashville Sessions | Dean Martin | Warner Bros. |
| 63 | Naturally Country | Mel McDaniel | Capitol |
| 65 | New Horizons | Dottie West | Liberty |
| 35 | ...Not the Man I Used to Be | Boxcar Willie | Main Street |
| 32 | On My Own Again | David Frizzell | Viva |
| 35 | One Particular Harbour | Jimmy Buffett | MCA |
| 32 | Over Easy | Terri Gibbs | MCA |
| 34 | Ready | Jerry Reed | RCA |
| 40 | Rebel Heart | Dan Seals | Liberty |
| 26 | Red Hot | Shelly West | Viva |
| 54 | Those Were the Days | Gary Stewart & Dean Dillon | RCA |
| 30 | Today My World Slipped Away | Vern Gosdin | AMI |
| 26 | Too Hot to Sleep | Louise Mandrell | RCA |
| 48 | Viva Porter Wagoner | Porter Wagoner | Warner Bros. |
| 48 | What Can I Say | Gail Davies | Warner Bros. |
| 29 | Wish You Were Here Tonight | Ray Charles | Columbia |
| 64 | Work It out with Chet Atkins C.G.P. | Chet Atkins | Columbia |
| 35 | You're Not Leavin' Here Tonight | Ed Bruce | MCA |
On television
Regular series
- Hee Haw (1969–1993, syndicated)
- That Nashville Music (1970–1985, syndicated)
Births
- January 29 — Eric Paslay, singer-songwriter of the 2010s.
- March 10 — Carrie Underwood, 2005 American Idol winner, boosting her career.
- June 20 — Grace Potter, rock singer who crossed-over to country with duets with Kenny Chesney.
- June 30 — Cole Swindell, singer-songwriter of the 2010s.
- July 2 — Michelle Branch, member of The Wreckers.
- July 12 — Kimberly Perry, lead singer of The Band Perry.
- October 3 — Drake White, singer known for his single Livin' the Dream.
- November 10 — Miranda Lambert, member of Pistol Annies.
- December 12 — Katrina Elam, singer-songwriter of the 2000s.
- December 29 — Jessica Andrews, popular teen singer of the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Deaths
- April 6 — Cliff Carlisle, 79, country yodeler of the 1930s and steel guitar pioneer.
- October 20 — Merle Travis, 65, singer and composer of classic songs such as "Sixteen Tons", "Dark as a Dungeon", "So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed" and "Smoke, Smoke, Smoke that Cigarette." (heart attack)
Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees
- Little Jimmy Dickens (1920–2015)
Major awards
Grammy Awards
- Best Female Country Vocal Performance — "A Little Good News", Anne Murray
- Best Male Country Vocal Performance — "I.O.U.", – Lee Greenwood
- Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal — "The Closer You Get", Alabama
- Best Country Instrumental Performance — "Fireball", New South
- Best Country Song — "Stranger in My House," Mike Reid (Performer: Ronnie Milsap)
Juno Awards
- Country Male Vocalist of the Year — Eddie Eastman
- Country Female Vocalist of the Year — Anne Murray
- Country Group or Duo of the Year — The Good Brothers
Academy of Country Music
- Entertainer of the Year — Alabama
- Song of the Year — "The Wind Beneath My Wings", Larry Henley and Jeff Silbar (Performer: Gary Morris)
- Single of the Year — "Islands in the Stream", Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton
- Album of the Year — The Closer You Get…, Alabama
- Top Male Vocalist — Lee Greenwood
- Top Female Vocalist — Janie Fricke
- Top Vocal Duo — Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers
- Top Vocal Group — Alabama
- Top New Male Vocalist — Jim Glaser
- Top New Female Vocalist — Gus Hardin
Canadian Country Music Association
- Entertainer of the Year — Family Brown
- Male Artist of the Year — Dick Damron
- Female Artist of the Year — Marie Bottrell
- Group of the Year — Family Brown
- SOCAN Song of the Year — "Raised on Country Music", Family Brown (Performer: Family Brown)
- Single of the Year — "Raised on Country Music", Family Brown
- Album of the Year — Raised on Country Music, Family Brown
- Vista Rising Star Award — Kelita Haverland
- Duo of the Year — Donna & LeRoy Anderson
Country Music Association
- Entertainer of the Year — Alabama
- Song of the Year — "Always on My Mind", Johnny Christopher, Wayne Carson Thompson and Mark James (Performer: Willie Nelson)
- Single of the Year — "Swingin'", John Anderson
- Album of the Year — The Closer You Get…, Alabama
- Male Vocalist of the Year — Lee Greenwood
- Female Vocalist of the Year — Janie Fricke
- Vocal Duo of the Year — Merle Haggard and Willie Nelson
- Vocal Group of the Year — Alabama
- Horizon Award — John Anderson
- Instrumentalist of the Year — Chet Atkins
- Instrumental Group of the Year — Ricky Skaggs Band
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.
External links
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