This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 2000.
Events
- February 28 -
- March 4 â "Amazed" by Lonestar becomes the first country song to have topped both the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks and the Billboard Hot 100 chart since the Kenny Rogers-Dolly Parton duet, "Islands In The Stream" in October 1983. The country-leaning "Amazed" â which had a brief run in the Hot 100 during the summer of 1999 â had been remixed for Top 40 radio, launching it to its run of pop-radio success.
- March 7 - George Strait and Alan Jackson release "Murder on Music Row". While the song is not officially released as a single, the song stirs up controversy for its lyrics of how country pop is taking over traditional country music.
- March 10 â Vince Gill and Christian singer Amy Grant are married.
- March 13 - Dixie Chicks' "Goodbye Earl" gained significant controversy for citing domestic violence, urging the song to be withdrawn from radio airwaves.
- May 13 - Kenny Rogers makes chart history as "Buy Me a Rose" hits #1 on the Hot Country Songs chart, making it not only his first #1 since his 1987 duet with Ronnie Milsap, "Make No Mistake, She's Mine", but also the oldest singer to have a #1 single until 2003 (Rogers was 61 at the time). The song is also the only #1 for Alison Krauss and Billy Dean, who are credited as guest vocalists.
- May 13 June Carter Cash of Mother Maybelle and the Carter Sisters celebrates her 50th Grand Ole Opry anniversary
- October 26 - Garth Brooks announces his retirement from touring during a party to celebrate his certification for sales of 100 million albums, at Nashville's Gaylord Entertainment Center.
- December â RFD-TV, a cable network devoted to rural Americans culture, is launched. In addition to agriculture- and farming-centric shows, a large programming block is devoted to classic country music television shows.
Top hits of the year
Singles released by American artists
Singles released by Canadian artists
Top new album releases
Other top albums
Births
Deaths
- March 7 â Pee Wee King, 86, singer-songwriter (heart attack)
- March 14 â Tommy Collins, 69, singer and songwriter who helped create the Bakersfield Sound
- March 19 â Speck Rhodes, 84, comedian and musician best known for his work on The Porter Wagoner Show.
- April 21 â Neal Matthews, Jr., 70, member of The Jordanaires (heart attack)
- November 5 â Jimmie Davis, 101, the "Singing Governor", two-term governor of Louisiana from 1944 to 1948 and again from 1960 to 1964 (natural causes)
Hall of Fame inductees
Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame inductees
Country Music Hall of Fame inductees
Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees
Major awards
Grammy Awards
Juno Awards
Academy of Country Music
ARIA Awards
(presented in Sydney on October 24, 2000)
Canadian Country Music Association
Country Music Association
Further reading
- Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs 1944âÂÂ2005 â 6th Edition." 2005.
Other links
References
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