2001 in country music

This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 2001.

Events

• Ray Price celebrates his 50th Grand Ole Opry anniversary

Top hits of the year

The following songs placed within the Top 20 on the Hot Country Songs charts in 2001:

Top new album releases

The following albums placed within the Top 50 on the Top Country Albums charts in 2001:

Other top albums

Deaths

• February 1 — John Jarrard, 47, songwriter (respiratory failure)
• February 7 — Dale Evans, 88, writer, actress, singer-songwriter, and wife of singing cowboy Roy Rogers
• April 8 — Van Stephenson, 47, guitarist, vocalist and co-founding member of the 1990s group Blackhawk (skin cancer)
• June 4 — John Hartford, 63, singer-songwriter and bluegrass musician (non-Hodgkin Lymphoma)
• June 30 — Chet Atkins, 77, guitarist and record producer (colon cancer)
• July 3 — Johnny Russell, 61, singer-songwriter best known for writing the Buck Owens classic "Act Naturally" (diabetes)
• July 22 – Bob Ferguson, 73, record producer and songwriter, best known for work with Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton (cancer).
• September 11 — Carolyn Mayer Beug, 48, filmmaker and music video director who directed three music videos for Dwight Yoakam (killed when American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into World Trade Center)
• December 3 – Grady Martin, 72, session guitarist and member of Nashville's "A Team" (heart attack)

Hall of Fame inductees

Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame inductees

• The Carter Family
• A. P. Carter
• Sara Carter
• Maybelle Carter

Country Music Hall of Fame inductees

• Bill Anderson (born 1937)
• The Delmore Brothers (Alton Delmore 1908–1964 and Rabon Delmore 1916–1952)
• The Everly Brothers (Don Everly born 1937 and Phil Everly born 1939)
• Don Gibson (1928–2003)
• Homer and Jethro (Homer Haynes 1920–1971 and Jethro Burns 1920–1989)
• Waylon Jennings (1937–2002)
• The Jordanaires (Gordon Stoker born 1924, Neal Matthews, Jr. 1929–2000, Hoyt Hawkins 1927–1982 and Ray Walker born 1934)
• Don Law (1902–1982)
• The Louvin Brothers (Ira Louvin 1924–1965 and Charlie Louvin born 1927)
• Ken Nelson (born 1911)
• Sam Phillips (1923–2003)
• Webb Pierce (1921–1991)

Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees

• Gordon Lightfoot
• Gary Buck

Major awards

Grammy Awards

• Best Female Country Vocal Performance — "Shine", Dolly Parton
• Best Male Country Vocal Performance — "O Death", Ralph Stanley
• Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal — "The Lucky One", Alison Krauss & Union Station
• Best Country Collaboration with Vocals — "I am a Man of Constant Sorrow", Harley Allen, Pat Enright and Dan Tyminski
• Best Country Instrumental Performance — "Foggy Mountain Breakdown", Jerry Douglas, Gen Duncan, Vince Gill, Albert Lee, Steve Martin, Leon Russell, Earl Scruggs, Gary Scruggs, Randy Scruggs, Paul Shaffer & Marty Stuart
• Best Country Song — "The Lucky One", Alison Krauss & Union Station
• Best Country Album — Hank Williams Tribute, Various Artists (Producers: Bonnie Garner, Luke Lewis and Mary Martin)
• Best Bluegrass Album — New Favorite, Alison Krauss & Union Station

Juno Awards

• Best Country Artist/Group — Carolyn Dawn Johnson
• Best New Country Artist/Group — The Ennis Sisters

Academy of Country Music

• Entertainer of the Year — Brooks & Dunn
• Song of the Year — "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)", Alan Jackson
• Single of the Year — "Where Were You (When the World Stopped Turning)", Alan Jackson
• Album of the Year — O Brother, Where Art Thou?
• Top Male Vocalist — Alan Jackson
• Top Female Vocalist — Martina McBride
• Top Vocal Duo — Brooks & Dunn
• Top Vocal Group — Lonestar
• Top New Male Vocalist — Phil Vassar
• Top New Female Vocalist — Carolyn Dawn Johnson
• Top New Vocal Duo or Group — Trick Pony
• Video of the Year — "Only in America", Brooks & Dunn (Director: Michael Merriman)
• Vocal Event of the Year — "I am a Man of Constant Sorrow", Various Artists

ARIA Awards

(presented in Sydney on October 30, 2001)

• Best Country Album - Looking Forward Looking Back (Slim Dusty)

Canadian Country Music Association

• Telus Mobility Fans' Choice Award — Terri Clark
• Male Artist of the Year — Jason McCoy
• Female Artist of the Year — Carolyn Dawn Johnson
• Group or Duo of the Year — The Wilkinsons
• SOCAN Song of the Year — "Complicated", Carolyn Dawn Johnson
• Single of the Year — "Complicated", Carolyn Dawn Johnson
• Album of the Year — Room with a View, Carolyn Dawn Johnson
• Top Selling Album — Breathe, Faith Hill
• Video of the Year — "No Fear", Terri Clark
• Chevy Trucks Rising Star Award — Carolyn Dawn Johnson
• Roots Artist or Group of the Year — Natalie MacMaster

Country Music Association

• Entertainer of the Year — Tim McGraw
• Song of the Year — "Murder on Music Row", Larry Cordle, Larry Shell
• Single of the Year — "I am a Man of Constant Sorrow", The Soggy Bottom Boys
• Album of the Year — O Brother, Where Art Thou?
• Male Vocalist of the Year — Toby Keith
• Female Vocalist of the Year — Lee Ann Womack
• Vocal Duo of the Year — Brooks & Dunn
• Vocal Group of the Year — Lonestar
• Horizon Award — Keith Urban
• Music Video of the Year — "Born to Fly", Sara Evans (Director: Peter Zavadil)
• Vocal Event of the Year — "Too Country", Brad Paisley (with George Jones, Bill Anderson and Buck Owens)
• Musician of the Year — Dann Huff

References

Further reading

• Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs 1944–2005 – 6th Edition." 2005.

Other links

• Country Music Association
• Inductees of the Country Music Hall of Fame

External links

• Country Music Hall of Fame