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2001 in country music

Overview of the events of 2001 in country music From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

Events

Top hits of the year

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

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Top new album releases

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

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Other top albums

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Deaths

  • February 1 — John Jarrard, 47, songwriter (respiratory failure)[1]
  • 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)
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Hall of Fame inductees

Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame inductees

Country Music Hall of Fame inductees

Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame inductees

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Major awards

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Grammy Awards

Juno Awards

Academy of Country Music

ARIA Awards

(presented in Sydney on October 30, 2001)

Canadian Country Music Association

Country Music Association

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References

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