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2009 in country music

Overview of the events of 2009 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 2009.

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Top hits of the year

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The following songs placed within the Top 20 on the Hot Country Songs or Canada Country charts in 2009:

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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 2009:

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Other top albums

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Deaths

  • January 9 – Jon Hager, 67, one half of the Hager Twins, gained fame on Hee Haw.
  • February 3 – Tom Brumley, 74, steel guitarist for Buck Owens' Buckaroos, Ricky Nelson, and Desert Rose Band; member Int'l Steel Guitar Hall of Fame and Texas Steel Guitar Hall of Fame; best known for steel guitar work on "Together Again"
  • February 7 – Molly Bee, 69, gained fame through appearances on Hometown Jamboree. (complications from a stroke)
  • March 2 – Ernest Ashworth, 80, Grand Ole Opry star, best known for his 1963 Number One hit, "Talk Back Tremblin' Lips".
  • March 8 – Hank Locklin, 91, Grand Ole Opry star, best known for his 1960 crossover hit, "Please Help Me, I'm Falling".
  • March 25 – Dan Seals, 61, singer-songwriter of the 1980s, best known for his 1985 crossover hit, "Bop". (mantle cell lymphoma)
  • April 28 – Vern Gosdin, 74, singer-songwriter known as "the Voice." (complications from a stroke)
  • June 10 – Barry Beckett, 66, record producer and session musician (natural causes)
  • June 24 – Tim Krekel, 58, country music songwriter ("Cry on the Shoulder of the Road") (cancer)
  • July 28 – Reverend Ike, 74, Ike made a guest appearance on Hank Williams Jr.'s single "Mind Your Own Business", a Number One country hit in 1986. (complications from a stroke)
  • August 13 – Les Paul, 94, recording innovator and electric guitar inventor, both which have seen significant use in country music (complications from pneumonia)
  • August 14 – Warren "Gates" Nichols, 65, steel guitarist and co-founding member of the 1990s group Confederate Railroad (pancreatic cancer).
  • September 27 – Ruby Wright, 69, daughter of country music legends Kitty Wells and Johnnie Wright and prominent member of her parents' touring act (heart-related illness)
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Hall of Fame Inductees

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Major awards

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Grammy Awards

(presented January 31, 2010 in Los Angeles)

Juno Awards

(presented April 18, 2010 in St. John's)

CMT Music Awards

(presented June 16 in Nashville)

Academy of Country Music

(presented April 18, 2010 in Las Vegas)

Americana Music Honors & Awards

American Music Awards

(presented in Los Angeles on November 22, 2009)

ARIA Awards

(presented in Sydney on November 26, 2009)

Canadian Country Music Association

(presented September 13 in Vancouver)

Country Music Association

(presented November 11 in Nashville)

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