1975 in country music

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This is a list of important country music events that took place in 1975.

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Events

• March 13 - Rocky marriage of George Jones and Tammy Wynette ends in a divorce.
• July 17 - The Russian version of Conway Twitty's 1970 song, "Hello Darlin" is screened and broadcasted worldwide as part of the Apollo-Soyuz Test Project. The song, which in Russian is called "Privet Radost," is a "goodwill gesture" from the Apollo crew to the Soyuz crew of the Soviet Union. Twitty worked with a professor of language from the University of Oklahoma to record a Russian phonetic version of the song.
• August 8 - While climbing the mountain at Ajax Mountain, Montana, Hank Williams, Jr. involved in catastrophic accidents. He fell nearly 500 feet and was badly wounded, suffering a lot of facial and head injuries. His recovery took almost two years, during which time he experienced great cosmetics - and musical - improvements.
• October - The decisive moment in the recent debate on what defines country music - and the respective vision of the genre - is present at the Country Music Association award. Charlie Rich, the 1974 CMA Entertainer of the Year, was chosen to name the new Entertainer of the Year. As he opened the envelope, he pulled out his cigarette lighter, lit a piece of paper with the name of the burning winner, and in disgust announced the winner: "My best friend, John Denver!" Denver, who was absent, was humbled at his appreciation (but did not know until later about Rich's actions).

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• The deaths of three country music legends - Bob Wills, George Morgan, and Lefty Frizzell - leave a huge void among fans.
• Six songs reached No. 1 on the Billboard chart Hot Singles Country also reached the top of the Hot 100 chart: "(Hey Will not You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" by BJ Thomas; "Before the Next Teardrop Waterfall" by Freddy Fender; "Alhamdulillah I am a Child of the Country" and "I'm Sorry," either by John Denver; "Cowboy Imitation Diamond" by Glen Campbell; and "Convoy" by C. W. McCall.

In addition, some other songs that peak on one chart are very good on the other, including "Have You Never Been Mellow" and "Please Mr. Please" by Olivia Newton -John; "I'm Not Lisa" by Jessi Colter; Fender "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights"; and "When Will I Be Loved" by Linda Ronstadt.

Maps 1975 in country music

Most popular hits of the year

Number one hit

United States

(as certified by Billboard)

Canada

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