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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1980.
"Green, Green Grass of Home", written by Claude "Curly" Putman Jr. and first recorded by singer Johnny Darrell in 1965, is a country song made popular by Porter Wagoner the same year, when it reached No. 4 on the country chart. It was also recorded by Bobby Bare and by Jerry Lee Lewis, who included it in his album Country Songs for City Folks. Tom Jones learned the song from Lewis' version, and in 1966, he had a worldwide No. 1 hit with it.
"He Stopped Loving Her Today" is a song recorded by American country music artist George Jones. It has been named in several surveys as the greatest country song of all time. It was released in April 1980 as the lead single from the album I Am What I Am. The song was Jones's first solo No. 1 single in six years. The melancholy song was written by Bobby Braddock and Curly Putman. The week after Jones' death, the song re-entered the Hot Country Songs chart at No. 21. As of November 13, 2013, the single has sold 521,000 copies in the United States. Since 2008 it has been preserved by the Library of Congress into the National Recording Registry. The song was No. 275 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
I Am What I Am is an album by American country music artist George Jones released in 1980 on Epic Records label. On July 4, 2000, the CD version was reissued with four previously unreleased bonus tracks on the Legacy Recordings label.
Claude Putman Jr. professionally known as Curly Putman was an American songwriter.
Robert Valentine Braddock is an American country songwriter and record producer. A member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Braddock has contributed numerous hit songs during more than 40 years in the industry, including 13 number-one hit singles.
Wine Colored Roses is an album by American country music artist George Jones released in 1986 on the Epic Records label. It peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Country Albums chart. Wine Colored Roses went Gold in 1994.
Ladies' Choice is an album by American country music artist George Jones, released in 1984 on the Epic Records label. It was composed largely of duets with female artists.
The Battle is an album by American country music artist George Jones released in 1976 on the Epic Records label.
Me and the First Lady is the second studio album by country music artists George Jones and Tammy Wynette, released on August 7, 1972, on the Epic Records label.
A Picture of Me is an album by American country music singer George Jones. It was released in 1972 on the Epic Records label.
Dottie and Don is a studio album by American country music artists Don Gibson and Dottie West. It was released in March 1969 on RCA Victor Records and was produced by Chet Atkins and Danny Davis. The album was a collection of duet recordings between Gibson and West. It was both artists first album of duets to be recorded. Among the songs from the project, "Rings of Gold" became a major hit in 1969.
"My Elusive Dreams" is a country music song written by Billy Sherrill and Curly Putman. Putman recorded his song in March 1967 and released it on ABC Records in June 1967, peaking at #41 on the Hot Country Singles charts and #34 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100. The song was later recorded by several artists. The best-known version was recorded as a duet by David Houston and Tammy Wynette, and was a No. 1 country hit in October 1967; the song also peaked at No. 89 on the Billboard Hot 100. Wynette recorded a second duet version of My Elusive Dreams in 1973 with George Jones; this version was included on the Let's Build a World Together album.
Unable to approach the success of You Light Up My Life, Debby Boone left Top 40 radio behind in 1980 and turned her career toward Country music with the release of her fourth album, Love Has No Reason. Boone had already established a presence on Country radio prior to the release of this album having placed seven singles, including You Light Up My Life, on Billboard's Country Singles chart. Boone's first album, You Light Up My Life, also reached No. 6 on Billboard's Country Albums chart.
Greatest Hits is country music artist Keith Whitley's first greatest hits album, released a year after his death. It was released in 1990 by RCA Records. It peaked at No. 5 on the Top Country Albums chart, and was certified platinum by the RIAA. One single was released from it: "'Til a Tear Becomes a Rose", an overdubbed duet with his widow, Lorrie Morgan. It reached No. 13 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The album was certified platinum by the RIAA on June 24, 1993. It has sold 991,900 copies in the United States as of October 2019.
Max Duane Barnes was an American country singer and songwriter born in Hard Scratch, Iowa, United States. In 1973, Barnes moved with his family from Omaha, Nebraska to Nashville, Tennessee, where he died at age 68.
Ramblin' Fever is the 22nd studio album by American country singer Merle Haggard, released in 1977. It was his first on the MCA label after recording for Capitol Records since 1965. It was also his first album without crediting The Strangers. It reached Number 5 on the Country album chart. Ramblin' Fever was reissued on CD in 2002.
"Hopelessly Yours" is a song written by Keith Whitley, Curly Putman, and Don Cook. Whitley recorded a demo that was never officially released. The first release was by George Jones on his 1986 album Wine Colored Roses.
"Radio Lover" is a murder ballad by American country music artist George Jones. It was composed by Curly Putman, Ron Hellard, and Bucky Jones. Although it was released as a single in 1989, it was included earlier in the 1983 album Jones Country.
"Who Was That Stranger" is a song composed by Max D. Barnes, Don Cook and Curly Putman. It was originally recorded by American country artist Loretta Lynn. It was released as a single and became a minor hit on the American country music charts in 1988. It was released on an album of the same. It was among Lynn's final single releases on MCA Records and among her final charting releases.
References
- ↑ "George Jones (2) – I Turn To You / Don't Leave Without Taking Your Silver". Discogs . Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ↑ "George Jones Top Songs". MusicVF.com. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ↑ "George Jones I Turn to You Composed by Curly Putman / Max D. Barnes". AllMusic . Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ↑ "George Jones Wine Colored Roses: Awards". AllMusic . Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ↑ "Image : RPM Weekly". Library and Archives Canada. 18 July 1987. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
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