2001 in country music

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

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:

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)

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

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

Other links

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