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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1969.

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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1969.

Events

January 29 — The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour is a television show hosted by country singer Glen Campbell from January 1969 through June 1972. He was offered the show after he hosted a 1968 summer replacement for The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour....
premieres on CBS, for what will be a three-year run.
February 24 — Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash was a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter and one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Primarily a country music artist, his songs and sound spanned many other genres including rockabilly and rock and roll , as well as blues, folk music and Gospel music....
records his second live album behind prison walls in as many years at San Quentin State Prison
San Quentin State Prison

San Quentin State Prison is a California State Prison located near the city of San Rafael, California. Opened in July 1852, it is the oldest prison in the state....
. The resulting album is At San Quentin
At San Quentin

At San Quentin is a recording of a live concert given by Johnny Cash to the inmates of San Quentin State Prison. As well as being released on record the concert was filmed by Granada Television....
, and contains his hit "A Boy Named Sue
A Boy Named Sue

"A Boy Named Sue" is a Country music song, written by Shel Silverstein and popularly sung by Johnny Cash. Johnny Cash was at the height of his popularity when he recorded this song live at San Quentin State Prison in California....
." The concert is also taped for television broadcast.
June 7 — The Johnny Cash Show
The Johnny Cash Show (TV series)

The Johnny Cash Show was an United States television music variety show presented by Johnny Cash. The 58-episode series ran from June 7, 1969 to March 31, 1971 on American Broadcasting Company....
premieres on ABC; the series will run through 1971.
June 15 — The summer replacement series Hee Haw
Hee Haw

Hee Haw was a television variety show, initially co-hosted by musicians Buck Owens and Roy Clark and featuring country music and humor with fictional, rural "Kornfield Kounty" as a backdrop....
airs for the first time on CBS. The first guests to Kornfield Kounty — for what will be a 23-year run, the bulk of which will be in syndication
Television syndication

In broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast radio shows and television shows to multiple individual stations, without going through a broadcast network....
— are Charley Pride
Charley Pride

Charley Frank Pride is a country music artist. During his career, he has had thirty-six number-one hits on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Songs charts....
and Tammy Wynette
Tammy Wynette

Virginia Wynette Pugh, known professionally as Tammy Wynette , was an United States and one of country music's best-known artists and biggest-selling female vocalists....
.
October - The Country Music Association
Country Music Association

The Country Music Association was founded in 1958 in Nashville, Tennessee, Tennessee. It originally consisted of only 233 members and was the first trade organization formed to promote a music genre....
airs its awards program live for the first time. The annual awards show - at the time airing in October on NBC - quickly becomes one of country music's most eagerly anticipated events of the year.

No dates

Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton

Dolly Rebecca Parton is a Grammy Award-winning United Statesn singer-songwriter, author, actress and philanthropist, known for her prolific work in country music....
joins the Grand Ole Opry
Grand Ole Opry

The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly country music radio programming and concert broadcast live on WSM radio in Nashville, Tennessee, Tennessee, every Friday and Saturday night, as well as Tuesdays from March through December....
.
Tammy Wynette
Tammy Wynette

Virginia Wynette Pugh, known professionally as Tammy Wynette , was an United States and one of country music's best-known artists and biggest-selling female vocalists....
becomes the first female country artist to sell over one million copies of a single recording with her Tammy's Greatest Hits collection.

Top hits of the year

Number one hits

(As certified by Billboard magazine)

January 4 – "Daddy Sang Bass" – Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash was a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter and one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Primarily a country music artist, his songs and sound spanned many other genres including rockabilly and rock and roll , as well as blues, folk music and Gospel music....
February 15 – "Until My Dreams Come True" – Jack Greene
Jack Greene

Jack Greene is an United States country music musician nicknamed the "Jolly Green Giant" and well known for his 1966 hit "There Goes My Everything."...
March 1 – "To Make Love Sweeter For You" – Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry Lee Lewis

Jerry Lee Lewis is an American rock and roll and country music singer, songwriter and pianist. An early pioneer of rock and roll music, Lewis was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986 and his pioneering contribution to the genre has been recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame....
March 8 – "Only the Lonely
Only the Lonely

"Only the Lonely " is a 1960 in music song written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson. Recorded by Orbison, it became his first major hit. As an operatic rock 'n' roll ballad, it was a sound unheard of at the time, described by the New York Times as expressing "a clenched, driven urgency"....
" – Sonny James
Sonny James

Sonny James is an United States country music singer and songwriter. In 2006, James was elected into the Country Music Hall of Fame....
March 29 – "Who's Gonna Mow Your Grass" – Buck Owens and the Buckaroos
Buck Owens

Alvis Edgar "Buck" Owens, Jr., was an United States singer and guitarist, who had 21 number-one hits on the Billboard magazine country music charts, with his legendary band, the Buckaroos....
April 12 – "Woman of the World (Leave My World Alone)" – Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn

Loretta Lynn is an United States country music singer-songwriter; she was one of the leading country vocalists and songwriters during the 1960s and 1970s and is revered as a country icon....
April 19 – "Galveston
Galveston (song)

"Galveston" is the title of a 1969 in music song written by Jimmy Webb and popularized by Glen Campbell.The song is sung by a soldier in combat who is nostalgic for his home town, Galveston, Texas, Texas, characterized as a woman: "I still see her standing by the water ......
" – Glen Campbell
Glen Campbell

Glen Travis Campbell is a Grammy Award, Dove Award winning, and two time nominated Golden Globe Award United States country pop singer, guitarist and occasional actor....
May 10 – "Hungry Eyes
Hungry Eyes (Merle Haggard song)

"Hungry Eyes" is an American country music song performed by its writer, Merle Haggard. Released in 1969, the song became one of the most famous of his career....
" – Merle Haggard and the Strangers
Merle Haggard

Merle Ronald Haggard is an United States country music singer, guitarist, instrumentalist, and songwriter.Merle Haggard has become one of the true giants of country music, as a singer, guitarist, songwriter, and instrumentalist....
May 17 – "My Life (Throw it Away If I Want To)
My Life (Throw It Away If I Want To)

"My Life " is an American country music song written and recorded by Bill Anderson .Originally released in March 1969 in country music, the song became Anderson's fourth solo No....
" – Bill Anderson
May 31 – "Singing My Song" – Tammy Wynette
Tammy Wynette

Virginia Wynette Pugh, known professionally as Tammy Wynette , was an United States and one of country music's best-known artists and biggest-selling female vocalists....
June 14 – "Running Bear
Running Bear

"Running Bear" is a song written by J.P. Richardson sung most famously by Johnny Preston in 1959. Preston first sang the song in 1959 with background vocals by Richardson and George Jones, and it was number one for three weeks in January 1960 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States....
" – Sonny James
Sonny James

Sonny James is an United States country music singer and songwriter. In 2006, James was elected into the Country Music Hall of Fame....
July 5 – "Statue of a Fool" – Jack Greene
Jack Greene

Jack Greene is an United States country music musician nicknamed the "Jolly Green Giant" and well known for his 1966 hit "There Goes My Everything."...
July 19 – "I Love You More Today" – Conway Twitty
Conway Twitty

Conway Twitty was one of the United States most successful country music artists during the 20th century. Most commonly thought of as a country music singer, he also enjoyed success in early rock and roll, R&B, and Pop music....
July 26 – "Johnny B. Goode
Johnny B. Goode

"Johnny B. Goode" is a seminal 1958 rock and roll song by Chuck Berry. It reached #8 on the Billboard Billboard Hot 100, becoming one of his most enduring classics, and could be considered his signature song....
" – Buck Owens and the Buckaroos
Buck Owens

Alvis Edgar "Buck" Owens, Jr., was an United States singer and guitarist, who had 21 number-one hits on the Billboard magazine country music charts, with his legendary band, the Buckaroos....
August 9 – "All I Have to Offer You Is Me
All I Have to Offer You Is Me

"All I Have to Offer You Is Me" is an American country music song made famous in 1969 by Charley Pride.The song, released that June, reached the top of the Billboard magazine Hot Country Songs chart that August, and in doing so it became his first No....
" – Charley Pride
Charley Pride

Charley Frank Pride is a country music artist. During his career, he has had thirty-six number-one hits on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Songs charts....
August 16 – "Workin' Man's Blues
Workin' Man's Blues

"Workin' Man's Blues" is an American country music song performed by its writer, Merle Haggard. Released in 1969, the song was released during his early peak and became one of several signature songs during his career....
" – Merle Haggard and the Strangers
Merle Haggard

Merle Ronald Haggard is an United States country music singer, guitarist, instrumentalist, and songwriter.Merle Haggard has become one of the true giants of country music, as a singer, guitarist, songwriter, and instrumentalist....
August 23 – "A Boy Named Sue
A Boy Named Sue

"A Boy Named Sue" is a Country music song, written by Shel Silverstein and popularly sung by Johnny Cash. Johnny Cash was at the height of his popularity when he recorded this song live at San Quentin State Prison in California....
" – Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash was a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter and one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Primarily a country music artist, his songs and sound spanned many other genres including rockabilly and rock and roll , as well as blues, folk music and Gospel music....
September 27 – "Tall Dark Stranger" – Buck Owens and the Buckaroos
Buck Owens

Alvis Edgar "Buck" Owens, Jr., was an United States singer and guitarist, who had 21 number-one hits on the Billboard magazine country music charts, with his legendary band, the Buckaroos....
October 4 – "Since I Met You Baby
Since I Met You Baby (song)

"Since I Met You Baby" is an American rhythm and blues song written and recorded by pianist Ivory Joe Hunter. The song, which Hunter recorded in 1956, became an American standard , and saw renewed popularity in 1969 when country music artist Sonny James released his hit version....
" – Sonny James
Sonny James

Sonny James is an United States country music singer and songwriter. In 2006, James was elected into the Country Music Hall of Fame....
October 25 – "The Ways to Love a Man" – Tammy Wynette
Tammy Wynette

Virginia Wynette Pugh, known professionally as Tammy Wynette , was an United States and one of country music's best-known artists and biggest-selling female vocalists....
November 8 – "To See My Angel Cry" – Conway Twitty
Conway Twitty

Conway Twitty was one of the United States most successful country music artists during the 20th century. Most commonly thought of as a country music singer, he also enjoyed success in early rock and roll, R&B, and Pop music....
November 15 – "Okie From Muskogee
Okie from Muskogee (song)

"Okie from Muskogee" is an American country music song performed by its co-writer, Merle Haggard. Released in 1969, the song became one of the most famous of his career....
" – Merle Haggard and the Strangers
Merle Haggard

Merle Ronald Haggard is an United States country music singer, guitarist, instrumentalist, and songwriter.Merle Haggard has become one of the true giants of country music, as a singer, guitarist, songwriter, and instrumentalist....
December 13 – "I'm So Afraid of Losing You Again" – Charley Pride
Charley Pride

Charley Frank Pride is a country music artist. During his career, he has had thirty-six number-one hits on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Songs charts....

Other major hits

"All For the Love of a Girl" - Claude King
Claude King

Claude King is an United States country music singer and songwriter....
"April's Fool" - Ray Price
Ray Price (musician)

Ray Price is an American country and western singer/songwriter/guitarist. Some of his more famous songs include "Release Me ", "Crazy Arms", "Heartaches by the Number", "City Lights ", "My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You", "For the Good Times", "I Won't Mention It Again", "You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me", and "Danny Boy." He w...
"Are You From Dixie ('Cause I'm From Dixie Too)" - Jerry Reed
Jerry Reed

Jerry Reed Hubbard , known professionally as Jerry Reed, was an United States country music singer, country guitarist, session musician, songwriter, and actor who appeared in over a dozen films....
"Back in the Arms of Love" - Jack Greene
Jack Greene

Jack Greene is an United States country music musician nicknamed the "Jolly Green Giant" and well known for his 1966 hit "There Goes My Everything."...
"Ballad of Forty Dollars" – Tom T. Hall
Tom T. Hall

Tom T. Hall is an United States country music, songwriter, and country singer. He has written 11 #1 hit songs, with 26 more that reached the Top 10, including the pop crossover hit "I Love", which reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100....
"Be Glad" - Del Reeves
Del Reeves

Franklin Delano "Del" Reeves was a country music singer, best known for his "girl-watching" novelty-type songs of the 1960s. He became one of the most successful male country singers of the 1960s....
"Big in Vegas" – Buck Owens
Buck Owens

Alvis Edgar "Buck" Owens, Jr., was an United States singer and guitarist, who had 21 number-one hits on the Billboard magazine country music charts, with his legendary band, the Buckaroos....
"Big Wind" - Porter Wagoner
Porter Wagoner

Porter Wayne Wagoner was an United States country music singer. Famous for his flashy Nudie suit and Manuel Cuevas suits and blond Pompadour , Wagoner introduced a young Dolly Parton to his long-running television show....
"Blistered" - Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash was a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter and one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Primarily a country music artist, his songs and sound spanned many other genres including rockabilly and rock and roll , as well as blues, folk music and Gospel music....
"But You Know I Love You" – Bill Anderson
"Cajun Baby" – Hank Williams Jr.
"The Carroll County Accident" – Porter Wagoner
Porter Wagoner

Porter Wayne Wagoner was an United States country music singer. Famous for his flashy Nudie suit and Manuel Cuevas suits and blond Pompadour , Wagoner introduced a young Dolly Parton to his long-running television show....
"Darling You Know I Wouldn't Lie" – Conway Twitty
Conway Twitty

Conway Twitty was one of the United States most successful country music artists during the 20th century. Most commonly thought of as a country music singer, he also enjoyed success in early rock and roll, R&B, and Pop music....
"Don't Let Me Cross Over
Don't Let Me Cross Over

"Don't Let Me Cross Over" is a song made famous as a duet by Carl Butler and Pearl, a husband-and-wife country music duo. Originally released in November 1962 in country music, the song needed just four weeks to reach the No....
" - Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry Lee Lewis

Jerry Lee Lewis is an American rock and roll and country music singer, songwriter and pianist. An early pioneer of rock and roll music, Lewis was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986 and his pioneering contribution to the genre has been recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame....
and Linda Gail Lewis
"Games People Play" – Freddy Weller
Freddy Weller

Freddy Weller is a country music singer-songwriter from Atlanta, Georgia . His recording career started in 1969, while he was playing guitar in the band Paul Revere & The Raiders....
"George and the North Woods" - Dave Dudley
Dave Dudley

Dave Dudley was a country music singer. Born David Darwin Pedriska, he is best known for his truck-driving country anthems of the 1960s and 1970s....
"The Girl Most Likely" - Jeannie C. Riley
Jeannie C. Riley

Jeannie C. Riley is a country music singer. She is best known for her 1968 Country and Pop hit "Harper Valley PTA". She became the first woman to have a single become a Billboard Country and Pop List of Billboard country chart chart achievements#Songs that reached No....
"God Bless America Again" - Bobby Bare
Bobby Bare

Bobby Bare is an United States country music singer and songwriter. He is the father of Bobby Bare, Jr., also a musician....
"Good Time Charlies" - Del Reeves
Del Reeves

Franklin Delano "Del" Reeves was a country music singer, best known for his "girl-watching" novelty-type songs of the 1960s. He became one of the most successful male country singers of the 1960s....
"Homecoming" – Tom T. Hall
Tom T. Hall

Tom T. Hall is an United States country music, songwriter, and country singer. He has written 11 #1 hit songs, with 26 more that reached the Top 10, including the pop crossover hit "I Love", which reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100....
"I Can't Say Goodbye" - Marty Robbins
Marty Robbins

Martin David Robinson was an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist.One of the most popular and successful United States Country music singers of his era, Robbins' songs were often eclectic, touching notably on an array of world music....
"I Love You Because" - Carl Smith
Carl Smith (country musician)

Carl Smith is an United States country music singer. Known as Mister Country, Smith is the former husband of June Carter Cash, and the drinking buddy of Johnny Cash....
"I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am" - Merle Haggard and the Strangers
Merle Haggard

Merle Ronald Haggard is an United States country music singer, guitarist, instrumentalist, and songwriter.Merle Haggard has become one of the true giants of country music, as a singer, guitarist, songwriter, and instrumentalist....
"I'd Rather Be Gone" – Hank Williams Jr.
"I'll Share My World With You" – George Jones
George Jones

George Glenn Jones , is an American country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to Tammy Wynette....
"I'm Down to My Last 'I Love You'" - David Houston
David Houston (singer)

Charles David Houston was an United States country music singer. His peak in popularity came between the mid-1960s through the early 1970s....
"If Not For You" - George Jones
George Jones

George Glenn Jones , is an American country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to Tammy Wynette....
"It's a Sin" - Marty Robbins
Marty Robbins

Martin David Robinson was an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist.One of the most popular and successful United States Country music singers of his era, Robbins' songs were often eclectic, touching notably on an array of world music....
"In the Ghetto" - Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley

Elvis Aaron Presley was an United Statesn singer, actor, and musician. A cultural icon, he is commonly known simply as "Elvis", and is also sometimes referred to as "List of honorific titles in popular music" or "The King"....
"Invitation to Your Party" - Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry Lee Lewis

Jerry Lee Lewis is an American rock and roll and country music singer, songwriter and pianist. An early pioneer of rock and roll music, Lewis was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986 and his pioneering contribution to the genre has been recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame....
"Just Someone I Used to Know" - Porter Wagoner
Porter Wagoner

Porter Wayne Wagoner was an United States country music singer. Famous for his flashy Nudie suit and Manuel Cuevas suits and blond Pompadour , Wagoner introduced a young Dolly Parton to his long-running television show....
and Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton

Dolly Rebecca Parton is a Grammy Award-winning United Statesn singer-songwriter, author, actress and philanthropist, known for her prolific work in country music....
"Kaw-Liga
Kaw-Liga (song)

Kaw-Liga is a country-music song written by Hank Williams and Fred Rose . Backed by the Drifting Cowboys, Hank Williams recorded the song in Nashville, Tennessee in September, 1952 and the single was released posthumous workly in January 1953 on the MGM Records label....
" - Charley Pride
Charley Pride

Charley Frank Pride is a country music artist. During his career, he has had thirty-six number-one hits on the Billboard magazine Hot Country Songs charts....
"Kay" - John Wesley Ryles
John Wesley Ryles

John Wesley Ryles is an American country music artist. He made his debut in 1968 with the release of his single "Kay", a Top Ten hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles charts, and the title track to his debut album for Columbia Records....
"Let it Be Me" - Glen Campbell
Glen Campbell

Glen Travis Campbell is a Grammy Award, Dove Award winning, and two time nominated Golden Globe Award United States country pop singer, guitarist and occasional actor....
and Bobbie Gentry
Bobbie Gentry

Roberta Lee Streeter , professionally known as Bobbie Gentry, is an American singer-songwriter. Gentry was one of the first female country music to write and produce her own material....
"MacArthur Park" - Waylon Jennings
Waylon Jennings

Waylon Arnold Jennings was an influential United States of America country music singer and musician. A self-taught guitar player, he rose to prominence as a bass guitar player for Buddy Holly following the break-up of The Crickets....
with the Kimberlys
"(Margie's at) The Lincoln Park Inn" – Bobby Bare
Bobby Bare

Bobby Bare is an United States country music singer and songwriter. He is the father of Bobby Bare, Jr., also a musician....
"Me and Bobby McGee" - Roger Miller
Roger Miller

Roger Dean Miller was an United States singer, songwriter and musician, best known for his mid-1960s country/pop hits such as King of the Road , Dang Me and England Swings....
"Mr. Walker, It's All Over" - Billie Jo Spears
Billie Jo Spears

Billie Jo Spears is an United States country music singer. In the 1970s, she landed a few country hits. Her best known hit is the 1975 song "Blanket on the Ground"....
"My Woman's Good to Me" - David Houston
David Houston (singer)

Charles David Houston was an United States country music singer. His peak in popularity came between the mid-1960s through the early 1970s....
"The Name of the Game Was Love" — Hank Snow
Hank Snow

Clarence Eugene Snow was a Canadian country music artist. In his career, he charted more than seventy singles on the Billboard country charts from 1950 until 1980....
"One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)" - Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry Lee Lewis

Jerry Lee Lewis is an American rock and roll and country music singer, songwriter and pianist. An early pioneer of rock and roll music, Lewis was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986 and his pioneering contribution to the genre has been recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame....
"One Minute Past Eternity" - Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry Lee Lewis

Jerry Lee Lewis is an American rock and roll and country music singer, songwriter and pianist. An early pioneer of rock and roll music, Lewis was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986 and his pioneering contribution to the genre has been recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame....
"Please Don't Go" - Eddy Arnold
Eddy Arnold

Richard Edward Arnold was among the most popular country music singers in United States history and helped to create the Nashville sound....
"Please Let Me Prove My Love For You" - Dave Dudley
Dave Dudley

Dave Dudley was a country music singer. Born David Darwin Pedriska, he is best known for his truck-driving country anthems of the 1960s and 1970s....
"Raining in My Heart" - Ray Price
Ray Price (musician)

Ray Price is an American country and western singer/songwriter/guitarist. Some of his more famous songs include "Release Me ", "Crazy Arms", "Heartaches by the Number", "City Lights ", "My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You", "For the Good Times", "I Won't Mention It Again", "You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me", and "Danny Boy." He w...
"Ribbon of Darkness" - Connie Smith
Connie Smith

Constance June Meador, known by her professional name as Connie Smith is a country music and gospel music singer and songwriter who had her biggest success in the 60s and 70s....
"Rings of Gold" – Don Gibson
Don Gibson

Donald Eugene Gibson was an United States songwriter and country musician. A Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, Gibson penned such country standards as "Sweet Dreams " and "I Can't Stop Loving You" and enjoyed a string of country hits from 1957 into the early 1970's....
and Dottie West
Dottie West

Dottie West was an United States country music singer, and was one of Country music's most influential and groundbreaking female artists. Dottie West's career started in the early-60s, with her Top 10 hit, "Here Comes My Baby Back Again", which won her the first Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance in 1965....
"Ruby (Don't Take Your Love to Town)" – Kenny Rogers and the First Edition
Kenny Rogers

Kenneth Ray "Kenny" Rogers is an United States country music singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor and entrepreneur.He has been very successful, charting more than 70 hit singles across various music genres and topping the country and pop album charts for more than 420 individual weeks in the United States alone....
"Rueben James" - Kenny Rogers and the First Edition
Kenny Rogers

Kenneth Ray "Kenny" Rogers is an United States country music singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor and entrepreneur.He has been very successful, charting more than 70 hit singles across various music genres and topping the country and pop album charts for more than 420 individual weeks in the United States alone....
"She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye" - Jerry Lee Lewis
Jerry Lee Lewis

Jerry Lee Lewis is an American rock and roll and country music singer, songwriter and pianist. An early pioneer of rock and roll music, Lewis was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1986 and his pioneering contribution to the genre has been recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame....
"Smoky the Bar" - Hank Thompson
Hank Thompson (music)

Henry William "Hank" Thompson was a country music entertainer whose career spanned seven decades. He sold over 60 million records worldwide.Thompson's musical style, characterized as Honky tonk Western swing, was a mixture of fiddles, electric guitar and steel guitar that featured his distinctive, gravelly baritone vocals....
"Such a Fool" - Roy Drusky
Roy Drusky

Roy Drusky was a country music singer who was popular from the 1960s through the early 1970s....
"Suspicious Minds" - Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley

Elvis Aaron Presley was an United Statesn singer, actor, and musician. A cultural icon, he is commonly known simply as "Elvis", and is also sometimes referred to as "List of honorific titles in popular music" or "The King"....
"Sweet Thang and Cisco" - Nat Stuckey
Nat Stuckey

Nat Stuckey was an American Country music singer and songwriter.Stuckey worked as a disc jockey before starting his own country band in the 1950s, which appeared regularly on the Louisiana Hayride....
"Sweetheart of the Year" - Ray Price
Ray Price (musician)

Ray Price is an American country and western singer/songwriter/guitarist. Some of his more famous songs include "Release Me ", "Crazy Arms", "Heartaches by the Number", "City Lights ", "My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You", "For the Good Times", "I Won't Mention It Again", "You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me", and "Danny Boy." He w...
"That's a No-No" - Lynn Anderson
Lynn Anderson

Lynn Anderson is an United States country music singer and jockey, best known for her Grammy Award-winning country crossover hit single, " Rose Garden."...
"There Never Was a Time" – Jeannie C. Riley
Jeannie C. Riley

Jeannie C. Riley is a country music singer. She is best known for her 1968 Country and Pop hit "Harper Valley PTA". She became the first woman to have a single become a Billboard Country and Pop List of Billboard country chart chart achievements#Songs that reached No....
"There Won't Be a Lonely Heart in Town" - Del Reeves
Del Reeves

Franklin Delano "Del" Reeves was a country music singer, best known for his "girl-watching" novelty-type songs of the 1960s. He became one of the most successful male country singers of the 1960s....
"These are Not My People" - Freddy Weller
Freddy Weller

Freddy Weller is a country music singer-songwriter from Atlanta, Georgia . His recording career started in 1969, while he was playing guitar in the band Paul Revere & The Raiders....
"These Lonely Hands of Mine" - Mel Tillis
Mel Tillis

Mel Tillis is an United States of America country music singer. Although he had been recording songs since the late 1950s, his biggest success occurred in the '70s, with a long list of Top 10 hits....
"They Don't Make Love Like They Used To" - Eddy Arnold
Eddy Arnold

Richard Edward Arnold was among the most popular country music singers in United States history and helped to create the Nashville sound....
"Thirsty Boots" - Anne Murray
Anne Murray

Anne Murray, Order of Canada, Order of Nova Scotia is a Canada singer. Murray has performed in Pop Music, Country Music and Adult Contemporary styles....
"This Thing" - Webb Pierce
Webb Pierce

Webb Pierce was an United States country music singer who had the most number-one country chart hits of the 1950s. He was also one of most popular honky tonk performers of the era....
"To Make a Man (Feel Like a Man)" - Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn

Loretta Lynn is an United States country music singer-songwriter; she was one of the leading country vocalists and songwriters during the 1960s and 1970s and is revered as a country icon....
"True Grit" - Glen Campbell
Glen Campbell

Glen Travis Campbell is a Grammy Award, Dove Award winning, and two time nominated Golden Globe Award United States country pop singer, guitarist and occasional actor....
"Try a Little Kindness" - Glen Campbell
Glen Campbell

Glen Travis Campbell is a Grammy Award, Dove Award winning, and two time nominated Golden Globe Award United States country pop singer, guitarist and occasional actor....
"When the Grass Grows Over Me" - George Jones
George Jones

George Glenn Jones , is an American country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to Tammy Wynette....
"When Two Worlds Collide" - Jim Reeves
Jim Reeves

James Travis "Jim" Reeves was an United States singer-songwriter of country western and pop music music....
"Where the Blue and Lonely Go" - Roy Drusky
Roy Drusky

Roy Drusky was a country music singer who was popular from the 1960s through the early 1970s....
"Who's Gonna Take the Garbage Out" - Ernest Tubb
Ernest Tubb

Ernest Dale Tubb , nicknamed the "Texas Troubadour", was an United States singer and songwriter and one of the pioneers of country music. His biggest career hit song "Walking the Floor Over You" marked the rise of the honky-tonk style of music....
and Loretta Lynn
Loretta Lynn

Loretta Lynn is an United States country music singer-songwriter; she was one of the leading country vocalists and songwriters during the 1960s and 1970s and is revered as a country icon....
"Who's Julie" - Mel Tillis
Mel Tillis

Mel Tillis is an United States of America country music singer. Although he had been recording songs since the late 1950s, his biggest success occurred in the '70s, with a long list of Top 10 hits....
"Wine Me Up" - Faron Young
Faron Young

Faron Young , was an United States country music singer, predominantly in the honky tonk genre....
"Yesterday When I Was Young" – Roy Clark
Roy Clark

Roy Linwood Clark is a versatile and well-known country music musician and performer. He is best known for hosting Hee Haw, one of the first nationally televised country variety shows in the United States, from 1969?1992....
"You and Your Sweet Love" - Connie Smith
Connie Smith

Constance June Meador, known by her professional name as Connie Smith is a country music and gospel music singer and songwriter who had her biggest success in the 60s and 70s....
"You Gave Me a Mountain" – Johnny Bush
Johnny Bush

Johnny Bush, born February 17 1935 as John Bush Shinn III in Houston, Texas, is a country music singer, songwriter, and drummer. Bush, nicknamed the "Country Enrico Caruso," is best-known for his distinctive voice and as the writer of "Whiskey River," a top-ten hit for himself and Willie Nelson signature song....
"Young Love" - Connie Smith
Connie Smith

Constance June Meador, known by her professional name as Connie Smith is a country music and gospel music singer and songwriter who had her biggest success in the 60s and 70s....
and Nat Stuckey
Nat Stuckey

Nat Stuckey was an American Country music singer and songwriter.Stuckey worked as a disc jockey before starting his own country band in the 1950s, which appeared regularly on the Louisiana Hayride....
"Your Time's Comin'" - Faron Young
Faron Young

Faron Young , was an United States country music singer, predominantly in the honky tonk genre....
"Yours Love" - Waylon Jennings
Waylon Jennings

Waylon Arnold Jennings was an influential United States of America country music singer and musician. A self-taught guitar player, he rose to prominence as a bass guitar player for Buddy Holly following the break-up of The Crickets....
"Yours Love" - Porter Wagoner
Porter Wagoner

Porter Wayne Wagoner was an United States country music singer. Famous for his flashy Nudie suit and Manuel Cuevas suits and blond Pompadour , Wagoner introduced a young Dolly Parton to his long-running television show....
and Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton

Dolly Rebecca Parton is a Grammy Award-winning United Statesn singer-songwriter, author, actress and philanthropist, known for her prolific work in country music....

Top new album releases

The Carroll County Accident – Porter Wagoner
Porter Wagoner

Porter Wayne Wagoner was an United States country music singer. Famous for his flashy Nudie suit and Manuel Cuevas suits and blond Pompadour , Wagoner introduced a young Dolly Parton to his long-running television show....
(RCA)
It's A Sin - Marty Robbins
Marty Robbins

Martin David Robinson was an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist.One of the most popular and successful United States Country music singers of his era, Robbins' songs were often eclectic, touching notably on an array of world music....
(Columbia)
My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy - Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton

Dolly Rebecca Parton is a Grammy Award-winning United Statesn singer-songwriter, author, actress and philanthropist, known for her prolific work in country music....
(RCA)
Songs That Made Country Girls Famous - Lynn Anderson
Lynn Anderson

Lynn Anderson is an United States country music singer and jockey, best known for her Grammy Award-winning country crossover hit single, " Rose Garden."...
(Chart)
Yearbooks and Yesterdays - Jeannie C. Riley
Jeannie C. Riley

Jeannie C. Riley is a country music singer. She is best known for her 1968 Country and Pop hit "Harper Valley PTA". She became the first woman to have a single become a Billboard Country and Pop List of Billboard country chart chart achievements#Songs that reached No....
(Plantation)

Births

October 12 — Martie Maguire, member of the Dixie Chicks
Dixie Chicks

The Dixie Chicks are a country music group, comprising three women; Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines, and Emily Robison. Together, they have sold over 36 million albums as of March 2009....
(she plays the fiddle
Fiddle

The term fiddle refers to a violin; it is a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including European classical music....
, mandolin
Mandolin

A mandolin is a musical instrument in the lute family . It is descended from the Mandora, a soprano member of the lute family. It has a body with a teardrop-shaped soundboard, or one which is essentially oval in shape, with a soundhole, or soundholes, of varying shapes which are open and are not decorated with an intricately carved grille lik...
and viola
Viola

The viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.The casual observer may mistake the viola for the violin because of their similarity in size, closeness in pitch range , and nearly identical playing position....
).

Deaths

September 11 — Leon Payne
Leon Payne

Leon Payne , "the Blind Balladeer", was a country music singer and songwriter....
, 52, singer and prolific songwriter ("I Love You Because," "You've Still Got a Place in My Heart" and many others).
November 23 — Spade Cooley
Spade Cooley

Donnell Clyde 'Spade' Cooley was an United States Western Swing musician, big band leader, actor, and television personality. His career ended when he was arrested and convicted for the murder of his second wife, Ella Mae Evans....
, 59, singer/songwriter/fiddler of the 1940s; best known for "Detour" and "Shame on You." (heart attack
Myocardial infarction

Myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when the Blood flow to part of the heart is interrupted. This is most commonly due to occlusion of a coronary artery following the rupture of a Vulnerable plaque, which is an unstable collection of lipids and white blood cells in the wall of an artery....
)

Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

Gene Autry
Gene Autry

Orvon Gene Autry was an United States performing arts who gained fame as "Singing cowboy" on the Radio in the United States, in Cinema of the United States and on Television in the United States for more than three decades beginning in the 1930s....
(1907-1998)
Bill Monroe
Bill Monroe

William Smith Monroe was an United States musician who helped develop the style of music known as bluegrass music, which takes its name from his band, the "Blue Grass Boys," named for Monroe's home state of Kentucky....
(1911-1996)

Major Awards

Grammy awards

Academy of Country Music

Single Of The Year -- "Okie From Muskogee" - Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard

Merle Ronald Haggard is an United States country music singer, guitarist, instrumentalist, and songwriter.Merle Haggard has become one of the true giants of country music, as a singer, guitarist, songwriter, and instrumentalist....
Album Of The Year -- Okie From Muskogee - Merle Haggard
Top Male Vocalist -- Merle Haggard
Top Female Vocalist -- Tammy Wynette
Top Vocal Duo -- Merle Haggard and Bonnie Owens
Bonnie Owens

Bonnie Owens was an Demographics of the United States Country music singer....
Top Vocal Group -- Kimberleys
Top New Male Vocalist -- Freddy Weller
Freddy Weller

Freddy Weller is a country music singer-songwriter from Atlanta, Georgia . His recording career started in 1969, while he was playing guitar in the band Paul Revere & The Raiders....
Top New Female Vocalist -- Donna Fargo
Donna Fargo

Donna Fargo is an United States, who is best-known for a series of Top 10 country hits in the 1970s. This includes "The Happiest Girl In the Whole USA" and "Funny Face," which both became major crossover Pop music hits in 1972 in country music....

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