1962 in country music

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See also: 1961 in country music, 1962 in music, other events of 1962, 1963 in country music, 1960s in music and the List of years in Country Music

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[edit] Events

[edit] Top hits of the year

[edit] Number one hits

(As certified by Billboard magazine)

"Misery Loves Company" by Porter Wagoner returns to No. 1 on March 24
"She's Got You" by Patsy Cline returns to No. 1 on May 5.
"Charlie's Shoes" by Billy Walker returns to No. 1 on May 12
"Mama Sang a Song" by Bill Anderson returns to No. 1 on November 17
"I've Been Everywhere" by Hank Snow returns to No. 1 on November 24
"Mama Sang a Song" by Bill Anderson returns to No. 1 on December 1

[edit] Other major hits

 "A Little Bitty Tear"-Burl Ives
 "Lonesome #1-Don Gibson
 "A Wound Time Can't Erase"-Stonewall Jackson
 "Losing Your Love"-Jim Reeves
 "Alla My Love"-Webb Pierce 
 "Aching Breaking Heart"-George Jones
 "If A Woman Answers"-Leroy Van Dyke
 "Adios Amigo"-Jim Reeves
 "The Comeback"-Faron Young
 "Trouble's Back In Town"-Wilburn Brothers
 "A Little Heartache"-Eddy Arnold
 "It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin"-Johnny Tillotson
 "Call Me Mr. In-Between"-Burl Ives
 "I'm Gonna Change Everything"-Jim Reeves
 "A Girl I Used To Know"-George Jones
 "Pride"-Ray Price
 "Touch Me"-Willie Nelson

[edit] Top new album releases

[edit] Births

  • February 4 - Clint Black, first major new star of the 1990s and key player in the new traditionalist movement.
  • February 7 - Garth Brooks, the man who revolutionalized country music and forever changed its direction during the 1990s.

[edit] Deaths

[edit] Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

[edit] Major Awards

[edit] Grammy awards

[edit] Further reading

[edit] Further reading

  • Kingsbury, Paul, "The Grand Ole Opry: History of Country Music. 70 Years of the Songs, the Stars and the Stories," Villard Books, Random House; Opryland USA, 1995
  • Kingsbury, Paul, "Vinyl Hayride: Country Music Album Covers 1947-1989," Country Music Foundation, 2003 (ISBN 0-8118-3572-3)
  • Millard, Bob, "Country Music: 70 Years of America's Favorite Music," HarperCollins, New York, 1993 (ISBN 0-06-273244-7)
  • Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs 1944-2005 - 6th Edition." 2005.

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[edit] External links

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