1964 in country music
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[edit] Events
[edit] Top hits of the year
[edit] Number one hits
(As certified by Billboard magazine)
- February 8 - "Begging to You" - Marty Robbins
- February 15 - "B.J. the D.J." - Stonewall Jackson
- "Begging to You" by Marty Robbins returns to No. 1 on February 22
- March 7 - "Saginaw, Michigan" - Lefty Frizzell
- April 4 - "Understand Your Man" - Johnny Cash
- May 16 - "My Heart Skips a Beat" - Buck Owens
- June 6 - "Together Again" - Buck Owens
- "My Heart Skips a Beat" by Buck Owens returns to No. 1 on June 20
- July 18 - "Dang Me" - Roger Miller
- August 29 - "I Guess I'm Crazy" - Jim Reeves
- October 17 - "I Don't Care (Just As Long as You Love Me)" - Jim Reeves
- November 28 - "Once a Day" - Connie Smith
[edit] Other major hits
- "Cross the Brazos at Waco" - Billy Walker
- "Gonna Get Along Without You Now" - Skeeter Davis
- "Here Comes My Baby Back Again" - Dottie West
- "Let's Go All the Way" - Norma Jean
- "Password" - Kitty Wells
- "Second Fiddle" - Jean Shepard
- "Sorrow on the Rocks" - Porter Wagoner
- "The Ballad of Ira Hayes" - Johnny Cash
- "Wine Women and Song" - Loretta Lynn
"Burning Memories"-Ray Price "Welcome To My World"-Jim Reeves "Four Strong Winds"-Bobby Bare "The Race Is On"-George Jones "It Ain't Me Babe"-Johnny Cash–
[edit] Top new album releases
- The Best of Buck Owens - Buck Owens (Capitol)
- Bill Anderson Showcase - Bill Anderson (Decca)
- Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian - Johnny Cash (Columbia)
- Connie Smith - Connie Smith (RCA)
- Eddy's Songs - Eddy Arnold (RCA)
- Folk Song Book - Bill Anderson (Decca)
- Grand Ole Opry Favorites - The Browns (RCA)
- Guitar Country - Chet Atkins (RCA)
- I Don't Care - Buck Owens (Capitol)
- Let's Go All the Way - Norma Jean (RCA)
- Johnny Bond's Best - Johnny Bond (Harmony)
- Oh Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison (Columbia)
- Orange Blossom Special – Johnny Cash (Columbia)
- Pop Hits From the Country Side - Eddy Arnold (RCA)
- Progressive Pickin - Chet Atkins (RCA)
- The Return of Roger Miller - Roger Miller (Smash)
- Sometimes I'm Happy, Sometimes I'm Blue - Eddy Arnold (RCA)
- This Young Land - The Browns (RCA)
- Together Again/My Heart Skips a Beat - Buck Owens (Capitol)
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
Jim Reeves 1923-1964 Singer Four Walls He'll Have to go sang with a deep baritone.
[edit] Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees
[edit] Major Awards
[edit] Grammy awards
[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.
