1945 in country music
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See also: 1944 in country music, 1945 in music, other events of 1945, 1946 in country music, 1940s 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)
- February 3 - "I'm Losing My Mind Over You" - Al Dexter
- March 17 - "There's a New Moon Over My Shoulder" - Jimmie Davis
- March 31 - "Shame on You" - Spade Cooley
- April 14 - "Smoke on the Water" - Red Foley
- May 19 - "At Main Call Today" - Gene Autry
- July 7 - "Stars and Stripes on Iwo Jima" - Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
- July 28 - "Oklahoma Hills" - Jack Guthrie
- August 25 - "You Two-Timed Me One Time Too Often" - Tex Ritter
- October 27 - "With Tears in My Eyes" - Wesley Tuttle
- November 17 - "Sioux City Sue" - Dick Thomas
- November 24 - "Shame on You" - Lawrence Welk Orchestra with Red Foley
- December 8 - "It's Been So Long Darling" - Ernest Tubb
- December 15 - "Silver Dew on the Blue Grass Tonight" - Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
[edit] Other Major Hits
- Hang Your Head In Shame Bob Wills
- Texas Playboy Rag Bob Wills
- I'm Gonna Build A Big Fence Around Texas Gene Autry
- Don't Fence Me In Gene Autry
- Each Minue Seems A Million Years Eddy Arnold
- Careless Darlin' Ernest Tubb
- Triflin' Gal Al Dexter
- Tomorrow Never Comes Ernest Tubb
- Stars And Stripes On Iwo Jima Sons Of The Pioneers
- Jealous Heart Tex Ritter
- Each Night At Nine Floyd Tillman
- I'll Wait For You Dear Al Dexter
- Mexico Joe Ivie Anderson
- I Never Let You Worry My Mind Red Foley
- Hitler's Last Letter To Hirohito Carson Robinson
- You Don't Care What Happens To Me Bob Wills
- I'm Lost Without You Al Dexter
- Shadow On Your Heart Ted Daffan
- Headin' Down The Wrong Highway Ted Daffan
- I've Taken All I'm Gonne Take Gene Autry
- Don't Hang Around Me Anymore Gene Autry
- Christmas Carols At The Old Corral Tex Ritter
- I'm A Convict With Old Glory In My Heart Elton Britt
- Time Won't Heal My Broken Heart Ted Daffan
- You're Breaking My Heart Ted Daffan
- Keep My Memry In Your Heart Ernest Tubb
- A Pair Of Broken Hearts Spade Cooley
- I'm A Branding My Darling With My Heart Jack Guthrie
- Hank Your Head In Shame Red Foley
- Smoke On The Water Boyd Heath
- My Left Shoe Ben Pendergrass
[edit] Top new album releases
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
[edit] Further reading
- 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.
