1963 In Country Music

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EVENTS

March 1963 marked a dark time for country music, as it lost no less than five people in a seemingly endless string of tragedies.

March 5

Patsy Cline

: En route to Cline's funeral, Jack Anglin - one half of the duo Johnnie and Jack - is killed in a car accident.
: On March 29, Texas Ruby , of the duo Curly Fox and Texas Ruby, is killed in a trailer fire while Fox was performing on the Grand Ole Opry {Link without Title} .

TOP HITS OF THE YEAR

Number one hits

''(As certified by Billboard Magazine )''

January 5 - "Ruby Ann" - Marty Robbins

January 19 - "The Ballad of Jed Clampett" - Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs

April 13 - "Still" - Bill Anderson

May 4 - "Lonesome 7-7203" - Hawkshaw Hawkins

June 15 - "Act Naturally" - Buck Owens

July 27 - " Ring Of Fire " - Johnny Cash

September 14 - "Abilene" - George Hamilton IV

October 12 - "Talk Back Trembling Lips" - Ernest Ashworth

October 19 - "Love's Gonna Live Here" - Buck Owens

Other major hits

TOP NEW ALBUM RELEASES

''Blood, Sweat and Tears'' – Johnny Cash (Columbia)

''Buck Owens Sings Tommy Collins'' - Buck Owens (Capitol)

''Cattle Call'' - Eddy Arnold (RCA)

''Country Music Hootenanny'' - Various Artists (Capitol)

''Detroit City and Other Hits by Bobby Bare'' - Bobby Bare (RCA)

''End of the World'' - Skeeter Davis (RCA)

''Great Gospel Songs'' - Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol)

''The Guitar Genius'' - Chet Atkins (RCA)

''Our Man in Nashville'' - Chet Atkins (RCA)

''On the Bandstand'' - Buck Owens (Capitol)

''The Patsy Cline Story'' - Patsy Cline (Decca)

''Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash'' - Johnny Cash (Columbia)

''Songs I Love to Sing'' - Eddy Arnold (Capitol)

''Songs That Made Him Famous'' - Johnny Bond (Starday)

''Still'' - Bill Anderson (RCA)

''Teen Scene'' - Chet Atkins (RCA)

''Tips of My Fingers'' - Roy Clark (Capitol)

''Travelin' Guitar'' - Chet Atkins (RCA)

''Yodeling Hits'' – Grandpa Jones (Monument)

BIRTHS

DEATHS

March 5 - Patsy Cline , 30, premiere female country vocalist who became even more legendary after her death ( Plane Crash ).

March 5 - Cowboy Copas , 49, country singer from the 1940s through 1960s, best known for his 1960 hit, "Alabam" (plane crash).

March 5 - Hawkshaw Hawkins , 41, country singer since the 1940s, best known for his pothsumous No. 1 hit, "Lonesome 7-7203" (plane crash).

March 8 - Jack Anglin , 47, country entertainer since the 1930s, late of the duo Johnnie and Jack (with Johnnie Wright ) (car accident).

March 29 - Texas Ruby , 52, half of the comedy-old-time country duo Curly Fox and Texas Ruby (mobile home fire).

COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES

MAJOR AWARDS

Grammy awards

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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