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EVENTS

TOP HITS OF THE YEAR

Number one hits

''(As certified by Billboard Magazine )''

February 8 - "Begging to You" - Marty Robbins

February 15 - "B.J. the D.J." - Stonewall Jackson

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

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

Other major hits

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)

BIRTHS

DEATHS

Jim Reeves 1923-1964 Singer Four Walls He'll Have to go sang with a deep baritone.

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.

OTHER LINKS

Country Music Association

Inductees Of The Country Music Hall Of Fame

EXTERNAL LINKS

Country Music Hall of Fame