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EVENTS

  • Country Music Association Awards are telecast for the first time. They are taped in October and broadcast a month later on NBC TV. Roy Rogers and Dale Evans host.



TOP HITS OF THE YEAR


Number one hits

''(As certified by Billboard Magazine )''



Other major hits



TOP NEW ALBUM RELEASES



BIRTHS


DEATHS


COUNTRY MUSIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES



MAJOR AWARDS


Grammy awards


Academy of Country Music



Country Music Association

  • Entertainer of the Year --

  • Male Vocalist of the Year --

  • Female Vocalist of the Year --

  • Instrumental Group of the Year –-

  • Comedian of the Year –-

  • Vocal Group of the Year --

  • Vocal Duo of the Year --

  • Single of the Year --

  • Song of the Year --

  • Album of the Year --

  • Instrumentalist of the Year --



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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