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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1956.
{{One source|date=May 2015}}This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1956.


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==Events==
==Events==
* January 30 — Despite a 4-inch snowstorm, 17,000 fans attend a Coliseum concert in [[Denver, Colorado]]. On the bill are [[Webb Pierce]], [[Red Foley]], the [[Foggy River Boys]], [[Ray Price (musician)|Ray Price]], [[Floyd Cramer]], Roy Hill, the Echo Valley Boys and others.<ref>''Rolling Stone'' Rock Almanac: The Chronicles of Rock & Roll," Collier Books, MacMillan Publishing Co., New York and London, 1983, p. 20. {{ISBN|0-02-081320-1}}</ref>
* March 15 — [[Colonel Tom Parker]] becomes manager of [[Elvis Presley]].<ref>''Rolling Stone'' Rock Almanac, p. 21.</ref>
* March 22 — [[Carl Perkins]] is seriously injured in a car accident near [[Wilmington, Delaware]], while en route to perform on ''The [[Perry Como]] Show''.<ref>''Rolling Stone'' Rock Almanac, p. 21.</ref>
* November 10 — [[George Jones]] is named the most promising country and western artist, according to ''[[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]'' magazine's annual nationwide disc jockey poll. Elvis Presley is the most played C&W artist.<ref>''Rolling Stone'' Rock Almanac, p. 25.</ref>

===No dates===
===No dates===
* Although he already has had one No. 1 hit (with "[[I Forgot to Remember to Forget]]") and several other smaller-scale hits, [[Elvis Presley]]'s national star power explodes when "[[Heartbreak Hotel]]" soars to the top of all three of ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'''s country charts by the end of March. The song also completes a rare feat by topping each of the ''Billboard'' pop and [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|Rhythm & Blues Records]] charts.
* Although he already has had one No. 1 hit (with "[[I Forgot to Remember to Forget]]") and several other smaller-scale hits, [[Elvis Presley]]'s national star power explodes when "[[Heartbreak Hotel]]" soars to the top of all three of ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> country charts by the end of March. The song also completes a rare feat by topping each of the ''Billboard'' pop and [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs]] charts.
* With release of [[Ray Price (musician)|Ray Price]]'s "[[Crazy Arms]]", the 4/4 shuffle is established and would transform country music, especially [[honky tonk]].
* With release of [[Ray Price (musician)|Ray Price]]'s "[[Crazy Arms]]", the 4/4 shuffle is established and would transform country music, especially [[honky tonk]].


==Top hits of the year==
==Top hits of the year==

===Number one hits===
===Number one hits===

====United States====
====United States====
''(as certified by [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]])''
''(as certified by [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]])''


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|- style="background:#FF3333"
|- style="background:#f33;"
!Date
!Date
!Single Name
!Single Name
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|February 11
|February 11
|[[Why Baby Why]]
|[[Why Baby Why]]
|[[Webb Pierce]]
|[[Red Sovine]] and [[Webb Pierce]]
|align="center"|4
| style="text-align:center;"|4
|<sup><span id="ref_2" />[[#endnote_2|'''[2]''']]</sup>
|<sup><span id="ref_2" ></span>[[#endnote 2|'''[2]''']]</sup>
|-
|-
|February 25
|February 25
|[[I Forgot to Remember to Forget (song)|I Forgot to Remember to Forget]]
|[[I Forgot to Remember to Forget (song)|I Forgot to Remember to Forget]]
|[[Elvis Presley]]
|[[Elvis Presley]]
|align="center"|5
| style="text-align:center;"|5
|<sup><span id="ref_A" />[[#endnote_A|'''[A]''']]</sup>
|<sup><span id="ref_A" ></span>[[#endnote A|'''[A]''']]</sup>
|-
|-
|March 17
|March 17
|[[Heartbreak Hotel]]
|[[Heartbreak Hotel]]
|Elvis Presley
|Elvis Presley
|align="center"|17
| style="text-align:center;"|17
|
|
*Also reached Number One on the [[Billboard Hot 100|Billboard Pop]] chart.
*Also reached Number One on the [[Billboard Hot 100|Billboard Pop]] chart.
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|I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby
|I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby
|[[The Louvin Brothers]]
|[[The Louvin Brothers]]
|align="center"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|2
|<sup><span id="ref_B" />[[#endnote_B|'''[B]''']]</sup>
|<sup><span id="ref_B" ></span>[[#endnote B|'''[B]''']]</sup>
|-
|-
|April 7
|April 7
|[[Blue Suede Shoes]]
|[[Blue Suede Shoes]]
|[[Carl Perkins]]
|[[Carl Perkins]]
|align="center"|3
| style="text-align:center;"|3
|<sup><span id="ref_B" />[[#endnote_B|'''[B]''']]</sup>
|<sup><span id="ref_B" ></span>[[#endnote B|'''[B]''']]</sup>
|-
|-
|June 23
|June 23
|[[Crazy Arms]]
|[[Crazy Arms]]
|[[Ray Price (musician)|Ray Price]]
|[[Ray Price (musician)|Ray Price]]
|align="center"|20
| style="text-align:center;"|20
|<sup><span id="ref_1" />[[#endnote_1|'''[1]''']], <span id="ref_2" />[[#endnote_2|'''[2]''']], <span id="ref_A" />[[#endnote_A|'''[A]''']]</sup>
|<sup><span id="ref_1" ></span>[[#endnote 1|'''[1]''']], <span id="ref_2" ></span>[[#endnote 2|'''[2]''']], <span id="ref_A" ></span>[[#endnote A|'''[A]''']]</sup>
|-
|-
|July 14
|July 14
|[[I Want You, I Need You, I Love You]]
|[[I Want You, I Need You, I Love You]]
|Elvis Presley
|Elvis Presley
|align="center"|2
| style="text-align:center;"|2
|
|
*Also reached Number One on the Billboard Pop chart.
*Also reached Number One on the Billboard Pop chart.
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|[[I Walk the Line]]
|[[I Walk the Line]]
|[[Johnny Cash]]
|[[Johnny Cash]]
|align="center"|6
| style="text-align:center;"|6
|<sup><span id="ref_2" />[[#endnote_2|'''[2]''']], <span id="ref_A" />[[#endnote_A|'''[A]''']]</sup>
|<sup><span id="ref_2" ></span>[[#endnote 2|'''[2]''']], <span id="ref_A" ></span>[[#endnote A|'''[A]''']]</sup>
|-
|-
|September 15
|September 15
|[[Don't Be Cruel]]/[[Hound Dog]]
|[[Don't Be Cruel]]/[[Hound Dog (song)|Hound Dog]]
|Elvis Presley
|Elvis Presley
|align="center"|10
| style="text-align:center;"|10
|
|
*Also reached Number One on the Billboard Pop and [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|R&B]] chart.
*Also reached Number One on the Billboard Pop and [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|R&B]] chart.
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|[[Singing the Blues]]
|[[Singing the Blues]]
|[[Marty Robbins]]
|[[Marty Robbins]]
|align="center"|13
| style="text-align:center;"|13
|
|
|}
|}


{{refbegin}}
<div class="references-small">
;Notes
;Notes
*1<span id="endnote_1" />[[#ref_1|'''^''']] No. 1 song of the year, as determined by ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''.
*1<span id="endnote_1" ></span>'''[[#ref 1|^]]''' No. 1 song of the year, as determined by ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''.
*2<span id="endnote_2" />[[#ref 2|'''^''']] Song dropped from No. 1 and later returned to top spot.
*2<span id="endnote_2" ></span>'''[[#ref 2|^]]''' Song dropped from No. 1 and later returned to top spot.
*A<span id="endnote_A" />[[#ref_A|'''^''']] First ''Billboard'' No. 1 hit for that artist.
*A<span id="endnote_A" ></span>'''[[#ref A|^]]''' First ''Billboard'' No. 1 hit for that artist.
*B<span id="endnote_B" />[[#ref_B|'''^''']] Only ''Billboard'' No. 1 hit for that artist.
*B<span id="endnote_B" ></span>'''[[#ref B|^]]''' Only ''Billboard'' No. 1 hit for that artist.
{{refend}}
</div>


:'''''Note''': Several songs were simultaneous No. 1 hits on the separate "Most Played C&W in Juke Boxes," "Most Played C&W by Jockeys" and "C&W Best Sellers in Stores" charts.
:'''''Note''''': Several songs were simultaneous No. 1 hits on the separate "Most Played C&W in Juke Boxes," "Most Played C&W by Jockeys" and "C&W Best Sellers in Stores" charts.


===Other major hits===
===Other major hits===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
*"The Blackboard of My Heart" - [[Hank Thompson (music)|Hank Thompson]]
!width="50"|<small>US</small>
*"Eat, Drink and Be Merry (Tomorrow You'll Cry)" - [[Porter Wagoner]]
!Single
*"Folsom Prison Blues" - [[Johnny Cash]]
!Artist
*"[[Honky Tonk Man (song)|Honky Tonk Man]]" - [[Johnny Horton]]
|-
*"I Take the Chance" - [[Jim Ed Brown|The Browns featuring Jim Ed Brown]]
|align="center"|4
*"I've Got Five Dollars and it's Saturday Night" - [[Faron Young]]
|[[According to My Heart]]
*"It's a Great Life (If You Don't Weaken)" - [[Faron Young]]
|[[Jim Reeves]]
*"Searching (For Someone Like You)" - [[Kitty Wells]]
|-
*"Sweet Dreams" - [[Faron Young]]
|align="center"|7
*"You're Still Mine" - [[Faron Young]]
|Any Old Time
*"I'm A One Woman Man"-Johnny Horton
|[[Webb Pierce]]
*"You're Free To Go"-Carl Smith
|-
*"You Are The One"-Carl Smith
|align="center"|5
*"Be Bop A Lula"- Gene Vincent
|[[Be-Bop-A-Lula]]
*"So Doggone Lonesome"-Johnny Cash
|[[Gene Vincent]]
*"You Don't Know Me"-Eddy Arnold
|-
*"You And Me"- Red Foley & Kitty Wells
|align="center"|6
*"You're Running Wild"-Louvin Brothers
|Before I Met You
*"According To My Heart"-Jim Reeves
|[[Carl Smith (country musician)|Carl Smith]]
*"Yes I Know Why"-Webb Pierce
|-
*"Just One More" - George Jones
|align="center"|4
*"Poor Man's Riches"-Benny Barne
|The Blackboard of My Heart
*"My Lips Are Sealed"-Jim Reeves
|[[Hank Thompson (musician)|Hank Thompson]]
*"If Jesus Came To Your House"-Porter Wagoner
|-
*"Love Me Tender"-Elvis Presley
|align="center"|7
*"I've Got A New Heartache"-Ray Price
|[[Boppin' the Blues]]
*"For Rent"-Sonny James–
|[[Carl Perkins]]
*"Before I Met You"-Carl Smith
|-
*"Wicked Lies"-Carl Smith
|align="center"|15
|Casey Jones (The Brave Engineer)
|[[Eddy Arnold]]
|-
|align="center"|7
|[[Cash on the Barrelhead]]
|[[The Louvin Brothers]]
|-
|align="center"|12
|The Cat Came Back
|[[Sonny James]]
|-
|align="center"|3
|'Cause I Love You
|Webb Pierce
|-
|align="center"|14
|Cheated Too
|[[Wilma Lee Cooper]] and [[Stoney Cooper]]
|-
|align="center"|13
|Come Back to Me
|[[Jimmy C. Newman]]
|-
|align="center"|4
|Conscience I'm Guilty
|[[Hank Snow]]
|-
|align="center"|10
|[[Dixie Fried]]
|Carl Perkins
|-
|align="center"|6
|Doorstep to Heaven
|Carl Smith
|-
|align="center"|3
|Eat, Drink, and Be Merry (Tomorrow You'll Cry)
|[[Porter Wagoner]]
|-
|align="center"|4
|[[Folsom Prison Blues]]
|[[Johnny Cash]]
|-
|align="center"|14
|The Fool
|[[Sanford Clark]]
|-
|align="center"|6
|Go Away with Me
|[[The Wilburn Brothers]]
|-
|align="center"|9
|God Was So Good
|Jimmy C. Newman
|-
|align="center"|5
|Hold Everything (Till I Get Home)
|[[Red Sovine]]
|-
|align="center"|9
|[[Honky Tonk Man (song)|Honky-Tonk Man]]
|[[Johnny Horton]]
|-
|align="center"|7
|Hoping That You're Hoping
|The Louvin Brothers
|-
|align="center"|11
|How Far Is Heaven
|[[Kitty Wells]]
|-
|align="center"|5
|Hula Rock
|Hank Snow
|-
|align="center"|7
|I Feel Like Cryin'
|Carl Smith
|-
|align="center"|15
|[[I Gotta Know (Wanda Jackson single)|I Gotta Know]]
|[[Wanda Jackson]]
|-
|align="center"|2
|[[I Take the Chance]]
|[[The Browns]]
|-
|align="center"|13
|I Want to Be Loved
|[[Johnnie & Jack]]
|-
|align="center"|8
|[[I Was the One]]
|[[Elvis Presley]]
|-
|align="center"|13
|I'd Rather Stay Home
|Kitty Wells
|-
|align="center"|7
|[[I'm a One-Woman Man]]
|Johnny Horton
|-
|align="center"|11
|I'm Moving In
|Hank Snow
|-
|align="center"|14
|I'm Not Mad, Just Hurt
|Hank Thompson
|-
|align="center"|10
|I'm So in Love with You
|The Wilburn Brothers
|-
|align="center"|11
|I've Changed
|Carl Smith
|-
|align="center"|2
|[[I've Got a New Heartache]]
|[[Ray Price (musician)|Ray Price]]
|-
|align="center"|4
|[[I've Got Five Dollars and It's Saturday Night]]
|[[Faron Young]]
|-
|align="center"|5
|It's a Great Life (If You Don't Weaken)
|Faron Young
|-
|align="center"|11
|Just as Long as You Love Me
|The Browns
|-
|align="center"|3
|[[Just One More (song)|Just One More]]
|[[George Jones]]
|-
|align="center"|5
|Little Rosa
|Red Sovine and Webb Pierce
|-
|align="center"|7
|The Lonely Side of Town
|Kitty Wells
|-
|align="center"|10
|[[Love Me (Leiber/Stoller song)|Love Me]]
|Elvis Presley
|-
|align="center"|3
|[[Love Me Tender (song)|Love Me Tender]]
|Elvis Presley
|-
|align="center"|13
|[[My Baby Left Me]]
|Elvis Presley
|-
|align="center"|8
|My Lips Are Sealed
|Jim Reeves
|-
|align="center"|11
|[[Mystery Train]]
|Elvis Presley
|-
|align="center"|9
|Only You, Only You
|[[Charlie Walker (musician)|Charlie Walker]]
|-
|align="center"|2
|Poor Man's Riches
|[[Benny Barnes (singer)|Benny Barnes]]
|-
|align="center"|5
|Run Boy
|Ray Price
|-
|align="center"|3
|Searching (For Someone Like You)
|Kitty Wells
|-
|align="center"|9
|[[Seasons of My Heart]]
|Jimmy C. Newman
|-
|align="center"|4
|[[So Doggone Lonesome]]
|Johnny Cash
|-
|align="center"|2
|[[Sweet Dreams (Don Gibson song)|Sweet Dreams]]
|Faron Young
|-
|align="center"|9
|[[Sweet Dreams (Don Gibson song)|Sweet Dreams]]
|[[Don Gibson]]
|-
|align="center"|10
|Teenage Boogie
|Webb Pierce
|-
|align="center"|12
|That's All
|[[Tennessee Ernie Ford]]
|-
|align="center"|5
|These Hands
|Hank Snow
|-
|align="center"|7
|[[Trouble in Mind (song)|Trouble in Mind]]
|Eddy Arnold
|-
|align="center"|11
|Tryin' to Forget the Blues
|Porter Wagoner
|-
|align="center"|9
|Turn Her Down
|Faron Young
|-
|align="center"|11
|Twenty Feet of Muddy Water
|Sonny James
|-
|align="center"|14
|[[Uncle Pen (song)|Uncle Pen]]
|Porter Wagoner
|-
|align="center"|14
|[[Waltz of the Angels]]
|[[Wynn Stewart]]
|-
|align="center"|4
|Wasted Words
|Ray Price
|-
|align="center"|7
|[[What Am I Worth]]
|George Jones
|-
|align="center"|8
|[[What Would You Do (If Jesus Came to Your House)]]
|Porter Wagoner
|-
|align="center"|15
|What Would You Do (If Jesus Came to Your House)
|Red Sovine
|-
|align="center"|9
|[[Why Baby Why]]
|[[Hank Locklin]]
|-
|align="center"|9
|Wicked Lies
|Carl Smith
|-
|align="center"|10
|Without Your Love
|[[Bobby Lord]]
|-
|align="center"|2
|Yes I Know Why
|Webb Pierce
|-
|align="center"|3
|You and Me
|Kitty Wells and [[Red Foley]]
|-
|align="center"|4
|You Are the One
|Carl Smith
|-
|align="center"|10
|[[You Don't Know Me (Eddy Arnold song)|You Don't Know Me]]
|Eddy Arnold
|-
|align="center"|7
|[[You Gotta Be My Baby]]
|George Jones
|-
|align="center"|6
|You're Free to Go
|Carl Smith
|-
|align="center"|13
|You're Not Play Love
|The Wilburn Brothers
|-
|align="center"|7
|You're Running Wild
|The Louvin Brothers
|-
|align="center"|3
|You're Still Mine
|Faron Young
|}


==Top new album releases==
==Top new album releases==
{|class="wikitable nob-sortable"
* ''[[Songs of a Love Affair]]'' - [[Jean Shepard]] (Capitol)
!width="150"|Single
!width="90"|Artist
!width="50"|Record Label
|-
|''[[Songs of a Love Affair]]''
|[[Jean Shepard]]
|Capitol
|-
|''[[Grand Ole Opry's New Star]]''
|[[George Jones]]
|Starday ''(debut album)''
|}


==Births==
==Births==
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* June 19 — [[Doug Stone]], popular country vocalist during the early- to mid-1990s.
* June 19 — [[Doug Stone]], popular country vocalist during the early- to mid-1990s.
* July 6 — [[John Jorgenson]], member of [[The Desert Rose Band]].
* July 6 — [[John Jorgenson]], member of [[The Desert Rose Band]].
* July 26 — [[Scott Hendricks]], record producer ([[Restless Heart]], [[Blake Shelton]])
* August 12 — [[Danny Shirley]], lead singer of [[Confederate Railroad]]
* September 22 — [[Debby Boone]], granddaughter of [[Red Foley]] who enjoyed country success of her own in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
* September 22 — [[Debby Boone]], granddaughter of [[Red Foley]] who enjoyed country success of her own in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
* October 23 — [[Dwight Yoakam]], neotraditionalist since the mid-1980s who helped revitalize interest in the [[Bakersfield Sound]].
* October 23 — [[Dwight Yoakam]], neotraditionalist since the mid-1980s who helped revitalize interest in the [[Bakersfield Sound]].
* December 9 — [[Sylvia (singer)|Sylvia Kirby]], pop-styled female vocalist of the early-1980s who became best known as "Sylvia."
* December 9 — [[Sylvia (singer)|Sylvia]], pop-styled female vocalist of the early-1980s who became best known as "Sylvia."
* December 18 – [[Ron White]], comedian, member of Blue Collar Comedy with [[Jeff Foxworthy]], [[Bill Engvall]], and [[Larry the Cable Guy]]
* December 21 — [[Lee Roy Parnell]], alternative country star who enjoyed mainstream country success during the mid-1990s.
* December 21 — [[Lee Roy Parnell]], alternative country star who enjoyed mainstream country success during the mid-1990s.
* December 30 — [[Suzy Bogguss]], folk-styled country artist who rose to fame in the early 1990s.
* December 30 — [[Suzy Bogguss]], folk-styled country artist who rose to fame in the early 1990s.


==Deaths==
==Deaths==
{{Empty section|date=July 2010}}
==Further reading==

*Kingsbury, Paul, "Vinyl Hayride: Country Music Album Covers 1947-1989," Country Music Foundation, 2003 (ISBN 0-8118-3572-3)
==References==
*Millard, Bob, "Country Music: 70 Years of America's Favorite Music," HarperCollins, New York, 1993 (ISBN 0-06-273244-7)
{{reflist}}
*Whitburn, Joel. "Top Country Songs 1944-2005 - 6th Edition." 2005.

===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.


==Other links==
==Other links==
*[[Country Music Association]]
*[[Country Music Association]]
{{List of years in country music}}


[[Category:1956 in music|Country]]
[[Category:1956 in music|Country]]
[[Category:Years in country music]]
[[Category:Country music by year]]

Latest revision as of 14:58, 15 April 2024

This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1956.

1956 in music
By location
By genre
By topic
List of years in country music (table)
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Events

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No dates

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Top hits of the year

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Number one hits

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United States

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(as certified by Billboard)

Date Single Name Artist Wks. No.1 Spec. Note
February 11 Why Baby Why Red Sovine and Webb Pierce 4 [2]
February 25 I Forgot to Remember to Forget Elvis Presley 5 [A]
March 17 Heartbreak Hotel Elvis Presley 17
March 17 I Don't Believe You've Met My Baby The Louvin Brothers 2 [B]
April 7 Blue Suede Shoes Carl Perkins 3 [B]
June 23 Crazy Arms Ray Price 20 [1], [2], [A]
July 14 I Want You, I Need You, I Love You Elvis Presley 2
  • Also reached Number One on the Billboard Pop chart.
July 21 I Walk the Line Johnny Cash 6 [2], [A]
September 15 Don't Be Cruel/Hound Dog Elvis Presley 10
  • Also reached Number One on the Billboard Pop and R&B chart.
November 10 Singing the Blues Marty Robbins 13
Notes
  • 1^ No. 1 song of the year, as determined by Billboard.
  • 2^ Song dropped from No. 1 and later returned to top spot.
  • A^ First Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.
  • B^ Only Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.
Note: Several songs were simultaneous No. 1 hits on the separate "Most Played C&W in Juke Boxes," "Most Played C&W by Jockeys" and "C&W Best Sellers in Stores" charts.

Other major hits

[edit]
US Single Artist
4 According to My Heart Jim Reeves
7 Any Old Time Webb Pierce
5 Be-Bop-A-Lula Gene Vincent
6 Before I Met You Carl Smith
4 The Blackboard of My Heart Hank Thompson
7 Boppin' the Blues Carl Perkins
15 Casey Jones (The Brave Engineer) Eddy Arnold
7 Cash on the Barrelhead The Louvin Brothers
12 The Cat Came Back Sonny James
3 'Cause I Love You Webb Pierce
14 Cheated Too Wilma Lee Cooper and Stoney Cooper
13 Come Back to Me Jimmy C. Newman
4 Conscience I'm Guilty Hank Snow
10 Dixie Fried Carl Perkins
6 Doorstep to Heaven Carl Smith
3 Eat, Drink, and Be Merry (Tomorrow You'll Cry) Porter Wagoner
4 Folsom Prison Blues Johnny Cash
14 The Fool Sanford Clark
6 Go Away with Me The Wilburn Brothers
9 God Was So Good Jimmy C. Newman
5 Hold Everything (Till I Get Home) Red Sovine
9 Honky-Tonk Man Johnny Horton
7 Hoping That You're Hoping The Louvin Brothers
11 How Far Is Heaven Kitty Wells
5 Hula Rock Hank Snow
7 I Feel Like Cryin' Carl Smith
15 I Gotta Know Wanda Jackson
2 I Take the Chance The Browns
13 I Want to Be Loved Johnnie & Jack
8 I Was the One Elvis Presley
13 I'd Rather Stay Home Kitty Wells
7 I'm a One-Woman Man Johnny Horton
11 I'm Moving In Hank Snow
14 I'm Not Mad, Just Hurt Hank Thompson
10 I'm So in Love with You The Wilburn Brothers
11 I've Changed Carl Smith
2 I've Got a New Heartache Ray Price
4 I've Got Five Dollars and It's Saturday Night Faron Young
5 It's a Great Life (If You Don't Weaken) Faron Young
11 Just as Long as You Love Me The Browns
3 Just One More George Jones
5 Little Rosa Red Sovine and Webb Pierce
7 The Lonely Side of Town Kitty Wells
10 Love Me Elvis Presley
3 Love Me Tender Elvis Presley
13 My Baby Left Me Elvis Presley
8 My Lips Are Sealed Jim Reeves
11 Mystery Train Elvis Presley
9 Only You, Only You Charlie Walker
2 Poor Man's Riches Benny Barnes
5 Run Boy Ray Price
3 Searching (For Someone Like You) Kitty Wells
9 Seasons of My Heart Jimmy C. Newman
4 So Doggone Lonesome Johnny Cash
2 Sweet Dreams Faron Young
9 Sweet Dreams Don Gibson
10 Teenage Boogie Webb Pierce
12 That's All Tennessee Ernie Ford
5 These Hands Hank Snow
7 Trouble in Mind Eddy Arnold
11 Tryin' to Forget the Blues Porter Wagoner
9 Turn Her Down Faron Young
11 Twenty Feet of Muddy Water Sonny James
14 Uncle Pen Porter Wagoner
14 Waltz of the Angels Wynn Stewart
4 Wasted Words Ray Price
7 What Am I Worth George Jones
8 What Would You Do (If Jesus Came to Your House) Porter Wagoner
15 What Would You Do (If Jesus Came to Your House) Red Sovine
9 Why Baby Why Hank Locklin
9 Wicked Lies Carl Smith
10 Without Your Love Bobby Lord
2 Yes I Know Why Webb Pierce
3 You and Me Kitty Wells and Red Foley
4 You Are the One Carl Smith
10 You Don't Know Me Eddy Arnold
7 You Gotta Be My Baby George Jones
6 You're Free to Go Carl Smith
13 You're Not Play Love The Wilburn Brothers
7 You're Running Wild The Louvin Brothers
3 You're Still Mine Faron Young

Top new album releases

[edit]
Single Artist Record Label
Songs of a Love Affair Jean Shepard Capitol
Grand Ole Opry's New Star George Jones Starday (debut album)

Births

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ Rolling Stone Rock Almanac: The Chronicles of Rock & Roll," Collier Books, MacMillan Publishing Co., New York and London, 1983, p. 20. ISBN 0-02-081320-1
  2. ^ Rolling Stone Rock Almanac, p. 21.
  3. ^ Rolling Stone Rock Almanac, p. 21.
  4. ^ Rolling Stone Rock Almanac, p. 25.

Further reading

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  • 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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