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* [[November 1]] - "I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms)" - [[Eddy Arnold]] |
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===Other major hits |
===Other major hits= |
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Pretty Blond Moon Mullican |
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* "It's Mighty Dark to Travel" - [[Bill Monroe]] and His Blue Grass Boys |
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Don't Look Now Ernest Tubb |
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* "Kentucky" - Blue Sky Boys |
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Filipino Baby Ernest Tubb |
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* "New Pretty Blonde (New Jole Blon)" - [[Moon Mullican]] |
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I Couldn' Believe It Was True Eddy Arnold |
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* "The Tramp on the Street" - [[Molly O'Day]] with the Cumberland Mountain Folks |
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To My Sorrow Eddy Arnold |
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Never Trust A Woman Red Foley |
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Temptation Red Engles And Jo Stafford |
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Move It On Over Hank Williams |
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Fat Gal Merle Travis |
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Steel Guitar Rag Merle Travis |
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That's What I Like About The West Tex Williams |
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Here Comes Santa Claus Gene Autry |
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Bang Bang Jimmie Davis |
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Cigarettes Whuskey And Wild Wild Women Sons Of The Pioneers |
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Baby Doll Sons Of The Pioneers |
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Teardrops From My Eyes Sons Of The Pioneers |
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I'll Step Aside Ernest Tubb |
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Our Own Jole Blon Roy Acuff— |
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== Births == |
== Births == |
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Revision as of 10:26, 24 September 2006
See also: 1946 in country music, 1947 in music, other events of 1947, 1948 in country music, 1940s in music and the List of years in Country Music
Events
Top hits of the year
Number one hits
(As certified by Billboard magazine)
- January 18 - "Rainbow at Midnight" - Ernest Tubb
- February 8 - "So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed" - Merle Travis
- May 17 - "New Jolie Blonde (New Pretty Blonde)" - Red Foley and the Cumberland Valley Boys
- May 24 - "What is Life Without Love" - Eddy Arnold
- June 7 - "Sugar Moon" - Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
- July 19 - "Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)" - Tex Williams
- November 1 - "I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms)" - Eddy Arnold
==Other major hits
Pretty Blond Moon Mullican Don't Look Now Ernest Tubb Filipino Baby Ernest Tubb I Couldn' Believe It Was True Eddy Arnold To My Sorrow Eddy Arnold Never Trust A Woman Red Foley Temptation Red Engles And Jo Stafford Move It On Over Hank Williams Fat Gal Merle Travis Steel Guitar Rag Merle Travis That's What I Like About The West Tex Williams Here Comes Santa Claus Gene Autry Bang Bang Jimmie Davis Cigarettes Whuskey And Wild Wild Women Sons Of The Pioneers Baby Doll Sons Of The Pioneers Teardrops From My Eyes Sons Of The Pioneers I'll Step Aside Ernest Tubb Our Own Jole Blon Roy Acuff—
Births
Deaths
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.