1964 in country music
See also: 1963 in country music, 1964 in music, other events of 1964, 1965 in country music, 1960s in music and the List of years in Country Music
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
- "Begging to You" by Marty Robbins returns to No. 1 on February 22
- 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
- "My Heart Skips a Beat" by Buck Owens returns to No. 1 on June 20
- 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
- "Cross the Brazos at Waco" - Billy Walker
- "Gonna Get Along Without You Now" - Skeeter Davis
- "Here Comes My Baby Back Again" - Dottie West
- "Let's Go All the Way" - Norma Jean
- "Password" - Kitty Wells
- "Second Fiddle" - Jean Shepard
- "Sorrow on the Rocks" - Porter Wagoner
- "The Ballad of Ira Hayes" - Johnny Cash
- "Wine Women and Song" - Loretta Lynn
"Burning Memories"-Ray Price "Welcome To My World"-Jim Reeves "Four Strong Winds"-Bobby Bare "The Race Is On"-George Jones "It Ain't Me Babe"-Johnny Cash–
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.