See also: 1935 in country music, 1936 in music, other events of 1936, 1937 in country music and the List of years in Country Music See also: 1935 in music, other events of 1936, 1937 in music and the list of years in music. // Events January 4 - Billboard magazine publishes its first music hit parade April 19 - in Barcelona, Alban Bergs Violin Concerto is premiered by Louis Krasner Tony Bennetts musical career begins... Year 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: 1936 in country music, 1937 in music, other events of 1937, 1938 in country music and the List of years in Country Music // Brezin Along With the Breeze - Hoosier Hot Shots Nobodys Darling But Mine - Jimmie Davis April 6 - Merle Haggard, innovator of the Bakersfield Sound and... This page indexes the individual year in country music pages. ...

Events

Top hits of the year

• "Great Speckled Bird" - Roy Acuff and His Crazy Tennesseans
• "Steel Guitar Rag" - Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys

Roy Acuff on the cover of The Great Roy Acuff (1964) Roy Claxton Acuff (15 September 1903 – 23 November 1992) was an American country musician. ... James Robert (Bob) Wills (March 6, 1905 – May 13, 1975) was an American country musician, songwriter, and big band leader. ...

Births

• April 22 – Glen Campbell, pop-country singer and guitarist, host of The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour.
• November 5 - Billy Sherrill, record producer for numerous acts in the 1960s through 1980s, most famously Tammy Wynette.

is the 112th day of the year (113th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the town in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, see Glen Campbell, Pennsylvania. ... The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour hosted by country singer Glen Campbell from January, 1969 through June, 1972. ... is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Billy Sherrill (born Campbell, Alabama, November 5, 1936) was a record producer and arranger who is most famous for his association with a number of country artists, most notably Tammy Wynette. ... Tammy Wynette (May 5, 1942 – April 6, 1998) was an American country singer and songwriter. ...

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.