See also: 1942 in country music, 1943 in music, other events of 1943, 1944 in country music, 1940s in music and the List of years in Country Music See also: 1941 in country music, 1942 in music, other events of 1942, 1943 in country music, 1940s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events August 1 - The American Federation of Musicians authorizes a ban on recording by bands following a dispute over musicians royalties; many... See also: 1942 in music, other events of 1943, 1944 in music and the list of years in music. // Events January 1, 1943 - Frank Sinatra appears at The Paramount causing a mob scene of hysterical bobby-soxers to flood Times Square and blocking midtown New York City traffic for hours... 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ... <bg color=fff567> // 1940 in music International trends Allied servicemen help bring American and European popular music to Asian countries when they are stationed in Hawaii and the Philippines; this especially includes popularizing the guitar and ukulele in Papua New Guinea Disneys Fantasia introduces stereo sound Music of Argentina... This page indexes the individual year in country music pages. ...

Events

Top hits of the year

• "Home in San Antone" - Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
• "No Letter Today" - Ted Daffan's Texans
• "That Old Grey Mare Is Back Where SHe Used to Be" - Carson Robison
• "There's a Star-Spangled Banner Flying Somewhere" - Jimmy Wakely
• "Think of Me" - Roy Rogers

James Robert (Bob) Wills (March 6, 1905 – May 13, 1975) was an American country musician and songwriter. ... Dale Evans & Roy Rogers Leonard Franklin Slye (November 5, 1911 – July 6, 1998), became famous as Roy Rogers, a singer and cowboy actor. ...

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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. "Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954: The History of American Popular Music," Record Research Inc., Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, 1986 (ISBN 0-89820-083-0).