NationMaster - Encyclopedia: 1948 in country music

See also: 1947 in country music, 1948 in music, other events of 1948, 1949 in country music, 1940s in music and the List of years in Country Music 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... See also: 1947 in music, other events of 1948, 1949 in music and the list of years in music. // Events Aldeburgh Festival is founded by Benjamin Britten, Eric Crozier and Peter Pears. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 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. ...

1 Events
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2 Top hits of the year
- 2.1 Number one hits
- 2.2 Other major hits
3 Top new album releases
4 Births
5 Deaths
6 Further reading

Events

May 15 - Billboard magazine begins a sales-based Best Selling Folk Retail Records chart, the magazine's second chart to track the popularity of country songs. The new chart complements the existing Most Played Juke Box Folk Records chart, and continues a practice of multiple charts (and possible simultaneous No. 1 songs) that will continue for the next 10 years.

May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... An example of a Billboard Magazine. ...

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Eddy Arnold dominates the Billboard magazine charts, scoring five No. 1 songs (six, if one counts Arnold's "I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You In My Arms," which had been No. 1 since November 1947). Only Jimmy Wakely's "One Has My Name (the Other Has My Heart)" breaks Arnold's streak. Four other songs by Arnold also make the country charts.

Eddy Arnold (May 15, 1918) is an American country music singer. ... An example of a Billboard Magazine. ...

Top hits of the year

Number one hits

(As certified by Billboard magazine) An example of a Billboard Magazine. ...

April 8 - "Anytime" - Eddy Arnold
June 5 - "Boquet of Roses" - Eddy Arnold
June 5 - "Texarkana Baby" - Eddy Arnold
September 18 - "Just a Little Lovin' (Will Go a Long, Long Way)" - Eddy Arnold
November 13 - "One Has My Name (the Other Has My Heart)" - Jimmy Wakely
December 25 - "A Heart Full of Love (For a Handful of Kisses)" - Eddy Arnold

Note: Starting May 15, a second chart - the Best Selling Folk Retail Records chart - begins tracking the popularity of country songs, in addition to the Most Played Juke Box Folk Records chart. This means that for the first time, there could be more than one No. 1 hit on a given date.

April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ... Eddy Arnold (May 15, 1918) is an American country music singer. ... June 5 is the 156th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (157th in leap years), with 209 days remaining. ... Eddy Arnold (May 15, 1918) is an American country music singer. ... June 5 is the 156th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (157th in leap years), with 209 days remaining. ... Eddy Arnold (May 15, 1918) is an American country music singer. ... September 18 is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years). ... Eddy Arnold (May 15, 1918) is an American country music singer. ... November 13 is the 317th day of the year (318th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 48 days remaining. ... December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 6 days remaining. ... Eddy Arnold (May 15, 1918) is an American country music singer. ...

Other major hits

"Philadelphia Lawyer" - Maddox Brothers and Rose
"Tennessee Waltz" - Pee Wee King and His Golden West Cowboys (feat. Redd Stewart)

The Maddox Brothers and Rose was a country music band which was based in California from the 1930s to the 1950s. ... The Tennessee Waltz is a song, belonging to both the country music and popular genres, written by Redd Stewart and Pee Wee King in 1947, popularized by Patti Page and by Les Paul and Mary Ford in 1950. ... Pee Wee King, born Julius Frank Anthony Kuczynski (February 18, 1914 â€“ March 7, 2000), was an American country music songwriter and recording artist. ...

Births

Deaths

January 15 - Jack Guthrie, 32, folk-styled country singer best known for "Oklahoma Hills" (tuberculosis).
September 15 - Vernon Dalhart, 55, pioneering influence of the 1920s.

January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jack Guthrie (13 November 1915–15 January 1948) was born Leon Jerry Guthrie in Olive, Oklahoma, USA. He was the cousin of Woody Guthrie and had a hit record in the country and western charts with a rewritten version of a Woody Guthrie song Oklahoma Hills (1945). ... Oklahoma Hills is a song written by Woody Guthrie. ... Tuberculosis (commonly shortened to TB) is an infection caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which most commonly affects the lungs (pulmonary TB) but can also affect the central nervous system (meningitis), lymphatic system, circulatory system (Miliary tuberculosis), genitourinary system, bones and joints. ... September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years). ... Vernon Dalhart (6 April 1883 - 15 September 1948) was a popular United States singer and songwriter of the early decades of the 20th century. ...

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