See also: 1951 in country music, 1952 in music, other events of 1952, 1953 in country music, 1950s in music and the List of years in Country Music See also: 1950 in country music, 1951 in music, other events of 1951, 1952 in country music, 1950s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Top Hits of the Year No. ... See also: 1951 in music, other events of 1952, 1953 in music, 1950s in music and the list of years in music // Events Pierre Schaeffer publishes his A la recherche dune musique concrète (The Search for a Concrete Music), an explanation of his experimental approach to composing. ... 1952 (MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... See also: 1952 in country music, 1953 in music, other events of 1953, 1954 in country music, 1950s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events January 1 - Hank Williams, due to play a New Years Day show in Canton, [[Ohio], dies sometime after midnight in... // 1950 in music Music of Afghanistan The beginning of radio broadcasting leads to the beginning of Afghan popular music Music of Argentina Astor Piazzolla begins to fuse traditional tango music with jazz and classical music Music of Algeria Rai singers like Bellemou Messaoud add violin, accordion and other western influences... This page indexes the individual year in music pages. ...

Events

• August 23 – Kitty Wells becomes the first female solo artist to score a No. 1 hit on the Billboard magazine country charts with "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels." The song, an answer to Hank Thompson's "The Wild Side of Life," spends six weeks atop the chart and forever changes how women were seen, both in song and professionally.

This is the song that never ends yes it gos on and on my friends some people started singing it not knowing what it was they just started singing it forever just becauseThis is the song that never ends yes it gos on and on my friends some... Kitty Wells Kitty Wells (born Muriel Deason on August 30, 1919) is an American country musician from Nashville, Tennessee, known from about 1955 as the Queen of Country Music. ... An example of a Billboard Magazine. ... It Wasnt God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels was a 1952 hit for country singer Kitty Wells. ... Hank Thompson can refer to different people: Hank Thompson was a baseball player in the 1940s and 1950s. ...

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• The life of Hank Williams continues its downward spiral. Even though he enjoys several major hits, his drug and alcohol problems ruin his marriage to Audrey (the divorce was finalized during the year), and in October, he is fired from the Grand Ole Opry. Hank married Billie Jean Jones Eshliman in October in New Orleans, Louisiana, and rejoins the Louisiana Hayride about that same time. Also during the year, he makes what turn out to be his final recordings.

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Top hits of the year

Number one hits

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• February 2 - "Give Me More, More, More (Of Your Kisses)" - Lefty Frizzell
• March 1 - "Wondering" - Webb Pierce
• March 29 - "When You Feel Like You're in Love (Don't Just Stand There)" - Carl Smith
• May 3 - "Easy on the Eyes" - Eddy Arnold
• May 10 - "The Wild Side of Life" - Hank Thompson and His Brazos Valley Boys
• July 12 - "That Heart Belongs to Me" - Webb Pierce
• July 19 - "Are You Teasing Me" - Carl Smith
• August 16 - "A Full Time Job" - Eddy Arnold
• August 23 - "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" - Kitty Wells
• September 6 - "Jambalaya (On the Bayou)" - Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys
• December 6 - "Back Street Affair" - Webb Pierce
• December 6 - "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes" - Slim Willet
• December 27 - "Don't Let the Stars Get in Your Eyes" - Skeets McDonald

Note: Several songs were simultaneous No. 1 hits on the separate "Most Played Juke Box Folk (later Country & Western) Records," "Best Selling Retail Folk (later Country & Western) Records) and - starting December 10 - "Country & Western Records Most Played by Folk Disk Jockeys" charts.

February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Lefty Frizzell (March 31, 1928 – July 19, 1975) was a country music singer and songwriter. ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... Webb Pierce (born August 8, 1921 - died February 24, 1991), was an American country music singer. ... March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (89th in Leap years). ... Note: This article is about a musician. ... May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ... Eddy Arnold (May 15, 1918) is an American country music singer. ... May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (131st in leap years). ... Hank Thompson can refer to different people: Hank Thompson was a baseball player in the 1940s and 1950s. ... July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 172 days remaining. ... Webb Pierce (born August 8, 1921 - died February 24, 1991), was an American country music singer. ... July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ... Note: This article is about a musician. ... August 16 is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Eddy Arnold (May 15, 1918) is an American country music singer. ... This is the song that never ends yes it gos on and on my friends some people started singing it not knowing what it was they just started singing it forever just becauseThis is the song that never ends yes it gos on and on my friends some... It Wasnt God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels was a 1952 hit for country singer Kitty Wells. ... Kitty Wells Kitty Wells (born Muriel Deason on August 30, 1919) is an American country musician from Nashville, Tennessee, known from about 1955 as the Queen of Country Music. ... This article is about the day of the year. ... Hank Williams Sr. ... December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Webb Pierce (born August 8, 1921 - died February 24, 1991), was an American country music singer. ... December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (362nd in leap years). ...

Other major hits

Top new album releases

Births

• May 18 – George Strait, country giant since the early 1980s who helped revitalize the genre.

May 18 is the 138th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (139th in leap years). ... George Strait George Harvey Strait (born May 18, 1952) is an American country music artist. ...

Deaths

• March 22 – Uncle Dave Macon, 81, country music pioneer; comedian and banjo player; the first major star of the Grand Ole Opry.

22 March is the 81st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (82nd in Leap years). ... Uncle Dave Macon Uncle Dave Macon (October 7, 1870 - March 22, 1952) was an American farmer, banjo player, singer, songwriter and comedian. ... The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly Saturday night country music radio program broadcast live on WSM Radio in Nashville, Tennessee. ...

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.