See also: 1959 in country music, 1960 in music, other events of 1960, 1961 in country music, 1960s in music and the List of years in Country Music See also: 1958 in country music, 1959 in music, other events of 1959, 1960 in country music, 1950s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events The first Grammy Award for outstanding performances in the country music genre is presented. ... See also: 1959 in music, other events of 1960, 1961 in music, 1960s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 14 - Elvis Presley is promoted to Sergeant in the U.S. Army February 6 - Songwriter Jesse Belvin dies in an automobile accident in Los Angeles, California. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... See also: 1960 in country music, 1961 in music, other events of 1961, 1962 in country music, 1960s in music and the List of years in Country Music Events Top Hits of the Year No. ... 1960 in music Music of Brazil Carimbó begins modernizing and using electric instruments Music of Cambodia Princess Norodom Buppha Devi helps lead a revival of classical Khmer dance forms like apsara. ... This page indexes the individual year in music pages. ...

Events

• Just four songs - five, if one counts "El Paso" by Marty Robbins, which spent five of its seven weeks at No. 1 in 1960 - ascend to the No. 1 spot on Billboard magazine's Hot C&W Sides chart. Those songs - listed below - would spend 14, 14, 12 and 10 weeks at No. 1.

Compare that to 10 No. 1 songs in 1959 and eight for all of 1961. Just a quarter of a century later, it was common for 50 songs per year to play musical chairs atop Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart.

• While returning from a concert in Austin, Texas, Johnny Horton is killed November 5 in a car accident near Milano, Texas. Other passengers in his car - manager Tillman Franks and guitarist Tommy Tomlinson - are injured but survive.
• "The Porter Wagoner Show," one of the most successful country music television programs, premieres late in the year. Norma Jean (Beasler) and comedian Speck Rhodes were the regulars, with guest performers appearing each week. The show ran in syndication for 21 years, and at its peak ran in more than 100 markets, and is largely credited for breaking the career of a young singer named Dolly Parton (who replaced Norma Jean in 1967).

Marty Robbins, (September 26, 1925 - December 8, 1982), born Martin David Robinson near Glendale, Arizona, served in the United States Navy during World War II and went on to become an immensely popular singing star of the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee and a talented NASCAR race car driver. ... 1960 was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... An example of a Billboard Magazine. ... An example of a Billboard Magazine. ... Skyline from Town Lake City nickname: Live Music Capital of the World Location in the state of Texas County Travis County Mayor Will Wynn Area   â€“Land   â€“Water 669. ... John Gale Johnny Horton (April 30, 1925–November 5, 1960) was an American country music singer. ... November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 56 days remaining. ... Milano is a city located in Milam County, Texas. ... Porter Wagoner (born August 12, 1927, in Howell County, Missouri, in the Ozark Mountains) is an American country music singer. ... Norma Jean is a Christian metalcore band from Douglasville, Georgia, USA, a suburb of Atlanta. ... In the television industry (as in radio), syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast programs to multiple stations, without going through a broadcast network. ... Dolly Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American country singer, songwriter, composer and actress. ...

Top Hits of the Year

No. 1 Hits

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• February 8 - "He'll Have to Go" - Jim Reeves
• May 16 - "Please Help Me, I'm Falling" - Hank Locklin
• August 22 - "Alabam" - Cowboy Copas
• November 14 - "Wings of a Dove" - Ferlin Husky

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Other Major Hits

• "Above and Beyond" - Buck Owens
• "Amigo's Guitar" - Kitty Wells
• "Another" - Roy Drusky
• "Anymore" - Roy Drusky
• "Big Iron" - Marty Robbins
• "Cathy's Clown" - Everly Brothers
• "Each Moment Spent With You" - Ernest Ashworth
• "Excuse Me (I Think I've Got a Heartache)" - Buck Owens
• "Fallen Angel" - Webb Pierce
• "Family Bible" - Claude Gray
• "Heart to Heart Talk" - Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
• "He'll Have to Stay" - Jeanne Black
• "Honky Tonk Girl" – Loretta Lynn
• "Hot Rod Lincoln" - Charlie Ryan
• "(I Can't Help You) I'm Falling Too - Skeeter Davis
• "I Know One" - Jim Reeves
• "I Missed Me" - Jim Reeves
• "I'm Getting Better" - Jim Reeves
• "I'm Sorry" - Brenda Lee
• "Just One Time" - Don Gibson
• "The Key's in the Mailbox" - Freddie Hart
• "Left to Right" - Kitty Wells
• "Let's Think About Living" - Bob Luman
• "Miller's Cave" - Hank Snow
• "No Love Have I" - Webb Pierce
• "The Old Lamplighter" – The Browns
• "One More Time" - Ray Price
• "Scarlet Ribbons (For Her Hair)" - The Browns
• "Sink the Bismark" - Johnny Horton
• "A Six Pack to Go" - Hank Thompson and His Brazos Valley Boys
• "Stuck On You" - Elvis Presley
• "The Tip of My Fingers" - Bill Anderson
• "Wishful Thinking" – Wynn Stewart
• "You Can't Pick a Rose in December" - Ernest Ashworth
• "Your Old Used to Be" - Faron Young
• "You're the Only Good Thing (That's Happened to Me)" – George Morgan

Buck Owens (born August 12, 1929) is an American country singer who defined the gritty Bakersfield sound. ... 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. ... Marty Robbins, (September 26, 1925 - December 8, 1982), born Martin David Robinson near Glendale, Arizona, served in the United States Navy during World War II and went on to become an immensely popular singing star of the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee and a talented NASCAR race car driver. ... Don (born February 1, 1937 in Brownie, a small coal-mining town (now defunct) near Central City, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky) and Phil Everly (born January 18, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois) are country-influenced rock and roll performers who had their greatest success in the 1950s. ... Buck Owens (born August 12, 1929) is an American country singer who defined the gritty Bakersfield sound. ... Webb Pierce (born August 8, 1921 - died February 24, 1991), was an American country music singer. ... James Robert (Bob) Wills ( March 6, 1905 - May 13, 1975) was an American country musician and songwriter. ... Jack White with Loretta Lynn at the 2005 Grammy Awards Loretta Lynn on the cover of her album Who Was That Stranger Loretta Lynn (born April 14, 1935) is an American country singer. ... Skeeter Davis Norma Nicole Skeeter Davis (December 30, 1931 - September 19, 2004) was an American country music singer and a member of the Grand Ole Opry radio show for more than 40 years. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Brenda Lee on the cover of her collection, part of The Millennium Collection Brenda Lee, real name Brenda Mae Tarpley (born December 11, 1944), was an American teen idol and country singer from Lithonia, Georgia. ... Donald Eugene Gibson (April 3, 1928 - November 17, 2003) was an American country musician. ... Freddie Hart (born 1926) is an American country musician. ... 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. ... Clarence Eugene Snow (May 9, 1914 – December 20, 1999), better known as Hank Snow, was a country singer. ... Webb Pierce (born August 8, 1921 - died February 24, 1991), was an American country music singer. ... Ray Price (born January 12, 1926) is an American country and western singer. ... John Gale Johnny Horton (April 30, 1925–November 5, 1960) was an American country music singer. ... Hank Thompson can refer to different people: Hank Thompson was a baseball player in the 1940s and 1950s. ... Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977, born Elvis Aron Presley), also known as The King of Rock and Roll or The King, was an American singer and actor. ... James William Anderson III (born November 1, 1937 in Columbia, South Carolina) is an American country music singer and songwriter. ... Faron Young (born February 25, 1932 near Shreveport, Louisiana, died December 10, 1996) was an American country music singer. ... George Morgan (1924 – 1975) was a mid-20th century country music singer. ...

Top New Album Releases

• Blood on the Saddle – Tex Ritter (Capitol)
• Eddy Arnold Sings Them Again - Eddy Arnold (RCA)
• Goldie Hill - Goldie Hill (Decca)
• I'll Sing You A Song – and Harmonize Too – Skeeter Davis (RCA)
• Johnny Horton Makes History – Johnny Horton (Columbia)
• Midnight Jambouree – Ernest Tubb & His Texas Trubadors, featuring Various Artists (Decca)
• More - Eddy Arnold (RCA)
• Sixteen Tons – Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol)
• Smoke, Smoke, Smoke – Tex Williams (Capitol)
• A Tribute to the Delmore Brothers - Louvin Brothers (Capitol)

Tex Ritter Tex Ritter (January 12, 1905 – January 2, 1974) was an American country singer and actor. ... Eddy Arnold (May 15, 1918) is a country music singer. ... Skeeter Davis Norma Nicole Skeeter Davis (December 30, 1931 - September 19, 2004) was an American country music singer and a member of the Grand Ole Opry radio show for more than 40 years. ... John Gale Johnny Horton (April 30, 1925–November 5, 1960) was an American country music singer. ... Ernest Dale Tubb (February 9, 1914 - September 6, 1984), nicknamed the Texas Troubadour, was an American singer and songwriter and one of the pioneers of country music. ... Eddy Arnold (May 15, 1918) is a country music singer. ... hi ... Tex Williams (August 23, 1917 - October 11, 1985) was an American country musician from Ramsey, Illinois. ... The Louvin Brothers were Charlie and Ira Louvin, an American duo best-known as the popularizers of close harmony, a kind of country music. ...

Births

Deaths

• January 19 - Ralph Peer, 67, pioneer in record engineering and production (pneumonia).
• November 5 - Johnny Horton, 35, "The Singing Fisherman" and best known for his Americana-styled hits (car accident).
• November 7 - A.P. Carter, 68, a member of The Original Carter Family, one of country music's all-time pioneers (heart disease).

January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Ralph Peer (May 22, 1892 - January 19, 1960) was born Ralph Sylvester Peer in Independence, Missouri. ... November 5 is the 309th day of the year (310th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 56 days remaining. ... John Gale Johnny Horton (April 30, 1925–November 5, 1960) was an American country music singer. ... November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... A.P. Carter (December 15, 1891 – November 7, 1960) was an American Country music musician. ... Maybelle, A.P. and Sara The Carter Family was a rural country music group that performed between 1927 and 1943. ...

Major Awards

Grammy Awards

• Best Country and Western Performance - "El Paso," Marty Robbins

Marty Robbins, (September 26, 1925 - December 8, 1982), born Martin David Robinson near Glendale, Arizona, served in the United States Navy during World War II and went on to become an immensely popular singing star of the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee and a talented NASCAR race car driver. ...

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)

The International Standard Book Number, or ISBN (sometimes pronounced is-ben), is a unique1 identifier for books, intended to be used commercially. ...

Other links

• Country Music Association