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Events

• The Country Music Association (CMA) develops and finalizes plans for the new Country Music Hall of Fame, to honor performers and others who were influential in the history of the genre. The first three inductees are all posthumous:
  • Jimmie Rodgers, a songwriter who - despite poor health - merged hillbilly and blues music into a revolutionary new sound.
  • Fred Rose, a pioneering song publisher who formed the Acuff-Rose music publishing company in the 1940s. Also a talented songwriter, and record producer/executive.
  • Hank Williams, legendary singer-songwriter whose songs are still sought after today.

With just a $1,500 budget, bronze plaques honoring each of the singers would be cast, a tradition that continues today.

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Top Hits of the Year

No. 1 Hits

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• January 9 - "North to Alaska" - Johnny Horton
• February 27 - "Don't Worry" - Marty Robbins
• May 8 - "Hello Walls" - Faron Young
• July 10 - "Heartbreak U.S.A." - Kitty Wells
• August 7 - "I Fall to Pieces" - Patsy Cline
• August 21 - "Tender Years" - George Jones
• September 25 - "Walk On By" - Leroy Van Dyke
• November 20 - "Big Bad John" - Jimmy Dean

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Other Major Hits

• "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" - Elvis Presley
• "Backtrack" - Faron Young
• "Be Quiet Mind" - Del Reeves
• "Beggar to a King" - Hank Snow
• "The Blizzard" - Jim Reeves
• "Foolin' Around" - Buck Owens
• "Funny How Time Slips Away" – Billy Walker
• "Go Home" - Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys
• "Heart Over Mind" - Ray Price
• "How Do You Talk to a Baby" - Webb Pierce
• "I Dreamed Of A Hill-Billy Heaven" - Tex Ritter
• "I'll Have One More Cup of Coffee (Then I'll Go)" – Claude Gray
• "Last Date" - Floyd Cramer
• "Let Forgiveness In" - Webb Pierce
• "Loose Talk" - Buck Owens and Rose Maddox
• "Louisiana Man" - Rusty and Doug
• "Mental Cruelty" - Buck Owens and Rose Maddox
• "My Ears Should Burn (When Fools Are Talked About)" – Claude Gray
• "My Last Date (With You)" - Skeeter Davis
• "Oklahoma Hills" - Hank Thompson and His Brazos Valley Boys
• "Optimistic" - Skeeter Davis
• "Po' Folks" - Bill Anderson
• "Right or Wrong" - Wanda Jackson
• "San Antonio Rose" - Floyd Cramer
• "Sea of Heartbreak" - Don Gibson
• "Sleepy-Eyed John" - Johnny Horton
• "Soft Rain" - Ray Price
• "Stand at Your Window" - Jim Reeves
• "Sweet Dreams" - Don Gibson
• "Sweet Lips" - Webb Pierce
• "Three Hearts In A Tangle" - Roy Drusky
• "Three Steps to the Phone (Millions of Miles)" - George Hamilton IV
• "Under the Influence of Love" - Buck Owens
• "Walk Out Backwards" - Bill Anderson
• "Walking the Streets" - Webb Pierce
• "What Would You Do" - Jim Reeves
• "When Two Worlds Collide" – Roger Miller
• "The Window Up Above" - George Jones
• "Your Old Love Letters" - Porter Wagoner
• "You're the Reason" - Bobby Edwards

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. ... Faron Young (born February 25, 1932 near Shreveport, Louisiana, died December 10, 1996) was an American country music singer. ... Clarence Eugene Snow (May 9, 1914 – December 20, 1999), better known as Hank Snow, was a country singer. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Buck Owens (born August 12, 1929) is an American country singer who defined the gritty Bakersfield sound. ... Billy Walker (29 October 1897 - 28 November 1964) Was a prominent English footballer of the 1920s and 1930s. ... Lester Flatt (June 19, 1914 - May 11, 1979) was one of the pioneers of bluegrass music. ... Earl Scruggs Earl Scruggs (born Earl Eugene Scruggs January 6, 1924 in Flint Hill, North Carolina) created a banjo style (now called Scruggs style) that is one of the defining characteristics of bluegrass. ... Ray Price (born January 12, 1926) is an American country and western singer. ... Webb Pierce (born August 8, 1921 - died February 24, 1991), was an American country music singer. ... Tex Ritter Tex Ritter (January 12, 1905 – January 2, 1974) was an American country singer and actor. ... Floyd Cramer (October 27, 1933 - December 31, 1997) was an American Hall of Fame pianist who was one of the architects of the Nashville Sound. ... Webb Pierce (born August 8, 1921 - died February 24, 1991), was an American country music singer. ... Buck Owens (born August 12, 1929) is an American country singer who defined the gritty Bakersfield sound. ... Categories: Wikipedia cleanup | People stubs ... Doug Kershaw, born January 24, 1936, is an American fiddle player from Louisiana known as The Ragin Cajun. ... Buck Owens (born August 12, 1929) is an American country singer who defined the gritty Bakersfield sound. ... Categories: Wikipedia cleanup | People stubs ... 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. ... Hank Thompson can refer to different people: Hank Thompson was a baseball player in the 1940s and 1950s. ... 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. ... James William Anderson III (born November 1, 1937 in Columbia, South Carolina) is an American country music singer and songwriter. ... Wanda Jackson was and is the QUEEN OF ROCKABILLY- and the first female rock and roll singer in the U.S., since her first debut record in 1956. ... Floyd Cramer (October 27, 1933 - December 31, 1997) was an American Hall of Fame pianist who was one of the architects of the Nashville Sound. ... Donald Eugene Gibson (April 3, 1928 - November 17, 2003) was an American country musician. ... John Gale Johnny Horton (April 30, 1925–November 5, 1960) was an American country music singer. ... Ray Price (born January 12, 1926) is an American country and western singer. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Donald Eugene Gibson (April 3, 1928 - November 17, 2003) was an American country musician. ... Webb Pierce (born August 8, 1921 - died February 24, 1991), was an American country music singer. ... George Hamilton IV is an American country musician, known across the world for singles like Before This Day Ends and Abilene. He began performing in the late 1950s as a teen idol, only later switching to pop-country, then folk music. ... Buck Owens (born August 12, 1929) is an American country singer who defined the gritty Bakersfield sound. ... James William Anderson III (born November 1, 1937 in Columbia, South Carolina) is an American country music singer and songwriter. ... Webb Pierce (born August 8, 1921 - died February 24, 1991), was an American country music singer. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Roger Dean Miller (January 2, 1936 – October 25, 1992) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician. ... Another George Jones was a U.S. Senator from Georgia in 1807. ... Porter Wagoner (born August 12, 1927, in Howell County, Missouri, in the Ozark Mountains) is an American country music singer. ...

Top New Album Releases

• At the Golden Nugget – Hank Thompson (Capitol)
• Got You on My Mind – Jean Shepard (Capitol)
• In Hollywood – Chet Atkins (RCA)
• Let's Make Memories Tonight - Eddy Arnold (RCA)
• Right or Wrong – Wanda Jackson (Capitol)
• San Antonio Rose - Ray Price (Columbia)

Hank Thompson can refer to different people: Hank Thompson was a baseball player in the 1940s and 1950s. ... Chet Atkins Chester Burton Chet Atkins (June 20, 1924 – June 30, 2001) was an influential country guitarist and record producer in country music. ... Eddy Arnold (May 15, 1918) is a country music singer. ... Wanda Jackson was and is the QUEEN OF ROCKABILLY- and the first female rock and roll singer in the U.S., since her first debut record in 1956. ... Ray Price (born January 12, 1926) is an American country and western singer. ...

Births

• July 8 - Toby Keith, country star of the 1990s who began a mega-superstar in the 2000s, thanks to his fusion of honky tonk and rock.

July 8 is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 176 days remaining. ... Toby Keith (right) visits with fans during brief breaks in filming the music video American Soldier in hangar 1600 at Edwards Air Force Base, November 17, 2003. ...

Deaths

Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

• Jimmie Rodgers (1897-1933)
• Fred Rose (1898-1954)
• Hank Williams Sr. (1923-1953)

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Major Awards

Grammy Awards

• Best Country and Western Recording - "Big Bad John," Jimmy Dean

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Further Reading

• Kingsbury, Paul, "Vinyl Hayride: Country Music Album Covers 1947-1989," Country Music Foundation, 2003 (ISBN 0-81-183572-3]])
• Millard, Bob, "Country Music: 70 Years of America's Favorite Music," HarperCollins, New York, 1993 (ISBN 0-06-273244-7)

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Other links

• Country Music Association
• Inductees of the Country Music Hall of Fame

The Country Music Association (CMA) was founded in 1958 in Nashville, Tennessee. ... This is a list of inductees to the Country Music Hall of Fame. ...

External links

• Country Music Hall of Fame