See also: 1962 in country music, 1963 in music, other events of 1963, 1964 in country music, 1960s in music and the List of years in Country Music See also: 1961 in country music, 1962 in music, other events of 1962, 1963 in country music, 1960s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Top Hits of the Year No. ... See also: 1962 in music, other events of 1963, 1964 in music, 1960s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 1 - The Beatles start a 5 day tour in Scotland to support the release of their new single, Love Me Do. January 4 - At Cortina d... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... See also: 1963 in country music, 1964 in music, other events of 1964, 1965 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

• March 1963 marked a dark time for country music, as it lost no less than five people in a seemingly endless string of tragedies.

On March 5, three of the genre's top stars - Patsy Cline, Hawkshaw Hawkins and Cowboy Copas - are killed in a small plane crash near Camden, Tennessee, while on their way to Nashville from St. Louis, Missouri. The pilot, Randy Hughes, is also killed.

En route to Cline's funeral, Jack Anglin - one half of the duo Johnnie and Jack - is killed in a car accident.

On March 29, Texas Ruby, of the duo Curly Fox and Texas Ruby, is killed in a trailer fire while Fox was performing on the Grand Ole Opry [1].

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Top Hits of the Year

No. 1 Hits

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• January 5 - "Ruby Ann" - Marty Robbins
• January 19 - "The Ballad of Jed Clampett" - Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs
• April 13 - "Still" - Bill Anderson
• May 4 - "Lonesome 7-7203" - Hawkshaw Hawkins
• June 15 - "Act Naturally" - Buck Owens
• July 27 - "Ring of Fire" - Johnny Cash
• September 14 - "Abilene" - George Hamilton IV
• October 12 - "Talk Back Trembling Lips" - Ernest Ashworth
• October 19 - "Love's Gonna Live Here" - Buck Owens

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Other Major Hits

Top New Album Releases

• Blood, Sweat and Tears – Johnny Cash (Columbia)
• Buck Owens Sings Tommy Collins - Buck Owens (Capitol)
• Cattle Call - Eddy Arnold (RCA)
• Country Music Hootenanny - Various Artists (Capitol)
• Detroit City and Other Hits by Bobby Bare - Bobby Bare (RCA)
• End of the World - Skeeter Davis (RCA)
• Great Gospel Songs - Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol)
• The Guitar Genius - Chet Atkins (RCA)
• Our Man in Nashville - Chet Atkins (RCA)
• On the Bandstand - Buck Owens (Capitol)
• The Patsy Cline Story - Patsy Cline (Decca)
• Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash - Johnny Cash (Columbia)
• Songs I Love to Sing - Eddy Arnold (Capitol)
• Songs That Made Him Famous - Johnny Bond (Starday)
• Still - Bill Anderson (RCA)
• Teen Scene - Chet Atkins (RCA)
• Tips of My Fingers - Roy Clark (Capitol)
• Travelin' Guitar - Chet Atkins (RCA)
• Yodeling Hits – Grandpa Jones (Monument)

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Births

Deaths

• March 5 - Patsy Cline, 30, premiere female country vocalist who became even more legendary after her death (plane crash).
• March 5 - Cowboy Copas, 49, country singer from the 1940s through 1960s, best known for his 1960 hit, "Alabam" (plane crash).
• March 5 - Hawkshaw Hawkins, 41, country singer since the 1940s, best known for his pothsumous No. 1 hit, "Lonesome 7-7203" (plane crash).
• March 8 - Jack Anglin, 47, country entertainer since the 1930s, late of the duo Johnnie and Jack (with Johnnie Wright) (car accident).
• March 29 - Texas Ruby, 52, half of the comedy-old-time country duo Curly Fox and Texas Ruby (mobile home fire).

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Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

Major Awards

Grammy Awards

Further Reading

• Kingsbury, Paul, "The Grand Ole Opry: History of Country Music. 70 Years of the Songs, the Stars and the Stories," Villard Books, Random House; Opryland USA, 1995
• 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.

Other links

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

The official history of the Country Music Association (below) is far from accurate. ... This is a list of inductees to the Country Music Hall of Fame. ...

External links

• Country Music Hall of Fame