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Events

Top Hits of the Year

No. 1 Hits

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• January 23 - "You're the Only World I Know" - Sonny James
• February 20 - "I've Got a Tiger By the Tail" - Buck Owens
• March 27 - "King of the Road" - Roger Miller
• May 1 - "This is It" - Jim Reeves
• May 15 - "Girl on the Billboard" - Del Reeves

"This is It" by Jim Reeves returns to No. 1 on May 29

• June 5 - "What's He Doing In My World" - Eddy Arnold
• June 19 - "Ribbon of Darkness" - Marty Robbins
• June 26 - "Before You Go" - Buck Owens
• August 7 - "The First Thing Ev'ry Morning (and the Last Thing Ev'ry Night)" - Jimmy Dean
• August 21 - "Yes, Mr. Peters" - Roy Drusky and Priscilla Mitchell
• September 4 - "The Bridge Washed Out" - Warner Mack
• September 11 - "Is it Really Over" - Jim Reeves
• October 2 - "Only You (Can Break My Heart)" - Buck Owens
• October 9 - "Behind the Tear" - Sonny James
• October 23 - "Hello Vietnam" - Johnnie Wright

"Behind the Tear" by Sonny James returns to No. 1 on November 13

• November 20 - "May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose" - Little Jimmy Dickens
• December 4 - "Make the World Go Away" - Eddy Arnold
• December 25 - "Buckaroo" - Buck Owens and the Buckaroos

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Other Major Hits

• "(From Now On All My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers" - Merle Haggard
• "I'll Keep Holding On (Just to Your Love)" - Sonny James
• "Kansas City Star" - Roger Miller
• "Ten Little Bottles" - Johnny Bond
• "Truck Drivin' Son of a Gun" - Dave Dudley

Merle Haggard on cover of Time, May 1974. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... A section of the album jacket for Golden Hits. ... Dave Dudley (born as Darwin David Pedruska or Pudraska, May 3, 1928 - December 22, 2003) was an American country singer, best known for his songs about the lives of truck drivers. ...

Top New Album Releases

• Before You Go/No One But You - Buck Owens (Capitol)
• Behind the Tear - Sonny James (Capitol)
• Breakin' In Another Heart - Hank Thompson (Capitol)
• Bright Lights and Country Music - Bill Anderson (Decca)
• Chet Atkins Picks on the Beatles - Chet Atkins (RCA)
• Country Willie: His Own Songs - Willie Nelson (RCA)
• Cute 'n' Country - Connie Smith (RCA)
• The Easy Way - Eddy Arnold (RCA)
• From This Pen - Bill Anderson (Decca)
• Golden Hits - Roger Miller (Smash)
• Here Comes My Baby - Dottie West (RCA)
• Hot Rod Lincoln - Johnny Bond (Starday)
• I Heard the Bluebirds Sing - The Browns (RCA)
• I Want to Live and Love - Carl Smith (Columbia)
• I'll Keep Holding On - Sonny James (Capitol)
• I've Got a Tiger By the Tail - Buck Owens (Capitol)
• The Instrumental Hits of Buck Owens and His Buckaroos - Buck Owens and the Buckaroos (Capitol)
• Kisses Don't Lie - Carl Smith (Columbia)
• Luckiest Heartache in Town - Hank Thompson (Capitol)
• Many Happy Hangovers - Jean Shepard (Capitol)
• My Favorite Guitars - Chet Atkins (RCA)
• My World - Eddy Arnold (RCA)
• Ten Little Bottles - Johnny Bond (RCA)
• The Thin Man From West Plains - Porter Wagoner (RCA)
• Three Shades of Brown - The Browns (RCA)
• When Love is Gone - The Browns (RCA)
• You're the Only World I Know - Sonny James (Capitol)
• Your Favorite Country Hits - Hank Snow (RCA)

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Births

• August 28 - Shania Twain, mega country star since the latter half of the 1990s.

August 28 is the 240th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (241st in leap years), with 125 days remaining. ... Shania Twain Shania Twain, OC (born August 28, 1965) is a Canadian singer and songwriter who has been very successful in the country and pop music genres, setting several sales records for female artists and for country artists. ... The 1990s refers to the years 1990 to 1999; the last decade of the 20th Century, but in an economical sense The Nineties is often considered to span from the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989 to the September 11 attacks in 2001. ...

Deaths

Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

• Ernest Tubb (1914-1984)

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. ... 1914 (MCMXIV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Major Awards

Grammy Awards

Academy of Country Music

• Top Male Vocalist -- Buck Owens
• Top Female Vocalist -- Bonnie Owens
• Top Vocal Duo -- Merle Haggard und Bonnie Owens
• Top New Male Vocalist -- Merle Haggard
• Top New Female Vocalist -- Kaye Adams

Buck Owens (born August 12, 1929) is an American country singer who defined the gritty Bakersfield sound. ... Merle Haggard on cover of Time, May 1974. ... Kaye Adams (born April 9, 1941) is an American country singer. ...

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.