See also: 1967 in country music, 1968 in music, other events of 1968, 1969 in country music, 1960s in music and the List of years in Country Music See also: 1966 in country music, 1967 in music, other events of 1967, 1968 in country music, 1960s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Top Hits of the Year No. ... See also: 1967 in music, other events of 1968, 1969 in music, 1960s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 4 - Guitarist Jimi Hendrix is jailed by Stockholm police, after trashing a hotel room during a drunken fist fight with bassist Noel Redding. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... See also: 1968 in country music, 1969 in music, other events of 1969, 1970 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

Top Hits of the Year

No. 1 Hits

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• January 20 - "Sing Me Back Home" - Merle Haggard and the Strangers
• February 3 - "Skip a Rope" - Henson Cargill
• March 9 - "Take Me to Your World" - Tammy Wynette
• March 16 - "A World of Our Own" - Sonny James
• April 6 - "How Long Will My Baby Be Gone" - Buck Owens and the Buckaroos
• April 13 - "You Are My Treasure" - Jack Greene
• April 20 - "Fist City" - Loretta Lynn
• April 27 - "The Legend of Bonnie and Clyde" - Merle Haggard and the Strangers
• May 11 - "Have a Little Faith" - David Houston
• May 18 - "I Wanna Live" - Glen Campbell
• May 25 - "Honey" - Bobby Goldsboro

"I Wanna Live" by Glen Campbell returns to No. 1 on June 15

• June 29 - "D-I-V-O-R-C-E" - Tammy Wynette
• July 20 - "Folsom Prison Blues" - Johnny Cash
• August 17 - "Heaven Says Hello" - Sonny James
• August 24 - "Already it's Heaven" - David Houston
• August 31 - "Mama Tried" - Merle Haggard and the Strangers
• September 28 - "Harper Valley P.T.A." - Jeannie C. Riley
• October 19 - "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" - Eddy Arnold
• November 2 - "Next In Line" - Conway Twitty
• November 9 - "I Walk Alone" - Marty Robbins
• November 23 - "Stand By Your Man" - Tammy Wynette
• December 14 - "Born to Be With You" - Sonny James
• December 21 - "Wichita Lineman" - Glen Campbell

January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Merle Haggard on cover of Time, May 1974. ... February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (69th in Leap years). ... ... March 16 is the 75th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (76th in Leap years). ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). ... Buck Owens (born August 12, 1929) is an American country singer who defined the gritty Bakersfield sound. ... 13 April is the 103rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (104th in leap years). ... April 20 is the 110th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (111th in leap years). ... Loretta Lynn on the cover of her album Who Was That Stranger Loretta Lynn (born April 14, 1935) is an American country singer, known as Americas Sweetheart. ... April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 248 days remaining. ... Merle Haggard on cover of Time, May 1974. ... May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (132nd in leap years). ... David Franklin Houston (February 17, 1866–September 2, 1940) was an American academic, businessman and politician. ... May 18 is the 138th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (139th in leap years). ... Glen Campbell - Dec 2004 This article is about the singer. ... May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ... Bobby Goldsboro (born January 18, 1941) is an American pop music singer. ... Glen Campbell - Dec 2004 This article is about the singer. ... June 15 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (167th in leap years), with 199 days remaining. ... June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining. ... ... July 20 is the 201st day (202nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 164 days remaining. ... John R. Cash (February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was a vastly influential American country music singer, guitarist and songwriter. ... August 17 is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... August 24 is the 236th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (237th in leap years), with 129 days remaining. ... David Franklin Houston (February 17, 1866–September 2, 1940) was an American academic, businessman and politician. ... August 31 is the 243rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (244th in leap years), with 122 days remaining, as the final day of August. ... Merle Haggard on cover of Time, May 1974. ... September 28 is the 271st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (272nd in leap years). ... Jeannie C. Riley (born Jeanne Carolyn Stephenson on October 19, 1945 in Anson, Texas) to Oscar and Nora Stephenson is an American country and gospel music singer. ... October 19 is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Eddy Arnold (May 15, 1918) is a country music singer. ... November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... Conway Twitty Conway Twitty, born Harold Lloyd Jenkins, (September 1, 1933 – June 5, 1993) was one of the United States most successful artists of the 20th century. ... November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 52 days remaining. ... Marty Robbins, (September 26, 1925 - December 8, 1982), was an American Country & Western Hall of Fame musican and a talented NASCAR race car driver. ... November 23 is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 38 days remaining. ... ... December 14 is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Glen Campbell - Dec 2004 This article is about the singer. ...

Other Major Hits

Top New Album Releases

• The Best of Bobby Bare Vol. 2 - Bobby Bare (RCA)
• The Bottom of the Bottle – Porter Wagoner (RCA)
• Country Girl - Dottie West (RCA)
• D-I-V-O-R-C-E - Tammy Wynette (Epic)
• Glen Campbell and Bobbie Gentry - Glen Campbell and Bobbie Gentry (Capitol)
• Harper Valley PTA - Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation)
• Honey - Bobby Goldsboro (United Artists)
• Liz Anderson Sings Her Favorites - Liz Anderson (RCA)
• Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison - Johnny Cash (Columbia)
• Promises, Promises - Lynn Anderson (Chart)
• Walking in Love Land - Eddy Arnold (RCA)

Bobby Bare April 7, 1935 in Ironton, Ohio is an American country music singer and songwriter. ... The Porter Wagoner Show, RCA, 1963 Porter Wagoner (born August 12, 1927, in Howell County, Missouri, in the Ozark Mountains) is an American country music singer. ... Dottie West, born Dorothy Marie Marsh ( October 11, 1932 in McMinnville, Tennessee - September 4, 1991 in Nashville, Tennessee) was a United States country music singer. ... ... Glen Campbell - Dec 2004 This article is about the singer. ... Bobbie Gentry (born July 27, 1944) is an American singer-songwriter. ... Jeannie C. Riley (born Jeanne Carolyn Stephenson on October 19, 1945 in Anson, Texas) to Oscar and Nora Stephenson is an American country and gospel music singer. ... Bobby Goldsboro (born January 18, 1941) is an American pop music singer. ... Born Elizabeth Jane Haaby on March 13, 1928 in Roseau, Minnesota, Liz Anderson became involved with the California country scene in the 1960s when her husband Casey Anderson was a car salesman. ... John R. Cash (February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was a vastly influential American country music singer, guitarist and songwriter. ... Lynn Anderson on the cover of her album The Bluegrass Sessions Lynn Anderson (born September 26, 1947 in Grand Forks, North Dakota) is an American country musician. ... Eddy Arnold (May 15, 1918) is a country music singer. ...

Births

Deaths

Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

• Bob Wills (1905-1975)

James Robert (Bob) Wills (March 6, 1905 – May 13, 1975) was an American country musician and songwriter. ... 1905 (MCMV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ...

Major Awards

Grammy Awards

Academy of Country Music

• Single Of The Year -- "Little Green Apples" - Roger Miller
• Album Of The Year -- Glen Campbell & Bobbie Gentry - Glen Campbell & Bobbie Gentry
• Top Male Vocalist -- Glen Campbell
• Top Female Vocalist -- Cathie Taylor
• Top Vocal Duo -- Johnny Mosby und Jonie Mosby
• Top New Male Vocalist -- Ray Sanders
• Top New Female Vocalist -- Cheryl Poole

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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