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 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 // Events Top Hits of the Year No. ... See also: 1968 in music, other events of 1969, 1970 in music, 1960s in music and the list of years in music // Events Perhaps the most famous musical events of 1969 are two legendary concerts. ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... See also: 1969 in country music, 1970 in music, other events of 1970, 1971 in country music, 1970s 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 4 – "Daddy Sang Bass" – Johnny Cash
• February 15 – "Until My Dreams Come True" – Jack Greene
• March 1 – "To Make Love Sweeter For You" – Jerry Lee Lewis
• March 8 – "Only the Lonely" – Sonny James
• March 29 – "Who's Gonna Mow Your Grass" – Buck Owens and the Buckaroos
• April 12 – "Woman of the World (Leave My World Alone)" – Loretta Lynn
• April 19 – "Galveston" – Glen Campbell
• May 10 – "Hungry Eyes" – Merle Haggard and the Strangers
• May 17 – "My Life (Throw it Away if I Want To)" – Bill Anderson
• May 31 – "Singing My Song" – Tammy Wynette
• June 14 – "Running Bear" – Sonny James
• July 5 – "Statue of a Fool" – Jack Greene
• July 19 – "I Love You More Today" – Conway Twitty
• July 26 – "Johnny B. Goode" – Buck Owens and the Buckaroos
• August 9 – "All I Have to Offer You Is Me" – Charley Pride
• August 16 – "Workin' Man Blues" – Merle Haggard and the Strangers
• August 23 – "A Boy Named Sue" – Johnny Cash
• September 27 – "Tall Dark Stranger" – Buck Owens and the Buckaroos
• October 4 – "Since I Met You Baby" – Sonny James
• October 25 – "The Ways to Love a Man" – Tammy Wynette
• November 8 – "To See My Angel Cry" – Conway Twitty
• November 15 – "Okie From Muskogee" – Merle Haggard and the Strangers
• December 13 – "I'm So Afraid of Losing You Again" – Charley Pride

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Other Major Hits

Top New Album Releases

• The Carroll County Accident – Porter Wagoner (RCA)
• It's A Sin - Marty Robbins (Columbia)
• My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy - Dolly Parton (RCA)
• Songs That Made Country Girls Famous - Lynn Anderson (Chart)
• Yearbooks and Yesterdays - Jeannie C. Riley (Plantation)

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. ... Marty Robbins, (September 26, 1925 - December 8, 1982), was an American Country & Western Hall of Fame musican and a talented NASCAR race car driver. ... Dolly Parton, 2005 Dolly Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American country singer, songwriter, composer, author and actress. ... 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. ... 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. ...

Births

Deaths

Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

• Gene Autry (1907-1998)
• Bill Monroe (1911-1996)

Gene Autry Gene Autry (September 29, 1907 – October 2, 1998) was an American performer who gained fame as The Singing Cowboy on the radio, in movies and on television. ... 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Bill Monroe Bill Monroe (September 13, 1911 - September 9, 1996) developed the style of country music known as bluegrass, which takes its name from his band, the Blue Grass Boys, named for his home state of Kentucky. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

Major Awards

Grammy Awards

Academy of Country Music

• Single Of The Year -- "Okie From Muskogee" - Merle Haggard
• Album Of The Year -- Okie From Muskogee - Merle Haggard
• Top Male Vocalist -- Merle Haggard
• Top Female Vocalist -- Tammy Wynette
• Top Vocal Duo -- Merle Haggard und Bonnie Owens
• Top Vocal Group -- Kimberleys
• Top New Male Vocalist -- Freddy Weller
• Top New Female Vocalist -- Donna Fargo

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Further Reading

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