See also: 1973 in country music, 1974 in music, other events of 1974, 1975 in country music, 1970s in music and the List of years in Country Music See also: 1972 in country music, 1973 in music, other events of 1973, 1974 in country music, 1970s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Country musics most successful syndicated radio countdown program to date, American Country Countdown, makes its debut. ... See also: 1973 in music, other events of 1974, 1975 in music, 1970s in music and the list of years in music // Events January - The Ramones form. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... See also: 1974 in country music, 1975 in music, other events of 1975, 1976 in country music, 1970s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events The debate over what defines country music, and each sides vision of the genre — those who supported traditional, back-to... // 1970 in music International trends Simon & Garfunkel release Bridge Over Troubled Water; this, along with releases from James Taylor (Sweet Baby James), Cat Stevens (Tea for the Tillerman) and Joni Mitchell (Ladies of the Canyon) help define the singer-songwriter tradition Taj Mahal releases Happy to Be Just Like I... This page indexes the individual year in music pages. ...

Events

• March – The Grand Ole Opry moves from The Ryman Auditorium, its home of the past 41 years, to the newly constructed 4,400 Grand Ole Opry House, on the Opryland complex. President Richard Nixon is a guest at the Ryman's last show. The Ryman would essentially sit vacant for the next two decades before being renovated in the early 1990s as a historical landmark and concert hall.
• December – The proliferation of No. 1 hits, as certified by Billboard magazine, extends into 1974, when 40 songs reach the top of the Hot Country Singles chart. In fact, just nine songs - 10, if one counts Merle Haggard's "If We Make it Through December," which spent two of its four weeks at No. 1 in January - remain at the top spot for more than one week.

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No dates

• Country purists - long troubled by a growing trend of pop music-influenced country - have an ACE up their sleeves, when they form the Association of Country Entertainers. The group forms as a result of an outcry over the 1974 Country Music Association awards program, where pop diva Olivia Newton John won Female Vocalist of the Year, and Danny Davis & the Nashville Brass was awarded another Instrumental Group of the Year.

Olivia Newton-John (born September 26, 1948) is a British-born Australian singer and actress. ...

Top hits of the year

No. 1 hits

(As certified by Billboard magazine) An example of a Billboard Magazine. ...

• January 19 - “I Love” — Tom T. Hall
• February 2 - “Jolene” — Dolly Parton
• February 9 - “World of Make Believe” — Bill Anderson
• February 16 - “That’s the Way Love Goes” — Johnny Rodriguez
• February 23 - “Another Lonely Song” — Tammy Wynette
• March 9 - “There Won’t Be Anymore” — Charlie Rich
• March 23 - “There’s a Honky Tonk Angel (Who’ll Take Me Back In)” — Conway Twitty
• March 30 - “Would You Lay With Me (In a Field of Stone)” — Tanya Tucker
• April 6 - “A Very Special Love Song” — Charlie Rich
• April 27 - “Hello Love” — Hank Snow
• May 4 - “Things Aren’t Funny Anymore” — Merle Haggard and the Strangers
• May 11 - “Is it Wrong (For Loving You)” — Sonny James
• May 18 - “Country Bumpkin” — Cal Smith
• May 25 - “No Charge” — Melba Montgomery
• June 1 - “Pure Love” — Ronnie Milsap
• June 8 - “I Will Always Love You” — Dolly Parton
• June 15 - “I Don’t See Me in Your Eyes Anymore” — Charlie Rich
• June 22 - “This Time” — Waylon Jennings
• June 29 - “Room Full of Roses” — Mickey Gilley
• July 6 - “He Thinks I Still Care” — Anne Murray
• July 20 - “Marie Laveux" — Bobby Bare
• July 27 - “You Can’t Be a Beacon if Your Light Don’t Shine” — Donna Fargo
• August 3 - “Rub it In” — Billy “Crash” Craddock
• August 17 - “As Soon as I Hang Up the Phone” — Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
• August 24 - “The Old Man From the Mountain” — Merle Haggard and the Strangers
• August 31 - “The Grand Tour” — George Jones
• September 7 - “Please Don’t Tell Me How the Story Ends” — Ronnie Milsap
• September 21 - “I Wouldn’t Want to Live If You Didn’t Love Me” — Don Williams
• September 28 - “I’m a Ramblin’ Man” — Waylon Jennings
• October 5 - “I Love My Friend” — Charlie Rich
• October 12 - “Please Don’t Stop Lovin’ Me” — Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton
• October 19 - “I See the ‘Want-To’ In Your Eyes” — Conway Twitty
• November 2 - “I Overlooked an Orchid” — Mickey Gilley
• November 9 - “Love is Like a Butterfly” — Dolly Parton
• November 16 - “Country Is” — Tom T. Hall
• November 23 - “Trouble in Paradise” — Loretta Lynn
• November 30 - “Back Home Again” — John Denver
• December 7 - “She Called Me Baby” — Charlie Rich
• December 14 - “I Can Help” — Billy Swan
• December 28 - “What a Man My Man Is” — Lynn Anderson

January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Tom T. Hall (born May 25, 1936 in Olive Hill, Kentucky) is an American country balladeer and songwriter. ... February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American country singer, songwriter, composer, author and actress. ... February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... James William Anderson III (born November 1, 1937 in Columbia, South Carolina) is an American country music singer and songwriter. ... February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Johnny Rodriguez born December 10, 1951 in Sabinal, Texas, is a country music singer. ... February 23 is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Tammy Wynette on the cover of her tribute album Tammy Wynette Remembered Tammy Wynette (May 5, 1942 – April 6, 1998) was an American country singer and songwriter. ... March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (69th in Leap years). ... Charlie Rich ( December 14, 1932 - July 25, 1995) was an American country, jazz, and blues musician. ... March 23 is the 82nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (83rd in Leap years). ... Conway Twitty Conway Twitty (September 1, 1933 – June 5, 1993) was one of the United States most successful artists of the 20th century. ... March 30 is the 89th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (90th in Leap years). ... Tanya Denise Tucker (born October 10, 1958) is an American country music singer. ... April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). ... Charlie Rich ( December 14, 1932 - July 25, 1995) was an American country, jazz, and blues musician. ... April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 248 days remaining. ... Clarence Eugene Snow (May 9, 1914 – December 20, 1999), better known as Hank Snow, was a Hall of Fame country music singer and songwriter. ... May 4 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (125th in leap years). ... Merle Haggard Merle Ronald Haggard (nicknamed The Hag; born April 6, 1937 in Bakersfield, California) is an American country music singer, guitarist and songwriter. ... May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (132nd in leap years). ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... May 18 is the 138th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (139th in leap years). ... Cal Smith (born July 04, 1932) is an American country musician most famous for his 1974 hit Country Bumpkin. ... May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... Ronnie Milsap Ronnie Lee Milsap (born January 16, 1946 (though the internet, including Wikipedia, lists a variety of contradictory years) in Robbinsville, North Carolina, USA) is an American country music singer and musician with 40 number one hit songs to his credit. ... June 8 is the 159th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (160th in leap years), with 206 days remaining. ... Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American country singer, songwriter, composer, author and actress. ... June 15 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (167th in leap years), with 199 days remaining. ... Charlie Rich ( December 14, 1932 - July 25, 1995) was an American country, jazz, and blues musician. ... June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 192 days remaining. ... Waylon Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was a respected and influential American country music singer and guitarist, born in Littlefield, Texas. ... June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining. ... Mickey Leroy Gilley (born March 9, 1936 in Natchez, Mississippi) is an American country musician and singer. ... July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 178 days remaining. ... Anne Murray on the cover of her Christmas album What a Wonderful Christmas Anne Murray, CC , ONS , LL.D (born Morna Anne Murray June 20, 1945), is a Canadian singer born in Springhill, Nova Scotia, known for her rich alto voice and her taste in choosing songs that appeal to... July 20 is the 201st day (202nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 164 days remaining. ... Bobby Bare Bobby Bare (born Robert Joseph Bare on April 7, 1935 in Ironton, Ohio) is an American country music singer and songwriter. ... July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ... Donna Fargo (born Yvonne Vaughan on November 10, 1945 in Mount Airy, North Carolina) is an American singer, best known for her 1972 hit The Happiest Girl in the Whole U.S.A., which hit #1 on the Billboard country music charts. ... August 3 is the 215th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (216th in leap years), with 150 days remaining. ... August 17 is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Conway Twitty Conway Twitty (September 1, 1933 – June 5, 1993) was one of the United States most successful artists of the 20th century. ... Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn (born April 14, 1935) is an American country singer who was the leading country female vocalist during much of the 1960s and 1970s. ... August 24 is the 236th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (237th in leap years), with 129 days remaining. ... Merle Haggard Merle Ronald Haggard (nicknamed The Hag; born April 6, 1937 in Bakersfield, California) is an American country music singer, guitarist and songwriter. ... August 31 is the 243rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (244th in leap years), with 122 days remaining. ... George Jones See also George Jones (disambiguation) for other people with similar names. ... September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). ... Ronnie Milsap Ronnie Lee Milsap (born January 16, 1946 (though the internet, including Wikipedia, lists a variety of contradictory years) in Robbinsville, North Carolina, USA) is an American country music singer and musician with 40 number one hit songs to his credit. ... September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ... Don Williams Don Williams is a country music singer and songwriter born May 27, 1939, in Floydada, Texas. ... September 28 is the 271st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (272nd in leap years). ... Waylon Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was a respected and influential American country music singer and guitarist, born in Littlefield, Texas. ... October 5 is the 278th day of the year (279th in Leap years). ... Charlie Rich ( December 14, 1932 - July 25, 1995) was an American country, jazz, and blues musician. ... October 12 is the 285th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (286th in leap years). ... 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. ... Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American country singer, songwriter, composer, author and actress. ... October 19 is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Conway Twitty Conway Twitty (September 1, 1933 – June 5, 1993) was one of the United States most successful artists of the 20th century. ... November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... Mickey Leroy Gilley (born March 9, 1936 in Natchez, Mississippi) is an American country musician and singer. ... November 9 is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 52 days remaining. ... Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American country singer, songwriter, composer, author and actress. ... November 16 is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 45 days remaining. ... Tom T. Hall (born May 25, 1936 in Olive Hill, Kentucky) is an American country balladeer and songwriter. ... November 23 is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 38 days remaining. ... Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn (born April 14, 1935) is an American country singer who was the leading country female vocalist during much of the 1960s and 1970s. ... November 30 is the 334th day (335th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 31 days remaining. ... John Denver (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997), born Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. ... December 7 is the 341st day (342nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Charlie Rich ( December 14, 1932 - July 25, 1995) was an American country, jazz, and blues musician. ... December 14 is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Billy Swan (born 1942) is an American singer best known for his 1974 single, I Can Help. Born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, Swans role in the music industry was largely invisible. ... December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. ... 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. ...

Other major hits

• “A Mi Esposa Con Amor (To My Wife With Love)” — Sonny James
• “After the Fire is Gone” — Willie Nelson and Tracy Nelson
• "Annie's Song" — John Denver
• "Big Game Hunter" - Buck Owens
• “Big Four Poster Bed” — Brenda Lee
• “Bloody Mary Mornin’” — Willie Nelson
• "Bonaparte's Retreat" – Glen Campbell
• "Boney Fingers" — Hoyt Axton
• "Bring Back Your Love to Me" - Don Gibson
• "Can't You Feel It" — David Houston
• "Come Monday" – Jimmy Buffett
• "Daddy, What If?" — Bobby Bare with Bobby Bare Jr.
• "Dance With Me (Just One More Time)" - Johnny Rodriguez
• "Hey Loretta" - Loretta Lynn
• “Honeymoon Feelin’” — Roy Clark
• “I Honestly Love You” — Olivia Newton John
• "I Never Go Around Mirrors" — Lefty Frizzell
• "I Love You, I Love You" — David Houston and Barbara Mandrell
• “I’ll Think of Something” — Hank Williams Jr.
• "I'll Try a Little Bit Harder" — Donna Fargo
• "I'm Not Through Loving You Yet" — Conway Twitty
• “If You Love Me (Let Me Know)” — Olivia Newton John
• "It'll Come Back" - Red Sovine
• "(It's a) Monster's Holiday" – Buck Owens
• "It's That Time of the Night" — Jim Ed Brown
• "Last Time I Saw Him" – Dottie West
• "A Love Song" – Anne Murray
• “The Man That Turned My Mama On” — Tanya Tucker
• “Memory Maker” — Mel Tillis and the Statesiders
• “Midnight, Me and the Blues” — Mel Tillis and the Statesiders
• "Mississippi Cotton-Pickin' Delta Town" - Charley Pride
• “The Older the Violin the Sweeter the Music” — Hank Thompson
• "Old Home Fill-er Up An' Keep On A-Truckin' Café" — C.W. McCall
• “Once You’ve Had the Best” — George Jones
• "One Day at a Time" - Don Gibson
• “Ragged Old Flag” — Johnny Cash
• "Some Kind of Woman" – Faron Young
• “Something” — Johnny Rodriguez
• "Sometime Sunshine" - Jim Ed Brown
• “Somewhere Between Love and Tomorrow” — Roy Clark
• "The South's Gonna Do it Again" — Charlie Daniels Band
• “Song and Dance Man” — Johnny PayCheck
• “Stomp Them Grapes” — Mel Tillis and the Statesiders
• "The Streak" – Ray Stevens
• "Sundown" — Gordon Lightfoot
• “Sweet Magnolia Blossom” — Billy “Crash” Craddock
• "That Girl Who Waits on Tables" – Ronnie Milsap
• "That Song is Driving Me Crazy" – Tom T. Hall
• “They Don’t Make ‘Em Like My Daddy” — Loretta Lynn
• "We Could" - Charley Pride
• “We Should Be Together” — Don Williams
• “(We’re Not) the Jet Set” — George Jones and Tammy Wynette
• "We're Over" - Johnny Rodriguez
• "When the Morning Comes" — Hoyt Axton
• “Who Left the Door to Heaven Open” — Hank Thompson
• “Wrong Ideas” — Brenda Lee

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Johnny Cash (February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was a vastly influential American country music and rock music singer, guitarist and songwriter and the husband of June Carter Cash. ... Faron Young (born February 25, 1932 near Shreveport, Louisiana, died December 10, 1996) was an American country music singer. ... Johnny Rodriguez born December 10, 1951 in Sabinal, Texas, is a country music singer. ... The Browns were an American family singing group from Sparkman, Arkansas made up of Jim Ed Brown (b. ... Roy Clark - March 2002 Roy Linwood Clark (born April 15, 1933 in Meherrin, Virginia) is one of the most versatile and well-known country music musicians and performers. ... Charles Edward Daniels (born October 28, 1936) is a very popular country singer. ... Johnny PayCheck 1938 - 2003 Johnny PayCheck (May 31, 1938 – February 18, 2003) was a country music singer. ... Mel Tillis (born Lonnie Melvin Tillis on August 8th, 1932 in Tampa, Florida) is a country music singer/songwriter, and actor. ... Ray Stevens was born Harold Ray Ragsdale on January 24, 1939 in Clarkdale, Georgia, now part of Decatur. ... Gordon Lightfoot, Gords Gold Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. ... Ronnie Milsap Ronnie Lee Milsap (born January 16, 1946 (though the internet, including Wikipedia, lists a variety of contradictory years) in Robbinsville, North Carolina, USA) is an American country music singer and musician with 40 number one hit songs to his credit. ... Tom T. Hall (born May 25, 1936 in Olive Hill, Kentucky) is an American country balladeer and songwriter. ... Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn (born April 14, 1935) is an American country singer who was the leading country female vocalist during much of the 1960s and 1970s. ... 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Top new album releases

• Jolene - Dolly Parton (RCA)
• Back Home Again — John Denver (RCA)
• Honky Tonk Amnesia — Moe Bandy
• Phases and Stages — Willie Nelson (Atlantic)
• Pure Love – Ronnie Milsap (RCA)
• Sundown – Gordon Lightfoot
• This Time — Waylon Jennings (RCA)

Jolene was a 1974 song and album by Dolly Parton. ... Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American country singer, songwriter, composer, author and actress. ... John Denver (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997), born Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. ... Moe Bandy (born in 1944 in Meridan, Mississippi) is a country music singer, currently performing primarily in Branson, Missouri at the Moe Bandy Theater. ... Willie Nelson William Hugh Willie Nelson (born April 30, 1933) is an American entertainer and songwriter, and originally from Abbott, Texas. ... Ronnie Milsap Ronnie Lee Milsap (born January 16, 1946 (though the internet, including Wikipedia, lists a variety of contradictory years) in Robbinsville, North Carolina, USA) is an American country music singer and musician with 40 number one hit songs to his credit. ... Gordon Lightfoot, Gords Gold Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. ... Waylon Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was a respected and influential American country music singer and guitarist, born in Littlefield, Texas. ...

Births

• February 17 – Bryan White, singer-songwriter from the 1990s.
• October 14 - Natalie Maines, lead singer of the Dixie Chicks.

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Deaths

• January 2 – Tex Ritter, 68, silver screen cowboy and western artist (heart attack).
• July 17 – Don Rich, 32, right-hand man of Buck Owens and key member of the Buckaroos (motorcycle crash).

January 2 is the second day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Tex Ritter Tex Ritter (January 12, 1905 – January 2, 1974) was an American country singer and actor. ... July 17 is the 198th day (199th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 167 days remaining. ... Buck Owens and the Buckaroos in a 1960s-era promotional postcard Alvis Edgar Buck Owens, Jr. ...

Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

• Owen Bradley (1915-1998)
• Pee Wee King (1914-2000)

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Major Awards

Grammy awards

Academy of Country Music

• Entertainer Of The Year -- Mac Davis
• Song Of The Year -- "Country Bumpkin" - Cal Smith - Don Wayne
• Single Of The Year -- "Country Bumpkin" - Cal Smith
• Album Of The Year -- Back Home Again - John Denver
• Top Male Vocalist -- Merle Haggard
• Top Female Vocalist -- Loretta Lynn
• Top Vocal Duo -- Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
• Top New Male Vocalist -- Mickey Gilley
• Top New Female Vocalist -- Linda Ronstadt

Mac Davis (born January 21, 1942 in Lubbock, Texas) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor. ... Cal Smith (born July 04, 1932) is an American country musician most famous for his 1974 hit Country Bumpkin. ... John Denver (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997), born Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. ... Merle Haggard Merle Ronald Haggard (nicknamed The Hag; born April 6, 1937 in Bakersfield, California) is an American country music singer, guitarist and songwriter. ... Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn (born April 14, 1935) is an American country singer who was the leading country female vocalist during much of the 1960s and 1970s. ... Conway Twitty Conway Twitty (September 1, 1933 – June 5, 1993) was one of the United States most successful artists of the 20th century. ... Mickey Leroy Gilley (born March 9, 1936 in Natchez, Mississippi) is an American country musician and singer. ... Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is an American singer most closely associated with the country rock genre prevalent in the 1970s. ...

Country Music Association

• Entertainer of the Year -- Charlie Rich
• Male Vocalist of the Year -- Ronnie Milsap
• Female Vocalist of the Year -- Olivia Newton John
• Instrumental Group of the Year –- Danny Davis & the Nashville Brass
• Vocal Group of the Year -- The Statler Brothers
• Vocal Duo of the Year -- Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
• Single of the Year -- "Country Bumpkin," Cal Smith
• Song of the Year -- "Country Bumpkin," Don Wayne
• Album of the Year -- A Very Special Love Song, Charlie Rich
• Instrumentalist of the Year -- Don Rich

Charlie Rich ( December 14, 1932 - July 25, 1995) was an American country, jazz, and blues musician. ... Ronnie Milsap Ronnie Lee Milsap (born January 16, 1946 (though the internet, including Wikipedia, lists a variety of contradictory years) in Robbinsville, North Carolina, USA) is an American country music singer and musician with 40 number one hit songs to his credit. ... Olivia Newton-John (born September 26, 1948) is a British-born Australian singer and actress. ... The Statler Brothers are a country music vocal quartet who hail from Staunton, Virginia. ... Conway Twitty Conway Twitty (September 1, 1933 – June 5, 1993) was one of the United States most successful artists of the 20th century. ... Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn (born April 14, 1935) is an American country singer who was the leading country female vocalist during much of the 1960s and 1970s. ... Cal Smith (born July 04, 1932) is an American country musician most famous for his 1974 hit Country Bumpkin. ... Charlie Rich ( December 14, 1932 - July 25, 1995) was an American country, jazz, and blues musician. ...

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 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