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 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 // Events March – The Grand Ole Opry moves from The Ryman Auditorium, its home of the past 41 years, to the newly constructed... See also: 1974 in music, other events of 1975, 1976 in music, 1970s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 2 - New York City US District Court Judge Richard Owen rules that former Beatle John Lennon and his lawyers can have access to Department of Immigration... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... See also: 1975 in country music, 1976 in music, other events of 1976, 1977 in country music, 1970s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events The C.B. craze was sweeping country music, as no less than three No. ... // 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 rocky marriage of George Jones and Tammy Wynette ends in divorce.
• October – The defining moment in the recent debate over what defines country music – and each side's vision of the genre – comes at the Country Music Association awards. Charlie Rich, the 1974 CMA Entertainer of the Year, was selected to name the new Entertainer of the Year. When he opened the envelope, he took out his cigarette lighter, lighted the piece of paper with the winner's name on fire, and disgustedly announced the winner: "My good friend John Denver!" Denver, who was not present, was humbled at his award (but didn't know until later about Rich's actions).

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Top hits of the year

Number one hits

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• January 4 - "The Door" - George Jones
• January 11 - "Ruby Baby" - Billy "Crash" Craddock
• January 18 - "Kentucky Gambler" - Merle Haggard and the Strangers
• January 25 - "(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time" - Ronnie Milsap
• February 1 - "City Lights" - Mickey Gilley
• February 8 - "Then Who Am I" - Charley Pride
• February 15 - "Devil in the Bottle" - T.G. Sheppard
• February 22 - "Sneaky Snake"/"I Care" - Tom T. Hall
• March 1 - "It's Time to Pay the Fiddler" - Cal Smith
• March 8 - "Linda on My Mind" - Conway Twitty
• March 15 - "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" - Freddy Fender
• March 29 - "The Bargain Store" - Dolly Parton
• April 5 - "I Just Can't Get Her Out of My Mind" - Johnny Rodriguez
• April 12 - "Always Wanting You" - Merle Haggard and the Strangers
• April 26 - "Blanket on the Ground" - Billie Jo Spears
• May 3 - "Roll On Big Mama" - Joe Stampley
• May 10 - "She's Actin' Single (I'm Drinkin' Doubles)" - Gary Stewart
• May 17 - "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" - B.J. Thomas
• May 24 - "I'm Not Lisa" - Jessi Colter
• May 31 - "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" - John Denver
• June 7 - "Window Up Above" - Mickey Gilley
• June 14 - "When Will I Be Loved" - Linda Ronstadt
• June 21 - "You're My Best Friend" - Don Williams
• June 28 - "Tryin' to Beat the Morning Home" - T.G. Sheppard
• July 5 - "Lizzie and the Rainman" - Tanya Tucker
• July 12 - "Movin' On (Theme from the TV Series)" - Merle Haggard and the Strangers
• July 19 - "Touch the Hand" - Conway Twitty
• August 2 - "Just Get Up and Close the Door" - Johnny Rodriguez
• August 9 - "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights" - Freddy Fender
• August 23 - "Rhinestone Cowboy" - Glen Campbell
• September 6 - "Feelings" - Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn

("Rhinestone Cowboy" by Glen Campbell returns to No. 1 September 13)

• September 20 - "Daydreams About Night Things" - Ronnie Milsap
• October 4 - "Blue Eyes Cryin' in the Rain" - Willie Nelson
• October 18 - "Hope You're Feelin' Me (Like I'm Feelin' You)" - Charley Pride
• October 25 - "San Antonio Stroll" - Tanya Tucker
• November 1 - "(Turn Out the Light and) Love Me Tonight" - Don Williams
• November 8 - "I'm Sorry" - John Denver
• November 15 - "Are You Sure Hank Done it This Way" - Waylon Jennings
• November 22 - "Rocky" - Dickey Lee
• November 29 - "It's All in the Movies" - Merle Haggard and the Strangers
• December 6 - "Secret Love" - Freddy Fender
• December 13 - "Love Put a Song in My Heart" - Johnny Rodriguez
• December 20 - Convoy" - C.W. McCall

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February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Charley Pride on the cover of one of his several greatest hits albums, from 2003 Charley Frank Pride (born March 18, 1938 in Sledge, Mississippi) is a former Negro League baseball player who became one of the only African Americans to have a successful career in modern country music. ... February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... T. G. Sheppard (born William Neal Browder, July 20, 1942 in Humboldt, Tennessee) is an American country music singer. ... February 22 is the 53rd 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. ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... Cal Smith (born July 04, 1932) is an American country musician most famous for his 1974 hit Country Bumpkin. ... March 8 is the 67th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (68th 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 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in Leap years). ... Freddy Fender Freddy Fender, born Baldemar Huerta in San Benito, Texas on June 4, 1938, is a Tejano, country, and rock and roll musician, known for his work as a solo artist and in the groups Los Super Seven and the Texas Tornados. ... March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (89th in Leap years). ... Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American country singer, songwriter, composer, author and actress. ... April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ... Johnny Rodriguez born December 10, 1951 in Sabinal, Texas, is a country music singer. ... April 12 is the 102nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (103rd 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. ... April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (117th in leap years). ... Born Billie Jean Spears January 14, 1937 in Beaumont, Texas, Billie Jo Spears moved to Nashville in 1964 and earned a Capitol Records contract in 1968. ... May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ... Joe Stampley is a country music singer best known for several hits in the 1970s and 1980s. ... May 10 is the 130th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (131st in leap years). ... Gary L. Stewart was Imperator of AMORC from 1987 to 1990. ... May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). ... Billy Joe Thomas (born August 7, 1942) is an Oklahoma-born country singer. ... May 24 is the 144th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (145th in leap years). ... Jessi Colter was born Mirriam Johnson on May 25, 1943. ... May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining. ... John Denver (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997), born Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. ... June 7 is the 158th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (159th in leap years), with 207 days remaining. ... Mickey Leroy Gilley (born March 9, 1936 in Natchez, Mississippi) is an American country musician and singer. ... June 14 is the 165th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (166th in leap years), with 200 days remaining. ... Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is an American singer most closely associated with the country rock genre prevalent in the 1970s. ... 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Other major hits

• "All Over Me" - Charlie Rich
• "Bandy the Rodeo Clown" - Moe Bandy
• "The Best Way I Know How" - Mel Tillis and the Statesiders
• "Bob Wills is Still the King" - Waylon Jennings
• "Brass Buckles" — Barbi Benton
• "Classified" — C.W. McCall
• "Country Boy (You've Got Your Feet in LA)" - Glen Campbell
• "Deal" - Tom T. Hall
• "Don't Cry Joni" - Conway Twitty (featuring Joni Lee Twitty)
• "Easy as Pie" — Billy "Crash" Craddock
• "Every Time You Touch Me (I Get High)" - Charlie Rich
• "The First Time" – Freddie Hart
• "Forgive and Forget" - Eddie Rabbitt
• "Great Expectations" - Buck Owens
• "Have You Never Been Mellow" - Olivia Newton-John
• "He's My Rock" - Brenda Lee
• "Heat Wave" - Linda Ronstadt
• "Home" - Loretta Lynn
• "Hoppy, Gene and Me" - Roy Rogers
• "I Ain't All Bad" - Charley Pride
• "I Can't Help It (If I'm Still in Love With You)" - Linda Ronstadt
• "I Like Beer" - Tom T. Hall
• "I Love the Blues and the Boogie-Woogie" — Billy "Crash" Craddock
• "I Should Have Married You" - Eddie Rabbitt
• "I'll Go to My Grave Loving You" - Statler Brothers
• "I'm a Believer" - Tommy Overstreet
• "If I Could Only Win Your Love" - Emmylou Harris
• "It Do Feel Good" - Donna Fargo
• "It Was Always So Easy to Find an Unhappy Woman" — Moe Bandy
• "Jason's Farm" - Cal Smith
• "The Letter That Johnny Walker Read" – Asleep at the Wheel
• "Like Old Times Again" - Ray Price
• "Little Band of Gold" - Sonny James
• "A Little Bit South of Saskatoon" - Sonny James
• "Love in a Hot Afternoon" - Gene Watson
• "Love is a Rose" - Linda Ronstadt
• "Lyin' Eyes" - The Eagles
• "Misty" – Ray Stevens
• "My Boy" - Elvis Presley
• "My Elusive Dreams" - Charlie Rich
• "Out of Hand" - Gary Stewart
• "Overnight Sensation" — Mickey Gilley
• "Penny" - Joe Stampley
• "The Pill" - Loretta Lynn
• "Please Mr. Please" - Olivia Newton-John
• "Rainy Day Woman" - Waylon Jennings
• "Reconsider Me" - Narvel Felts
• "Rock On Baby" - Brenda Lee
• "Roses and Love Songs" - Ray Price
• "Say Forever You'll Be Mine" - Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton
• "The Seeker" - Dolly Parton
• "She Talked a Lot About Texas" - Cal Smith
• "Singin' in the Kitchen" — Bobby Bare with the Family
• "Smoky Mountain Memories" - Mel Street
• "Still Thinkin' 'Bout You" — Billy "Crash" Craddock
• "Sweet Surrender" — John Denver
• "That's Where My Woman Begins" - Tommy Overstreet
• "There I Said It" - Margo Smith
• "There's a Song on the Jukebox" – David Wills
• "These Days (I Barely Get By)" - George Jones
• "Third Rate Romance" - Amazing Rhythm Aces
• "Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry" - Ronnie Milsap
• "T-R-O-U-B-L-E" - Elvis Presley
• "U.S. of A" — Donna Fargo
• "We Used To" - Dolly Parton
• "What in the World's Come Over You" - Sonny James
• "What's Happened to Blue Eyes" - Jessi Colter
• "Whatcha Gonna Do With a Dog Like That" - Susan Raye
• "Where Love Begins" - Gene Watson
• "Wolf Creek Pass" — C.W. McCall
• "Woman in the Back of My Mind" - Mel Tillis and the Statesiders
• "Wrong Road Again" - Crystal Gayle
• "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" - David Allan Coe

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Hall (born May 25, 1936 in Olive Hill, Kentucky) is an American country balladeer and songwriter. ... Conway Twitty Conway Twitty (September 1, 1933 – June 5, 1993) was one of the United States most successful artists of the 20th century. ... Charlie Rich ( December 14, 1932 - July 25, 1995) was an American country, jazz, and blues musician. ... Freddie Hart (b. ... Edward Thomas Eddie Rabbitt (November 27, 1941 - May 7, 1998) was a country music singer and songwriter who reached the peak of his popularity in the late 1970s and early 1980s. ... Buck Owens and the Buckaroos in a 1960s-era promotional postcard Alvis Edgar Buck Owens, Jr. ... Olivia Newton-John, 1988 Olivia Newton-John, OBE (born September 26, 1948, Cambridge) is a British-born Australian singer and actress. ... 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Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is an American singer most closely associated with the country rock genre prevalent in the 1970s. ... Tom T. Hall (born May 25, 1936 in Olive Hill, Kentucky) is an American country balladeer and songwriter. ... Edward Thomas Eddie Rabbitt (November 27, 1941 - May 7, 1998) was a country music singer and songwriter who reached the peak of his popularity in the late 1970s and early 1980s. ... The cover of the Statlers 1991 album All American Country The Statler Brothers are an American country music vocal group founded in 1955 in Virginia. ... Emmylou Harris on the cover of her collection Profile Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) is a country music singer-songwriter and musician from Birmingham, Alabama, USA. // Early years Harris graduated from high school as class valedictorian and won a drama scholarship to the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. ... 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. ... Moe Bandy (born in 1944 in Meridan, Mississippi) is a country music singer, currently performing primarily in Branson, Missouri at the Moe Bandy Theater. ... Cal Smith (born July 04, 1932) is an American country musician most famous for his 1974 hit Country Bumpkin. ... Asleep at the Wheel is the name of an Austin, Texas based Western swing band, winner of nine Grammy Awards. ... Ray Price (born January 12, 1926), is an American country and western singer. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is an American singer most closely associated with the country rock genre prevalent in the 1970s. ... The Eagles are an American rock music group that originally came together in Los Angeles, California in the early 1970s. ... Ray Stevens was born Harold Ray Ragsdale on January 24, 1939 in Clarkdale, Georgia, now part of Decatur. ... Elvis redirects here. ... Charlie Rich ( December 14, 1932 - July 25, 1995) was an American country, jazz, and blues musician. ... Gary L. Stewart was Imperator of AMORC from 1987 to 1990. ... Mickey Leroy Gilley (born March 9, 1936 in Natchez, Mississippi) is an American country musician and singer. ... Joe Stampley is a country music singer best known for several hits in the 1970s and 1980s. ... 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. ... Olivia Newton-John, 1988 Olivia Newton-John, OBE (born September 26, 1948, Cambridge) is a British-born Australian singer and actress. ... Waylon Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was a respected and influential American country music singer and guitarist, born in Littlefield, Texas. ... Narvel Felts (born November 11, 1938) is a popular country singer. ... Brenda Lee on the cover of her collection, part of The Millennium Collection Brenda Lee, real name Brenda Mae Tarpley (born December 11, 1942 in Lithonia, Georgia) was an American teen idol and is currently a touring country singer. ... Ray Price (born January 12, 1926), is an American country and western singer. ... 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. ... 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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. ... Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American country singer, songwriter, composer, author and actress. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Jessi Colter was born Mirriam Johnson on May 25, 1943. ... Susan Raye (born October 8, 1944 in Eugene, Oregon) was one of the leading female country music vocalist of the 1970s. ... C.W. McCall is the pseudonym of William Dale Fries (born November 15, 1928) in Audubon, Iowa, USA. In 1972, while working for an Omaha, Nebraska advertising firm, Bozell Jacobs, Fries created a television campaign for the Metz Baking Company. ... Mel Tillis (born Lonnie Melvin Tillis on August 8th, 1932 in Tampa, Florida) is a country music singer/songwriter, and actor. ... 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Top new album releases

• Before the Next Teardrop Falls - Freddy Fender (ABC/Dot)
  
• Dreaming My Dreams - Waylon Jennings (RCA)
  
• Hank Williams Jr. and Friends - Hank Williams Jr. (MGM)
  
• Legend in My Time – Ronnie Milsap (RCA)
• Night Things – Ronnie Milsap (RCA)
• Old No. 1 - Guy Clark (RCA)
  
• Pieces of the Sky - Emmylou Harris (Reprise)
  
• Red Headed Stranger - Willie Nelson (Columbia)
  
• Rhinestone Cowboy - Glen Campbell (Capitol)
  
• Somebody Loves You - Crystal Gayle (United Artists)
  
• Vocal Group of the Decade - Tompall Glaser and the Glaser Brothers (MGM)
• The Bargain Store - Dolly Parton (RCA)

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Births

Deaths

• February 4 - Louis Jordan, 66, jazz and rhythm & blues pioneer who became the first African-American performer to have a No. 1 hit on the Billboard magazine country charts (1944's "Ration Blues") (heart attack).
• May 13 - Bob Wills, 70, leader of the Texas Playboys (complications from a stroke)
• July 7 - George Morgan, 51, country crooner of the late 1940s and early 1950s, Grand Ole Opry favorite and father of Lorrie Morgan (heart attack).
• July 19 - Lefty Frizzell, 47, honky-tonk pioneer of the 1950s (stroke).
• November 3 - Audrey Williams, 52, mother of Hank Williams Jr. (and ex-wife of Hank Williams Sr.)

February 4 is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Louis Jordan swinging on sax, Paramount Theatre, NYC, 1946 (Photo: William P. Gottlieb) Louis Jordan (July 8, 1908 - February 4, 1975) was a pioneering and hugely influential African-American jazz and rhythm & blues musician and songwriter who enjoyed his greatest popularity from the late 1930s to the early 1950s. ... An example of a Billboard Magazine. ... May 13 is the 133rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (134th in leap years). ... James Robert (Bob) Wills (March 6, 1905 – May 13, 1975) was an American country musician and songwriter. ... July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 177 days remaining. ... George Morgan (June 28, 1924 – July 7, 1975) was a mid-20th century country music singer. ... The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly Saturday night country music radio program broadcast live on WSM Radio in Nashville, Tennessee. ... Lorrie Morgan (born Loretta Lynn Morgan on June 27, 1959 in Nashville, Tennessee) is a country music singer. ... July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ... Lefty Frizzell (March 31, 1928 – July 19, 1975) was a country music singer and songwriter. ... November 3 is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 58 days remaining. ... Hank Williams, Jr. ... Hank Williams Sr. ...

Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees

• Minnie Pearl (1912-1996)

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Major Awards

Grammy awards

Academy of Country Music

• Entertainer Of The Year -- Loretta Lynn
• Song Of The Year -- "Rhinestone Cowboy" - Glen Campbell - Larry Weiss
• Single Of The Year -- "Rhinestone Cowboy" - Glen Campbell
• Album Of The Year -- Feelings - Loretta Lynn Conway Twitty
• Top Male Vocalist -- Conway Twitty
• Top Female Vocalist -- Loretta Lynn
• Top Vocal Duo -- Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
• Top New Male Vocalist -- Freddy Fender
• Top New Female Vocalist -- Crystal Gayle

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Country Music Association

• Entertainer of the Year -- John Denver
• Male Vocalist of the Year -- Waylon Jennings
• Female Vocalist of the Year -- Dolly Parton
• Instrumental Group of the Year –- Roy Clark and Buck Trent
• Vocal Group of the Year -- Statler Brothers
• Vocal Duo of the Year -- Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn
• Single of the Year -- "Before the Next Teardrop Falls" - Freddy Fender
• Song of the Year -- "Back Home Again," John Denver
• Album of the Year -- A Legend in My Time, Ronnie Milsap
• Instrumentalist of the Year -- Johnny Gimble

John Denver (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997), born Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. ... Waylon Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was a respected and influential American country music singer and guitarist, born in Littlefield, Texas. ... Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American country singer, songwriter, composer, author and actress. ... 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 Wilburn Buck Trent is an American country music instrumentalist. ... The cover of the Statlers 1991 album All American Country The Statler Brothers are an American country music vocal group founded in 1955 in 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. ... Freddy Fender Freddy Fender, born Baldemar Huerta in San Benito, Texas on June 4, 1938, is a Tejano, country, and rock and roll musician, known for his work as a solo artist and in the groups Los Super Seven and the Texas Tornados. ... John Denver (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997), born Henry John Deutschendorf, 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. ...

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