1955 in country music - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1955.

Events

January 22 — Ozark Jubilee
Ozark Jubilee
Ozark Jubilee is the first U.S. network television program to feature country music's top stars, and was the centerpiece of a strategy for Springfield, Missouri to challenge Nashville, Tennessee as America's country music capital...

debuts on ABC-TV
American Broadcasting Company
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, the first popular country music show on network TV. It would run through September 1960.
July 15 — Slim Whitman
Slim Whitman
Ottis Dewey Whitman, Jr. , known professionally as Slim Whitman, is an American country music singer and songwriter, known for his yodelling abilities. He has sold in excess of 120 million albums in unit sales and has had numerous successful recordings...

's "Rose Marie
Rose Marie (song)
"Rose Marie" is a popular song from the musical or operetta of the same name. In the original Broadway production in 1924 it was performed by Dennis King and Arthur Deagon as the characters Jim Kenyon and Sergeant Malone....

" becomes an international smash, debuting on the British charts
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and quickly rising to No. 1; its 11-week run will stand as one of the longest runs for many years.
July 27 — Billboard magazine claims that Webb Pierce
Webb Pierce
Webb Michael Pierce was one of the most popular American honky tonk vocalists of the 1950s, charting more number one hits than any other country artist during the decade. His biggest hit was "In The Jailhouse Now," which charted for 37 weeks in 1955, 21 of them at number one...

is one of only two singing stars that "can be considered guaranteed hitmakers these days"; pop and R&B singer Nat King Cole
Nat King Cole
Nathaniel Adams Coles , known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American musician who first came to prominence as a leading jazz pianist. Although an accomplished pianist, he owes most of his popular musical fame to his soft baritone voice, which he used to perform in big band and jazz genres...

is the other.
November 12 — Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....

is voted the most promising country and western artist, according to Billboard magazine's annual disc jockey poll.

No dates

1955 was one of the most prolific years for new artists, many of whom would revolutionize country music. Some of the more prominent names were Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
John R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century...

, George Jones
George Jones
George Glenn Jones is an American country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to Tammy Wynette....

, Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....

and Porter Wagoner
Porter Wagoner
Porter Wayne Wagoner was a popular American country music singer known for his flashy Nudie and Manuel suits and blond pompadour. He introduced the young Dolly Parton near the beginning of her career on his long-running television show, and they were a well-known duet throughout the late 1960s and...

; it was also the year one of the best-known duos ever — the Louvin Brothers
Louvin Brothers
The Louvin Brothers were an American country music duo composed of brothers Ira Lonnie Loudermilk and Charlie Elzer Loudermilk , better known as Ira and Charlie Louvin. They helped popularize close harmony, a genre of country music.-History:The brothers adopted the name Louvin Brothers in the...

(Charlie and Ira) — would join the Grand Ole Opry. Many of them would go on to record and popularize the best known songs in the genre, and have recording careers that lasted for decades. It would be more than 30 years before another gifted group this prominent would rise to fame and create a revolution in country music.

United States

(as certified by Billboard
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)

Date	Single Name	Artist	Wks. No.1	Spec. Note
January 8	Loose Talk Loose Talk (song) "Loose Talk" was a 1954 song written by Freddie Hart and recorded by Carl Smith and was his last number one. It was at the top spot of the Billboard country and western chart for seven weeks and had a total of thirty-two weeks listed there...	Carl Smith Carl Smith (country musician) Carl Milton Smith was an American country music singer. Known as "Mister Country," Smith was the husband of June Carter and Goldie Hill, the drinking companion of Johnny Cash, and the father of Carlene Carter...	7
January 29	Let Me Go, Lover! Let Me Go, Lover! "Let Me Go, Lover!", a popular song, was written by Jenny Lou Carson and Al Hill, a pseudonym used by Fred Wise, Kathleen Twomey, and Ben Weisman. It is based on an earlier song called "Let Me Go, Devil," about alcoholism. It was featured on the television program Studio One on November 15, 1954,...	Hank Snow Hank Snow Clarence Eugene "Hank" Snow was a Canadian-American country music artist. He charted more than 70 singles on the Billboard country charts from 1950 until 1980...	2	Cover of Joan Weber Joan Weber Joan Weber was an American popular music singer.Weber was raised in Paulsboro, New Jersey and married to a young bandleader... 's 1955 Number One hit on the Billboard Pop Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday... chart.
February 26	In the Jailhouse Now In the Jailhouse Now "In The Jailhouse Now" is an American novelty blues song originally found in vaudeville performances from the early 20th century, usually credited to Jimmie Rodgers...	Webb Pierce Webb Pierce Webb Michael Pierce was one of the most popular American honky tonk vocalists of the 1950s, charting more number one hits than any other country artist during the decade. His biggest hit was "In The Jailhouse Now," which charted for 37 weeks in 1955, 21 of them at number one...	21	^[1] Cover of Jimmie Rodgers Jimmie Rodgers (country singer) James Charles Rodgers , known as Jimmie Rodgers, was an American country singer in the early 20th century known most widely for his rhythmic yodeling... ' 1928 song.
June 18	Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young Live Fast, Love Hard, Die Young was Faron Young's first number one song and his fifth consecutive top ten hit. It spent three weeks at the top of the Billboard country music charts in 1955. "This was a tune I detested," Faron said. "Ken Nelson made me record this song. I put it out and it was a...	Faron Young Faron Young Faron Young was an American country music singer and songwriter from the early 1950s into the mid-1980s and one of its most successful and colorful stars...	3
July 9	A Satisfied Mind A Satisfied Mind A Satisfied Mind is a compilation of 9 of the 12 songs from the 1962 Capitol album Big Bluegrass Special plus "A Satisfied Mind" which was previously released as flipside of Glen Campbell's 1966 Capitol single "Can’t You See I’m Trying"....	Porter Wagoner Porter Wagoner Porter Wayne Wagoner was a popular American country music singer known for his flashy Nudie and Manuel suits and blond pompadour. He introduced the young Dolly Parton near the beginning of her career on his long-running television show, and they were a well-known duet throughout the late 1960s and...	4	^[A] Country artists Red Foley Red Foley Clyde Julian Foley , better known as Red Foley, was an American singer, musician, and radio and TV personality who made a major contribution to the growth of country music after World War II.... (with daughter Betty) and Jean Shepard Jean Shepard Ollie Imogene Shepard , better known as Jean Shepard, is an American honky tonk singer-songwriter who was a pioneer for women in country music. Shepard released a total of 73 singles to the Hot Country Songs chart, one of which reached the #1 spot... both recorded versions of the song that reached the Top 5 on the Billboard country chart in 1955.
July 16	I Don't Care I Don't Care (Webb Pierce song) "I Don't Care" is a 1955 song written by Webb Pierce and Cindy Walker and originally performed by Webb Pierce. "I Don't Care" spent twelve weeks at number one on the C&W Best Seller charts and spent a total of thirty-two weeks on the charts...	Webb Pierce	12
October 8	The Cattle Call The Cattle Call "The Cattle Call" is a song written and recorded in 1934 by American songwriter and musician Tex Owens. It became a signature song for Eddy Arnold....	Eddy Arnold Eddy Arnold Richard Edward Arnold , known professionally as Eddy Arnold, was an American country music singer who performed for six decades. He was a so-called Nashville sound innovator of the late 1950s, and scored 147 songs on the Billboard country music charts, second only to George Jones. He sold more...	2
October 22	Love Love Love Love Love Love (Webb Pierce song) "Love Love Love" is a 1955 single by Webb Pierce, written by Ted Jarrett. "Love Love Love" spent eight weeks at number one on the country charts and spent a total of thirty-two weeks on the charts....	Webb Pierce	13	^[2]
October 22	They Do Make It Nice	Eddy Arnold	2
December 17	Sixteen Tons Sixteen Tons "Sixteen Tons" is a song about the life of a coal miner, first recorded in 1946 by American country singer Merle Travis and released on his box set album Folk Songs of the Hills the following year...	Tennessee Ernie Ford Tennessee Ernie Ford Ernest Jennings Ford , better known as Tennessee Ernie Ford, was an American recording artist and television host who enjoyed success in the country and Western, pop, and gospel musical genres...	10

^ No. 1 song of the year, as determined by Billboard
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.

2^ Song dropped from No. 1 and later returned to top spot.
A^ First Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.

US	Single	Artist
2	All Right	Faron Young Faron Young Faron Young was an American country music singer and songwriter from the early 1950s into the mid-1980s and one of its most successful and colorful stars...
13	Annie Over	Hank Thompson
2	Are You Mine	Ginny Wright Ginny Wright Ginny Wright is an American country music singer. She was born in Twin City, Georgia during the 1930s, first sang in glee clubs, and studied opera. She began performing country music in the early 1950s... and Tom Tall Tom Tall Tommie Lee Guthrie , known professionally as Tom Tall, is a rockabilly singer popular in the 1950s.He was born in Amarillo, Texas and discovered at a talent show by record label owner Fabor Robison...
6	Are You Mine	Myrna Lorrie Myrna Lorrie Myrna Lorrie is a Canadian country singer.Lorrie first sang publicly at age 12 on Fort William radio station CKPR. At age 14 she recorded the song "Are You Mine" with Buddy DuVall, which was released on Abbott Records... and Buddy DeVal
14	Are You Mine	Red Sovine Red Sovine Woodrow Wilson Sovine , better known as Red Sovine, was an American country music singer associated with truck driving songs, particularly those recited as narratives but set to music... and Goldie Hill Goldie Hill Goldie Hill , born Argolda Voncile Hill, was an American country music singer. She was one of the first women in country music, and became one of the first women to reach the top of the country music charts with her No. 1 1953 hit, "I Let the Stars Get In My Eyes"...
3	As Long as I Live	Kitty Wells Kitty Wells Ellen Muriel Deason , known professionally as Kitty Wells, is an American country music singer. Her 1952 hit recording, "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels", made her the first female country singer to top the U.S. country charts, and turned her into the first female country star... and Red Foley Red Foley Clyde Julian Foley , better known as Red Foley, was an American singer, musician, and radio and TV personality who made a major contribution to the growth of country music after World War II....
5	Baby Let's Play House Baby Let's Play House "Baby, Let's Play House", is a song written by Arthur Gunter and recorded by him in 1954 on the Excello Records label, and covered by Elvis Presley the following year on Sun Records...	Elvis Presley Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....
4	The Ballad of Davy Crockett The Ballad of Davy Crockett "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" is a song with music by George Bruns and lyrics by Thomas W. Blackburn.The first recording of the song was made by Fess Parker, quickly followed by versions by Bill Hayes and Tennessee Ernie Ford...	Tennessee Ernie Ford Tennessee Ernie Ford Ernest Jennings Ford , better known as Tennessee Ernie Ford, was an American recording artist and television host who enjoyed success in the country and Western, pop, and gospel musical genres...
10	The Ballad of Davy Crockett The Ballad of Davy Crockett "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" is a song with music by George Bruns and lyrics by Thomas W. Blackburn.The first recording of the song was made by Fess Parker, quickly followed by versions by Bill Hayes and Tennessee Ernie Ford...	Mac Wiseman Mac Wiseman Malcolm B. Wiseman , better known as Mac Wiseman, is an American bluegrass singer, nicknamed The Voice with a Heart. The bearded singer is one of the cult figures of bluegrass....
4	Beautiful Lies Beautiful Lies (Jean Shepard song) "Beautiful Lies" is the title of a song written by Jack Rhodes and recorded by American country music artist Jean Shepard. It was released in September 1955. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Most Played C&W in Juke Boxes chart.- Chart performance :...	Jean Shepard Jean Shepard Ollie Imogene Shepard , better known as Jean Shepard, is an American honky tonk singer-songwriter who was a pioneer for women in country music. Shepard released a total of 73 singles to the Hot Country Songs chart, one of which reached the #1 spot...
7	Blue Darlin'	Jimmy C. Newman Jimmy C. Newman Jimmy Yves Newman , better known as Jimmy C. Newman , is an American singer and a long time star of the Grand Ole Opry.-Biography:Newman was born near Big Mamou, Louisiana...
5	Born to Be Happy	Hank Snow Hank Snow Clarence Eugene "Hank" Snow was a Canadian-American country music artist. He charted more than 70 singles on the Billboard country charts from 1950 until 1980...
7	Breakin' In Another Heart	Hank Thompson
11	The Cattle Call The Cattle Call "The Cattle Call" is a song written and recorded in 1934 by American songwriter and musician Tex Owens. It became a signature song for Eddy Arnold....	Slim Whitman Slim Whitman Ottis Dewey Whitman, Jr. , known professionally as Slim Whitman, is an American country music singer and songwriter, known for his yodelling abilities. He has sold in excess of 120 million albums in unit sales and has had numerous successful recordings...
7	Company's Comin'	Porter Wagoner Porter Wagoner Porter Wayne Wagoner was a popular American country music singer known for his flashy Nudie and Manuel suits and blond pompadour. He introduced the young Dolly Parton near the beginning of her career on his long-running television show, and they were a well-known duet throughout the late 1960s and...
14	Cry! Cry! Cry!	Johnny Cash Johnny Cash John R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century...
7	Cryin', Prayin', Waitin', Hopin'	Hank Snow
5	Cuzz Yore So Sweet	Simon Crum Ferlin Husky Ferlin Eugene Husky was an early American country music singer who was equally adept at the genres of traditional honky honk, ballads, spoken recitations, and rockabilly pop tunes...
8	Daddy, You Know What?	Jim Wilson Jim Wilson -Sports:* James B. Wilson , American football player and coach* Jim Wilson , American Major League Baseball player* Jim Wilson , American pitcher in Major League Baseball, 1945–1958...
7	Daydreamin'	Jimmy C. Newman
12	Don't Forget	Eddy Arnold Eddy Arnold Richard Edward Arnold , known professionally as Eddy Arnold, was an American country music singer who performed for six decades. He was a so-called Nashville sound innovator of the late 1950s, and scored 147 songs on the Billboard country music charts, second only to George Jones. He sold more...
5	Don't Take It Out On Me	Hank Thompson
11	Don't Tease Me	Carl Smith Carl Smith (country musician) Carl Milton Smith was an American country music singer. Known as "Mister Country," Smith was the husband of June Carter and Goldie Hill, the drinking companion of Johnny Cash, and the father of Carlene Carter...
9	Drinking Tequila	Jim Reeves Jim Reeves James Travis Reeves , better known as Jim Reeves, was an American country and popular music singer-songwriter. With records charting from the 1950s to the 1980s, he became well-known for being a practitioner of the Nashville sound...
11	Go Back You Fool	Faron Young
4	Hearts of Stone Hearts of Stone "Hearts of Stone" is an American R&B song. It was written by Rudy Jackson, a member of the San Bernardino, California-based rhythm and blues vocal group the Jewels which first recorded it for the R&B label in 1954...	Red Foley Red Foley Clyde Julian Foley , better known as Red Foley, was an American singer, musician, and radio and TV personality who made a major contribution to the growth of country music after World War II....
7	Here Today and Gone Tomorrow	The Browns The Browns The Browns were an American country and folk music vocal trio best known for their 1959 Grammy-nominated hit, "The Three Bells". The group, composed of Jim Ed Brown and his sisters Maxine and Bonnie Brown, had a close, smooth harmony characteristic of the Nashville sound, though their music also...
13	His Hands	Tennessee Ernie Ford
10	I Dreamed of a Hill-Billy Heaven	Eddie Dean Eddie Dean (singer) Eddie Dean was an American western singer and actor whom Roy Rogers and Gene Autry termed the best cowboy singer of all time. Dean was best known for "I Dreamed Of A Hill-Billy Heaven" , which became an even greater hit in 1961 for Tex Ritter....
6	I Feel Better All Over (More Than Anywhere's Else)	Ferlin Husky Ferlin Husky Ferlin Eugene Husky was an early American country music singer who was equally adept at the genres of traditional honky honk, ballads, spoken recitations, and rockabilly pop tunes...
8	I Gotta Go Get My Baby	Justin Tubb Justin Tubb Justin Wayne Tubb was an American country music singer and songwriter. Born in San Antonio, Texas, he was the oldest son of legendary country singer Ernest Tubb.-Biography:...
13	I Guess I'm Crazy I Guess I'm Crazy "I Guess I'm Crazy" is a 1955 song composed by Werly Fairburn. The song was first recorded in 1955 by Tommy Collins who peaked at number thirteen on the C&W Best Seller chart....	Tommy Collins Tommy Collins (country music) Leonard Raymond Sipes , better known as Tommy Collins, was an American country music singer and songwriter....
11	I Love You Mostly	Lefty Frizzell Lefty Frizzell Lefty Frizzell , born William Orville Frizzell, was an American country music singer and songwriter of the 1950s, and a proponent of honky tonk music. His relaxed style of singing was an influence on later stars Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Roy Orbison, George Jones and John Fogerty...
10	I Thought of You I Thought of You "I Thought of You" is a single by American country music artist Jean Shepard. It was released on the B-side of the single "Beautiful Lies". The song reached #10 on the Billboard Most Played C&W in Juke Boxes chart.- Chart performance :...	Jean Shepard
6	I Walked Alone Last Night	Eddy Arnold
13	I Wanna Wanna Wanna	The Wilburn Brothers The Wilburn Brothers The Wilburn Brothers were a popular American country music duo from the 1950s to the 1970s consisting of brothers Doyle Wilburn and Teddy Wilburn .-Biography:...
14	I'll Baby Sit with You	Ferlin Husky
7	I'm Glad I Got to See You Once Again	Hank Snow
10	I'm Gonna Fall Out of Love with You	Webb Pierce Webb Pierce Webb Michael Pierce was one of the most popular American honky tonk vocalists of the 1950s, charting more number one hits than any other country artist during the decade. His biggest hit was "In The Jailhouse Now," which charted for 37 weeks in 1955, 21 of them at number one...
12	I'm in Love with You	Kitty Wells
2	I've Been Thinking	Eddy Arnold
7	I've Kissed You My Last Time	Kitty Wells
12	If Lovin' You Is Wrong	Hank Thompson
2	If You Ain't Lovin' If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin') "If You Ain't Lovin' " the title of a song written by Tommy Collins and originally recorded by country music artist Faron Young...	Faron Young
7	If You Were Me	Webb Pierce
7	In the Jailhouse Now No. 2 In the Jailhouse Now "In The Jailhouse Now" is an American novelty blues song originally found in vaudeville performances from the early 20th century, usually credited to Jimmie Rodgers...	Jimmie Rodgers Jimmie Rodgers (country singer) James Charles Rodgers , known as Jimmie Rodgers, was an American country singer in the early 20th century known most widely for his rhythmic yodeling...
6	In Time	Eddy Arnold
5	It Tickles	Tommy Collins
2	Just Call Me Lonesome	Eddy Arnold
8	The Kentuckian Song	Eddy Arnold
7	Kiss-Crazy Baby	Johnnie & Jack Johnnie & Jack Johnnie & Jack was an American country music duo composed of Johnnie Wright and Jack Anglin . Between 1951 and 1962, the duo released several singles on the RCA Victor Records label, including their version of "Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite" which peaked at number four on the Best Seller charts,...
5	Kisses Don't Lie	Carl Smith
7	Little Tom	Ferlin Husky
5	Mainliner (The Hawk with Silver Wings)	Hank Snow
6	Make Believe ('Til We Can Make It Come True)	Kitty Wells and Red Foley
2	Making Believe Making Believe Making Believe is a country music song written by Jimmy Work and best known for its chart-topping version in 1955 by Kitty Wells. The song is consistently on lists of all-time greatest country music songs and has been covered by scores of artists over the past fifty years, including Bob Dylan,...	Kitty Wells
5	Making Believe Making Believe Making Believe is a country music song written by Jimmy Work and best known for its chart-topping version in 1955 by Kitty Wells. The song is consistently on lists of all-time greatest country music songs and has been covered by scores of artists over the past fifty years, including Bob Dylan,...	Jimmy Work Jimmy Work Jimmy Work was an American country musician best known for the country standard "Making Believe".Work was born in Ohio but moved to Dukedom, Tennessee with his family at age two...
9	Maybellene Maybellene "Maybellene" is a song recorded by Chuck Berry, adapted from the traditional fiddle tune "Ida Red" that tells the story of a hot rod race and a broken romance. It was released in July 1955 as a single on Chess Records of Chicago, Illinois. It was Berry's first single release and his first hit...	Marty Robbins Marty Robbins Martin David Robinson , known professionally as Marty Robbins, was an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist...
13	Mister Sandman Mr. Sandman "Mr. Sandman" is a popular song written by Pat Ballard which was published in 1954 and first recorded in that year by The Chordettes. The song's lyrics convey a request to "Mr...	Chet Atkins Chet Atkins Chester Burton Atkins , known as Chet Atkins, was an American guitarist and record producer who, along with Owen Bradley, created the smoother country music style known as the Nashville sound, which expanded country's appeal to adult pop music fans as well.Atkins's picking style, inspired by Merle...
5	More Than Anything Else in the World	Carl Smith
6	Most of All	Hank Thompson
15	The Next Voice You Hear	Hank Snow
13	No, I Don't Believe I Will	Carl Smith
14	No One Dear but You	Johnnie & Jack
11	Old Lonesome Times	Carl Smith
5	Penny Candy	Jim Reeves
9	Please Don't Let Me Love You	Hank Williams
10	The Richest Man (In the World)	Eddy Arnold
15	S.O.S.	Johnnie & Jack
3	A Satisfied Mind A Satisfied Mind A Satisfied Mind is a compilation of 9 of the 12 songs from the 1962 Capitol album Big Bluegrass Special plus "A Satisfied Mind" which was previously released as flipside of Glen Campbell's 1966 Capitol single "Can’t You See I’m Trying"....	Red Foley and Betty Foley
4	A Satisfied Mind A Satisfied Mind A Satisfied Mind is a compilation of 9 of the 12 songs from the 1962 Capitol album Big Bluegrass Special plus "A Satisfied Mind" which was previously released as flipside of Glen Campbell's 1966 Capitol single "Can’t You See I’m Trying"....	Jean Shepard
15	Silver Bell	Hank Snow and Chet Atkins
14	So Lovely, Baby	Rusty & Doug Rusty & Doug Rusty & Doug was a country music and bluegrass music duo composed of Doug Kershaw and his brother, Rusty . The two recorded for Hickory Records between 1955 and 1961, charting five times on the Hot Country Songs charts. They also performed on the Louisiana Hayride and Wheeling Jamboree...
11	Sure Fire Kisses	Justin Tubb and Goldie Hill
13	Take Possession Take Possession "Take Possession" is a single by American country music artist Jean Shepard. It was released on the B-side of the single "A Satisfied Mind". The song reached #13 on the Billboard Most Played C&W in Juke Boxes chart.- Chart performance :...	Jean Shepard
7	That's All Right	Marty Robbins
6	That's What Makes the Juke Box Play	Jimmy Work
3	There She Goes	Carl Smith
9	There's Poison in Your Heart	Kitty Wells
7	Thirty Days (To Come Back Home)	Ernest Tubb Ernest Tubb Ernest Dale Tubb , nicknamed the Texas Troubadour, was an American singer and songwriter and one of the pioneers of country music. His biggest career hit song, "Walking the Floor Over You" , marked the rise of the honky tonk style of music...
14	Time Goes By	Marty Robbins
9	Two Kinds of Love	Eddy Arnold
10	Untied	Tommy Collins
12	Wait a Little Longer Please, Jesus	Carl Smith
8	When I Stop Dreaming	The Louvin Brothers
7	Whose Shoulder Will You Cry On	Kitty Wells
4	Why Baby Why Why Baby Why "Why Baby Why" is the title of a country music song co-written and originally recorded by George Jones. Released in late 1955 on Starday Records, and produced by Starday co-founder and Jones manager Pappy Daily, it peaked at #4 on the Billboard country charts that year...	George Jones George Jones George Glenn Jones is an American country music singer known for his long list of hit records, his distinctive voice and phrasing, and his marriage to Tammy Wynette....
5	Wildwood Flower Wildwood Flower "Wildwood Flower" is an American song, best known through performances and recordings by the Carter Family. However, the song predates them. The original title was "I'll Twine 'Mid the Ringlets"...	Hank Thompson and Merle Travis Merle Travis Merle Robert Travis was an American country and western singer, songwriter, and musician born in Rosewood, Kentucky. His lyrics often discussed the life and exploitation of coal miners. Among his many well-known songs are "Sixteen Tons", "Re-Enlistment Blues" and "Dark as a Dungeon"...
3	Would You Mind?	Hank Snow
7	The Yellow Rose of Texas	Ernest Tubb
3	Yellow Roses	Hank Snow
4	Yonder Comes a Sucker	Jim Reeves
15	You Oughta See Pickles Now	Tommy Collins

Single

Artist

All Right

Faron Young

Faron Young was an American country music singer and songwriter from the early 1950s into the mid-1980s and one of its most successful and colorful stars...

Annie Over

Hank Thompson

Are You Mine

Ginny Wright

Ginny Wright is an American country music singer. She was born in Twin City, Georgia during the 1930s, first sang in glee clubs, and studied opera. She began performing country music in the early 1950s...

and Tom Tall

Tom Tall

Tommie Lee Guthrie , known professionally as Tom Tall, is a rockabilly singer popular in the 1950s.He was born in Amarillo, Texas and discovered at a talent show by record label owner Fabor Robison...

Are You Mine

Myrna Lorrie

Myrna Lorrie is a Canadian country singer.Lorrie first sang publicly at age 12 on Fort William radio station CKPR. At age 14 she recorded the song "Are You Mine" with Buddy DuVall, which was released on Abbott Records...

and Buddy DeVal

Are You Mine

Red Sovine

Woodrow Wilson Sovine , better known as Red Sovine, was an American country music singer associated with truck driving songs, particularly those recited as narratives but set to music...

and Goldie Hill

Goldie Hill

Goldie Hill , born Argolda Voncile Hill, was an American country music singer. She was one of the first women in country music, and became one of the first women to reach the top of the country music charts with her No. 1 1953 hit, "I Let the Stars Get In My Eyes"...

As Long as I Live

Kitty Wells

Ellen Muriel Deason , known professionally as Kitty Wells, is an American country music singer. Her 1952 hit recording, "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels", made her the first female country singer to top the U.S. country charts, and turned her into the first female country star...

and Red Foley

Red Foley

Clyde Julian Foley , better known as Red Foley, was an American singer, musician, and radio and TV personality who made a major contribution to the growth of country music after World War II....

Baby Let's Play House

"Baby, Let's Play House", is a song written by Arthur Gunter and recorded by him in 1954 on the Excello Records label, and covered by Elvis Presley the following year on Sun Records...

Elvis Presley

Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....

The Ballad of Davy Crockett

"The Ballad of Davy Crockett" is a song with music by George Bruns and lyrics by Thomas W. Blackburn.The first recording of the song was made by Fess Parker, quickly followed by versions by Bill Hayes and Tennessee Ernie Ford...

Tennessee Ernie Ford

Ernest Jennings Ford , better known as Tennessee Ernie Ford, was an American recording artist and television host who enjoyed success in the country and Western, pop, and gospel musical genres...

The Ballad of Davy Crockett

Mac Wiseman

Malcolm B. Wiseman , better known as Mac Wiseman, is an American bluegrass singer, nicknamed The Voice with a Heart. The bearded singer is one of the cult figures of bluegrass....

Beautiful Lies

Beautiful Lies (Jean Shepard song)

"Beautiful Lies" is the title of a song written by Jack Rhodes and recorded by American country music artist Jean Shepard. It was released in September 1955. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Most Played C&W in Juke Boxes chart.- Chart performance :...

Jean Shepard

Ollie Imogene Shepard , better known as Jean Shepard, is an American honky tonk singer-songwriter who was a pioneer for women in country music. Shepard released a total of 73 singles to the Hot Country Songs chart, one of which reached the #1 spot...

Blue Darlin'

Jimmy C. Newman

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Born to Be Happy

Hank Snow

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Breakin' In Another Heart

Hank Thompson

The Cattle Call

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Slim Whitman

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Company's Comin'

Porter Wagoner

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Cry! Cry! Cry!

Johnny Cash

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Cryin', Prayin', Waitin', Hopin'

Hank Snow

Cuzz Yore So Sweet

Simon Crum

Ferlin Husky

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Daddy, You Know What?

Jim Wilson

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Daydreamin'

Jimmy C. Newman

Don't Forget

Eddy Arnold

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Don't Take It Out On Me

Hank Thompson

Don't Tease Me

Carl Smith

Carl Smith (country musician)

Carl Milton Smith was an American country music singer. Known as "Mister Country," Smith was the husband of June Carter and Goldie Hill, the drinking companion of Johnny Cash, and the father of Carlene Carter...

Drinking Tequila

Jim Reeves

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Go Back You Fool

Faron Young

Hearts of Stone

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Red Foley

Clyde Julian Foley , better known as Red Foley, was an American singer, musician, and radio and TV personality who made a major contribution to the growth of country music after World War II....

Here Today and Gone Tomorrow

The Browns

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His Hands

Tennessee Ernie Ford

I Dreamed of a Hill-Billy Heaven

Eddie Dean

Eddie Dean (singer)

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I Feel Better All Over (More Than Anywhere's Else)

Ferlin Husky

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I Gotta Go Get My Baby

Justin Tubb

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I Guess I'm Crazy

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Tommy Collins

Tommy Collins (country music)

Leonard Raymond Sipes , better known as Tommy Collins, was an American country music singer and songwriter....

I Love You Mostly

Lefty Frizzell

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I Thought of You

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Jean Shepard

I Walked Alone Last Night

Eddy Arnold

I Wanna Wanna Wanna

The Wilburn Brothers

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I'll Baby Sit with You

Ferlin Husky

I'm Glad I Got to See You Once Again

Hank Snow

I'm Gonna Fall Out of Love with You

Webb Pierce

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I'm in Love with You

Kitty Wells

I've Been Thinking

Eddy Arnold

I've Kissed You My Last Time

Kitty Wells

If Lovin' You Is Wrong

Hank Thompson

If You Ain't Lovin'

If You Ain't Lovin' (You Ain't Livin')

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Faron Young

If You Were Me

Webb Pierce

In the Jailhouse Now No. 2

In the Jailhouse Now

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Jimmie Rodgers

Jimmie Rodgers (country singer)

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In Time

Eddy Arnold

It Tickles

Tommy Collins

Just Call Me Lonesome

Eddy Arnold

The Kentuckian Song

Eddy Arnold

Kiss-Crazy Baby

Johnnie & Jack

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Kisses Don't Lie

Carl Smith

Little Tom

Ferlin Husky

Mainliner (The Hawk with Silver Wings)

Hank Snow

Make Believe ('Til We Can Make It Come True)

Kitty Wells and Red Foley

Making Believe

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Kitty Wells

Making Believe

Jimmy Work

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Maybellene

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Marty Robbins

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Mister Sandman

Mr. Sandman

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Chet Atkins

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More Than Anything Else in the World

Carl Smith

Most of All

Hank Thompson

The Next Voice You Hear

Hank Snow

No, I Don't Believe I Will

Carl Smith

No One Dear but You

Johnnie & Jack

Old Lonesome Times

Carl Smith

Penny Candy

Jim Reeves

Please Don't Let Me Love You

Hank Williams

The Richest Man (In the World)

Eddy Arnold

S.O.S.

Johnnie & Jack

A Satisfied Mind

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Red Foley and Betty Foley

A Satisfied Mind

Jean Shepard

Silver Bell

Hank Snow and Chet Atkins

So Lovely, Baby

Rusty & Doug

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Sure Fire Kisses

Justin Tubb and Goldie Hill

Take Possession

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Jean Shepard

That's All Right

Marty Robbins

That's What Makes the Juke Box Play

Jimmy Work

There She Goes

Carl Smith

There's Poison in Your Heart

Kitty Wells

Thirty Days (To Come Back Home)

Ernest Tubb

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Time Goes By

Marty Robbins

Two Kinds of Love

Eddy Arnold

Untied

Tommy Collins

Wait a Little Longer Please, Jesus

Carl Smith

When I Stop Dreaming

The Louvin Brothers

Whose Shoulder Will You Cry On

Kitty Wells

Why Baby Why

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George Jones

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Wildwood Flower

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Hank Thompson and Merle Travis

Merle Travis

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Would You Mind?

Hank Snow

The Yellow Rose of Texas

Ernest Tubb

Yellow Roses

Hank Snow

Yonder Comes a Sucker

Jim Reeves

You Oughta See Pickles Now

Tommy Collins

Births

March 11 — Jimmy Fortune

Jimmy Fortune

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, songwriter and member of The Statler Brothers (he sang tenor).

March 17 — Paul Overstreet

Paul Overstreet

Paul Lester Overstreet is an American country music singer and songwriter. He recorded 10 studio albums between 1982 and 2005, and charted 16 singles on the Billboard country charts, including two #1 hits...

, singer-songwriter who penned hit singles for artists such as Randy Travis and Tanya Tucker, and also had a career as a recording artist as well.

March 26 — Dean Dillon

Dean Dillon

Dean Dillon is an American country music artist. Between 1982 and 1993, Dillon recorded six studio albums on various labels, and charted several singles on the Billboard country charts. Although he has not charted since 1993, Dillon has continued to write several hit songs for other artists, most...

, songwriter whose works were instrumental in the new traditionalist movement of the 1980s.

March 28 — Reba McEntire

Reba McEntire

Reba Nell McEntire is an American country music artist and actress. She began her career in the music industry as a high school student singing in the Kiowa High School band , on local radio shows with her siblings, and at rodeos. As a solo act, she was invited to perform at a rodeo in Oklahoma...

, singer and actress who has enjoyed fame since the early 1980s.

May 11 — Mark Herndon, drummer with Alabama

Alabama (band)

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May 12 — Kix Brooks

Kix Brooks

Leon Eric "Kix" Brooks III , is an American country music artist, best known for being one half of the duo Brooks & Dunn.-Early life:...

, half of Brooks & Dunn

Brooks & Dunn

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; host of radio's American Country Countdown
American Country Countdown
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.

May 24 — Rosanne Cash

Rosanne Cash

Rosanne Cash is an American singer-songwriter and author. She is the eldest daughter of the late country music singer Johnny Cash and his first wife, Vivian Liberto Cash Distin....

, daughter of Johnny Cash; rose to fame in the early 1980s for her "alternative country" style.

September 24 — Lane Brody

Lane Brody

Lane Brody is an American female singer-songwriter, active since the early 1980s, best known for her 1984 Billboard-topping country hit, "The Yellow Rose" , and for the Oscar nominated song "Over You" from the film "Tender Mercies". She is the first female in country music to have an...

, female vocalist best known for dueting with Johnny Lee

Johnny Lee

Johnny Lee is an American country music singer. His 1980 single, "Lookin' for Love" not only spent three weeks at the top of the Billboard country singles chart in the second half of 1980 but also went to the Top 5 on the Pop charts, and Top 10 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary survey...

on 1984's "The Yellow Rose."

November 1 — Keith Stegall

Keith Stegall

Robert Keith Stegall is an American country music recording artist and record producer. Active since 1980, Stegall has recorded two-major label studio albums: 1985's Keith Stegall and 1996's Passages...

, record producer who enjoyed a string of hits in the mid 1980s.

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