1967 in country music - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1967.

Events

April 1 — The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
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opens in Nashville.
September — Lynn Anderson becomes a featured vocalist on The Lawrence Welk Show
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; earlier in the year, she signs her first national recording contract with Chart Records.
October — The first Country Music Association
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Awards are handed out at Nashville's Municipal Auditorium. The show is not televised.

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For the first time in history, more than 20 No. 1 songs top the Billboard
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Hot Country Singles
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chart in a 52-week timespan. It will mark the start of a new trend in country music: a proliferation of No. 1 songs in a given year, a trend that – thanks to changes in radio programming Billboard data compilation – peaks in 1986 when there is a new No. 1 song every week.
Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton
Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk...

joins 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...

's band, television series and road show. She and Wagoner record their first duets, releasing "The Last Thing on My Mind
The Last Thing on My Mind
"The Last Thing on My Mind" is a song written by American musician and singer-songwriter Tom Paxton in the early 1960s, which Paxton first recorded in 1964...

" (their first major hit together) late in the year. Parton will go on to become the first woman in country music to have top 10 hits in five different decades.
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...

disband when sisters Maxine and Bonnie leave the group. Jim Ed Brown
Jim Ed Brown
Jim Ed Brown is an American country music singer who achieved fame in the 1950s with his two sisters as a member of The Browns. He later had a successful solo career from 1965 to 1974, followed by a string of major duet hits with Helen Cornelius through 1981...

begins the second phase of his long career - as a solo recording artist. The move pays off, as he immediately scores with "Pop a Top
Pop a Top
"Pop a Top" is a song written by Nat Stuckey, and recorded by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It is the lead-off single to his 1999 album Under the Influence. It peaked at number 6 on the United States Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, and number 2 on the Canadian RPM...

."

United States

(as certified by Billboard

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)

Date	Single Name	Artist	Wks. No.1	Spec. Note
February 11	Don't Come Home A' Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind) Don't Come Home A' Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind) "Don't Come Home A' Drinkin' " is a country music song, made famous by Country music singer Loretta Lynn in early 1967...	Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn is an American country music singer-songwriter, author and philanthropist. Born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky to a coal miner father, Lynn married at 13 years old, was a mother soon after, and moved to Washington with her husband, Oliver Lynn. Their marriage was sometimes tumultuous; he...	1	^[A]
February 18	Where Does the Good Times Go Where Does the Good Times Go "Where Does the Good Times Go" is a 1967 single by Buck Owens. "Where Does the Good Times Go" was a number one country hit spending four weeks at the top spot and fourteen weeks on the chart .-Chart performance:...	Buck Owens and the Buckaroos	4	^[2] Returns to Number One March 11
March 4	The Fugitive The Fugitive (song) "The Fugitive is a 1966 single by Merle Haggard which was written by Liz Anderson and Casey Anderson, parents of country star Lynn Anderson. "The Fugitive" was Haggard's sixth release to reach the U.S. country singles chart and his first number one on the chart. The single spent one week at...	Merle Haggard and the Strangers	1
March 25	I Won't Come In While He's There I Won't Come In While He's There "I Won't Come In While He's There" is a 1967 posthumous single by Jim Reeves. The single was Reeves' sixth and final posthumous release to hit number one on the U.S. country chart. "I Won't Come In While He's There" spent a single week at number one and total of twelve weeks on the country...	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...	1	^[B]
April 1	Walk Through This World With Me Walk Through This World with Me (song) "Walk Through This World with Me" is the title of a song written by Sandy Seamond and Kaye Savage, and recorded by American country music artist George Jones. It was released in January 1967 as the title track of his twenty-fourth album. The single was George Jones' fifty-seventh release on the...	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....	2	Jones' first Billboard Number One since "She Thinks I Still Care" in 1962.
April 15	Lonely Again Lonely Again "Lonely Again" is a 1967 single by Eddy Arnold. "Lonely Again" went to number one on the country charts for two weeks and spent a total of fifteen weeks on the country chart.-Chart performance:...	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
April 29	Need You Need You "Need You" is a 1967 single by Sonny James. The single went to number one on the country charts where it spent two weeks at the top . "Need You" spent a total of seventeen weeks on the chart.-Chart performance:...	Sonny James Sonny James James Loden , known professionally as Sonny James, is an American country music singer and songwriter best known for his 1957 hit, "Young Love". Dubbed the Southern Gentleman, James had 72 country and pop chart hits from 1953 to 1983, including a five-year streak of 16 straight among his 23 No. 1...	2
May 13	Sam's Place Sam's Place "Sam's Place" is a 1967 country song written by Red Simpson and recorded by Buck Owens. The single went to number one on the country charts spending three weeks at the top and a total of thirteen weeks on the country charts .-Chart performance:...	Buck Owens and the Buckaroos	3
June 3	It's Such a Pretty World Today It's Such a Pretty World Today "It's Such a Pretty World Today" is the title of a popular song released in 1967. The song was written by songwriter Dale Noe.The song was originally a country music single by singer Wynn Stewart...	Wynn Stewart Wynn Stewart Winford Lindsey Stewart , better known as Wynn Stewart, was an American country music performer. He was one of the progenitors of the Bakersfield sound...	2	^[C]
June 17	All the Time All the Time "All the Time" is a song that has been recorded by two country music singers. The first version, by Kitty Wells, peaked at #18 on the country music charts in 1959. It was the b-side to her single "Mommy for a Day," which peaked at #5....	Jack Greene Jack Greene Jack Greene is an American country musician nicknamed the "Jolly Green Giant" and well known for his 1966 hit "There Goes My Everything."-Early career:...	4	^[1]
July 22	With One Exception With One Exception "With One Exception" is a 1967 single by David Houston. "With One Exception" was David Houston's second number one on the country charts. The single stayed at number one for a single weeks and spent a total of fifteen weeks on the chart.-Chart performance:...	David Houston David Houston (singer) Charles David Houston was an American country music singer. His peak in popularity came between the mid-1960s through the early 1970s.-Biography:...	1
July 29	Tonight Carmen Tonight Carmen "Tonight Carmen" is a 1967 single by Marty Robbins. "Tonight Carmen" was Marty Robbins twelfth number one on the country charts, spending one week at number one and total of twelve weeks on the charts .-Chart performance:...	Marty Robbins Marty Robbins Martin David Robinson , known professionally as Marty Robbins, was an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist...	1
August 5	I'll Never Find Another You I'll Never Find Another You I'll Never Find Another You is a UK #1 single by The Seekers. It was The Seekers' first UK-released single, and was the best selling single of 1965 in the UK...	Sonny James	4
September 2	Branded Man Branded Man (song) "Branded Man" is a 1967 single written and recorded by Merle Haggard. "Branded Man" was Merle Haggard's second number one on the country charts. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent fifteen weeks on the chart.-Chart performance:...	Merle Haggard and the Strangers	1
September 9	Your Tender Loving Care Your Tender Loving Care (song) "Your Tender Loving Care" is the title track from Buck Owens' 1967 album. The single was number one country hit spending one week at the top and a total of fourteen weeks on the chart .-Chart performance:...	Buck Owens and the Buckaroos	1
September 16	My Elusive Dreams My Elusive Dreams "My Elusive Dreams" is a country music song written by Billy Sherrill and Curly Putman, which has been recorded by several artists. The best-known version was recorded as a duet by David Houston and Tammy Wynette, becoming a No. 1 hit in October 1967; the song also peaked at No...	David Houston and Tammy Wynette Tammy Wynette Virginia Wynette Pugh, known professionally as Tammy Wynette , was an American country music singer-songwriter and one of the genre's best-known artists and biggest-selling female vocalists....	2	^{[A] - Tammy Wynette}
September 30	Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got) Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got) "Laura " is a song co-written and recorded by American country music singer Leon Ashley. Recorded in 1967 and released on his own Ashley Records label, the song became his only No. 1 single that September...	Leon Ashley Leon Ashley Leon Walton is an American country music artist, known profressionally as Leon Ashley. He is known mainly for his number 1 single "Laura ", which topped the country singles charts in 1967. This single was distributed on his own label...	1	^[C]
October 7	Turn the World Around Turn the World Around (Eddy Arnold song) "Turn the World Around" is a 1967 single by Eddy Arnold. The single was Eddy Arnold's ninety-seventh release on the country chart. "Turn the World Around" would reach the number one spot on the country charts for one week and spend a total of fourteen weeks on the charts .-Chart performance:...	Eddy Arnold	1
October 14	I Don't Wanna Play House I Don't Wanna Play House (song) "I Don't Wanna Play House" is a song written by Billy Sherrill and Glenn Sutton. In 1967, the song became Tammy Wynette's first number one country song as a solo artist...	Tammy Wynette	3
November 4	You Mean the World to me You Mean the World to Me (David Houston song) "You Mean the World to Me" is a 1967 single by David Houston. "You Mean the World to Me" was David Houston's third number one on the country charts as a solo artist. The single spent two weeks at number one and a total of sixteen weeks on the chart ....	David Houston	2
November 18	It's the Little Things It's the Little Things "It's the Little Things" is a 1967 single by Sonny James. "It's the Little Things" was Sonny James' twenty-fifth release on the country chart, the song went to number one on the country chart for five weeks and spent a total of fourteen weeks on the charts....	Sonny James	5
December 23	For Loving You For Loving You "For Loving You" is a 1967 duet by Bill Anderson and Jan Howard. The single was the duo's most successful release. "For Loving You" went to number one on the country charts in four weeks and spent 20 weeks on the chart....	Bill Anderson and Jan Howard Jan Howard Lula Grace Johnson , known professionally as Jan Howard, is an American country music singer and Grand Ole Opry star. She attained moderate success as a country female vocalist during the 1960s and early 1970s...	4	^{[C] - Jan Howard}

^ 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.
B^ Last Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.
C^ Only Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist to date.

US	Single	Artist
10	Anything Your Heart Desires	Billy Walker Billy Walker (musician) William Marvin Walker , better known as Billy Walker, was an American country music singer and guitarist best-known for his 1962 hit, " Charlie's Shoes"...
3	Bear with Me a Little Longer	Billy Walker
14	Bob	The Willis Brothers The Willis Brothers The Willis Brothers were a country music ensemble from Oklahoma, consisting of several brothers.Three of the Willis brothers played together as teenagers from the early 1930s under the name Oklahoma Wranglers. They were regulars on Shawnee, Oklahoma station KGEF through the decade, but in 1939,...
13	Bottle, Bottle	Jim Ed Brown Jim Ed Brown Jim Ed Brown is an American country music singer who achieved fame in the 1950s with his two sisters as a member of The Browns. He later had a successful solo career from 1965 to 1974, followed by a string of major duet hits with Helen Cornelius through 1981...
6	Break My Mind	George Hamilton IV George Hamilton IV George Hege Hamilton IV is an American country musician. He began performing in the late 1950s as a teen idol, later switching to country music in the early 1960s.-Biography:Hamilton was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina...
5	Burning a Hole in My Mind	Connie Smith Connie Smith Connie Smith is an American country music artist. She began her career in 1963 after winning a local talent contest near Columbus, Ohio, which attracted the attention of country songwriter Bill Anderson...
18	Burning Bridges	Glen Campbell Glen Campbell Glen Travis Campbell is an American country music singer, guitarist, television host and occasional actor. He is best known for a series of hits in the 1960s and 1970s, as well as for hosting a variety show called The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour on CBS television.During his 50 years in show...
20	California Up Tight Band	Flatt & Scruggs Foggy Mountain Boys The Foggy Mountain Boys were an influential bluegrass band founded by Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs in 1948, shortly after leaving Bill Monroe’s band. They recorded and performed together up until 1969.-Biography:...
9	'Cause I Have You	Wynn Stewart Wynn Stewart Winford Lindsey Stewart , better known as Wynn Stewart, was an American country music performer. He was one of the progenitors of the Bakersfield sound...
16	Charleston Railroad Tavern	Bobby Bare Bobby Bare Robert Joseph Bare is an American country music singer and songwriter. He is the father of Bobby Bare, Jr., also a musician.-Early career:...
8	The Chokin' Kind	Waylon Jennings Waylon Jennings Waylon Arnold Jennings was an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician. Jennings began playing at eight. He began performing at twelve, on KVOW radio. Jennings formed a band The Texas Longhorns. Jennings worked as a D.J on KVOW, KDAV and KLLL...
4	Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio (song) "Cincinnati, Ohio" is the name of a country music song released by Connie Smith in 1967.During this time, in Connie Smith's career, she was at her very peak and was releasing various hit singles on the country charts every year. Since her release of her #1 hit "Once a Day" in 1964 she was one of...	Connie Smith
2	The Cold Hard Facts of Life	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	Come Kiss Me Love	Bobby Bare
9	Danny Boy Danny Boy -Background:The words to "Danny Boy" were written by English lawyer and lyricist Frederic Weatherly in 1910. Although the lyrics were originally written for a different tune, Weatherly modified them to fit the "Londonderry Air" in 1913, after his sister-in-law in the U.S. sent him a copy. Ernestine...	Ray Price Ray Price (musician) Ray Price is an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist. His wide-ranging baritone has often been praised as among the best male voices of country music...
10	Deep Water	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...
18	Diesel on My Tail	Jim & Jesse Jim & Jesse Jim & Jesse were an American bluegrass music duo composed of brothers Jim McReynolds and Jesse McReynolds...
12	A Dime at a Time	Del Reeves Del Reeves Franklin Delano Reeves , better known as Del Reeves, was an American country music singer, best known for his "girl-watching" novelty songs of the 1960s including "Girl on the Billboard" and "The Belles of Southern Bell"...
4	Does My Ring Hurt Your Finger	Charley Pride Charley Pride Charley Frank Pride is an American country music singer. His smooth baritone voice was featured on thirty-nine number-one hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. His greatest success came in the early- to mid-1970s, when he became the best-selling performer for RCA Records since Elvis...
8	Don't Squeeze My Sharmon	Charlie Walker Charlie Walker (musician) Charlie Walker was an American country musician born in Copeville, Texas. He held membership in the Grand Ole Opry from 1967, and was inducted into the Country Radio DJ Hall of Fame in 1981.- Career :...
18	Down at the Pawn Shop	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...
8	Drifting Apart	Warner Mack Warner Mack Warner MacPherson , known professionally as Warner Mack, is an American country music singer-songwriter. Mack had many hits on the country charts from the late 1950s to the early 1970s, some of which crossed over to the pop charts....
6	Fool Fool Fool	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...
11	Fuel to the Flame	Skeeter Davis Skeeter Davis Mary Frances Penick , better known as Skeeter Davis, was an American country music singer best known for crossover pop music songs of the early 1960s. She started out as part of The Davis Sisters as a teenager in the late 1940s, eventually landing on RCA Records. In the late '50s, she became a solo...
8	Funny, Familiar, Forgotten Feelings	Don Gibson Don Gibson Donald Eugene "Don" Gibson was an American songwriter and country musician. A Country Music Hall of Fame inductee, Gibson penned such country standards as "Sweet Dreams" and "I Can't Stop Loving You", and enjoyed a string of country hits from 1957 into the early 1970s.-Biography:Don Gibson was...
9	Gardenias in Her Hair	Marty Robbins Marty Robbins Martin David Robinson , known professionally as Marty Robbins, was an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist...
5	Get While the Gettin's Good	Bill Anderson
20	Goodbye Wheeling	Mel Tillis Mel Tillis Lonnie Melvin Tillis , known professionally as Mel Tillis, is an American country music singer. Although he recorded songs since the late 1950s, his biggest success occurred in the 1970s, with a long list of Top 10 hits....
11	Green River	Waylon Jennings
7	Happy Tracks	Kenny Price Kenny Price James Kenneth "Kenny" Price was a singer, songwriter, and actor. Nicknamed the "Round Mound of Sound," Price recorded for the Boone and RCA Victor, MRC and Dimension record labels, charting thirty-four singles on the Hot Country Songs charts between 1966 and 1980...
16	He's Got a Way with Women	Hank Thompson
12	Heart, We Did All We Could Heart, We Did All We Could "Heart, We Did All We Could" is a single by American country music artist Jean Shepard. Released in January 1967, it was the second single and title track from the album Heart, We Did All We Could. The song reached #12 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart...	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...
12	How Fast Them Trucks Can Go	Claude Gray Claude Gray Claude Gray is an American country music singer-songwriter and guitar picker best known for his 1960 hit "Family Bible," which has been covered by many different artists.-Early life:...
4	How Long Will It Take	Warner Mack
3	Hurt Her Once for Me	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:...
5	I Can't Get There from Here	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....
17	I Didn't Jump the Fence	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...
6	I Know One	Charley Pride
9	I Never Had the One I Wanted	Claude Gray
11	I Taught Her Everything She Knows	Billy Walker
2	I Threw Away the Rose I Threw Away the Rose "I Threw Away the Rose" is a 1967 single written and recorded by Merle Haggard. The single peaked at number two on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles.-Chart performance:...	Merle Haggard Merle Haggard Merle Ronald Haggard is an American country music singer, guitarist, fiddler, instrumentalist, and songwriter. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band The Strangers helped create the Bakersfield sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Fender Telecaster guitars, vocal harmonies,...
10	I'll Come Runnin'	Connie Smith
6	I'm Still Not Over You	Ray Price
5	If I Kiss You (Will You Go Away) If I Kiss You (Will You Go Away) "If I Kiss You " is the name of a popular 1967 song by country singer Lynn Anderson.-Summary:"If I Kiss You" became Anderson's first top-ten single, paving the way for eight number ones and 18 top tens to come. Anderson's first single "Ride, Ride, Ride", also released in 1967, made the Country Top...	Lynn Anderson Lynn Anderson Lynn Rene Anderson is an American country music singer and equestrian known for a string of hits throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, most notably her Grammy Award-winning, worldwide mega-hit, " Rose Garden." Helped by her regular exposure on national television, Anderson was one of the most...
7	If My Heart Had Windows If My Heart Had Windows (George Jones song) "If My Heart Had Windows" is the title of a country song written by Dallas Frazier and recorded by George Jones in 1967 on his album of the same name...	George Jones
12	If the Whole World Stopped Lovin'	Roy Drusky Roy Drusky Roy Frank Drusky Jr., was an American country music singer popular from the 1960s through the early 1970s. Known for his baritone voice, he was known for incorporating the Nashville sound. His highest-charting single was the No. 1 "Yes Mr. Peters", a duet with Priscilla Mitchell.-Early life and...
7	If You're Not Gone Too Long	Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn Loretta Lynn is an American country music singer-songwriter, author and philanthropist. Born in Butcher Hollow, Kentucky to a coal miner father, Lynn married at 13 years old, was a mother soon after, and moved to Washington with her husband, Oliver Lynn. Their marriage was sometimes tumultuous; he...
18	In Del Rio	Billy Walker
2	Jackson Jackson (song) "Jackson" is a song, written in 1963 by Jerry Leiber and Billy Edd Wheeler, about a married couple who find that the "fire" has gone out of their relationship...	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... and June Carter June Carter Cash Valerie June Carter Cash was an American singer, dancer, songwriter, actress, comedienne and author who was a member of the Carter Family and the second wife of singer Johnny Cash...
13	Juanita Jones	Stu Phillips
15	Jukebox Charlie	Johnny Paycheck Johnny Paycheck Johnny Paycheck was the legal name of Donald Eugene Lytle , a country music singer and Grand Ole Opry member most famous for recording the David Allan Coe song "Take This Job and Shove It"...
15	Julie	Porter Wagoner
9	Just Between You and Me	Charley Pride
13	Just Beyond the Moon	Tex Ritter Tex Ritter Woodward Maurice Ritter , better known as Tex Ritter, was an American country music singer and movie actor popular from the mid-1930s into the 1960s, and the patriarch of the Ritter family in acting...
20	Learnin' a New Way of Life	Hank Snow
11	Life Turned Her That Way Life Turned Her That Way "Life Turned Her That Way" is the title of a song written by Harlan Howard and first recorded by American Country Music artist Little Jimmy Dickens in 1965. Mel Tillis would record it in 1967 and release it as a single. Ricky Van Shelton would also later record it and release it as a single. It was...	Mel Tillis
13	Like a Fool	Dottie West Dottie West Dottie West was an American country music singer and songwriter. Along with her friends and co-recording artists Patsy Cline and Loretta Lynn, she is considered one of the genre's most influential and groundbreaking female artists...
9	Little Old Wine Drinker Me	Robert Mitchum Robert Mitchum Robert Charles Durman Mitchum was an American film actor, author, composer and singer and is #23 on the American Film Institute's list of the greatest male American screen legends of all time...
6	Long-Legged Guitar Pickin' Man	Johnny Cash and June Carter
3	A Loser's Cathedral	David Houston David Houston (singer) Charles David Houston was an American country music singer. His peak in popularity came between the mid-1960s through the early 1970s.-Biography:...
12	Love Me and Make It All Better	Bobby Lewis Bobby Lewis (country singer) Bobby Lewis is an American country music singer-songwriter. Between 1963 and 1985, Lewis released ten albums and charted more than twenty-five songs on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. His biggest hit, "How Long Has It Been," peaked at Number 6 in 1966.-Albums:-Singles:-External links:*[...
5	Mama Spank	Liz Anderson Liz Anderson Liz Anderson was anAmerican country music singer/songwriter who was one of a wave of a new generation of female vocalists in the genre during the 1960's to write and record her own songs on a regular basis. Writing in The New York Times Bill Friskics-Warren noted, "Like her contemporary Loretta...
12	Mental Revenge	Waylon Jennings
3	Misty Blue Misty Blue "Misty Blue" is a song written by Bob Montgomery in 1966 which has become a hit in the pop, C&W and soul fields through various versions, the most successful being the 1976 pop/soul hit by Dorothy Moore.-C&W hit versions:...	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...
13	Motel Time Again	Johnny Paycheck
16	Mr. Shorty	Marty Robbins
12	My Kind of Love	Dave Dudley Dave Dudley Dave Dudley , born David Darwin Pedruska, was an American country music singer best-known for his truck-driving country anthems of the 1960s and 1970s and his semi-slurred baritone. His signature song was "Six Days on the Road," and he is also remembered for "Vietnam Blues," "Truck Drivin'...
10	No One's Gonna Hurt You Anymore	Bill Anderson
16	No Tears Milady	Marty Robbins
17	Ode to Billie Joe Ode to Billie Joe "Ode to Billie Joe" is a 1967 song written and recorded by Bobbie Gentry , a singer-songwriter from Chickasaw County, Mississippi. The single, released in late July, was a number-one hit in the United States, and became a big international seller. The song is ranked #412 on Rolling Stones list of...	Bobbie Gentry Bobbie Gentry Roberta Lee Streeter , professionally known as Bobbie Gentry, is a former American singer-songwriter notable as one of the first female country artists to compose and produce her own material...
17	Oh! Woman	Nat Stuckey Nat Stuckey Nathan Stuckey was an American country singer. He recorded for various labels between 1966 and 1978, charting in the top 10 of Hot Country Songs with "Sweet Thang", "Plastic Saddle", "Sweet Thang and Cisco" and "Take Time to Love Her"-Biography:Raised in Atlanta, Texas, in Cass County, Nat Stuckey...
4	Once	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	Paper Mansions Paper Mansions "Paper Mansions" is the name of a 1967 single and hit by Dottie West. The single was first a 45 RPM."Paper Mansions" was released by Dottie West in 1967 for her new With All My Heart and Soul album , which only featured this single. This song was West's last Top 10 hit of the decade as a solo act...	Dottie West
9	Phantom 309	Red Sovine
15	The Piney Wood Hills	Bobby Bare
3	Pop a Top Pop a Top "Pop a Top" is a song written by Nat Stuckey, and recorded by American country music artist Alan Jackson. It is the lead-off single to his 1999 album Under the Influence. It peaked at number 6 on the United States Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, and number 2 on the Canadian RPM...	Jim Ed Brown
15	Promises and Hearts (Were Made to Break)	Stonewall Jackson Stonewall Jackson (musician) Stonewall Jackson is an American country singer and musician who achieved his greatest fame during country's "golden" honky tonk era in the 1950s and early 1960s.-Early years:...
13	Roarin' Again	The Wilburn Brothers
9	Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town" is a song written by Mel Tillis. The song was made famous by Kenny Rogers and the First Edition in 1969. "Ruby" was originally recorded in 1967 by Johnny Darrell, who scored a number nine country hit with it that year....	Johnny Darrell Johnny Darrell Johnny Darrell was an American country music artist.Darrell was born in Hopewell, Alabama but grew up in Marietta, Georgia. After a stint in the army, he moved to Nashville and began managing a Holiday Inn near Music Row when he was discovered by Kelso Herstin, a producer working for United...
10	Ruthless	The Statler Brothers
16	Sneaking 'Cross the Border	The Harden Trio The Harden Trio The Harden Trio was an American country music group. It comprised Bobby Harden and his sisters, Robbie and Arlene Harden. The trio recorded for Columbia Records between 1966 and 1968, charting six times on the Hot Country Songs charts. The trio's highest-peaking single was the #2 country and #44...
17	Something Fishy	Dolly Parton Dolly Parton Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk...
5	Stamp Out Loneliness	Stonewall Jackson
16	The Storm	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...
16	Sweet Misery	Jimmy Dean Jimmy Dean Jimmy Ray Dean was an American country music singer, television host, actor and businessman. Although he may be best known today as the creator of the Jimmy Dean sausage brand, he became a national television personality starting in 1957, rising to fame for his 1961 country crossover hit "Big Bad...
16	Tear Time Tear Time "Tear Time" is a 1967 single by Wilma Burgess. "Tear Time" would be Wilma Burgess' fifth hit on the country chart. The single peaked at number sixteen on the country chart and spent sixteen weeks on the country chart .-Chart performance:...	Wilma Burgess Wilma Burgess Wilma Burgess was an American country music singer. She rose to fame in the mid 1960s and charted fifteen singles on the Billboard C&W charts between 1965 and 1975.-Background:...
11	Tears Will Be the Chaser for Your Wine	Wanda Jackson Wanda Jackson Wanda Lavonne Jackson is an American singer, songwriter, pianist and guitarist who had success in the mid-1950s and 60s as one of the first popular female rockabilly singers and a pioneering rock and roll artist...
7	Urge for Going	George Hamilton IV
7	Walkin' in the Sunshine	Roger Miller Roger Miller Roger Dean Miller was an American singer, songwriter, musician and actor, best known for his honky tonk-influenced novelty songs...
13	A Wanderin' Man	Jeannie Seely Jeannie Seely Jeannie Seely is an American country music singer and Grand Ole Opry star. She is best-known for her 1966 Grammy award-winning Country hit, "Don't Touch Me", which peaked at No...
5	What Does It Take (To Keep a Man Like You Satisfied)	Skeeter Davis
5	What Kind of a Girl (Do You Think I Am)	Loretta Lynn
2	What Locks the Door	Jack Greene Jack Greene Jack Greene is an American country musician nicknamed the "Jolly Green Giant" and well known for his 1966 hit "There Goes My Everything."-Early career:...
17	What's Come Over My Baby	Dottie West
14	Where Could I Go (But to Her)	David Houston
4	A Woman in Love	Bonnie Guitar Bonnie Guitar Bonnie Guitar is an American Country-Pop Singer. She is best remembered for her 1957 Country-Pop crossover hit "Dark Moon"...
10	The Words I'm Gonna Have to Eat	Bill Phillips Bill Phillips (singer) Bill Phillips was an American country music singer. His professional music career started with the Old Southern Jamboree on WMIL in Miami in 1955. He moved to Nashville in 1957 and worked with Johnnie Wright and Kitty Wells until the late 1970s...
20	You Beat All I Ever Saw	Johnny Cash
18	You Can Have Her	Jim Ed Brown
10	You Can't Have Your Kate and Edith, Too	The Statler Brothers
14	You Pushed Me Too Far	Ferlin Husky
17	Your Forevers (Don't Last Very Long) Your Forevers (Don't Last Very Long) "Your Forevers Don't Last Very Long" is a single by American country music artist Jean Shepard. Released in April 1967, it was the first single and title track from the album Your Forevers Don't Last Very Long. The song reached #167on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.- Chart performance :...	Jean Shepard
3	Your Good Girl's Gonna Go Bad	Tammy Wynette Tammy Wynette Virginia Wynette Pugh, known professionally as Tammy Wynette , was an American country music singer-songwriter and one of the genre's best-known artists and biggest-selling female vocalists....

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