Country-Musik 1963

Events

• Am 5. März 5, kamen Patsy Cline, Hawkshaw Hawkins und Cowboy Copas beim Absturz eines Kleinflugzeuges in der Nähe von Camden (Tennessee) ums Leben.

Top Hits des Jahres

Nummer-1-Hits

• 5. Januar - "Ruby Ann" - Marty Robbins
• 19. Januar - "The Ballad of Jed Clampett" - Lester Flatt und Earl Scruggs
• 13. April - "Still" - Bill Anderson
• 4. Mai - "Lonesome 7-7203" - Hawkshaw Hawkins
• 15. Juni - "Act Naturally" - Buck Owens
• 27. Juli - "Ring of Fire" - Johnny Cash
• 14. September - "Abilene" - George Hamilton IV
• 12. Oktober - "Talk Back Trembling Lips" - Ernest Ashworth
• 19Oktober - "Love's Gonna Live Here" - Buck Owens

Weitere große Hitsits

• "8 x 10" - Bill Anderson
• "Before I'm Over You" - Loretta Lynn
• "Cowboy Boots" - Dave Dudley
• "Detroit City" - Bobby Bare
• "The End of the World" — Skeeter Davis
• "Faded Love" - Patsy Cline
• "From a Jack to a King"- Ned Miller
• "I Can't Stay Mad at You" - Skeeter Davis
• "I'm Saving My Love" - Skeeter Davis
• "I've Enjoyed As Much Of This As I Can Stand" - Porter Wagoner
• "Is This Me" - Jim Reeves
• "Leavin' on Your Mind" - Patsy Cline
• "Make The World Go Away" - Ray Price
• "The Matador" - Johnny Cash
• "Mountain Of Love" - David Houston
• "Ninety Miles An Hour (Down a Dead End Street)" - Hank Snow
• "Pearl, Pearl, Pearl" - Lester Flatt und Earl Scruggs
• "Roll, Muddy River" — Wilburn Brothers
• "Second Hand Rose"- Roy Drusky
• "Sing A Little Song Of Heartache" - Rose Maddox
• "Six Days On The Road" - Dave Dudley
• "Sweet Dreams (Of You)" - Patsy Cline
• "Take a Letter Miss Gray" - Justin Tubb
• "Thanks a Lot" - Ernest Tubb
• "We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds" — George Jones und Melba Montgomery
• "Will Your Lawyer Talk to God" - Kitty Wells
• "Yellow Bandana" - Faron Young
• "You Comb Her Hair" - George Jones

Alben (Auswahl)

• Blood, Sweat and Tears - Johnny Cash (Columbia)
• Still - Bill Anderson (Decca)
• Buck Owens Sings Tommy Collins - Buck Owens (Capitol)
• Cattle Call - Eddy Arnold (RCA)
• End of the World - Skeeter Davis (RCA)
• Great Gospel Songs - Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol)
• The Guitar Genius - Chet Atkins (RCA)
• Our Man in Nashville - Chet Atkins (RCA)
• On the Bandstand - Buck Owens (Capitol)
• Songs I Love to Sing - Eddy Arnold (Capitol)
• Songs That Made Him Famous - Johnny Bond (Starday)
• Teen Scene - Chet Atkins (RCA)
• Tips of My Fingers - Roy Clark (Capitol)
• Travelin' Guitar - Chet Atkins (RCA)
• Yodeling Hits – Grandpa Jones (Monument)

Geboren

• 24. Januar – Keech Rainwater, (Lonestar).
• 9. Februar – Travis Tritt
• 31. Juli – Chad Brock
• 6. September – Mark Chesnutt

Gestorben

• 5. März - Patsy Cline, 30
• 5. März - Cowboy Copas, 49
• 5. März - Hawkshaw Hawkins, 41

Die wichtigsten Auszeichnungen

Grammys

• Best Country and Western Recording — "Detroit City," Bobby Bare

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