- Country-Musik 1964
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Inhaltsverzeichnis
Events
- 31. Juli – Jim Reeves kommt bei einem Flugzeugabsturz in der Nähe Nashvilles ums Leben.
Top Hits des Jahres
Number-1-Hits
- 8. Februar – „Begging to You“ – Marty Robbins
- 15. Februar – „B.J. the D.J.“ – Stonewall Jackson
- 22. Februar – „Begging to You“ – Marty Robbins
- 7. März – „Saginaw, Michigan“ – Lefty Frizzell
- 4. April – „Understand Your Man“ – Johnny Cash
- 16. Mai – „My Heart Skips a Beat“ – Buck Owens
- 6. Juni – „Together Again“ – Buck Owens
- 20. Juni – „My Heart Skips a Beat“ – Buck Owens
- 18. Juli – „Dang Me“ – Roger Miller
- 29. August – „I Guess I'm Crazy“ – Jim Reeves
- 17. Oktober – „I Don't Care (Just As Long as You Love Me)“ – Buck Owens
- 28. November – „Once a Day“ – Connie Smith
Weitere große Hits
- „Chug-a-Lug“ – Roger Miller
- „Down To My Last Cigarette“ — Billy Walker
- „500 Miles Away From Home“ — Bobby Bare
- „The Ballad of Ira Hayes“ — Johnny Cash
- „Burning Memories“ — Ray Price
- „Cross the Brazos at Waco“ — Billy Walker
- „Four Strong Winds“ — Bobby Bare
- „Forever“ — Pete Drake
- „Go Cat Go“ – Norma Jean
- „Gonna Get Along Without You Now“ — Skeeter Davis
- „Here Comes My Baby Back Again“ — Dottie West
- „It Ain't Me Babe“ — Johnny Cash und June Carter
- „Let's Go All the Way“ — Norma Jean
- „Password“ — Kitty Wells
- „The Race Is On“ — George Jones
- „Second Fiddle“ — Jean Shepard
- „Sorrow on the Rocks“ — Porter Wagoner
- „Welcome To My World“ — Jim Reeves
- „Wine Women and Song“ — Loretta Lynn
Alben (Auswahl)
- Bill Anderson Showcase – Bill Anderson (Decca)
- Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian – Johnny Cash (Columbia)
- Eddy's Songs – Eddy Arnold (RCA)
- Folk Song Book – Bill Anderson (Decca)
- Grand Ole Opry Favorites – The Browns (RCA)
- Guitar Country – Chet Atkins (RCA)
- I Don't Care – Buck Owens (Capitol)
- Let's Go All the Way – Norma Jean (RCA)
- Johnny Bond's Best – Johnny Bond (Harmony)
- Oh Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison (Columbia)
- Orange Blossom Special – Johnny Cash (Columbia)
- Pop Hits From the Country Side – Eddy Arnold (RCA)
- Progressive Pickin – Chet Atkins (RCA)
- The Return of Roger Miller – Roger Miller (Smash)
- Sometimes I'm Happy, Sometimes I'm Blue – Eddy Arnold (RCA)
- This Young Land – The Browns (RCA)
- Together Again/My Heart Skips a Beat – Buck Owens (Capitol)
Geboren
- 28. Mai – Phil Vassar, Singer-Songwriter
- 30. Mai – Wynonna Judd, die zusammen mit ihrer Mutter das Duo The Judds bildete
- 19. September – Trisha Yearwood, Sängerin
- 31. Oktober – Darryl Worley, Singer-Songwriter
Gestorben
31. Juli – Jim Reeves, 39
Neuaufnahmen in die Country Music Hall of Fame
- Tex Ritter (1905–1974)
Wichtige Auszeichnungen
Grammys
- Best Country and Western Vocal Performance, Female – „Here Comes My Baby“, Dottie West
- Best Country and Western Vocal Performance, Male – „Dang Me“, Roger Miller
- Best Country and Western Single – „Dang Me“, Roger Miller
- Best Country and Western Song – „Dang Me“, Roger Miller
- Best Country and Western Album – Dang Me/Chug-a-Lug, Roger Miller
- Best New Country and Western Artist – Roger Miller
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