1946 in country music
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See also: 1945 in country music, 1946 in music, other events of 1946, 1947 in country music and the List of years in Country Music
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[edit] Events
[edit] Top hits of the year
[edit] Number one hits
(As certified by Billboard magazine)
- January 5 - "You Will Have to Pay" - Tex Ritter
- January 5 - "White Cross on Okinawa" - Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
- February 2 - "Guitar Polka" - Al Dexter
- May 18 - "New Spanish Two Step" - Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
- September 14 - "Wine, Women and Song" - Al Dexter
- October 12 - "Divorce Me C.O.D." - Merle Travis
[edit] Other major hits
- Chained To A Memory - Eddy Arnold
- Cincinnati Lou - Merle Travis
- Detour - Spade Cooley
- Drivin' Nails In My Coffin - Floyd Tillman
- Freight Train Boogie - Delmore Brothers
- Get Yourself A Red Head - Hank Penny
- Have I Told You Lately That I Love You - Gene Autry
- I Wish I Had Never Met Sunshine - Gene Autry
- Kentucky Waltz - Bill Monroe
- No Vacancy - Merle Travis
- "Roly Poly" - Bob Wills
- Sioux City Sue - Tiny Hill
- Sioux City Sue - Hoosier Hot Shots
- Sioux City Sue - Zeke Manners
- Someday - Hoosier Hot Shots
- Someday - Elton Britt
- Stay A Little Longer - Bob Wills
- That's How Much I Love You - Eddy Arnold
- Wave To Me My Lady - Elton Britt
- When You Leave Don't Slam The Door - Tex Ritter
- You Can't Break My Heart - Spade Cooley
[edit] Top new album releases
[edit] Births
- January 19 — Dolly Parton, major multi-faceted country star since the 1960s.
- November 5 — Gram Parsons, influential country rock and alt-country singer-songwriter-guitarist who was a member of such bands as The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers, as well as a solo act (d. 1973).
[edit] Deaths
[edit] Further reading
- 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.
