- 1946 in country music
"See also:"
1945 in country music ,1946 in music ,
other events of 1946,1947 in country music and theList of years in Country Music Events
Top hits of the year
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 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 CooleyTop new album releases
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 asThe Byrds andThe Flying Burrito Brothers , as well as a solo act (d. 1973).Deaths
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.
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