1964 in country music

none May 2015 May 2015 This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in 1964. 1964 1964 country music Events January 11 — Billboard increases the length of its Hot Country Singles chart to 50 positions, up from 30 and publishes the first Top Country Albums chart. February 1 — Buck Owens' mega-hit, "Love's Gonna Live Here", finishes its 16-week run at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. Until 2012, it would be the most recent song to spend 10 or more weeks atop the chart. July 31 — A private aircraft piloted by Jim Reeves crashes during a thunderstorm near Nashville, Tennessee. Both Reeves and business partner Dean Manuel are killed in the crash; their bodies are found two days later following a massive search for the two missing men. Reeves, already a huge country star, would leave behind hundreds of unreleased recordings; many of those songs became huge posthumous hits during the next decade. Reeves' death comes just 16 months after the airplane crash deaths of Patsy Cline, Hawkshaw Hawkins and Cowboy Copas, leaving a huge void among country music fans. November 28 — "Once a Day," by Connie Smith, begins an eight-week stay at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. Until 2012, it is the longest-running No. 1 song by a solo female act, and will make the 23-year-old Smith — a native of Elkhart, Indiana — an overnight sensation. Top hits of the year Number-one hits United States (as certified by Billboard) DateSingle NameArtistWks. No.1CAN peakSpec. NoteFebruary 8Begging to YouMarty Robbins2—ref_2[2] Returns to Number One February 22.February 15B.J. the D.J.Stonewall Jackson1—ref_B[B] Jackson's first Billboard Number One since "Waterloo" in 1959.March 7Saginaw, MichiganLefty Frizzell4—Frizzell's first Billboard Number One since "Give Me More, More, More (Of Your Kisses)" in 1952.April 4Understand Your ManJohnny Cash6—May 16My Heart Skips a BeatBuck Owens7—ref_1[1], ref_2[2] Returns to Number One June 20.June 6Together AgainBuck Owens2—July 18Dang MeRoger Miller63ref_A[A] The first of several songs by Miller that would also reach the Top 10 on the Billboard Pop Chart.August 29I Guess I'm CrazyJim Reeves7The first of six posthumous Number One hits for Reeves.October 17I Don't Care (Just as Long as You Love Me)Buck Owens6November 28Once a DayConnie Smith8—ref_C[C] Became the longest-running Billboard Number One song by a female country artist. With this song, Smith became the first female country artist to top the charts with a debut single. Notes 1endnote_1^ No. 1 song of the year, as determined by Billboard. 2endnote_2^ Song dropped from No. 1 and later returned to top spot. Aendnote_A^ First Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist. Bendnote_B^ Last Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist. Cendnote_C^ Only Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist to date. Canada (as certified by RPM) DateSingle NameArtistWks. No.1U.S. peakSpec. NoteSeptember 14I Guess I'm CrazyJim Reeves1ref_A[A]September 28I Don't Love You AnymoreCharlie Louvin14ref_C[C]October 5I Don't Care (Just as Long as You Love Me)Buck Owens2ref_2[2], ref_A[A] Returned to Number One on October 26.October 12Please Talk to My HeartRay Price27ref_2[2], ref_A[A] Returned to Number One on November 2.November 9Give Me Forty Acres (To Turn This Rig Around)Willis Brothers19ref_C[C]November 30The LumberjackHal Willis15ref_A[A]December 21Don't Come CryingRon McLeod3—ref_C[C] Notes 2endnote_2^ Song dropped from No. 1 and later returned to top spot. Aendnote_A^ First RPM No. 1 hit for that artist. Cendnote_C^ Only RPM No. 1 hit for that artist. Other major hits Singles released by American artists USCANSingleArtist19—Ask MarieSonny James85Bad NewsJohnny Cash32The Ballad of Ira HayesJohnny Cash6—BaltimoreSonny James4—Before I'm Over YouLoretta Lynn2—Burning MemoriesRay Price17—ChickashayDavid Houston14—Chit Akins, Make Me a StarDon Bowman33Chug-a-LugRoger Miller7—CircumstancesBilly Walker33The Cowboy in the Continental SuitMarty Robbins25Cross the Brazos at WacoBilly Walker9—D.J. for a DayJimmy C. Newman134Dern YaRuby Wright43Don't Be AngryStonewall Jackson14—Easy Come – Easy GoBill Anderson92FinallyKitty Wells and Webb Pierce5—Five Little FingersBill Anderson5—500 Miles Away from HomeBobby Bare15—Followed Closely by My TeardropsHank Locklin93Fort Worth, Dallas or HoustonGeorge Hamilton IV15—Girl from Spanish TownMarty Robbins8—Go Cat GoNorma Jean8—Gonna Get Along Without You NowSkeeter Davis17—He Says the Same Things to MeSkeeter Davis19—HelplessJoe Carson10—Here Comes My BabyDottie West19—Howdy Neighbor HowdyPorter Wagoner4—I Love to Dance with AnnieErnest Ashworth11—I'll Go Down SwingingPorter Wagoner14—I'm Hanging Up the PhoneCarl Butler and Pearl13—If the Back Door Could TalkWebb Pierce13—Invisible TearsNed Miller12—Jealous Hearted MeEddy Arnold16—Keep Those Cards and Letters Coming InJohnny & Jonie Mosby5—Keeping Up with the JonesesFaron Young and Margie Singleton7—Last Day in the MinesDave Dudley11—Let's Go All the WayNorma Jean14—Lonely GirlCarl Smith5—Long Gone Lonesome BluesHank Williams, Jr.7—Looking for More in '64Jim Nesbitt7—Love Is No ExcuseJim Reeves and Dottie West17—Love Looks Good on YouDavid Houston6—MadDave Dudley8—MeBill Anderson2—Memory #1Webb Pierce4—Miller's CaveBobby Bare5—MollyEddy Arnold20—Mother-in-LawJim Nesbitt114Mr. and Mrs. Used to BeErnest Tubb and Loretta Lynn11—My Friend on the RightFaron Young15—My Tears Are OverdueGeorge Jones11—Old RecordsMargie Singleton11—One If for Him, Two If for MeDavid Houston8—One of These DaysMarty Robbins4—PasswordKitty Wells8—Peel Me a NannerRoy Drusky14—Petticoat JunctionFlatt & Scruggs13—Pick of the WeekRoy Drusky17—Pillow That WhispersCarl Smith3—The Race Is OnGeorge Jones112Sam HillClaude King5—Second Fiddle (To an Old Guitar)Jean Shepard19—Sing a Sad SongMerle Haggard5—Sorrow On the RocksPorter Wagoner15—Take My Ring Off Your FingerCarl Smith12—Then I'll Stop Loving YouThe Browns7—This White Circle On My FingerKitty Wells13—Timber I'm FallingFerlin Husky9—Too Late to Try AgainCarl Butler and Pearl16—TriangleCarl Smith12—Trouble in My ArmsJohnny & Jonie Mosby10—A Week in the CountryErnest Ashworth2—Welcome to My WorldJim Reeves10—Where Does a Little Tear Come FromGeorge Jones19—Widow MakerJimmy Martin3—Wine, Women and SongLoretta Lynn12—You Are My FlowerFlatt & Scruggs10—You'll Drive Me Back (Into Her Arms Again)Faron Young5—Your Heart Turned Left (And I Was on the Right)George Jones Singles released by Canadian artists USCANSingleArtist—4Biggest Hurt of AllDianne Leigh11—Breakfast with the BluesHank Snow—5Crazy ArmsLucille Starr—5Deer IslandHenchmen—8My Good LifeCy Anders—9Night on the WaterSandy Selsie Top new album releases AlbumArtistRecord Label500 Miles Away from HomeBobby BareRCA VictorThe Best of Buck OwensBuck OwensCapitolBill Anderson SingsBill AndersonDeccaBitter Tears: Ballads of the American IndianJohnny CashColumbiaEddy's SongsEddy ArnoldRCAGrand Ole Opry FavoritesThe BrownsRCAGuitar CountryChet AtkinsRCAHank Locklin Sings Hank WilliamsHank LocklinRCAI Don't CareBuck OwensCapitolIrish Songs, Country StyleHank LocklinRCALet's Go All the WayNorma JeanRCALighthearted and BlueJean ShepardCapitolJohnny Bond's BestJohnny BondHarmonyOh Pretty WomanRoy OrbisonColumbiaOrange Blossom SpecialJohnny CashColumbiaPop Hits from the Country SideEddy ArnoldRCAProgressive Pickin'Chet AtkinsRCAThe Return of Roger MillerRoger MillerSmashSometimes I'm Happy, Sometimes I'm BlueEddy ArnoldRCAThis Young LandThe BrownsRCATogether Again/My Heart Skips a BeatBuck OwensCapitol Births January 30 — Patricia Conroy, Canadian country star of the 1990s. April 11 — Steve Azar, singer-songwriter known his 2002 single "I Don't Have to Be Me ('til Monday)". May 28 — Jimmy Rankin, member of the country pop group The Rankin Family, who began a solo career in the 2000s (decade). May 28 — Phil Vassar, singer-songwriter of the late 1990s and 2000s (decade). May 30 — Wynonna Judd, daughter half of The Judds, who became a solo star in her own right during the 1990s. August 6 — Peggy and Patsy Lynn of The Lynns, twin daughters of Loretta Lynn and recording artists of the 1990s. September 19 — Trisha Yearwood, female vocalist active since the early 1990s, known for her close association with Garth Brooks. October 31 — Darryl Worley, singer-songwriter since the 2000s (decade), known for patriotic-themed songs ("Have You Forgotten?" and others) Deaths February 28 – Joe Carson, 27, auto accident June 9 – Alton Delmore, 55, one half of the old-time harmony duo Delmore Brothers. July 31 — Jim Reeves, 40, velvet-voiced singer and leading force in the Nashville Sound; many of his hits came posthumously. (plane crash) Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees Tex Ritter (1905–1974) Major awards Grammy Awards 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 (Performer: Roger Miller) Best Country and Western Album — Dang Me/Chug-a-Lug, Roger Miller Best New Country and Western Artist — Roger Miller Further reading Kingsbury, Paul, "The Grand Ole Opry: History of Country Music. 70 Years of the Songs, the Stars and the Stories," Villard Books, Random House; Opryland USA, 1995 Kingsbury, Paul, "Vinyl Hayride: Country Music Album Covers 1947–1989," Country Music Foundation, 2003 (0-8118-3572-3) Millard, Bob, "Country Music: 70 Years of America's Favorite Music," HarperCollins, New York, 1993 (0-06-273244-7) Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs 1944–2005 – 6th Edition." 2005. Other links Country Music Association Inductees of the Country Music Hall of Fame External links Country Music Hall of Fame Country Category:Country music by year