1968 in country music

none May 2015 May 2015 This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in 1968. 1968 1968 country music Events January 13 – Johnny Cash records his legendary concert at Folsom State Prison. The resulting album, At Folsom Prison, becomes a huge international success and a cornerstone of his music catalog; the lead single, "Folsom Prison Blues" (an update of his 1956 hit) becomes one of the most famous recordings of his career. February 1 – Elvis Presley's only child, Lisa Marie, is born in Memphis, Tennessee. March 1 – Johnny Cash and June Carter are married. November – The Country Music Association Awards are aired on television for the first time. Hosted by Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, the awards show is taped in October and aired on NBC a month later. December 3 – Elvis Presley's '68 Comeback Special airs on NBC. Although this special focuses more on the pop/rock side of his musical talents, the special will reinvigorate Presley's career in both the country and mainstream pop genres. No dates The National Barn Dance – by now on WGN-AM – broadcasts its final show, after a run of 44 years. Top hits of the year Number one hits United States (as certified by Billboard) DateSingle NameArtistWks. No.1CAN peakSpec. NoteJanuary 20Sing Me Back HomeMerle Haggard27February 3Skip a RopeHenson Cargill5ref_C[C]March 9Take Me to Your WorldTammy Wynette1March 16A World of Our OwnSonny James3April 6How Long Will My Baby Be GoneBuck Owens116April 13You Are My TreasureJack Greene1April 20Fist CityLoretta Lynn1April 27The Legend of Bonnie and ClydeMerle Haggard23May 11Have a Little FaithDavid Houston1May 18I Wanna LiveGlen Campbell3ref_2[2], ref_A[A] Returned to Number One on June 15.May 25HoneyBobby Goldsboro3ref_C[C] Also peaked at Number One on the Billboard Pop and Adult Contemporary charts.June 29D-I-V-O-R-C-ETammy Wynette3July 20Folsom Prison BluesJohnny Cash4ref_1[1] Originally the B-side single of "So Doggone Lonesome" in 1956, "Folsom Prison Blues" was re-released as a live cut, becoming the more-remembered version of the song.August 17Heaven Says HelloSonny James126August 24Already It's HeavenDavid Houston1August 31Mama TriedMerle Haggard4September 28Harper Valley PTAJeannie C. Riley3ref_C[C] Also peaked at Number One on the Billboard Pop and Adult Contemporary charts.October 19Then You Can Tell Me GoodbyeEddy Arnold2ref_B[B] Cover of The Casinos' 1967 doo-wop hit.November 2Next in LineConway Twitty12ref_A[A] Originally known as a Rock & Roll singer in the early 1960s, Conway Twitty crossed over into country music in the mid-1960s, with this song becoming the first of 45 Number One hits of his career.November 9I Walk AloneMarty Robbins23November 23Stand by Your ManTammy Wynette3Released during the height of the women's rights movement, "Stand by Your Man" was often derided by many feminist supporters.December 14Born to Be with YouSonny James19December 21Wichita LinemanGlen Campbell2Also reached Number Three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and Number One on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart. 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. NoteJanuary 13Tell Me Not to GoMyrna Lorrie2—January 27By the Time I Get to PhoenixGlen Campbell32ref_A[A]February 17Here Comes HeavenEddy Arnold12ref_A[A]February 24I Heard from a Heart Break Last NightJim Reeves19March 2Skip a RopeHenson Cargill2ref_C[C]March 16Take Me to Your WorldTammy Wynette1ref_A[A]March 23Rosanna's Going WildJohnny Cash32ref_A[A]April 13A World of Our OwnSonny James1ref_A[A]April 20Turn Down the MusicMyrna Lorrie2—ref_B[B]May 4You Are My TreasureJack Greene1ref_C[C]May 11Fist CityLoretta Lynn1ref_A[A]May 18Have a Little FaithDavid Houston1May 25Wild Week-EndBill Anderson12ref_A[A]June 1HoneyBobby Goldsboro2ref_A[A]June 15I Wanna LiveGlen Campbell2June 29D-I-V-O-R-C-ETammy Wynette3July 20Folsom Prison BluesJohnny Cash2RPM didn't publish on July 27 or August 12.August 19What's Made Milwaukee Famous(Has Made a Loser Out of Me)Jerry Lee Lewis12ref_A[A]August 26Already It's HeavenDavid Houston1September 2Dreams of the Everyday HousewifeGlen Campbell23September 16Harper Valley PTAJeannie C. Riley2ref_A[A]September 30Only Daddy That'll Walk the LineWaylon Jennings12ref_A[A]October 7ApplesauceLynn Jones2—ref_B[B]October 21Big Girls Don't CryLynn Anderson112ref_A[A]October 28I Just Came to Get My BabyFaron Young18ref_A[A]November 4Happy State of MindBill Anderson12November 11Then You Can Tell Me GoodbyeEddy Arnold1ref_B[B]November 18When You Are GoneJim Reeves17November 25Mama TriedMerle Haggard1ref_A[A]December 2Where Love Used to LiveDavid Houston12December 9Stand by Your ManTammy Wynette1December 16Little ArrowsLeapy Lee111ref_C[C]December 23I Take a Lot of Pride in What I AmMerle Haggard33ref_2[2] Fell to #2 on the week of January 13, 1969. 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 USCANSingleArtist2024Age of WorryBilly Walker196Ain't Got Time to Be UnhappyBob Luman1613Angry WordsStonewall Jackson4—Another Place, Another TimeJerry Lee Lewis1220Anything Leaving Town TodayDave Dudley36As Long as I LiveGeorge Jones152Autumn of My LifeBobby Goldsboro77Baby's Back AgainConnie Smith147Ballad of Two BrothersAutry Inman16—Be Proud of Your ManPorter Wagoner11—Blue Lonely WinterJimmy C. Newman218Born a FoolFreddie Hart2035Born to Love YouJimmy C. Newman2311The Cajun StripperJim Ed Brown503The Canadian Railroad Trilogy/It's My TimeGeorge Hamilton IV4117Christopher RobinThe Stonemans166Count Your Blessings, WomanJan Howard155Country GirlDottie West8—The Country Hall of FameHank Locklin20—Cry, Cry, CryConnie Smith45The Day the World Stood StillCharley Pride4515Down in the FloodFlatt & Scruggs22The Easy Part's OverCharley Pride1311The EnemyJim Ed Brown155Find Out What's HappeningBobby Bare8—Flower of LoveLeon Ashley1815Foggy RiverCarl Smith7218For Loving YouSkeeter Davis & Don Bowman1010From Heaven to HeartacheBobby Lewis3020Gentle on My MindGlen Campbell5217Gypsy KingKitty Wells2210Happy StreetSlim Whitman2418Harper Valley P.T.A. (Later That Same Day)Ben Colder18—Heaven Help the Working GirlNorman Jean4—Here Comes the Rain, BabyEddy Arnold1521Hey DaddyCharlie Louvin132Hey Little OneGlen Campbell717Holding on to Nothin'Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton1030I Believe in LoveBonnie Guitar42I Got YouWaylon Jennings and Anita Carter146I Keep Coming Back for MoreDave Dudley2613I Promised You the WorldFerlin Husky278I Still Believe in LoveJan Howard11—I'd Give the World (To Be Back Loving You)Warner Mack10—I'll Love You More (Than You Need)Jeannie Seely3811I'm Coming Back Home to StayThe Buckaroos710I'm Gonna Move OnWarner Mack1135I've Been There BeforeRay Price56I've Got You on My Mind AgainBuck Owens52The Image of MeConway Twitty1614In LoveWynn Stewart1220It's a Long, Long Way to GeorgiaDon Gibson11—It's All OverDavid Houston and Tammy Wynette33It's All Over but the CryingHank Williams, Jr.415It's OverEddy Arnold249Jody and the KidRoy Drusky178Just Because I'm a WomanDolly Parton4—Just for YouFerlin Husky17—The Last GoodbyeDick Miles74The Last Thing on My MindPorter Wagoner and Dolly Parton43Let the Chips FallCharley Pride736Let the World Keep on A-Turnin'Buck Owens and Buddy Alan147Little Bit Later on Down the LineBobby Bare633Little Green ApplesRoger Miller228Little ThingsWillie Nelson182Little World GirlGeorge Hamilton IV54Looking at the World Through a WindshieldDel Reeves1011Love Is in the AirMarty Robbins148Love Me Love MeBobby Barnett44Love Takes Care of MeJack Greene7—Love's Gonna Happen to MeWynn Stewart247LuziannaWebb Pierce144Mental JourneyLeon Ashley12—Milwaukee, Here I ComeGeorge Jones and Brenda Carter2116Mother, May ILynn Anderson and Liz Anderson17—My Can Do Can't Keep Up with My Want ToNat Stuckey11—My Goal for TodayKenny Price819No Another TimeLynn Anderson712On Tap in the Can or in the BottleHank Thompson98Plastic SaddleNat Stuckey4—Promises, PromisesLynn Anderson4518Raggedy AnnCharlie Rich176Rainbows Are Back in StyleSlim Whitman814RamonaBilly Walker1416RememberingJerry Reed196RenoDottie West10—Repeat After MeJack Reno113Row Row RowHenson Cargill1018Run Away Little TearsConnie Smith8—Say It's Not YouGeorge Jones22She Still Comes Around (To Love What's Left of Me)Jerry Lee Lewis67She Wears My RingRay Price1432She Went a Little Bit FurtherFaron Young1020Something PrettyWynn Stewart17—Something SpecialMel Tillis—4Son of Hickory Holler's TrampO. C. Smith4117The Sounds of GoodbyeTommy Cash13—Stop the SunBonnie Guitar377The Straight LifeBobby Goldsboro18—Sundown MaryBilly Walker24Sweet Rosie JonesBuck Owens3111Take Me Along with YouVan Trevor83Take Me As I Am (Or Let Me Go)Ray Price95That's When I See the Blues (In Your Pretty Brown Eyes)Jim Reeves105There Ain't No Easy RunDave Dudley1618There's a Fool Born Every MinuteSkeeter Davis2114A Thing Called LoveJimmy Dean2413TogethernessFreddie Hart1621Town That Broke My HeartBobby Bare1514Tupelo Mississippi FlashJerry Reed10—Undo the RightJohnny Bush55Walk on Out of My MindWaylon Jennings5—We'll Get Ahead SomedayPorter Wagoner and Dolly Parton18—Weakness in a ManRoy Drusky2518White Fences and Evergreen TreesFerlin Husky185Wild BloodDel Reeves2022Will You Visit Me on Sundays?Charlie Louvin3—With Pen in HandJohnny Darrell14—Wonderful World of WomenFaron Young2—You've Just Stepped In (From Stepping Out on Me)Loretta Lynn317Your Squaw Is on the WarpathLoretta Lynn Singles released by Canadian artists USCANSingleArtist—8Blue DayBob King—3CalgaryGary Buck—4Changing of the SeasonsMyrna Lorrie—12Chaser for the BluesBernie Early6812Come on HomeDebbie Lori Kaye—19For Breaking Up My HeartWayne King—2Gonna Put Some Lovin' On YouLynn Jones—2Half a World AwayTommy Hunter205The Late and Great Love (Of My Heart)Hank Snow—3Ride Ride RideDebbie Lori Kaye—19Such a Lovely DayJeanie Ward5014The Sugar from My CandyRay Griff—16ThunderationOdie Workman—13The Wife You Save May Be Your OwnDianne Leigh Top new album releases AlbumArtistRecord LabelThe Best of Bobby Bare Vol. 2Bobby BareRCAThe Best of Wanda JacksonWanda JacksonCapitolBig Girls Don't CryLynn AndersonChartThe Bottom of the BottlePorter WagonerRCACount Your Blessings, WomanJan HowardDeccaCountry GirlDottie WestRCACream of the CropWanda Jackson and The Party TimersCapitolCountry Hall of FameHank LocklinRCAD-I-V-O-R-C-ETammy WynetteEpicGlen Campbell and Bobbie GentryGlen Campbell and Bobbie GentryCapitolHappy State of MindBill AndersonDeccaHarper Valley PTAJeannie C. RileyPlantationHoneyBobby GoldsboroUnited ArtistsI'll Love You MoreJeannie SeelyMonumentJohnny Cash at Folsom PrisonJohnny CashColumbiaJust Because I'm a WomanDolly PartonRCALiz Anderson Sings Her FavoritesLiz AndersonRCALittle ThingsJeannie SeelyMonumentThe Many Moods of Wanda JacksonWanda JacksonCapitolMy Love Song for YouHank LocklinRCASoftlyHank LocklinRCASomething PrettyWynn StewartCapitolWalking in Love LandEddy ArnoldRCAWild WeekendBill AndersonDecca Births January 27 — Tracy Lawrence, singer with a string of hits in the 1990s and 2000s (decade) ("Sticks and Stones", "Alibis", "Find Out Who Your Friends Are", and others) March 26 — Kenny Chesney, became one of the genre's leading superstars in the late 1990s onward. June 3 — Jamie O'Neal, Australian-born female vocalist of the 2000s (decade). June 5 – Brett James, singer-songwriter. August 5 — Terri Clark, Canadian-born female vocalist since the mid-1990s. November 10 — Chris Cagle, contemporary-styled singer of the 2000s (decade) December 22 - Lori McKenna, singer/songwriter whose songs have impacted the lives of millions around the world. McKenna penned such hits as "Girl Crush" by Little Big Town and "Humble & Kind" by Tim McGraw. McKenna first gained fame in 2004, while in 2005 Faith Hill used 3 of McKenna’s songs on her Fireflies album. McKenna is currently one of the most in-demand artists on Music Row. Deaths April 22 – Stephen H. Sholes, 57, music executive and record producer, most prominently with RCA Records (heart attack). May 8 – George D. Hay, 72, "The Solemn Old Judge", legendary announcer, first on WLS and later on WSM's Grand Ole Opry radio program. June 14 — Ernest "Pop" Stoneman, 75, country music pioneer and leader of the Stoneman Family. September 19 — Red Foley, 58, one of country music's top stars of the 1940s and 1950s (respiratory failure). Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees Bob Wills (1905–1975) Major awards Grammy Awards Best Female Country Vocal Performance — "Harper Valley PTA", Jeannie C. Riley Best Male Country Vocal Performance — "Folsom Prison Blues", Johnny Cash Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal — "Foggy Mountain Breakdown", Flatt & Scruggs Best Country Song — "Little Green Apples", Bobby Russell (Performer: Roger Miller) Academy of Country Music Single of the Year — "Little Green Apples", Roger Miller Album of the Year — Bobbie Gentry & Glen Campbell, Bobbie Gentry and Glen Campbell Top Male Vocalist — Glen Campbell Top Female Vocalist — Cathie Taylor Top Vocal Duo — Johnny Mosby and Jonie Mosby Top New Male Vocalist — Ray Sanders Top New Female Vocalist — Cheryl Poole Country Music Association Founding President's Award (formerly Connie B. Gay Award) — Owen Bradley Entertainer of the Year — Glen Campbell Song of the Year — "Honey", Bobby Russell (Performer: Bobby Goldsboro) Single of the Year — "Harper Valley PTA", Jeannie C. Riley Album of the Year — At Folsom Prison, Johnny Cash Male Vocalist of the Year — Glen Campbell Female Vocalist of the Year — Tammy Wynette Vocal Group of the Year — Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton Instrumentalist of the Year — Chet Atkins Instrumental Group of the Year — The Buckaroos Comedian of the Year — Ben Colder 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