1952 in country music

none May 2015 May 2015 This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1952. 1952 1952 country music Events July 14 — The Eddy Arnold Show, a brief summer replacement series, debuts on CBS-TV. August 23 — Kitty Wells becomes the first female solo artist to score a No. 1 hit on the Billboard country charts with "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels." The song, an answer to Hank Thompson's "The Wild Side of Life," spends two weeks atop the chart and forever changes how women were seen, both in song and professionally. November 22 — Nashville's first Disc Jockey Convention takes place. No dates The life of Hank Williams continues its downward spiral. Even though he enjoys several major hits, his drug and alcohol problems ruin his marriage to Audrey (the divorce was finalized on May 29), and in October, he is fired from the Grand Ole Opry.Thiel John Why Did Hank Williams Get Banned From the Opry? https://www.cheapoticketing.com/tn/nashville/grand-ole-opry-faq Music Industry 23 November 2022 Williams marries Billie Jean Jones Eshliman in October in New Orleans, Louisiana, and rejoins Louisiana Hayride about that same time. Also during the year, he makes what turn out to be his final recordings. Top Hits Of 1952 United States (as certified by Billboard) Year End RankSingle NameArtistPeak Date Weeks At PeakSpec. Note001The Wild Side of LifeHank Thompson and His Brazo Valley BoysMay 1015ref_1[1]002Jambalaya (On the Bayou)Hank Williams with His Drifting CowboysSept 614ref_2[2]003(When You Feel Like You're in Love) Don't Just Stand ThereCarl SmithMarch 298ref_2[2]004It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk AngelsKitty WellsAugust 236ref_A[A] The answer song to "The Wild Side of Life"005WonderingWebb PierceMarch 14ref_A[A]006Back Street AffairWebb PierceDec 64ref_2[2]007A Full-Time JobEddy ArnoldAugust 164008Give Me More, More, More (Of Your Kisses)Lefty FrizzellFebruary 23ref_2[2]009That Heart Belongs to MeWebb PierceJuly 123ref_2[2]010Don't Let the Stars Get in Your EyesSkeets McDonaldDec 273ref_B[B]011Don't Let the Stars Get in Your EyesSlim WilletDec 61ref_B[B]012Are You Teasing MeCarl SmithJuly 191013Easy on the EyesEddy ArnoldMay 31 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^ Only Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist. Other major hits USSingleArtist2AlmostGeorge Morgan4Baby, We're Really in LoveHank Williams6Blackberry BoogieTennessee Ernie Ford5Blue ChristmasErnest Tubb4Bundle of Southern SunshineEddy Arnold8BusybodyPee Wee King9Call Her Your SweetheartEddy Arnold4Don't Let the Stars Get in Your EyesRay Price2Don't Stay Away (Till Love Grows Cold)Lefty Frizzell6Forever (And Always)Lefty Frizzell5Fortunes in MemoriesErnest Tubb2The Gold Rush Is OverHank Snow2Half as MuchHank Williams2Honky Tonk BluesHank Williams7How Long Will It Take (To Stop Loving You)Lefty Frizzell7I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa ClausJimmy Boyd3I Went to Your WeddingHank Snow9I'd Trade All of My Tomorrows (For Just One Yesterday)Eddy Arnold2Indian Love CallSlim Whitman5It's a Lovely, Lovely WorldCarl Smith2Lady's ManHank Snow2Let's Live a LittleCarl Smith10Love Song of the WaterfallSlim Whitman8Married by the Bible, Divorced by the LawHank Snow8Milk Bucket BoogieRed Foley3Missing in ActionErnest Tubb4Music Makin' Mama from MemphisHank Snow10My Heart Is Broken in ThreeSlim Whitman10The New Wears Off Too FastHank Thompson6Our HoneymoonCarl Smith8Salty Dog RagRed Foley2Settin' the Woods on FireHank Williams5Silver and GoldPee Wee King7Slow PokeHawkshaw Hawkins9Somebody's Stolen My HoneyErnest Tubb3Talk to Your HeartRay Price7Three Ways of KnowingJohnnie & Jack10Till the End of the WorldBing Crosby and Grady Martin8'Tis Sweet to Be RememberedCowboy Copas9'Tis Sweet to Be RememberedFlatt & Scruggs5Too Old to Cut the MustardErnest Tubb and Red Foley6Too Old to Cut the MustardThe Carlisles3Waiting in the Lobby of Your HeartHank Thompson6The Wild Side of LifeBurl Ives and Grady Martin10You Win AgainHank Williams Births January 12 — Ricky Van Shelton, honky tonk-styled vocalist of the mid-to-late 1980s and early 1990s. January 22 — Teddy Gentry, member of Alabama. February 18 — Juice Newton, pop-styled country vocalist of the 1980s. February 29 — Billy Joe Walker Jr., American musician, record producer, and songwriter (d. 2017). May 10 — Kikki Danielsson, Swedish female country singer. May 18 — George Strait, country giant since the early 1980s, who helped revitalize the genre. July 31 — K.W. Turnbow, drummer of the Western Underground. October 11 — Paulette Carlson, female lead vocalist with the band Highway 101 during the peak of its success in the 1980s. October 13 — Mundo Earwood, country singer of the 1970s and 1980s. (d. 2014) October 19 — Charlie Chase, radio and television personality, one half of Crook & Chase. October 24 — Mark Gray, one-time member of Exile who became a solo star in the mid-1980s. (d. 2016) Deaths March 22 — Uncle Dave Macon, 81, country music pioneer; comedian and banjo player; the first major star of the Grand Ole Opry. May 4 – J.L. "Joe" Frank, 52, music executive. December 4 – Rabon Delmore, 36, one half of the old-time harmony duo Delmore Brothers. Further reading 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. References Country Category:Country music by year