1963 in country music

none May 2015 May 2015 This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in 1963. 1963 1963 country music Events March — The month marks a dark time for country music, as it lost no less than five people in a seemingly endless string of tragedies. On March 5, three of the genre's top stars – Patsy Cline, Hawkshaw Hawkins and Cowboy Copas – are killed in a small plane crash near Camden, Tennessee, while on their way to Nashville from Kansas City, Kansas. The pilot, Cline's manager and Copas' son-in-law, Randy Hughes, is also killed. En route to Cline's funeral, Jack Anglin – one half of the duo Johnnie & Jack – is killed in a car accident. On March 29, Texas Ruby, of the duo Curly Fox and Texas Ruby, is killed in a trailer fire while Fox was performing on the Grand Ole Opry. July — The first issue of the Music City News is published. Its publisher is country music star Faron Young. August – Bradley Kincaid, a pioneer of the genre who had been popular on records and radio from the late 1920s until his retirement in 1950, made new recordings of 168 of his favourite songs – more than half of his known repertoire – at a five-day session for Bluebonnet Records in Fort Worth, Texas. 86 of these songs would be issued on seven LP's between 1963 and 1987, the remainder were issued on six Cassette Tapes in 1988. September 19 — The Jimmy Dean Show begins a three-year primetime run on ABC. The show — Dean's second go-around on television, following his 1950s series on CBS — is widely hailed by critics for its class treatment of top country stars of the day, many of whom were getting their first true national exposure. No dates The Wilburn Brothers' TV show debuts in syndication, and features Loretta Lynn as regular vocalist. The show will air first-run episodes, primarily in rural and southern U.S. markets, through 1974 and, riding the heels of Porter Wagoner's weekly TV show, will spark a wave of successful (and a few not-so-successful) syndicated TV shows featuring top-name country stars of the day through the late 1970s and early 1980s. Top hits of the year Number-one hits United States (as certified by Billboard) DateSingle NameArtistWks. No.1 NotesJanuary 5Ruby AnnMarty Robbins1January 19The Ballad of Jed ClampettLester Flatt and Earl Scruggs3ref_2[2] Returns to Number One on February 2. Used as the theme song of the CBS television program, The Beverly Hillbillies.April 13StillBill Anderson7ref_1[1], ref_2[2] Returns to Number One on May 11, and then on July 6.May 4Lonesome 7-7203Hawkshaw Hawkins4ref_2[2], ref_B[B] Returns to Number One on June 1, and then on June 22. After this song first appeared on the Billboard charts on March 2, it remained absent for 2 weeks, following his death March 5. The song reappeared March 23 and spent 25 weeks on the chart before reaching Number One.June 15Act NaturallyBuck Owens4ref_2[2], ref_A[A] Returns to Number One on June 29, and then on July 13.July 27Ring of FireJohnny Cash7Cash's first Billboard Number One since "Don't Take Your Guns to Town" in 1959.September 14AbileneGeorge Hamilton IV4ref_A[A]October 12Talk Back Trembling LipsErnest Ashworth1ref_B[B]October 19Love's Gonna Live HereBuck Owens16 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 to date. Other major hits USSingleArtist12Bayou TalkJimmy C. Newman20Better Times a Comin'Ray Godfrey12Building a BridgeClaude King13BustedJohnny Cash with Carter Family9Call Me Mr. BrownSkeets McDonald11Can't Hang Up the PhoneStonewall Jackson14Cigarettes and Coffee BluesMarty Robbins13Cold and Lonely (Is the Forecast for Tonight)Kitty Wells3Cowboy BootsDave Dudley18Crazy ArmsMarion Worth6Detroit CityBobby Bare5Does He Mean That Much to YouEddy Arnold13Don't Call Me From a Honky TonkJohnny & Jonie Mosby9Down by the RiverFaron Young18Down to the RiverRose Maddox2Eight by TenBill Anderson2End of the WorldSkeeter Davis7Faded LovePatsy Cline14Fool Me OnceConnie Hall2From a Jack to a KingNed Miller17Going Through the Motions (Of Living)Sonny James12Goodbye KissesCowboy Copas3GuiltyJim Reeves11Happy to Be UnhappyGary Buck12Head Over Heels in Love with YouDon Gibson5Hello TroubleOrville Couch13Hey Lucille!Claude King14I Can't Stay Mad at YouSkeeter Davis7I Take the ChanceErnest Ashworth18I Wanna Go HomeBilly Grammer9I'm Saving My LoveSkeeter Davis7I've Enjoyed as Much of This as I Can StandPorter Wagoner11I've Got the World by the TailClaude King17In the Back Room TonightCarl Smith3Is This MeJim Reeves18Knock Again, True LoveClaude Gray8Leavin' on Your MindPatsy Cline17Let's Invite Them OverGeorge Jones and Melba Montgomery11Little Ole YouJim Reeves18Lonely TeardopsRose Maddox14Loving ArmsCarl Butler and Pearl2Make the World Go AwayRay Price9The Man Who Robbed the Bank at Santa FeHank Snow12Mary Ann RegretsBurl Ives2The MatadorJohnny Cash13A Million Years or SoEddy Arnold9The Minute You're GoneSonny James2Mountain of LoveDavid Houston8Mr. Heartache, Move OnColeman O'Neal20My Baby's Not Here (In Town Tonight)Porter Wagoner16My Father's VoiceJudy Lynn14NightmareFaron Young2Ninety Miles an Hour (Down a Dead End Street)Hank Snow13Not So Long AgoMarty Robbins7Not What I Had in MindGeorge Jones8Old ShowboatStonewall Jackson13The Only Girl I Can't ForgetDel Reeves13The Other WomanLoretta Lynn8Pearl Pearl PearlFlatt & Scruggs14Please Talk to My HeartJohnny "Country" Mathis15Robert E. LeeOtt Stephens4Roll Muddy RiverThe Wilburn Brothers7Sands of GoldWebb Pierce15SawmillWebb Pierce3Second Hand RoseRoy Drusky14Shake Me I Rattle (Squeeze Me I Cry)Marion Worth12Sheepskin ValleyClaude King17Shoes of a FoolBill Goodwin3Sing a Little Song of HeartacheRose Maddox2Six Days on the RoadDave Dudley18Somebody Told SomebodyRose Maddox17A Stranger Was HereDarrell McCall5Sweet DreamsPatsy Cline19Sweethearts in HeavenBuck Owens and Rose Maddox5T for TexasGrandpa Jones6Take a Letter, Miss GrayJustin Tubb10Tell Her SoThe Wilburn Brothers3Thanks a LotErnest Tubb9Those Wonderful YearsWebb Pierce10The Tip of My FingersRoy Clark18Unkind WordsKathy Dee7Walk Me to the DoorRay Price17The Way It Feels to DieVernon Stewart3We Must Have Been Out of Our MindsGeorge Jones and Melba Montgomery15We're the Talk of the TownBuck Owens and Rose Maddox13We've Got Something in CommonFaron Young20What's in Our HeartGeorge Jones and Melba Montgomery15Wild Wild WindStonewall Jackson4The Yellow BandanaFaron Young11Yesterday's MemoriesEddy Arnold5You Comb Her HairGeorge Jones11You Took Her Off My Hands (Now Please Take Her Off My Mind)Ray Price10You're for MeBuck Owens12Your Best Friend and MeMac Wiseman Top new album releases AlbumArtistRecord LabelBlood, Sweat and TearsJohnny CashColumbia"Detroit City" and Other Hits by Bobby BareBobby BareRCAThe Patsy Cline StoryPatsy ClineDeccaRing of Fire: The Best of Johnny CashJohnny CashColumbiaStillBill AndersonDecca Other top albums AlbumArtistRecord LabelBuck Owens Sings Tommy CollinsBuck OwensCapitolCattle CallEddy ArnoldRCACountry Music HootenannyVarious ArtistsCapitolEnd of the WorldSkeeter DavisRCAGreat Gospel SongsTennessee Ernie FordCapitolThe Guitar GeniusChet AtkinsRCALove Me ForeverWanda JacksonCapitolOur Man in NashvilleChet AtkinsRCAOn the BandstandBuck OwensCapitolSongs I Love to SingEddy ArnoldCapitolSongs That Made Him FamousJohnny BondStardayTeen SceneChet AtkinsRCAThis Song Is Just for YouHank LocklinRCATips of My FingersRoy ClarkCapitolTravelin'Chet AtkinsRCAThe Ways of LifeHank LocklinRCAYodeling HitsGrandpa JonesMonument Births January 24 — Keech Rainwater, member of Lonestar. February 9 — Travis Tritt, country-rock influenced star starting in the early 1990s. February 17 – Larry the Cable Guy (born Daniel Lawrence Whitney), comedian and actor, member of Blue Collar Comedy with Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall and Ron White July 31 — Chad Brock, rose to fame in the late 1990s. August 22 — Mila Mason, enjoyed fame in the late 1990s. September 6 — Mark Chesnutt, neotraditional country singer of the 1990s. September 30 — Eddie Montgomery, one half of Montgomery Gentry, older brother of John Michael Montgomery. November 1 — Big Kenny (born William Kenneth Alphin), one half of Big & Rich and key member of the MuzikMafia. December 3 — Ty England, contemporary-styled singer of the mid-1990s, and guitarist member of the Garth Brooks' band. December 16 — Jeff Carson, contemporary-styled singer of the mid-1990s (d. 2022). Deaths March 5 — Patsy Cline, 30, premier female country vocalist who became even more legendary after her death (plane crash). March 5 — Cowboy Copas, 49, country singer from the 1940s through 1960s, best known for his 1960 hit, "Alabam" (plane crash). March 5 — Hawkshaw Hawkins, 41, country singer since the 1940s, best known for his posthumous No. 1 hit, "Lonesome 7-7203" (plane crash). March 8 — Jack Anglin, 47, country entertainer since the 1930s, late of the duo Johnnie and Jack (with Johnnie Wright) (car accident). March 29 — Texas Ruby, 52, half of the comedy-old-time country duo Curly Fox and Texas Ruby (mobile home fire). August 27 – Jim Denny, 52, music executive. Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees There were no inductees in 1963. Major awards Grammy Awards Best Country and Western Recording — "Detroit City", Bobby Bare See also Billboard Top Country Singles of 1963 Country Music Association Inductees of the Country Music Hall of Fame 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. External links Country Music Hall of Fame Country Category:Country music by year