1955 in country music

none May 2015This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1955. 1955 1955 country music Events January 22 — Ozark Jubilee debuts on ABC-TV, the first popular country music show on network TV. It would run through September 1960. July 15 — Slim Whitman's "Rose Marie" becomes an international smash, debuting on the British charts and quickly rising to No. 1; its 11-week run will stand as one of the longest runs for many years.Rolling Stone Rock Almanac: The Chronicles of Rock & Roll," Collier Books, MacMillan Publishing Co., New York and London, 1983, p. 15. 0-02-081320-1 July 27 — Billboard magazine claims that Webb Pierce is one of only two singing stars that "can be considered guaranteed hitmakers these days"; pop and R&B singer Nat King Cole is the other.Rolling Stone Rock Almanac, p. 15. November 12 — Elvis Presley is voted the most promising country and western artist, according to Billboard magazine's annual disc jockey poll. No dates 1955 was one of the most prolific years for new artists, many of whom would revolutionize country music. Some of the more prominent names were Johnny Cash, George Jones, Elvis Presley and Porter Wagoner; it was also the year one of the best-known duos ever — the Louvin Brothers (Charlie and Ira) — would join the Grand Ole Opry. Many of them would go on to record and popularize the best known songs in the genre, and have recording careers that lasted for decades. It would be more than 30 years before another gifted group this prominent would rise to fame and create a revolution in country music in a single year. Top hits of the year Number-one hits United States (as certified by Billboard) DateSingle NameArtistWks. No.1Spec. NoteJanuary 8Loose TalkCarl Smith7January 29Let Me Go, Lover!Hank Snow2Cover of Joan Weber's 1955 Number One hit on the Billboard Pop chart.February 26In the Jailhouse NowWebb Pierce21[1] Cover of Jimmie Rodgers' 1928 song.June 18Live Fast, Love Hard, Die YoungFaron Young3July 9A Satisfied MindPorter Wagoner4[A] Country artists Red Foley (with wife Betty) and Jean Shepard both recorded versions of the song that reached the Top 5 on the Billboard country chart in 1955.July 16I Don't CareWebb Pierce12October 8The Cattle CallEddy Arnold2October 22Love Love LoveWebb Pierce13[2]October 22That Do Make It NiceEddy Arnold2December 17Sixteen TonsTennessee Ernie Ford10 Notes 1^ No. 1 song of the year, as determined by Billboard. 2^ Song dropped from No. 1 and later returned to top spot. A^ First Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist. Note: Several songs were simultaneous No. 1 hits on the separate "Most Played in Juke Boxes," "Most Played by Jockeys" and "Best Sellers in Stores" charts. Other major hits USSingleArtist2All RightFaron Young13Annie OverHank Thompson2Are You MineGinny Wright and Tom Tall6Are You MineMyrna Lorrie and Buddy DeVal14Are You MineRed Sovine and Goldie Hill3As Long as I LiveKitty Wells and Red Foley5Baby Let's Play HouseElvis Presley4The Ballad of Davy CrockettTennessee Ernie Ford10The Ballad of Davy CrockettMac Wiseman4Beautiful LiesJean Shepard7Blue Darlin'Jimmy C. Newman5Born to Be HappyHank Snow7Breakin' In Another HeartHank Thompson11The Cattle CallSlim Whitman7Company's Comin'Porter Wagoner14Cry! Cry! Cry!Johnny Cash7Cryin', Prayin', Waitin', Hopin'Hank Snow5Cuzz Yore So SweetSimon Crum8Daddy, You Know What?Jim Wilson7Daydreamin'Jimmy C. Newman12Don't ForgetEddy Arnold5Don't Take It Out On MeHank Thompson11Don't Tease MeCarl Smith9Drinking TequilaJim Reeves11Go Back You FoolFaron Young4Hearts of StoneRed Foley7Here Today and Gone TomorrowThe Browns13His HandsTennessee Ernie Ford10I Dreamed of a Hill-Billy HeavenEddie Dean6I Feel Better All Over (More Than Anywhere's Else)Ferlin Husky8I Gotta Go Get My BabyJustin Tubb13I Guess I'm CrazyTommy Collins11I Love You MostlyLefty Frizzell10I Thought of YouJean Shepard6I Walked Alone Last NightEddy Arnold13I Wanna Wanna WannaThe Wilburn Brothers14I'll Baby Sit with YouFerlin Husky7I'm Glad I Got to See You Once AgainHank Snow10I'm Gonna Fall Out of Love with YouWebb Pierce12I'm in Love with YouKitty Wells2I've Been ThinkingEddy Arnold7I've Kissed You My Last TimeKitty Wells12If Lovin' You Is WrongHank Thompson2If You Ain't Lovin'Faron Young7If You Were MeWebb Pierce7In the Jailhouse Now No. 2Jimmie Rodgers6In TimeEddy Arnold5It TicklesTommy Collins2Just Call Me LonesomeEddy Arnold8The Kentuckian SongEddy Arnold7Kiss-Crazy BabyJohnnie & Jack5Kisses Don't LieCarl Smith7Little TomFerlin Husky5Mainliner (The Hawk with Silver Wings)Hank Snow6Make Believe ('Til We Can Make It Come True)Kitty Wells and Red Foley2Making BelieveKitty Wells5Making BelieveJimmy Work9MaybelleneMarty Robbins13Mister SandmanChet Atkins5More Than Anything Else in the WorldCarl Smith6Most of AllHank Thompson15The Next Voice You HearHank Snow13No, I Don't Believe I WillCarl Smith14No One Dear but YouJohnnie & Jack11Old Lonesome TimesCarl Smith5Penny CandyJim Reeves9Please Don't Let Me Love YouHank Williams10The Richest Man (In the World)Eddy Arnold15S.O.S.Johnnie & Jack3A Satisfied MindRed Foley and Betty FoleyBarry McCloud (1995) Definitive Country: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Country Music and Its Performers, p. 290, 0-399-52144-54A Satisfied MindJean Shepard15Silver BellHank Snow and Chet Atkins14So Lovely, BabyRusty & Doug11Sure Fire KissesJustin Tubb and Goldie Hill13Take PossessionJean Shepard7That's All RightMarty Robbins6That's What Makes the Juke Box PlayJimmy Work3There She GoesCarl Smith9There's Poison in Your HeartKitty Wells7Thirty Days (To Come Back Home)Ernest Tubb14Time Goes ByMarty Robbins9Two Kinds of LoveEddy Arnold10UntiedTommy Collins12Wait a Little Longer Please, JesusCarl Smith8When I Stop DreamingThe Louvin Brothers7Whose Shoulder Will You Cry OnKitty Wells4Why Baby WhyGeorge Jones5Wildwood FlowerHank Thompson and Merle Travis3Would You Mind?Hank Snow7The Yellow Rose of TexasErnest Tubb3Yellow RosesHank Snow4Yonder Comes a SuckerJim Reeves15You Oughta See Pickles NowTommy Collins Births March 11 — Jimmy Fortune, songwriter and member of The Statler Brothers (he sang tenor). March 17 — Paul Overstreet, singer-songwriter who penned hit singles for artists such as Randy Travis and Tanya Tucker, and also had a career as a recording artist as well. March 26 — Dean Dillon, songwriter whose works were instrumental in the new traditionalist movement of the 1980s. March 28 — Reba McEntire, singer and actress who has enjoyed fame since the early 1980s. May 11 — Mark Herndon, drummer with Alabama. May 12 — Kix Brooks, half of Brooks & Dunn; host of radio's American Country Countdown. May 23 — Garry Koehler, Australian country musician and songwriter (died 2019).The Man in the Picture songwriter, Garry Koehler of The Bobkatz, dies aged 64 May 24 — Rosanne Cash, daughter of Johnny Cash; rose to fame in the early 1980s for her "alternative country" style. July 1 — Keith Whitley, honky tonk-styled singer of the 1980s (died 1989). September 24 — Lane Brody, female vocalist best known for dueting with Johnny Lee on 1984's "The Yellow Rose". November 1 — Keith Stegall, record producer who enjoyed a string of hits in the mid-1980s. References 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. Country Category:Country music by year