1967 in country music

none May 2015 May 2015 This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in 1967. 1967 1967 country music Events April 1 — The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum opens in Nashville. September — Lynn Anderson becomes a featured vocalist on The Lawrence Welk Show; earlier in the year, she signs her first national recording contract with Chart Records. September 30 – Singer-songwriter Leon Ashley becomes the first performer in the genre to write, record, produce, release, distribute and publish a single that reaches No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart with "Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)." October — The first Country Music Association Awards are handed out at Nashville's Municipal Auditorium. The show is not televised. No dates For the first time in history, more than 20 No. 1 songs top the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in a 52-week timespan. It will mark the start of a new trend in country music: a proliferation of No. 1 songs in a given year, a trend that – thanks to changes in radio programming Billboard data compilation – peaks in 1986 when there is a new No. 1 song every week. Dolly Parton joins Porter Wagoner's band, television series and road show. She and Wagoner record their first duets, releasing "The Last Thing on My Mind" (their first major hit together) late in the year. Parton will go on to become the first woman in country music to have top 10 hits in five different decades. The Browns disband when sisters Maxine and Bonnie leave the group. Jim Ed Brown begins the second phase of his long career – as a solo recording artist. The move pays off, as he immediately scores with "Pop a Top." Top hits of the year Number one hits United States (as certified by Billboard) DateSingle NameArtistWks. No.1CAN peakSpec. NoteFebruary 11Don't Come Home A' Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)Loretta Lynn1—ref_A[A]February 18Where Does the Good Times GoBuck Owens and the Buckaroos4—ref_2[2] Returns to Number One March 11March 4The FugitiveMerle Haggard and the Strangers1—March 25I Won't Come In While He's ThereJim Reeves1—ref_B[B]April 1Walk Through This World With MeGeorge Jones2—Jones' first Billboard Number One since "She Thinks I Still Care" in 1962.April 15Lonely AgainEddy Arnold2—April 29Need YouSonny James2—May 13Sam's PlaceBuck Owens and the Buckaroos3—June 3It's Such a Pretty World TodayWynn Stewart2—ref_C[C]June 17All the TimeJack Greene4—ref_1[1]July 22With One ExceptionDavid Houston1—July 29Tonight CarmenMarty Robbins1—August 5I'll Never Find Another YouSonny James4—September 2Branded ManMerle Haggard and the Strangers1—September 9Your Tender Loving CareBuck Owens and the Buckaroos1—September 16My Elusive DreamsDavid Houston and Tammy Wynette2—ref_A[A] – Tammy WynetteSeptember 30Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)Leon Ashley17ref_C[C]October 7Turn the World AroundEddy Arnold14October 14I Don't Wanna Play HouseTammy Wynette33November 4You Mean the World to MeDavid Houston2November 18It's the Little ThingsSonny James52December 23For Loving YouBill Anderson and Jan Howard49ref_C[C] – Jan Howard 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 21The WeathermanGary Buck5—February 25Whistling on the RiverMercey Brothers7—ref_A[A], ref_2[2] Stayed at No. 1 for 6 weeks in December 1966 – January 1967. Fell to #2 on the week of January 21, 1967.March 4Take This Heart of MineOdie Workman2—ref_C[C]March 18WhirlpoolBambi Lynn2—ref_C[C]April 1Ten Foot PoleJohnny Ellis3—ref_C[C]April 22Irena CheyenneJimmy Arthur Ordge3—ref_A[A]May 13Uncle TomMercey Brothers6—ref_2[2] Fell to #2 on the week of June 3, 1967.June 3I Can't Even Do Wrong RightJohnny Burke2—ref_C[C]July 8It's Just About OverJohnny Clark3—ref_C[C]July 29The Alcan RunBud Roberts2—ref_C[C]August 12I Got What I WantedThe Rainvilles3—ref_C[C]September 2Take the Bad with the GoodLynn Jones1—ref_A[A]September 9The Sound That Makes Me BlueDianne Leigh4—October 7Human NatureOrval Prophet2—ref_A[A]October 21Too Far GoneLucille Starr372ref_A[A]November 11You Mean the World to MeDavid Houston3ref_A[A]December 2Gardenias in Her HairMarty Robbins19ref_A[A]December 9Deep WaterCarl Smith110ref_C[C]December 16Mary in the MorningTommy Hunter266ref_C[C]December 30It Takes People Like You(To Make People Like Me)Buck Owens22 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 USCANSingleArtist10—Anything Your Heart DesiresBilly Walker2720The Ballad of Water Hole #3Roger Miller3—Bear with Me a Little LongerBilly Walker14—BobThe Willis Brothers134Bottle, BottleJim Ed Brown6—Break My MindGeorge Hamilton IV5—Burning a Hole in My MindConnie Smith18—Burning BridgesGlen Campbell20—California Up Tight BandFlatt & Scruggs9—'Cause I Have YouWynn Stewart16—Charleston Railroad TavernBobby Bare84The Chokin' KindWaylon Jennings4—Cincinnati, OhioConnie Smith2—The Cold Hard Facts of LifePorter Wagoner14—Come Kiss Me LoveBobby Bare9—Danny BoyRay Price18—Diesel on My TailJim & Jesse12—A Dime at a TimeDel Reeves43Does My Ring Hurt Your FingerCharley Pride8—Don't Squeeze My SharmonCharlie Walker8—Drifting ApartWarner Mack65Fool Fool FoolWebb Pierce11—Fuel to the FlameSkeeter Davis8—Funny, Familiar, Forgotten FeelingsDon Gibson5—Get While the Gettin's GoodBill Anderson20—Goodbye WheelingMel Tillis11—Green RiverWaylon Jennings7—Happy TracksKenny Price16—He's Got a Way with WomenHank Thompson12—Heart, We Did All We CouldJean Shepard12—How Fast Them Trucks Can GoClaude Gray4—How Long Will It TakeWarner Mack3—Hurt Her Once for MeThe Wilburn Brothers5—I Can't Get There from HereGeorge Jones17—I Didn't Jump the FenceRed Sovine6—I Know OneCharley Pride9—I Never Had the One I WantedClaude Gray1119I Taught Her Everything She KnowsBilly Walker2—I Threw Away the RoseMerle Haggard10—I'll Come Runnin'Connie Smith616I'm Still Not Over YouRay Price5—If I Kiss You (Will You Go Away)Lynn Anderson7—If My Heart Had WindowsGeorge Jones12—If the Whole World Stopped Lovin'Roy Drusky7—If You're Not Gone Too LongLoretta Lynn18—In Del RioBilly Walker2—JacksonJohnny Cash and June Carter13—Juanita JonesStu Phillips15—Jukebox CharlieJohnny Paycheck15—JuliePorter Wagoner9—Just Between You and MeCharley Pride13—Just Beyond the MoonTex Ritter11—Life Turned Her That WayMel Tillis13—Like a FoolDottie West9—Little Old Wine Drinker MeRobert Mitchum6—Long-Legged Guitar Pickin' ManJohnny Cash and June Carter3—A Loser's CathedralDavid Houston12—Love Me and Make It All BetterBobby Lewis4814Mabel (You Have Been a Friend to Me)Billy Grammer5—Mama SpankLiz Anderson12—Mental RevengeWaylon Jennings3—Misty BlueEddy Arnold13—Motel Time AgainJohnny Paycheck16—Mr. ShortyMarty Robbins12—My Kind of LoveDave Dudley10—No One's Gonna Hurt You AnymoreBill Anderson16—No Tears MiladyMarty Robbins17—Ode to Billie JoeBobbie Gentry17—Oh! WomanNat Stuckey4—OnceFerlin Husky8—Paper MansionsDottie West9—Phantom 309Red Sovine15—The Piney Wood HillsBobby Bare3—Pop a TopJim Ed Brown15—Promises and Hearts (Were Made to Break)Stonewall Jackson13—Roarin' AgainThe Wilburn Brothers9—Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to TownJohnny Darrell10—RuthlessThe Statler Brothers16—Sneaking 'Cross the BorderThe Harden Trio17—Something FishyDolly Parton5—Stamp Out LonelinessStonewall Jackson16—The StormJim Reeves16—Sweet MiseryJimmy Dean16—Tear TimeWilma Burgess11—Tears Will Be the Chaser for Your WineWanda Jackson7—Urge for GoingGeorge Hamilton IV7—Walkin' in the SunshineRoger Miller13—A Wanderin' ManJeannie Seely5—What Does It Take (To Keep a Man Like You Satisfied)Skeeter Davis56What Kind of a Girl (Do You Think I Am)Loretta Lynn28What Locks the DoorJack Greene17—What's Come Over My BabyDottie West14—Where Could I Go (But to Her)David Houston413A Woman in LoveBonnie Guitar10—The Words I'm Gonna Have to EatBill Phillips20—You Beat All I Ever SawJohnny Cash18—You Can Have HerJim Ed Brown10—You Can't Have Your Kate and Edith, TooThe Statler Brothers14—You Pushed Me Too FarFerlin Husky262You've Been So Good to MeVan Trevor17—Your Forevers (Don't Last Very Long)Jean Shepard3—Your Good Girl's Gonna Go BadTammy Wynette Singles released by Canadian artists USCANSingleArtist—3The Battle of the Little Big HornTommy Hunter—5Blue Is the ColourBilly Stoltz—5Build a Scaffold Way Up HighDoug Lycett—2Chew Tobacco RoadIrwin Prescott—2Cup of DisgraceTommy Hunter—5Don't Speak to Me of LonelinessDougie Trineer18—Down at the Pawn ShopHank Snow—5The FoolDick Nolan—7The HomecomingRalph Carlson—3I Did ItThe Whippoorwills—3The Johnson FamilyRalph Carlson2015Learnin' a New Way of LifeHank Snow—4Leave Me a MemoryJohnny Ellis—10Lone Star RagFrankie Rodgers—4Love's Gonna Come BackGary Buck—2Loving DayJohnny Burke—2Model “T”Irwin Prescott—6Transport BluesRalph Carlson—6Walkin' with the BluesBilly Stoltz—3Why Can't He Be YouDianne Leigh—4Why Did You Hurt MeMerv Smith—6You're the Least of My WorriesHugh Scott—5Your Special DayMyrna Lorrie Top new album releases AlbumArtistRecord Label12 Greatest HitsPatsy ClineDeccaBill Anderson's Greatest HitsBill AndersonDeccaBranded ManMerle HaggardCapitolCarryin' On with Johnny Cash & June CarterJohnny Cash and June CarterColumbiaGet While the Gettin's GoodBill AndersonDeccaGreatest Hits Vol. 1Johnny CashColumbiaHeart, We Did All That We CouldJean ShepardCapitolHello, I'm DollyDolly PartonMonumentIt's Such a Pretty World TodayWynn StewartCapitolJust Between You And MePorter Wagoner and Dolly PartonRCALove of the Common PeopleWaylon JenningsRCAThe One and OnlyWaylon JenningsRCAPromises, PromisesLynn AndersonChartThis Is Jan Howard CountryJan HowardDeccaWaylon Sings Ol' HarlanWaylon JenningsRCA Other top albums AlbumArtistRecord LabelBlue Side of LonesomeJim ReevesRCABy the Time I Get to PhoenixGlen CampbellCapitolThe Cold Hard Facts of LifePorter WagonerRCACookin' Up HitsLiz AndersonRCAThe Country WayCharley PrideRCAWalk Through This World with MeGeorge JonesMusicorDon't Come Home a Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)Loretta LynnDeccaDottie West Sings Sacred BalladsDottie WestRCAThe Game of TrianglesBobby Bare and Liz AndersonRCAGentle on My MindGlen CampbellCapitolHand In Hand With JesusSkeeter DavisRCAI Can Do Nothing AloneBill AndersonDeccaI'll Help You Forget HerDottie WestRCAJackson Ain't a Very Big TownNorma JeanRCALonely AgainEddy ArnoldRCALove's Gonna Happen to MeWynn StewartCapitolMy Elusive DreamsTammy WynetteEpicNashville WomenHank LocklinRCANorma Jean Sings Porter WagonerNorma Jean RCAPlease Don't Squeeze My CharminCharlie WalkerEpicThe Pride of Country MusicCharley PrideRCAQueen Of Honky Tonk StreetKitty WellsDeccaReckless Love AffairWanda JacksonCapitolRide, Ride, RideLynn AndersonChartSkeeter Sings Buddy HollySkeeter DavisRCASoul of a ConvictPorter WagonerRCAThanks, Hank!Jeannie SeelyMonumentTurn the World AroundEddy ArnoldRCAWith All My Heart and SoulDottie WestRCAYou'll Always Have My LoveWanda Jackson and The Party TimersCapitolYour Forevers Don't Last Very LongJean ShepardCapitolYour Good Girl's Gonna Go BadTammy WynetteEpic Births February 6 — Anita Cochran, vocalist best known for 1998 hit "What If I Said" February 22 — Greg Holland, singer since the 1990s. April 5 — Troy Gentry, one half of Montgomery Gentry (d. 2017) May 1 — Tim McGraw, singer and actor active since the 1990s, also known for marriage to Faith Hill. September 21 — Faith Hill, singer known for her multi-genre success since the 1990s, and marriage to Tim McGraw. October 26 — Keith Urban, Australian-born singer who began enjoying great success in the United States since 2000. December 5 — Gary Allan, Bakersfield-styled singer-songwriter since the 1990s. December 26 — Audrey Wiggins, sister of John Wiggins, since the 1990s. Deaths January 1 — Moon Mullican, 57, known as the "King of the Hillbilly Piano Players", also widely known today for his hit "I'll Sail My Ship Alone" (heart attack). Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees Red Foley (1910–1968) J. L. Frank (1900–1952) Jim Reeves (1923–1964) Stephen H. Sholes (1911–1968) Major awards Grammy Awards Best Country and Western Solo Vocal Performance, Female — "I Don't Wanna Play House", Tammy Wynette Best Country and Western Solo Vocal Performance, Male — "Gentle on My Mind", Glen Campbell Best Country and Western Performance, Duet, Trio or Group (Vocal or Instrumental) — "Jackson," Johnny Cash and June Carter Best Country and Western Recording — "Gentle on My Mind", Al De Lory (Performer: Glen Campbell) Best Country and Western Song — "Gentle on My Mind", John Hartford (Performer: Glen Campbell) Academy of Country Music Album of the Year — Gentle on My Mind, Glen Campbell Top Male Vocalist — Glen Campbell Top Female Vocalist — Lynn Anderson Top Vocal Duo — Merle Haggard and Bonnie Owens Top Vocal Group — Sons of the Pioneers Top New Male Vocalist — Jerry Inman Top New Female Vocalist — Bobbie Gentry Country Music Association Founding President's Award (formerly Connie B. Gay Award) — Gene Nash, Leroy Van Dyke Entertainer of the Year — Eddy Arnold Song of the Year — "There Goes My Everything", Dallas Frazier (Performer: Jack Greene) Single of the Year — "There Goes My Everything", Jack Greene Album of the Year — There Goes My Everything, Jack Greene Male Vocalist of the Year — Jack Greene Female Vocalist of the Year — Loretta Lynn Vocal Group of the Year — The Stoneman Family Instrumentalist of the Year — Chet Atkins Instrumental Group of the Year — The Buckaroos Comedian of the Year — Don Bowman See also 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