1946 in country music
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See also: 1945 in country music, 1946 in music, other events of 1946, 1947 in country music, 1940s in music and the List of years in Country Music
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[edit] Events
[edit] Top hits of the year
[edit] Number one hits
(As certified by Billboard magazine)
- January 5 - "You Will Have to Pay" - Tex Ritter
- January 5 - "White Cross on Okinawa" - Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
- February 2 - "Guitar Polka" - Al Dexter
- May 18 - "New Spanish Two Step" - Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
- September 14 - "Wine, Women and Song" - Al Dexter
- October 12 - "Divorce Me C.O.D." - Merle Travis
[edit] Other major hits
No Vacancy Merle Travis Cincinnati Lou Merle Travis That's How Much I Love You Eddy Arnold Sioux Ciuty Sue Zeke Manners Someday Elton Britt Sioux City Sue Hoosier Hot Shots Sioux City Sue Tiny Hill Someday Hoosier Hot Shots Wave To Me My Lady Elton Britt I Wish I Had Never Met Sunshine Gene Autry Chained To A Memory Eddy Arnold Have I Told You Lately That I Love You Gene Autry When You Leave Don't Slam The Door Tex Ritter Kentucky Waltz Bill Monroe Get Yourself A Red Head Hank Penny Drivin' Nails In My Coffin Floyd Tillman Detour Spade Cooley You Can't Break My Heart Spade Cooley Roly Poly Bob Wills Freight Train Boogie Delmore Brothers Stay A Little Longer Bob Wills —
[edit] Top new album releases
[edit] Births
- January 19 — Dolly Parton, major multi-faceted country star since the 1960s.
[edit] Deaths
[edit] Further reading
- Kingsbury, Paul, "Vinyl Hayride: Country Music Album Covers 1947-1989," Country Music Foundation, 2003 (ISBN 0-8118-3572-3)
- Millard, Bob, "Country Music: 70 Years of America's Favorite Music," HarperCollins, New York, 1993 (ISBN 0-06-273244-7)
- Whitburn, Joel. "Top Country Songs 1944-2005 - 6th Edition." 2005.
