1946 in country music
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1946.
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Top hits of the year
Number one hits
(As certified by Billboard magazine)
| US | Single | Artist |
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| 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 |
Other major hits
| Single | Artist |
|---|---|
| "All Alone In This World Without You" | Eddy Arnold |
| "Blueberry Lane" | Elton Britt |
| "Blue Texas Moonlight" | Elton Britt and The Skytoppers |
| The California Polka" | Tex Williams |
| "Chained To A Memory" | Eddy Arnold |
| "Cincinnati Lou" | Merle Travis |
| "No Vacancy" | Merle Travis |
| "Detour" | Spade Cooley |
| "Detour" | Wesley Tuttle |
| "Detour" | Elton Britt |
| "Drivin' Nails In My Coffin" | Floyd Tillman |
| "Driving Nails In My Coffin" | Ernest Tubb |
| "Filipino Baby" | T. Texas Tyler |
| "Filipino Baby" | Cowboy Copas |
| "Filipino Baby" | Ernest Tubb |
| Footprints In The Snow" | Bill Monroe |
| "Freight Train Boogie" | Delmore Brothers |
| "Get Yourself A Red Head" | Hank Penny |
| "Gotta Get Together with My Gal" | Elton Britt |
| "Harriet" | Red Foley & Roy Ross & His Ramblers |
| "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?" | Gene Autry |
| "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?" | Tex Ritter |
| "Honey Do You Think It′s Wrong" | Al Dexter |
| "I Can't Go On This Way" | Bob Wills |
| "I Wish I Had Never Met Sunshine" | Gene Autry |
| "I Wish I Had Never Met Sunshine" | Wesley Tuttle |
| "Kentucky Waltz" | Bill Monroe |
| "A Little White Cross on the Hill" | Roy Rogers |
| "Long Time Gone" | Tex Ritter |
| "No One to Cry To" | Sons of the Pioneers |
| "Roly Poly" | Bob Wills |
| "Silver Spurs (on the Golden Stairs)" | Gene Autry |
| "Sioux City Sue" | Tiny Hill |
| "Sioux City Sue" | Hoosier Hot Shots |
| "Sioux City Sue" | Zeke Manners |
| "Someday" | Hoosier Hot Shots |
| "Someday" | Elton Britt |
| "Someday" | Gene Autry |
| "Stay A Little Longer | Bob Wills |
| "Steel Guitar Stomp" | Hank Penny |
| "That's How Much I Love You" | Eddy Arnold |
| "Tho′ I Tried ( I Can`t Forget You)" | Wesley Tuttle |
| "Wave To Me My Lady" | Elton Britt |
| "Wave To Me My Lady" | Gene Autry |
| "When You Leave, Don't Slam the Door" | Tex Ritter |
| "You Can't Break My Heart" | Spade Cooley |
| "You Only Want Me When You`re Lonely" | Gene Autry |
Births
- January 11 — Naomi Judd, mother half of The Judds.
- January 19 — Dolly Parton, major multi-faceted country star since the 1960s.
- March 20 — Ranger Doug, "The Idol of American Youth", member of Riders in the Sky.
- July 15 — Linda Ronstadt, singer-songwriter with strong influences in both country and rock music.
- August 11 — John Conlee, former mortician and disc jockey who became one of the most consistent performers of the late 1970s and 1980s.
- November 2 — Howard Bellamy, of The Bellamy Brothers.
- November 5 — Gram Parsons, influential country rock and alt-country singer-songwriter-guitarist who was a member of such bands as The Byrds and The Flying Burrito Brothers, as well as a solo act (died 1973).
- December 11 — Tony Brown, record producer.
- December 25 — Jimmy Buffett, singer best known for his "island escapism"-styled music.
Deaths
- July 13 – Riley Puckett, 52, vocalist with the Skillet Lickers (blood poisoning).
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.
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