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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1943.

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Events

  • September — Decca Records is the first label to come to terms with the American Federation of Musicians, which has been on strike since August 1942 over music royalties. The first song released is "Pistol Packin' Mama" by Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters.

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Top hits of the year

Births

  • April 23 — Richard Sterban, member of the country-gospel group The Oak Ridge Boys (he's the bass).
  • April 29 — Duane Allen, member of the country-gospel group The Oak Ridge Boys (he's the second tenor).
  • October 11 — Gene Watson, honky tonk-styled vocalist of the 1970s and 1980s.

Deaths

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. "Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954: The History of American Popular Music," Record Research Inc., Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, 1986 (ISBN 0-89820-083-0).







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