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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1946.

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Contents

Events

Top hits of the year

Number one hits

(As certified by Billboard magazine)

Other major hits

  • 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
  • Freight Train Boogie - Delmore Brothers
  • Get Yourself A Red Head - Hank Penny
  • Steel Guitar Stomp - Hank Penny
  • Have I Told You Lately That I Love You - Gene Autry
  • Have I Told You Lately That I Love You -Tex Ritter
  • I Wish I Had Never Met Sunshine - Gene Autry
  • I Wish I Had Never Met Sunshine - Wesley Tuttle
  • Kentucky Waltz - Bill Monroe
  • All Alone In This World Without You - Eddy Arnold
  • Roly Poly - Bob Wills
  • 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
  • I Can't Go On This Way- Bob Wills
  • Filipino Baby - T. Texas Tyler
  • Filipino Baby - Cowboy Copas
  • That's How Much I Love You" - Eddy Arnold
  • 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

Top new album releases

Births

  • January 11 — Naomi Judd, mother half of The Judds.
  • January 19 — Dolly Parton, major multi-faceted country star since the 1960s.
  • 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 (d. 1973).
  • December 11 — Tony Brown, record producer.
  • December 25 — Jimmy Buffett, singer best known for his "island escapism"-styled music.

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. "Top Country Songs 1944-2005 - 6th Edition." 2005.







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