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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1947.

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Events

Top hits of the year

Number one hits

(As certified by Billboard magazine)

Other major hits

Births

  • April 2 — Emmylou Harris, country-rock and alternative country-styled singer who enjoyed mainstream success during the 1970s and 1980s.
  • May 24 — Mike Reid, football player-turned-singer-songwriter during the 1980s.
  • July 22 — Don Henley, member of the country-rock group Eagles.
  • September 26 — Lynn Anderson, top female country singer of the 1970s; best-remembered for her crossover pop smash, "(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden".
  • Novembe 10 — Dave Loggins, singer-songwriter who wrote a number of successful country songs during the 1980s.
  • December 19 — Janie Fricke, 1970s session/backup singer who grew to indivdiual stardom during the early and mid 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. "Top Country Songs 1944-2005 - 6th Edition." 2005.







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