Country-Musik 1964

Die Liste bietet e​ine Übersicht über d​as Jahr 1964 i​m Genre Country-Musik.

Events

• 31. Juli – Jim Reeves kommt bei einem Flugzeugabsturz in der Nähe Nashvilles ums Leben.

Top Hits des Jahres

Number-1-Hits

• 8. Februar – Begging to You – Marty Robbins
• 15. Februar – B.J. the D.J. – Stonewall Jackson
• 22. Februar – Begging to You – Marty Robbins
• 7. März – Saginaw, Michigan – Lefty Frizzell
• 4. April – Understand Your Man – Johnny Cash
• 16. Mai – My Heart Skips a Beat – Buck Owens
• 6. Juni – Together Again – Buck Owens
• 18. Juli – Dang Me – Roger Miller
• 29. August – I Guess I'm Crazy – Jim Reeves
• 17. Oktober – I Don't Care (Just As Long as You Love Me) – Buck Owens
• 28. November – Once a Day – Connie Smith

Weitere große Hits

• Chug-a-Lug – Roger Miller
• Down To My Last Cigarette – Billy Walker
• 500 Miles Away From Home – Bobby Bare
• The Ballad of Ira Hayes – Johnny Cash
• Burning Memories – Ray Price
• Cross the Brazos at Waco – Billy Walker
• Four Strong Winds – Bobby Bare
• Forever – Pete Drake
• Go Cat Go – Norma Jean
• Gonna Get Along Without You Now – Skeeter Davis
• Here Comes My Baby Back Again – Dottie West
• It Ain't Me Babe – Johnny Cash und June Carter
• Let's Go All the Way – Norma Jean
• Password – Kitty Wells
• The Race Is On – George Jones
• Second Fiddle – Jean Shepard
• Sorrow on the Rocks – Porter Wagoner
• Welcome To My World – Jim Reeves
• Wine Women and Song – Loretta Lynn

Alben (Auswahl)

• Bill Anderson Showcase – Bill Anderson (Decca)
• Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian – Johnny Cash (Columbia)
• Eddy's Songs – Eddy Arnold (RCA)
• Folk Song Book – Bill Anderson (Decca)
• Grand Ole Opry Favorites – The Browns (RCA)
• Guitar Country – Chet Atkins (RCA)
• I Don't Care – Buck Owens (Capitol)
• Let's Go All the Way – Norma Jean (RCA)
• Johnny Bond's Best – Johnny Bond (Harmony)
• Oh Pretty Woman – Roy Orbison (Columbia)
• Orange Blossom Special – Johnny Cash (Columbia)
• Pop Hits From the Country Side – Eddy Arnold (RCA)
• Progressive Pickin – Chet Atkins (RCA)
• The Return of Roger Miller – Roger Miller (Smash)
• Sometimes I'm Happy, Sometimes I'm Blue – Eddy Arnold (RCA)
• This Young Land – The Browns (RCA)
• Together Again/My Heart Skips a Beat – Buck Owens (Capitol)

Geboren

• 28. Mai – Phil Vassar, Singer-Songwriter
• 30. Mai – Wynonna Judd, die zusammen mit ihrer Mutter das Duo The Judds bildete
• 19. September – Trisha Yearwood, Sängerin
• 31. Oktober – Darryl Worley, Singer-Songwriter

Gestorben

• 31. Juli – Jim Reeves, 40

Neuaufnahmen in die Country Music Hall of Fame

• Tex Ritter (1905–1974)

Wichtige Auszeichnungen

Grammys

• Best Country and Western Vocal Performance, Female – „Here Comes My Baby“, Dottie West
• Best Country and Western Vocal Performance, Male – „Dang Me“, Roger Miller
• Best Country and Western Single – „Dang Me“, Roger Miller
• Best Country and Western Song – „Dang Me“, Roger Miller
• Best Country and Western Album – Dang Me/Chug-a-Lug, Roger Miller
• Best New Country and Western Artist – Roger Miller