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Hank Snow had lengthy runs at the top of all three charts with "I'm Movin' On".. In 1950, Billboard magazine published three charts covering the best-performing country music songs in the United States: Most-Played Juke Box (Country & Western) Records, Best-Selling Retail Folk (Country & Western) Records and Country & Western Records Most Played By Folk Disk Jockeys.
1956 in country music, Ray Price, Marty Robbins and Johnny Horton emerge, resurrect traditional country music after the influx of rock and roll threatens the heart of country music. 1957 in country music , Rock-flavored acts — Elvis Presley , Jerry Lee Lewis , Everly Brothers and Ricky Nelson — dominate charts; Patsy Cline debuts on the charts.
Myrna Lorrie, the first Lady of Canadian Country Music. Mike Lunsford [2] Loretta Lynn, arguably country music's biggest star in the 1960s and early 1970s. Barbara Mandrell, first artist to win Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year twice (1980, 1981). Known for highly polished live concerts.
February 14 — "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy" by Red Foley #1 selling Country record becomes first Country cross over on Pop Best Seller chart.[citation needed]August 19 — Hank Snow begins a 21-week run at No. 1 [citation needed] on the Billboard country charts with his landmark "I'm Movin' On."
Hot Country Songs is a chart that ranks the top-performing country music songs in the United States, published by Billboard magazine. In 1960, five different songs topped the chart, which at the time was published under the title Hot C&W Sides, C&W being an abbreviation for country and western.
Hank Williams, regarded as one of the most important singers and songwriters in the history of country music, gains his first number one. [1] [4] 1950: Lefty Frizzell, one of the most influential artists in the transition of country music to mainstream acceptance, reaches number one for the first time. [19] [20] 1951
May 13 — Gid Tanner, 74, fiddler and leader of pioneering country group the Skillet Lickers. November 5 — Johnny Horton, 35, "The Singing Fisherman" and best known for his Americana-styled hits (car accident). November 7 — A.P. Carter, 68, a member of The Original Carter Family, one of country music's all-time pioneers (heart disease).
The table of years in country music is a tabular display of all years in country music, to provide an overview and quick navigation to any year. Other years in country music [ edit ]