1964 in country music

• 7.1 Grammys

Events

• July 31 - Jim Reeves dies in a plane crash near Nashville killed.

Top Hits of the Year

Number - one hits

• February 8 - " Begging to You" - Marty Robbins
• February 15 - " B. J. the D. J. " - Stonewall Jackson
• February 22 - " Begging to You" - Marty Robbins
• March 7 - " Saginaw, Michigan " - Lefty Frizzell
• April 4 - " Understand Your Man" - Johnny Cash
• - May 16 "My Heart Skips a Beat " - Buck Owens
• 6 June - " Together Again " - Buck Owens
• June 20 - "My Heart Skips a Beat " - Buck Owens
• July 18 - " Dang Me" - Roger Miller
• August 29 - " I Guess I'm Crazy " - Jim Reeves
• October 17 - " I Do not Care (Just As Long as You Love Me) " - Buck Owens
• November 28 - " Once a Day " - Connie Smith

Other big hits

• " Chug -a -Lug " - Roger Miller
• " Down To My Last Cigarette " - Billy Walker
• " 500 Miles Away From Home " - Bobby Bare
• "Burning Memories" - Ray Price
• " 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 Is not Me Babe" - Johnny Cash and 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

Albums ( selection)

• 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 )
• Country Guitar - Chet Atkins ( RCA)
• I Do not 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 )

Born

• May 28 - Phil Vassar, singer-songwriter
• May 30 - Wynonna Judd that the duo The Judds formed, along with her mother
• September 19 - Trisha Yearwood, singer
• October 31 - Darryl Worley, singer-songwriter

Died

July 31 - Jim Reeves, 39

New additions to the Country Music Hall of Fame

• Tex Ritter (1905-1974)

Awards

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

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