1946 in country music

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

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Top hits of the year

Number one hits

(As certified by Billboard magazine)

• January 5 - "You Will Have To Pay" - Tex Ritter
• January 5 - "White Cross on Okinawa" - Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
• February 2 - "Guitar Polka" - Al Dexter
• May 18 - "New Spanish Two Step" - Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
• September 14 - "Wine Women and Song" - Al Dexter
• October 12 - "Divorce Me C.O.D." - Merle Travis

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

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 (died 1973).
• December 11 — Tony Brown, record producer.
• December 25 — Jimmy Buffett, singer best known for his "island escapism"-styled music.

Deaths

• July 13 - Riley Puckett, 52, vocalist with the Skillet Lickers (blood poisoning).

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.