Country-Musik 1963

Die Liste bietet eine Übersicht über das Jahr 1963 im Genre Country-Musik.

Events

• Am 5. März 5, kamen Patsy Cline, Hawkshaw Hawkins und Cowboy Copas beim Absturz eines Kleinflugzeuges in der Nähe von Camden (Tennessee) ums Leben.

Top Hits des Jahres

Nummer-1-Hits

• 5. Januar – Ruby Ann – Marty Robbins
• 19. Januar – The Ballad of Jed Clampett – Lester Flatt und Earl Scruggs
• 13. April – Still – Bill Anderson
• 4. Mai – Lonesome 7-7203 – Hawkshaw Hawkins
• 15. Juni – Act Naturally – Buck Owens
• 27. Juli – Ring of Fire – Johnny Cash
• 14. September – Abilene – George Hamilton IV.
• 12. Oktober – Talk Back Trembling Lips – Ernest Ashworth
• 19. Oktober – Love's Gonna Live Here – Buck Owens

Weitere große Hits

• 8 × 10 – Bill Anderson
• Before I'm Over You – Loretta Lynn
• Cowboy Boots – Dave Dudley
• Detroit City – Bobby Bare
• The End of the World – Skeeter Davis
• Faded Love – Patsy Cline
• From a Jack to a King – Ned Miller
• I Can't Stay Mad at You – Skeeter Davis
• I'm Saving My Love – Skeeter Davis
• I've Enjoyed As Much Of This As I Can Stand – Porter Wagoner
• Is This Me – Jim Reeves
• Leavin' on Your Mind – Patsy Cline
• Make The World Go Away – Ray Price
• The Matador – Johnny Cash
• Mountain Of Love – David Houston
• Ninety Miles An Hour (Down a Dead End Street) – Hank Snow
• Pearl, Pearl, Pearl – Lester Flatt und Earl Scruggs
• Roll, Muddy River – Wilburn Brothers
• Second Hand Rose – Roy Drusky
• Sing A Little Song Of Heartache – Rose Maddox
• Six Days On The Road – Dave Dudley
• Sweet Dreams (Of You) – Patsy Cline
• Take a Letter Miss Gray – Justin Tubb
• Thanks a Lot – Ernest Tubb
• We Must Have Been Out of Our Minds – George Jones und Melba Montgomery
• Will Your Lawyer Talk to God – Kitty Wells
• Yellow Bandana – Faron Young
• You Comb Her Hair – George Jones

Alben (Auswahl)

• Blood, Sweat and Tears – Johnny Cash (Columbia)
• Still – Bill Anderson (Decca)
• Buck Owens Sings Tommy Collins – Buck Owens (Capitol)
• Cattle Call – Eddy Arnold (RCA)
• End of the World – Skeeter Davis (RCA)
• Great Gospel Songs – Tennessee Ernie Ford (Capitol)
• The Guitar Genius – Chet Atkins (RCA)
• Our Man in Nashville – Chet Atkins (RCA)
• On the Bandstand – Buck Owens (Capitol)
• Ring of Fire: The Best of Johnny Cash – Johnny Cash (Columbia)
• Songs I Love to Sing – Eddy Arnold (Capitol)
• Songs That Made Him Famous – Johnny Bond (Starday)
• Teen Scene – Chet Atkins (RCA)
• Tips of My Fingers – Roy Clark (Capitol)
• Travelin' Guitar – Chet Atkins (RCA)
• Yodeling Hits – Grandpa Jones (Monument)

Geboren

• 24. Januar – Keech Rainwater, (Lonestar).
• 09. Februar – Travis Tritt
• 11. Mai – Tim Raybon
• 31. Juli – Chad Brock
• 06. September – Mark Chesnutt

Gestorben

• 5. März – Patsy Cline, 30
• 5. März – Cowboy Copas, 49
• 5. März – Hawkshaw Hawkins, 41

Die wichtigsten Auszeichnungen

Grammys

• Best Country and Western Recording – Funny Way Of Laughin‘, Burl Ives