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music</a></caption><tbody><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> By location</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1969_in_British_music" title="1969 in British music">United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_in_Norwegian_music" title="1969 in Norwegian music">Norway</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> By genre</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content hlist"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">country</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_in_heavy_metal_music" title="1969 in heavy metal music">heavy metal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_in_jazz" title="1969 in jazz">jazz</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> By topic</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_1969_albums" class="mw-redirect" title="List of 1969 albums">List of albums released</a></li></ul></td> </tr></tbody></table> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Overview of the events of 1969 in country music</div> <table class="infobox"> <tbody><tr> <th style="font-size:larger;"> <table style="width:100%"> <tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; width:15%;"> </td> <td style="text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/List_of_years_in_country_music" title="List of years in country music">List of years in country music</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; width:15%;">(<a href="/wiki/Table_of_years_in_country_music" title="Table of years in country music">table</a>) </td></tr></tbody></table> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Category:Country_music_by_year" title="Category:Country music by year">…</a> <a href="/wiki/1959_in_country_music" title="1959 in country music">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_in_country_music" title="1960 in country music">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_in_country_music" title="1961 in country music">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_in_country_music" title="1962 in country music">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_in_country_music" title="1963 in country music">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_in_country_music" title="1964 in country music">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_in_country_music" title="1965 in country music">1965</a><br /></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_in_country_music" title="1966 in country music">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_in_country_music" title="1967 in country music">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_in_country_music" title="1968 in country music">1968</a></li> <li><b><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1969</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_in_country_music" title="1970 in country music">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_in_country_music" title="1971 in country music">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_in_country_music" title="1972 in country music">1972</a><br /></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_in_country_music" title="1973 in country music">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_in_country_music" title="1974 in country music">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_in_country_music" title="1975 in country music">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_in_country_music" title="1976 in country music">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_in_country_music" title="1977 in country music">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_in_country_music" title="1978 in country music">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_in_country_music" title="1979 in country music">1979</a> <a href="/wiki/Category:Country_music_by_year" title="Category:Country music by year">…</a></li></ul> </div> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1969_in_art" title="1969 in art">Art</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_in_archaeology" title="1969 in archaeology">Archaeology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_in_architecture" title="1969 in architecture">Architecture</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_in_literature" title="1969 in literature">Literature</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_in_music" title="1969 in music">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_in_philosophy" title="1969 in philosophy">Philosophy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_in_science" title="1969 in science">Science</a></li></ul> </div><i><a href="/wiki/Category:1969" title="Category:1969">+...</a></i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Events">Events</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1969_in_country_music&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Events"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>January 4 – <a href="/wiki/Dolly_Parton" title="Dolly Parton">Dolly Parton</a> becomes a member of The <a href="/wiki/Grand_Ole_Opry" title="Grand Ole Opry">Grand Ole Opry</a>.</li> <li>January 29 – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Glen_Campbell_Goodtime_Hour" title="The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour">The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour</a></i> premieres on <a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a>, for what will be a three-year run.</li> <li>February 16 – <a href="/wiki/George_Jones" title="George Jones">George Jones</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tammy_Wynette" title="Tammy Wynette">Tammy Wynette</a> marry in <a href="/wiki/Ringgold,_Georgia" title="Ringgold, Georgia">Ringgold, Georgia</a>, after telling others that their marriage was in August 1968. They quickly earn the titles such as "The First Couple of Country Music", "Country's Sweethearts" and "The President and First Lady".</li> <li>February 24 – <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Cash" title="Johnny Cash">Johnny Cash</a> records his second live album behind prison walls in as many years at <a href="/wiki/San_Quentin_State_Prison" class="mw-redirect" title="San Quentin State Prison">San Quentin State Prison</a>. The resulting album is <i><a href="/wiki/At_San_Quentin" title="At San Quentin">At San Quentin</a></i>, and contains his hit "<a href="/wiki/A_Boy_Named_Sue" title="A Boy Named Sue">A Boy Named Sue</a>." The concert is also taped for television broadcast.</li> <li>June 7 – <i><a href="/wiki/The_Johnny_Cash_Show_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Johnny Cash Show (TV series)">The Johnny Cash Show</a></i> premieres on <a href="/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company" title="American Broadcasting Company">ABC</a>; the series will run through 1971.</li> <li>June 15 – The summer replacement series <i><a href="/wiki/Hee_Haw" title="Hee Haw">Hee Haw</a></i> airs for the first time on <a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a>. The first guests to Kornfield Kounty – for what will be a 23-year run, the bulk of which will be in <a href="/wiki/Television_syndication" class="mw-redirect" title="Television syndication">syndication</a> – are <a href="/wiki/Charley_Pride" title="Charley Pride">Charley Pride</a> and <a href="/wiki/Loretta_Lynn" title="Loretta Lynn">Loretta Lynn</a>.</li> <li>October – The <a href="/wiki/Country_Music_Association" title="Country Music Association">Country Music Association</a> airs its awards program live for the first time (the previous year's ceremony was taped, with the show airing a few weeks later). The annual awards show — at the time airing in October on <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> – quickly becomes one of country music's most eagerly anticipated events of the year.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="No_dates">No dates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1969_in_country_music&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: No dates"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tammy_Wynette" title="Tammy Wynette">Tammy Wynette</a>, who during the year becomes a member of the <a href="/wiki/Grand_Ole_Opry" title="Grand Ole Opry">Grand Ole Opry</a>, becomes the first female country artist to sell over one million copies of a single recording with her <i><a href="/wiki/Tammy%27s_Greatest_Hits" title="Tammy's Greatest Hits">Tammy's Greatest Hits</a></i> collection.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Top_hits_of_the_year">Top hits of the year</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1969_in_country_music&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Top hits of the year"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Number-one_hits">Number-one hits</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1969_in_country_music&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Number-one hits"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="United_States">United States</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1969_in_country_music&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: United States"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>(as certified by <a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a>)</i> </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="1" style="border-collapse: collapse"> <tbody><tr style="background:#00AAAA"> <th>Date </th> <th>Single Name </th> <th>Artist </th> <th width="40">Wks. No.1 </th> <th width="40">CAN peak </th> <th>Spec. Note </th></tr> <tr> <td>January 4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Daddy_Sang_Bass" title="Daddy Sang Bass">Daddy Sang Bass</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Cash" title="Johnny Cash">Johnny Cash</a> </td> <td align="center">6 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>February 15 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Until_My_Dreams_Come_True" title="Until My Dreams Come True">Until My Dreams Come True</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Greene" title="Jack Greene">Jack Greene</a> </td> <td align="center">2 </td> <td align="center">5 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>March 1 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/To_Make_Love_Sweeter_For_You" class="mw-redirect" title="To Make Love Sweeter For You">To Make Love Sweeter For You</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Lee_Lewis" title="Jerry Lee Lewis">Jerry Lee Lewis</a> </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="center">4 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>March 8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Only_the_Lonely" title="Only the Lonely">Only the Lonely</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sonny_James" title="Sonny James">Sonny James</a> </td> <td align="center">3 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>March 29 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Who%27s_Gonna_Mow_Your_Grass" title="Who's Gonna Mow Your Grass">Who's Gonna Mow Your Grass</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Buck_Owens" title="Buck Owens">Buck Owens</a> </td> <td align="center">2 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Woman_of_the_World_(Leave_My_World_Alone)" title="Woman of the World (Leave My World Alone)">Woman of the World (Leave My World Alone)</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Loretta_Lynn" title="Loretta Lynn">Loretta Lynn</a> </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 19 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Galveston_(song)" title="Galveston (song)">Galveston</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glen_Campbell" title="Glen Campbell">Glen Campbell</a> </td> <td align="center">3 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>May 10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hungry_Eyes_(Merle_Haggard_song)" title="Hungry Eyes (Merle Haggard song)">Hungry Eyes</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Merle_Haggard" title="Merle Haggard">Merle Haggard</a> </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="center">2 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>May 17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/My_Life_(Throw_It_Away_If_I_Want_To)" title="My Life (Throw It Away If I Want To)">My Life (Throw It Away If I Want To)</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Anderson_(singer)" title="Bill Anderson (singer)">Bill Anderson</a> </td> <td align="center">2 </td> <td align="center">2 </td> <td><sup><span class="anchor" id="ref_1"></span><a href="#endnote_1"><b>[1]</b></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>May 31 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Singing_My_Song" title="Singing My Song">Singing My Song</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tammy_Wynette" title="Tammy Wynette">Tammy Wynette</a> </td> <td align="center">2 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Running_Bear" title="Running Bear">Running Bear</a> </td> <td>Sonny James </td> <td align="center">3 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Statue_of_a_Fool" title="Statue of a Fool">Statue of a Fool</a> </td> <td>Jack Greene </td> <td align="center">2 </td> <td align="center">3 </td> <td><sup><span class="anchor" id="ref_B"></span><a href="#endnote_B"><b>[B]</b></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 19 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/I_Love_You_More_Today" title="I Love You More Today">I Love You More Today</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conway_Twitty" title="Conway Twitty">Conway Twitty</a> </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="center">2 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 26 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Johnny_B._Goode" title="Johnny B. Goode">Johnny B. Goode</a> </td> <td>Buck Owens </td> <td align="center">2 </td> <td align="center">4 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/All_I_Have_to_Offer_You_Is_Me" class="mw-redirect" title="All I Have to Offer You Is Me">All I Have to Offer You Is Me</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charley_Pride" title="Charley Pride">Charley Pride</a> </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="center">3 </td> <td><sup><span class="anchor" id="ref_A"></span><a href="#endnote_A"><b>[A]</b></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Workin%27_Man%27s_Blues" class="mw-redirect" title="Workin' Man's Blues">Workin' Man's Blues</a> </td> <td>Merle Haggard </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 23 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/A_Boy_Named_Sue" title="A Boy Named Sue">A Boy Named Sue</a> </td> <td>Johnny Cash </td> <td align="center">5 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 27 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tall_Dark_Stranger" title="Tall Dark Stranger">Tall Dark Stranger</a> </td> <td>Buck Owens </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>October 4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Since_I_Met_You_Baby_(song)" title="Since I Met You Baby (song)">Since I Met You Baby</a> </td> <td>Sonny James </td> <td align="center">3 </td> <td align="center">3 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>October 25 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Ways_to_Love_a_Man_(song)" title="The Ways to Love a Man (song)">The Ways to Love a Man</a> </td> <td>Tammy Wynette </td> <td align="center">2 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/To_See_My_Angel_Cry" title="To See My Angel Cry">To See My Angel Cry</a> </td> <td>Conway Twitty </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 15 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Okie_from_Muskogee_(song)" title="Okie from Muskogee (song)">Okie From Muskogee</a> </td> <td>Merle Haggard </td> <td align="center">4 </td> <td align="center">3 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/(I%27m_So)_Afraid_of_Losing_You_Again" title="(I'm So) Afraid of Losing You Again">(I'm So) Afraid of Losing You Again</a> </td> <td>Charley Pride </td> <td align="center">3 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239549316">.mw-parser-output .refbegin{margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul{margin-left:0}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li{margin-left:0;padding-left:3.2em;text-indent:-3.2em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul,.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents ul li{list-style:none}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .refbegin-hanging-indents>ul>li{padding-left:1.6em;text-indent:-1.6em}}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .refbegin-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .refbegin{font-size:90%}}</style><div class="refbegin" style=""> <dl><dt>Notes</dt></dl> <ul><li>1<span class="anchor" id="endnote_1"></span><b><a href="#ref_1">^</a></b> No. 1 song of the year, as determined by <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i>.</li> <li>A<span class="anchor" id="endnote_A"></span><b><a href="#ref_A">^</a></b> First <i>Billboard</i> No. 1 hit for that artist.</li> <li>B<span class="anchor" id="endnote_B"></span><b><a href="#ref_B">^</a></b> Last <i>Billboard</i> No. 1 hit for that artist.</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Canada">Canada</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1969_in_country_music&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Canada"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>(as certified by <a href="/wiki/RPM_(magazine)" title="RPM (magazine)">RPM</a>)</i> </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="1" style="border-collapse: collapse"> <tbody><tr style="background:#00AAAA"> <th>Date </th> <th>Single Name </th> <th>Artist </th> <th width="40">Wks. No.1 </th> <th width="40">U.S. peak </th> <th>Spec. Note </th></tr> <tr> <td>January 13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wichita_Lineman" title="Wichita Lineman">Wichita Lineman</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Glen_Campbell" title="Glen Campbell">Glen Campbell</a> </td> <td align="center">2 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>January 27 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/I_Take_a_Lot_of_Pride_in_What_I_Am" title="I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am">I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Merle_Haggard" title="Merle Haggard">Merle Haggard</a> </td> <td align="center">3 </td> <td align="center">3 </td> <td><sup><span class="anchor" id="ref_2"></span><a href="#endnote_2"><b>[2]</b></a></sup> <ul><li>Stayed at No. 1 for 2 weeks in late 1968.</li> <li>Fell to #2 on the week of January 13, 1969.</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td>February 3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Carroll_County_Accident" title="The Carroll County Accident">The Carroll County Accident</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Porter_Wagoner" title="Porter Wagoner">Porter Wagoner</a> </td> <td align="center">3 </td> <td align="center">2 </td> <td><sup><span class="anchor" id="ref_A"></span><a href="#endnote_A"><b>[A]</b></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>February 24 </td> <td>Mr. Brown </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Gary_Buck&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Gary Buck (page does not exist)">Gary Buck</a> </td> <td align="center">3 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td><sup><span class="anchor" id="ref_2"></span><a href="#endnote_2"><b>[2]</b></a></sup> <ul><li>Fell to #2 on the week of March 3.</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td>March 3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Daddy_Sang_Bass" title="Daddy Sang Bass">Daddy Sang Bass</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Cash" title="Johnny Cash">Johnny Cash</a> </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>March 10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Girl_Most_Likely_(song)" title="The Girl Most Likely (song)">The Girl Most Likely</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeannie_C._Riley" title="Jeannie C. Riley">Jeannie C. Riley</a> </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="center">6 </td> <td><sup><span class="anchor" id="ref_B"></span><a href="#endnote_B"><b>[B]</b></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>March 31 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/While_Your_Lover_Sleeps" title="While Your Lover Sleeps">While Your Lover Sleeps</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leon_Ashley" title="Leon Ashley">Leon Ashley</a> </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="center">25 </td> <td><sup><span class="anchor" id="ref_C"></span><a href="#endnote_C"><b>[C]</b></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kaw-Liga_(song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kaw-Liga (song)">Kaw-Liga</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charley_Pride" title="Charley Pride">Charley Pride</a> </td> <td align="center">2 </td> <td align="center">3 </td> <td><sup><span class="anchor" id="ref_A"></span><a href="#endnote_A"><b>[A]</b></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 21 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Name_of_the_Game_Was_Love" title="The Name of the Game Was Love">The Name of the Game Was Love</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hank_Snow" title="Hank Snow">Hank Snow</a> </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="center">16 </td> <td><sup><span class="anchor" id="ref_A"></span><a href="#endnote_A"><b>[A]</b></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>April 28 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Only_the_Lonely" title="Only the Lonely">Only the Lonely</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sonny_James" title="Sonny James">Sonny James</a> </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>May 5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Who%27s_Gonna_Mow_Your_Grass" title="Who's Gonna Mow Your Grass">Who's Gonna Mow Your Grass</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Buck_Owens" title="Buck Owens">Buck Owens</a> </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>May 12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/My_Woman%27s_Good_to_Me" title="My Woman's Good to Me">My Woman's Good to Me</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Houston_(singer)" title="David Houston (singer)">David Houston</a> </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="center">4 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>May 19 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Galveston_(song)" title="Galveston (song)">Galveston</a> </td> <td>Glen Campbell </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>May 26 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Let_It_Be_Me_(The_Everly_Brothers_song)" title="Let It Be Me (The Everly Brothers song)">Let It Be Me</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobbie_Gentry" title="Bobbie Gentry">Bobbie Gentry</a> and<br />Glen Campbell </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="center">14 </td> <td><sup><span class="anchor" id="ref_A"></span><a href="#endnote_A"><b>[A]</b></a> – Bobbie Gentry</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/It%27s_a_Sin_(Eddy_Arnold_song)" title="It's a Sin (Eddy Arnold song)">It's a Sin</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marty_Robbins" title="Marty Robbins">Marty Robbins</a> </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="center">5 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Who_Drinks_My_Beer_When_I%27m_Gone" title="Who Drinks My Beer When I'm Gone">Who Drinks My Beer When I'm Gone</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mercey_Brothers" title="Mercey Brothers">Mercey Brothers</a> </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cajun_Love" title="Cajun Love">Cajun Love</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lucille_Starr" title="Lucille Starr">Lucille Starr</a> </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td><sup><span class="anchor" id="ref_B"></span><a href="#endnote_B"><b>[B]</b></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 23 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ribbon_of_Darkness" title="Ribbon of Darkness">Ribbon of Darkness</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Connie_Smith" title="Connie Smith">Connie Smith</a> </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="center">13 </td> <td><sup><span class="anchor" id="ref_A"></span><a href="#endnote_A"><b>[A]</b></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>June 30 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Singing_My_Song" title="Singing My Song">Singing My Song</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tammy_Wynette" title="Tammy Wynette">Tammy Wynette</a> </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rings_of_Gold" title="Rings of Gold">Rings of Gold</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dottie_West" title="Dottie West">Dottie West</a> and<br /><a href="/wiki/Don_Gibson" title="Don Gibson">Don Gibson</a> </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="center">2 </td> <td><sup><span class="anchor" id="ref_A"></span><a href="#endnote_A"><b>[A]</b></a> – Dottie West</sup><br /><sup><span class="anchor" id="ref_A"></span><a href="#endnote_A"><b>[A]</b></a> – Don Gibson</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Running_Bear" title="Running Bear">Running Bear</a> </td> <td>Sonny James </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 21 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Days_of_Sand_and_Shovels" title="The Days of Sand and Shovels">The Days of Sand and Shovels</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Waylon_Jennings" title="Waylon Jennings">Waylon Jennings</a> </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="center">20 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>July 28 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/One_Has_My_Name_(The_Other_Has_My_Heart)" title="One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)">One Has My Name (The Other Has My Heart)</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Lee_Lewis" title="Jerry Lee Lewis">Jerry Lee Lewis</a> </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="center">3 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Pacific_(song)" title="Canadian Pacific (song)">Canadian Pacific</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Hamilton_IV" title="George Hamilton IV">George Hamilton IV</a> </td> <td align="center">3 </td> <td align="center">25 </td> <td><sup><span class="anchor" id="ref_A"></span><a href="#endnote_A"><b>[A]</b></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>August 23 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/A_Boy_Named_Sue" title="A Boy Named Sue">A Boy Named Sue</a> </td> <td>Johnny Cash </td> <td align="center">4 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 20 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/True_Grit_(song)" title="True Grit (song)">True Grit</a> </td> <td>Glen Campbell </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="center">9 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>September 27 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Workin%27_Man%27s_Blues" class="mw-redirect" title="Workin' Man's Blues">Workin' Man's Blues</a> </td> <td>Merle Haggard </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>October 4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Invitation_to_Your_Party" title="Invitation to Your Party">Invitation to Your Party</a> </td> <td>Jerry Lee Lewis </td> <td align="center">2 </td> <td align="center">6 </td> <td><sup><span class="anchor" id="ref_2"></span><a href="#endnote_2"><b>[2]</b></a></sup> <ul><li>Fell to #5 on the week of October 11.</li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <td>October 11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Muddy_Mississippi_Line" title="Muddy Mississippi Line">Muddy Mississippi Line</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Goldsboro" title="Bobby Goldsboro">Bobby Goldsboro</a> </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="center">15 </td> <td><sup><span class="anchor" id="ref_B"></span><a href="#endnote_B"><b>[B]</b></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>October 18 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tall_Dark_Stranger" title="Tall Dark Stranger">Tall Dark Stranger</a> </td> <td>Buck Owens </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>October 25 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Ways_to_Love_a_Man_(song)" title="The Ways to Love a Man (song)">The Ways to Love a Man</a> </td> <td>Tammy Wynette </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/To_See_My_Angel_Cry" title="To See My Angel Cry">To See My Angel Cry</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conway_Twitty" title="Conway Twitty">Conway Twitty</a> </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td> </td> <td><sup><span class="anchor" id="ref_A"></span><a href="#endnote_A"><b>[A]</b></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 15 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Get_Rhythm" title="Get Rhythm">Get Rhythm</a> </td> <td>Johnny Cash </td> <td align="center">2 </td> <td align="center">23 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>November 29 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Groovy_Grubworm" title="Groovy Grubworm">Groovy Grubworm</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Harlow_Wilcox_(musician)" title="Harlow Wilcox (musician)">Harlow Wilcox</a> </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="center">42 </td> <td><sup><span class="anchor" id="ref_C"></span><a href="#endnote_C"><b>[C]</b></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Try_a_Little_Kindness_(song)" title="Try a Little Kindness (song)">Try a Little Kindness</a> </td> <td>Glen Campbell </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="center">2 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 13 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/She_Even_Woke_Me_Up_to_Say_Goodbye" title="She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye">She Even Woke Me Up to Say Goodbye</a> </td> <td>Jerry Lee Lewis </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="center">2 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 20 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Diggy_Liggy_Lo" title="Diggy Liggy Lo">Diggy Liggy Lo</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Doug_Kershaw" title="Doug Kershaw">Doug Kershaw</a> </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td align="center">70 </td> <td><sup><span class="anchor" id="ref_C"></span><a href="#endnote_C"><b>[C]</b></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>December 27 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/(I%27m_So)_Afraid_of_Losing_You_Again" title="(I'm So) Afraid of Losing You Again">(I'm So) Afraid of Losing You Again</a> </td> <td>Charley Pride </td> <td align="center">1 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239549316"><div class="refbegin" style=""> <dl><dt>Notes</dt></dl> <ul><li>2<span class="anchor" id="endnote_2"></span><b><a href="#ref_2">^</a></b> Song dropped from No. 1 and later returned to top spot.</li> <li>A<span class="anchor" id="endnote_A"></span><b><a href="#ref_A">^</a></b> First <i><a href="/wiki/RPM_(magazine)" title="RPM (magazine)">RPM</a></i> No. 1 hit for that artist.</li> <li>B<span class="anchor" id="endnote_B"></span><b><a href="#ref_B">^</a></b> Last <i>RPM</i> No. 1 hit for that artist.</li> <li>C<span class="anchor" id="endnote_C"></span><b><a href="#ref_C">^</a></b> Only <i>RPM</i> No. 1 hit for that artist.</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_major_hits">Other major hits</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1969_in_country_music&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Other major hits"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Singles_released_by_American_artists">Singles released by American artists</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1969_in_country_music&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Singles released by American artists"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th width="50"><small>US</small> </th> <th width="50"><small>CAN</small> </th> <th width="260">Single </th> <th width="190">Artist </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">9 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td>All for the Love of a Girl </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Claude_King" title="Claude King">Claude King</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">72 </td> <td align="center">16 </td> <td>All Heaven Broke Loose </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hugh_X._Lewis" title="Hugh X. Lewis">Hugh X. Lewis</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">16 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td>Always, Always </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Porter_Wagoner" title="Porter Wagoner">Porter Wagoner</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dolly_Parton" title="Dolly Parton">Dolly Parton</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">25 </td> <td align="center">2 </td> <td>Another Day, Another Mile, Another Highway </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clay_Hart" title="Clay Hart">Clay Hart</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">14 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td>April's Fool </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ray_Price_(musician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ray Price (musician)">Ray Price</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">11 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td>Are You from Dixie (Cause I'm from Dixie Too) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Reed" title="Jerry Reed">Jerry Reed</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">51 </td> <td align="center">7 </td> <td>The Auctioneer </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brenda_Byers&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Brenda Byers (page does not exist)">Brenda Byers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">16 </td> <td align="center">21 </td> <td>A Baby Again </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hank_Williams,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Hank Williams, Jr.">Hank Williams, Jr.</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">4 </td> <td align="center">22 </td> <td>Back in the Arms of Love </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Greene" title="Jack Greene">Jack Greene</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">26 </td> <td align="center">4 </td> <td>Back to Denver </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Hamilton_IV" title="George Hamilton IV">George Hamilton IV</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">4 </td> <td align="center">4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Ballad_of_Forty_Dollars" class="mw-redirect" title="The Ballad of Forty Dollars">The Ballad of Forty Dollars</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_T._Hall" title="Tom T. Hall">Tom T. Hall</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">5 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td>Be Glad </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Del_Reeves" title="Del Reeves">Del Reeves</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">3 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td>Big Wind </td> <td>Porter Wagoner </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">13 </td> <td align="center">38 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bring_Me_Sunshine" title="Bring Me Sunshine">Bring Me Sunshine</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Willie_Nelson" title="Willie Nelson">Willie Nelson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">19 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td>But for Love </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eddy_Arnold" title="Eddy Arnold">Eddy Arnold</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2 </td> <td align="center">6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/But_You_Know_I_Love_You" title="But You Know I Love You">But You Know I Love You</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Anderson_(singer)" title="Bill Anderson (singer)">Bill Anderson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">3 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cajun_Baby" title="Cajun Baby">Cajun Baby</a> </td> <td>Hank Williams, Jr. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">11 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td>California Girl (And the Tennessee Square) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tompall_%26_the_Glaser_Brothers" title="Tompall & the Glaser Brothers">Tompall & the Glaser Brothers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">14 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td>Custody </td> <td>Hank Williams, Jr. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">15 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td>Cut Across Shorty </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nat_Stuckey" title="Nat Stuckey">Nat Stuckey</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2 </td> <td align="center">2 </td> <td>Darling You Know I Wouldn't Lie </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Conway_Twitty" title="Conway Twitty">Conway Twitty</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">27 </td> <td align="center">11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Don%27t_It_Make_You_Want_to_Go_Home" title="Don't It Make You Want to Go Home">Don't It Make You Want to Go Home</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_South" title="Joe South">Joe South</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">9 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Let_Me_Cross_Over" title="Don't Let Me Cross Over">Don't Let Me Cross Over</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Lee_Lewis" title="Jerry Lee Lewis">Jerry Lee Lewis</a> and <a href="/wiki/Linda_Gail_Lewis" title="Linda Gail Lewis">Linda Gail Lewis</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">23 </td> <td align="center">17 </td> <td>Don't Wake Me I'm Dreaming </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Warner_Mack" title="Warner Mack">Warner Mack</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">16 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td>Each Time </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Bush" title="Johnny Bush">Johnny Bush</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">11 </td> <td align="center">27 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Flattery_Will_Get_You_Everywhere" title="Flattery Will Get You Everywhere">Flattery Will Get You Everywhere</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lynn_Anderson" title="Lynn Anderson">Lynn Anderson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">18 </td> <td align="center">14 </td> <td>Friend, Lover, Woman, Wife </td> <td>Claude King </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">20 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td>From the Bottle to the Bottom </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Billy_Walker_(musician)" title="Billy Walker (musician)">Billy Walker</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Games_People_Play_(Joe_South_song)" title="Games People Play (Joe South song)">Games People Play</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Freddy_Weller" title="Freddy Weller">Freddy Weller</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">10 </td> <td align="center">4 </td> <td>George (And the North Woods) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dave_Dudley" title="Dave Dudley">Dave Dudley</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">16 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/God_Bless_America_Again_(song)" title="God Bless America Again (song)">God Bless America Again</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Bare" title="Bobby Bare">Bobby Bare</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">18 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td>Good Deal, Lucille </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carl_Smith_(country_musician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Carl Smith (country musician)">Carl Smith</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">3 </td> <td align="center">20 </td> <td>Good Time Charlie's </td> <td>Del Reeves </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">22 </td> <td align="center">17 </td> <td>A Hammer and Nails </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Dean" title="Jimmy Dean">Jimmy Dean</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">47 </td> <td align="center">10 </td> <td>Happiness Hill </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kitty_Wells" title="Kitty Wells">Kitty Wells</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">11 </td> <td align="center">3 </td> <td>Haunted House </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Compton_Brothers" title="The Compton Brothers">The Compton Brothers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">5 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td>Homecoming </td> <td>Tom T. Hall </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">17 </td> <td align="center">40 </td> <td>Honey, I'm Home </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stan_Hitchcock" title="Stan Hitchcock">Stan Hitchcock</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">8 </td> <td align="center">5 </td> <td>I Can't Say Goodbye </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marty_Robbins" title="Marty Robbins">Marty Robbins</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">14 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/I_Love_You_Because_(song)" title="I Love You Because (song)">I Love You Because</a> </td> <td>Carl Smith </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">19 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td>I Want One </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_Reno" title="Jack Reno">Jack Reno</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">4 </td> <td align="center">6 </td> <td>I'd Rather Be Gone </td> <td>Hank Williams, Jr. </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2 </td> <td align="center">2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/I%27ll_Share_My_World_with_You_(song)" title="I'll Share My World with You (song)">I’ll Share My World with You</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Jones" title="George Jones">George Jones</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">8 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td>I'll Still Be Missing You </td> <td>Warner Mack </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">3 </td> <td align="center">4 </td> <td>I'm Down to My Last "I Love You" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Houston_(singer)" title="David Houston (singer)">David Houston</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">6 </td> <td align="center">16 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/If_Not_for_You_(George_Jones_song)" title="If Not for You (George Jones song)">If Not for You</a> </td> <td>George Jones </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">50 </td> <td align="center">12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/In_the_Ghetto" title="In the Ghetto">In the Ghetto</a> </td> <td>Dolly Parton </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center">12 </td> <td>It's My Time </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Frank_Ifield" title="Frank Ifield">Frank Ifield</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">66 </td> <td align="center">5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jesus_Is_a_Soul_Man" title="Jesus Is a Soul Man">Jesus Is a Soul Man</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Billy_Grammer" title="Billy Grammer">Billy Grammer</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">13 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td>Joe and Mabel's 12th Street Bar and Grill </td> <td>Nat Stuckey </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">12 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td>Just Hold My Hand </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Johnny_%26_Jonie_Mosby" class="mw-redirect" title="Johnny & Jonie Mosby">Johnny & Jonie Mosby</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">5 </td> <td align="center">20 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Just_Someone_I_Used_to_Know" class="mw-redirect" title="Just Someone I Used to Know">Just Someone I Used to Know</a> </td> <td>Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">9 </td> <td align="center">6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kay_(song)" title="Kay (song)">Kay</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Wesley_Ryles" title="John Wesley Ryles">John Wesley Ryles</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">6 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td>Leave My Dream Alone </td> <td>Warner Mack </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">20 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Let_the_Whole_World_Sing_It_with_Me" title="Let the Whole World Sing It with Me">Let the Whole World Sing It with Me</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wynn_Stewart" title="Wynn Stewart">Wynn Stewart</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">10 </td> <td align="center">17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Little_Boy_Sad" title="Little Boy Sad">Little Boy Sad</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Phillips_(singer)" title="Bill Phillips (singer)">Bill Phillips</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">23 </td> <td align="center">11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/MacArthur_Park_(song)" title="MacArthur Park (song)">MacArthur Park</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Waylon_Jennings" title="Waylon Jennings">Waylon Jennings</a> and The Kimberlys </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">17 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td>Man and Wife Time </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Ed_Brown" title="Jim Ed Brown">Jim Ed Brown</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">4 </td> <td align="center">7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/(Margie%27s_At)_The_Lincoln_Park_Inn" title="(Margie's At) The Lincoln Park Inn">(Margie's At) The Lincoln Park Inn</a> </td> <td>Bobby Bare </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">12 </td> <td align="center">3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Me_and_Bobby_McGee" title="Me and Bobby McGee">Me and Bobby McGee</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roger_Miller" title="Roger Miller">Roger Miller</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">4 </td> <td align="center">10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mr._Walker,_It%27s_All_Over" title="Mr. Walker, It's All Over">Mr. Walker, It's All Over</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Billie_Jo_Spears" title="Billie Jo Spears">Billie Jo Spears</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">20 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/My_Big_Iron_Skillet" title="My Big Iron Skillet">My Big Iron Skillet</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wanda_Jackson" title="Wanda Jackson">Wanda Jackson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">14 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td>My Grass Is Green </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roy_Drusky" title="Roy Drusky">Roy Drusky</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">15 </td> <td align="center">28 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/My_Son_(song)" title="My Son (song)">My Son</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jan_Howard" title="Jan Howard">Jan Howard</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">25 </td> <td align="center">13 </td> <td>"Never More" Quote the Raven </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stonewall_Jackson_(musician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Stonewall Jackson (musician)">Stonewall Jackson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">8 </td> <td align="center">11 </td> <td>None of My Business </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Henson_Cargill" title="Henson Cargill">Henson Cargill</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">15 </td> <td align="center">16 </td> <td>Old Faithful </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mel_Tillis" title="Mel Tillis">Mel Tillis</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">12 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td>One More Mile </td> <td>Dave Dudley </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">18 </td> <td align="center">3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Our_House_Is_Not_a_Home_(For_It%27s_Never_Been_Loved_In)" title="Our House Is Not a Home (For It's Never Been Loved In)">Our House Is Not a Home (For It's Never Been Loved In)</a> </td> <td>Lynn Anderson </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">10 </td> <td align="center">3 </td> <td>Please Don't Go </td> <td>Eddy Arnold </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">10 </td> <td align="center">6 </td> <td>Please Let Me Prove (My Love for You) </td> <td>Dave Dudley </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">14 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td>Raining in My Heart </td> <td>Ray Price </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">20 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Restless_(Carl_Perkins_song)" title="Restless (Carl Perkins song)">Restless</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carl_Perkins" title="Carl Perkins">Carl Perkins</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">46 </td> <td align="center">12 </td> <td>Reuben James </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kenny_Rogers" title="Kenny Rogers">Kenny Rogers</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_First_Edition_(band)" class="mw-redirect" title="The First Edition (band)">The First Edition</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">23 </td> <td align="center">12 </td> <td>River Bottom </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Darrell" title="Johnny Darrell">Johnny Darrell</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">39 </td> <td align="center">2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ruby,_Don%27t_Take_Your_Love_to_Town" title="Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town">Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town</a> </td> <td>Kenny Rogers and The First Edition </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">40 </td> <td align="center">4 </td> <td>September Song </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roy_Clark" title="Roy Clark">Roy Clark</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">18 </td> <td align="center">34 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seven_Lonely_Days" title="Seven Lonely Days">Seven Lonely Days</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jean_Shepard" title="Jean Shepard">Jean Shepard</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">19 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td>Ship in the Bottle </td> <td>Stonewall Jackson </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">5 </td> <td align="center">9 </td> <td>Smokey the Bar </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hank_Thompson_(musician)" title="Hank Thompson (musician)">Hank Thompson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">12 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Smoky_Places" title="Smoky Places">Smoky Places</a> </td> <td>Billy Walker </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">19 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td>Something's Wrong in California </td> <td>Waylon Jennings </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">7 </td> <td align="center">42 </td> <td>Such a Fool </td> <td>Roy Drusky </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">8 </td> <td align="center">4 </td> <td>Sweet Thang and Cisco </td> <td>Nat Stuckey </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">11 </td> <td align="center">8 </td> <td>Sweetheart of the Year </td> <td>Ray Price </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">38 </td> <td align="center">14 </td> <td>Take My Hand for a While </td> <td>George Hamilton IV </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2 </td> <td align="center">2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/That%27s_a_No_No" title="That's a No No">That's a No No</a> </td> <td>Lynn Anderson </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">16 </td> <td align="center">11 </td> <td>That's Why I Love You So Much </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ferlin_Husky" title="Ferlin Husky">Ferlin Husky</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">5 </td> <td align="center">12 </td> <td>There Was Never a Time </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeannie_C._Riley" title="Jeannie C. Riley">Jeannie C. Riley</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">12 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td>There Wouldn't Be a Lonely Heart in Town </td> <td>Del Reeves </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">20 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td>There's Better Things in Life </td> <td>Jerry Reed </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">5 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td>These Are Not My People </td> <td>Freddy Weller </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">9 </td> <td align="center">13 </td> <td>These Lonely Hands of Mine </td> <td>Mel Tillis </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">10 </td> <td align="center">2 </td> <td>They Don't Make Love Like They Used To </td> <td>Eddy Arnold </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">34 </td> <td align="center">3 </td> <td>Things Go Better with Love </td> <td>Jeannie C. Riley </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">14 </td> <td align="center">17 </td> <td>This Thing </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Webb_Pierce" title="Webb Pierce">Webb Pierce</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">3 </td> <td align="center">4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/To_Make_a_Man_(Feel_Like_a_Man)" title="To Make a Man (Feel Like a Man)">To Make a Man (Feel Like a Man)</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Loretta_Lynn" title="Loretta Lynn">Loretta Lynn</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">44 </td> <td align="center">2 </td> <td>Truck Stop </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jerry_Smith_(singer)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jerry Smith (singer) (page does not exist)">Jerry Smith</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">15 </td> <td align="center">5 </td> <td>Vance </td> <td>Roger Miller </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">20 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/We_Had_All_the_Good_Things_Going" title="We Had All the Good Things Going">We Had All the Good Things Going</a> </td> <td>Jan Howard </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">19 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td>What Are Those Things (With Big Black Wings) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Louvin" title="Charlie Louvin">Charlie Louvin</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2 </td> <td align="center">2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/When_the_Grass_Grows_Over_Me" title="When the Grass Grows Over Me">When the Grass Grows Over Me</a> </td> <td>George Jones </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">6 </td> <td align="center">4 </td> <td>When Two Worlds Collide </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jim_Reeves" title="Jim Reeves">Jim Reeves</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">14 </td> <td align="center">14 </td> <td>Where Have All the Average People Gone </td> <td>Roger Miller </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">10 </td> <td align="center">16 </td> <td>Where the Blue and Lonely Go </td> <td>Roy Drusky </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">19 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td>Which One Will It Be </td> <td>Bobby Bare </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">18 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Who%27s_Gonna_Take_the_Garbage_Out" title="Who's Gonna Take the Garbage Out">Who's Gonna Take the Garbage Out</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ernest_Tubb" title="Ernest Tubb">Ernest Tubb</a> and Loretta Lynn </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">10 </td> <td align="center">11 </td> <td>Who's Julie </td> <td>Mel Tillis </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">17 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td>Why You Been Gone So Long </td> <td>Johnny Darrell </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">2 </td> <td align="center">3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wine_Me_Up" title="Wine Me Up">Wine Me Up</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Faron_Young" title="Faron Young">Faron Young</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">20 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td>Woman Without Love </td> <td>Johnny Darrell </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">19 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/World-Wide_Travelin%27_Man" title="World-Wide Travelin' Man">World-Wide Travelin' Man</a> </td> <td>Wynn Stewart </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">9 </td> <td align="center">2 </td> <td>Yesterday, When I Was Young </td> <td>Roy Clark </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">6 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/You_and_Your_Sweet_Love" title="You and Your Sweet Love">You and Your Sweet Love</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Connie_Smith" title="Connie Smith">Connie Smith</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">7 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/You_Gave_Me_a_Mountain" title="You Gave Me a Mountain">You Gave Me a Mountain</a> </td> <td>Johnny Bush </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">20 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Young_Love_(1956_song)" title="Young Love (1956 song)">Young Love</a> </td> <td>Connie Smith and Nat Stuckey </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">4 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td>Your Time's Comin' </td> <td>Faron Young </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">5 </td> <td align="center">5 </td> <td>Yours Love </td> <td>Waylon Jennings </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">9 </td> <td align="center">— </td> <td>Yours Love </td> <td>Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Singles_released_by_Canadian_artists">Singles released by Canadian artists</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1969_in_country_music&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Singles released by Canadian artists"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th width="50"><small>US</small> </th> <th width="50"><small>CAN</small> </th> <th>Single </th> <th>Artist </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center">13 </td> <td>Baby's Come Home </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Debbie_Lori_Kaye&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Debbie Lori Kaye (page does not exist)">Debbie Lori Kaye</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center">3 </td> <td>Back in Town to Stay </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mona_Vary&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mona Vary (page does not exist)">Mona Vary</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center">9 </td> <td>Bittersweet </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Donna_Ramsay&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Donna Ramsay (page does not exist)">Donna Ramsay</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center">13 </td> <td>Can't Find a Space </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Hunter" title="Tommy Hunter">Tommy Hunter</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center">6 </td> <td>The Entertainer </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ray_Griff" title="Ray Griff">Ray Griff</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center">13 </td> <td>I'm Gonna Let George Do It </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dianne_Leigh" title="Dianne Leigh">Dianne Leigh</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center">8 </td> <td>Keep the Home Fires Burning </td> <td>Dianne Leigh </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center">16 </td> <td>The Laughing Song </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=B._J._Berg&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="B. J. Berg (page does not exist)">B. J. Berg</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center">10 </td> <td>No Lonelier Than You </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Billy_Charne&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Billy Charne (page does not exist)">Billy Charne</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center">3 </td> <td>Ordinary Peeping Tom </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mercey_Brothers" title="Mercey Brothers">Mercey Brothers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center">20 </td> <td>Pineville Country Jail </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Harry_Rusk_(singer)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Harry Rusk (singer) (page does not exist)">Harry Rusk</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center">17 </td> <td>The Revenuer's Daughter </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bob_King_(singer)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bob King (singer) (page does not exist)">Bob King</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center">11 </td> <td>Some Kind of Lonesome </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Country_Tigers&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Country Tigers (page does not exist)">Country Tigers</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center">8 </td> <td>Susie's Better Half </td> <td>Billy Charne </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center">19 </td> <td>Sweet Sweet Feeling </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Clint_Curtiss&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Clint Curtiss (page does not exist)">Clint Curtiss</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center">18 </td> <td>Wanderin' Through the Valley </td> <td>Ray Griff </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center">9 </td> <td>When You Were a Lady </td> <td>Billy Charne </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center">14 </td> <td>Wishing Tree </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lynn_Jones_(singer)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lynn Jones (singer) (page does not exist)">Lynn Jones</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">— </td> <td align="center">19 </td> <td>You're My Woman </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Blake_Emmons" title="Blake Emmons">Blake Emmons</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Top_new_album_releases">Top new album releases</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1969_in_country_music&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Top new album releases"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th width="250">Single </th> <th width="200">Artist </th> <th width="90">Record Label </th></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/At_Home_with_Lynn" title="At Home with Lynn">At Home with Lynn</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lynn_Anderson" title="Lynn Anderson">Lynn Anderson</a> </td> <td>Chart </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Carroll_County_Accident" title="The Carroll County Accident">The Carroll County Accident</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Porter_Wagoner" title="Porter Wagoner">Porter Wagoner</a> </td> <td>RCA </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/From_the_Heart_(Diana_Trask_album)" title="From the Heart (Diana Trask album)">From the Heart</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Diana_Trask" title="Diana Trask">Diana Trask</a> </td> <td>Dot </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/It%27s_A_Sin" class="mw-redirect" title="It's A Sin">It's A Sin</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Marty_Robbins" title="Marty Robbins">Marty Robbins</a> </td> <td>Columbia </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Jan_Howard_(1969_album)" title="Jan Howard (1969 album)">Jan Howard</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jan_Howard" title="Jan Howard">Jan Howard</a> </td> <td>Decca </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Miss_Country_Soul" title="Miss Country Soul">Miss Country Soul</a></i> </td> <td>Diana Trask </td> <td>Dot </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Mr._Walker,_It%27s_All_Over!" title="Mr. Walker, It's All Over!">Mr. Walker, It's All Over!</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Billie_Jo_Spears" title="Billie Jo Spears">Billie Jo Spears</a> </td> <td>Capitol </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/My_Blue_Ridge_Mountain_Boy" title="My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy">My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dolly_Parton" title="Dolly Parton">Dolly Parton</a> </td> <td>RCA </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/My_Life/But_You_Know_I_Love_You" title="My Life/But You Know I Love You">My Life/But You Know I Love You</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Anderson_(singer)" title="Bill Anderson (singer)">Bill Anderson</a> </td> <td>Decca </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/Songs_That_Made_Country_Girls_Famous" title="Songs That Made Country Girls Famous">Songs That Made Country Girls Famous</a></i> </td> <td>Lynn Anderson </td> <td>Chart </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/The_Bill_Anderson_Story:_His_Greatest_Hits" title="The Bill Anderson Story: His Greatest Hits">The Bill Anderson Story: His Greatest Hits</a></i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Anderson_(singer)" title="Bill Anderson (singer)">Bill Anderson</a> </td> <td>Decca </td></tr> <tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/With_Love,_from_Lynn" title="With Love, from Lynn">With Love, from Lynn</a></i> </td> <td>Lynn Anderson </td> <td>Chart </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>Yearbooks and Yesterdays</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeannie_C._Riley" title="Jeannie C. Riley">Jeannie C. Riley</a> </td> <td>Plantation </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Births">Births</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1969_in_country_music&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Births"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>January 3 – <a href="/wiki/Nikki_Nelson" title="Nikki Nelson">Nikki Nelson</a>, female lead vocalist of the band <a href="/wiki/Highway_101_(band)" class="mw-redirect" title="Highway 101 (band)">Highway 101</a> (on and off since the early 1990s).</li> <li>March 28 – <a href="/wiki/Rodney_Atkins" title="Rodney Atkins">Rodney Atkins</a>, singer-songwriter since the mid to late 2000s (decade).</li> <li>March 29 – <a href="/wiki/Brady_Seals" title="Brady Seals">Brady Seals</a>, singer, keyboardist and member of <a href="/wiki/Little_Texas_(band)" class="mw-redirect" title="Little Texas (band)">Little Texas</a> from 1988 to 1994.</li> <li>April 20 – <a href="/wiki/Wade_Hayes" title="Wade Hayes">Wade Hayes</a>, honky tonk-styled singer of the mid-to-late 1990s.</li> <li>August 19 – <a href="/wiki/Clay_Walker" title="Clay Walker">Clay Walker</a>, neotraditionalist who began enjoying hits in the mid-1990s.</li> <li>September 28 – <a href="/wiki/Little_Big_Town" title="Little Big Town">Karen Fairchild</a>, member of Little Big Town.</li> <li>October 12 – <a href="/wiki/Martie_Maguire" title="Martie Maguire">Martie Maguire</a>, member of the <a href="/wiki/Dixie_Chicks" class="mw-redirect" title="Dixie Chicks">Dixie Chicks</a> (she plays the <a href="/wiki/Fiddle" title="Fiddle">fiddle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mandolin" title="Mandolin">mandolin</a> and <a href="/wiki/Viola" title="Viola">viola</a>).</li> <li>October 13 – <a href="/wiki/Rhett_Akins" title="Rhett Akins">Rhett Akins</a>, singer who enjoyed most of his success in the mid-1990s, and later became a prolific songwriter; father of <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Rhett" title="Thomas Rhett">Thomas Rhett</a>.</li> <li>October 15 – <a href="/wiki/Little_Big_Town" title="Little Big Town">Kimberly Schlapman</a>, member of Little Big Town.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Deaths">Deaths</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1969_in_country_music&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Deaths"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>September 11 – <a href="/wiki/Leon_Payne" title="Leon Payne">Leon Payne</a>, 52, singer and prolific songwriter ("<a href="/wiki/I_Love_You_Because_(song)" title="I Love You Because (song)">I Love You Because</a>", "You've Still Got a Place in My Heart" and many others).</li> <li>November 23 – <a href="/wiki/Spade_Cooley" title="Spade Cooley">Spade Cooley</a>, 59, singer/songwriter/fiddler of the 1940s; best known for "Detour" and "Shame on You." (<a href="/wiki/Myocardial_infarction" title="Myocardial infarction">heart attack</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Country_Music_Hall_of_Fame_Inductees">Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1969_in_country_music&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Autry" title="Gene Autry">Gene Autry</a> (1907–1998)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Monroe" title="Bill Monroe">Bill Monroe</a> (1911–1996)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Major_awards">Major awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1969_in_country_music&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Major awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Grammy_Awards">Grammy Awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1969_in_country_music&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Grammy Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>Best Female Country Vocal Performance</b> — "<a href="/wiki/Stand_by_Your_Man" title="Stand by Your Man">Stand by Your Man</a>", <a href="/wiki/Tammy_Wynette" title="Tammy Wynette">Tammy Wynette</a></li> <li><b>Best Male Country Vocal Performance</b> — "<a href="/wiki/A_Boy_Named_Sue" title="A Boy Named Sue">A Boy Named Sue</a>", <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Cash" title="Johnny Cash">Johnny Cash</a></li> <li><b>Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal</b> — "<a href="/wiki/MacArthur_Park_(song)" title="MacArthur Park (song)">MacArthur Park</a>", <a href="/wiki/Waylon_Jennings" title="Waylon Jennings">Waylon Jennings</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Kimberleys_(band)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Kimberleys (band) (page does not exist)">The Kimberleys</a></li> <li><b>Best Country Instrumental Performance</b> — <i>The Nashville Brass featuring Danny Davis Play More Nashville Sounds</i>, <a href="/wiki/Danny_Davis_(country_musician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Danny Davis (country musician)">Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass</a></li> <li><b>Best Country Song</b> — "A Boy Named Sue", <a href="/wiki/Shel_Silverstein" title="Shel Silverstein">Shel Silverstein</a> (Performer: Johnny Cash)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Academy_of_Country_Music">Academy of Country Music</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1969_in_country_music&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Academy of Country Music"><span>edit</span></a><span 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Female Vocalist</b> — <a href="/wiki/Donna_Fargo" title="Donna Fargo">Donna Fargo</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Country_Music_Association">Country Music Association</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1969_in_country_music&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Country Music Association"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b>Entertainer of the Year</b> — <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Cash" title="Johnny Cash">Johnny Cash</a></li> <li><b>Song of the Year</b> — "<a href="/wiki/The_Carroll_County_Accident" title="The Carroll County Accident">The Carroll County Accident</a>", <a href="/wiki/Bob_Ferguson_(music)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bob Ferguson (music)">Bob Ferguson</a> (Performer: <a href="/wiki/Porter_Wagoner" title="Porter Wagoner">Porter Wagoner</a>)</li> <li><b>Single of the Year</b> — "<a href="/wiki/A_Boy_Named_Sue" title="A Boy Named Sue">A Boy Named Sue</a>", Johnny Cash</li> <li><b>Album of the Year</b> — <i><a href="/wiki/At_San_Quentin" title="At San Quentin">At San Quentin</a></i>, Johnny Cash</li> <li><b>Male Vocalist of the Year</b> — Johnny Cash</li> <li><b>Female Vocalist of the Year</b> — <a href="/wiki/Tammy_Wynette" title="Tammy Wynette">Tammy Wynette</a></li> <li><b>Vocal Group of the Year</b> — Johnny Cash and <a href="/wiki/June_Carter_Cash" title="June Carter Cash">June Carter</a></li> <li><b>Instrumentalist of the Year</b> — <a href="/wiki/Chet_Atkins" title="Chet Atkins">Chet Atkins</a></li> <li><b>Instrumental Group of the Year</b> — <a href="/wiki/Danny_Davis_(country_musician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Danny Davis (country musician)">Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass</a></li> <li><b>Comedian of the Year</b> — <a href="/wiki/Archie_Campbell_(comedian)" title="Archie Campbell (comedian)">Archie Campbell</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1969_in_country_music&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Kingsbury, Paul, "The Grand Ole Opry: History of Country Music. 70 Years of the Songs, the Stars and the Stories," Villard Books, Random House; Opryland USA, 1995</li> <li>Kingsbury, Paul, "Vinyl Hayride: Country Music Album Covers 1947–1989," Country Music Foundation, 2003 (<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output 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music">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_in_country_music" title="1924 in country music">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_in_country_music" title="1925 in country music">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_in_country_music" title="1926 in country music">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_in_country_music" title="1927 in country music">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_in_country_music" title="1928 in country music">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_in_country_music" title="1929 in country music">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_in_country_music" title="1930 in country music">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_in_country_music" title="1931 in country music">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_in_country_music" title="1932 in country music">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_in_country_music" title="1933 in country music">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_in_country_music" title="1934 in country music">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_in_country_music" title="1935 in country music">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_in_country_music" title="1936 in country music">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_in_country_music" title="1937 in country music">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_in_country_music" title="1938 in country music">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_in_country_music" title="1939 in country music">1939</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1940_in_country_music" title="1940 in country music">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_in_country_music" title="1941 in country music">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_in_country_music" title="1942 in country music">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_in_country_music" title="1943 in country music">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_in_country_music" title="1944 in country music">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_in_country_music" title="1945 in country music">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_in_country_music" title="1946 in country music">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_in_country_music" title="1947 in country music">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_in_country_music" title="1948 in country music">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_in_country_music" title="1949 in country music">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_in_country_music" title="1950 in country music">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_in_country_music" title="1951 in country music">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_in_country_music" title="1952 in country music">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_in_country_music" title="1953 in country music">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_in_country_music" title="1954 in country music">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_in_country_music" title="1955 in country music">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_in_country_music" title="1956 in country music">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_in_country_music" title="1957 in country music">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_in_country_music" title="1958 in country music">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_in_country_music" title="1959 in country music">1959</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1960_in_country_music" title="1960 in country music">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_in_country_music" title="1961 in country music">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_in_country_music" title="1962 in country music">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_in_country_music" title="1963 in country music">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_in_country_music" title="1964 in country music">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_in_country_music" title="1965 in country music">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_in_country_music" title="1966 in country music">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_in_country_music" title="1967 in country music">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_in_country_music" title="1968 in country music">1968</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_in_country_music" title="1970 in country music">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_in_country_music" title="1971 in country music">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_in_country_music" title="1972 in country music">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_in_country_music" title="1973 in country music">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_in_country_music" title="1974 in country music">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_in_country_music" title="1975 in country music">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_in_country_music" title="1976 in country music">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_in_country_music" title="1977 in country music">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_in_country_music" title="1978 in country music">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_in_country_music" title="1979 in country music">1979</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1980_in_country_music" title="1980 in country music">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_in_country_music" title="1981 in country music">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_in_country_music" title="1982 in country music">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_in_country_music" title="1983 in country music">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_in_country_music" title="1984 in country music">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_in_country_music" title="1985 in country music">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_in_country_music" title="1986 in country music">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_in_country_music" title="1987 in country music">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_in_country_music" title="1988 in country music">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_in_country_music" title="1989 in country music">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_in_country_music" title="1990 in country music">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_in_country_music" title="1991 in country music">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_in_country_music" title="1992 in country music">1992</a></li> <li><a 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