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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1963.
Events - March The month marks a dark time for country music, as it lost no less than five people in a seemingly endless string of tragedies.
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- En route to Cline's funeral, Jack Anglin - one half of the duo Johnnie and Jack - is killed in a car accident.
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- On March 29, Texas Ruby, of the duo Curly Fox and Texas Ruby, is killed in a trailer fire while Fox was performing on the Grand Ole Opry.
- July The first issue of the Music City News is published. Its publisher is country music star Faron Young.
- September 19 The Jimmy Dean Show begins a three-year primetime run on ABC. The show Dean's second go-around on television, following his 1950s series on CBS is widely hailed by critics for its class treatment of top country stars of the day, many of whom were getting their first true national exposure.
Top hits of the year Number one hits United States (as certified by Billboard) - Notes
- 1^ No. 1 song of the year, as determined by Billboard.
- 2^ Song dropped from No. 1 and later returned to top spot.
- A^ First Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.
- B^ Only Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist to date.
Other major hits Top new album releases Other top albums Births Deaths - March 5 Patsy Cline, 30, premiere female country vocalist who became even more legendary after her death (plane crash).
- March 5 Cowboy Copas, 49, country singer from the 1940s through 1960s, best known for his 1960 hit, "Alabam" (plane crash).
- March 5 Hawkshaw Hawkins, 41, country singer since the 1940s, best known for his pothsumous No. 1 hit, "Lonesome 7-7203" (plane crash).
- March 8 Jack Anglin, 47, country entertainer since the 1930s, late of the duo Johnnie and Jack (with Johnnie Wright) (car accident).
- March 29 Texas Ruby, 52, half of the comedy-old-time country duo Curly Fox and Texas Ruby (mobile home fire).
- August 27 - Jim Denny, 52, music executive.
Country Music Hall of Fame Inductees Major awards Grammy Awards Further reading - 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
- 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.
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