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Billboard Most-Played Folk Records Of 1946
The ''Billboard'' Most-Played Folk Records of 1946 is a year-end chart compiled ''Billboard'' magazine ranking the year's top folk records based on the number of times the record was played on the nation's juke boxes. In 1946, country music records were included on, and dominated, the ''Billboard'' folk records chart. Gene Autry, Al Dexter, and Bob Wills led the way with four records each on the year-end list. Merle Travis and Ernest Tubb followed with three apiece. The song "Sioux City Sue" was included on the list three times, with records by Zeke Manners, the Hoosier Hot Shots, and Dick Thomas. In addition, Bing Crosby Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby Jr. (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer, musician and actor. The first multimedia star, he was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century worldwide. He was a ... had a version that ranked No. 34 on the year-end pop chart. Columbia led all labels with 16 records on the y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard (magazine)
''Billboard'' (stylized as ''billboard'') is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style related to the music industry. Its music charts include the Hot 100, the 200, and the Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in different genres of music. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm, and operates several TV shows. ''Billboard'' was founded in 1894 by William Donaldson and James Hennegan as a trade publication for bill posters. Donaldson later acquired Hennegan's interest in 1900 for $500. In the early years of the 20th century, it covered the entertainment industry, such as circuses, fairs, and burlesque shows, and also created a mail service for travelling entertainers. ''Billboard'' began focusing more on the music industry as the jukebox, phonograph, and radio became commonplace. Many topics it covered were spun-off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wine, Women And Song (song)
"Wine, Women and Song" is a song written by Betty Sue Perry that was originally recorded by American country artist Loretta Lynn. It was released as a single in April 1964 via Decca Records. Background and reception "Wine, Women and Song" was recorded at the Columbia Recording Studio on February 26, 1964. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, the session was produced by renowned country music producer Owen Bradley. Three additional tracks were recorded during this session, including the single's B-side, "This Haunted House". "Wine, Women and Song" reached number three on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles survey in 1963. The song became her third top ten single under the Decca recording label. "Wine, Women and Song" was Lynn's biggest hit single up until this point in 1964. It was included on her second studio album, ''Before I'm Over You ''Before I'm Over You'' is a studio album by American country singer-songwriter Loretta Lynn. It was released on June 22, 1964 via Decca Recor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?
"Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?" is a popular song written by Scotty Wiseman for the 1944 musical film, '' Sing, Neighbor, Sing'' and performed by Lulu Belle and Scotty. It was their greatest hit and one of the first country music songs to attract major attention in the pop music field. Although the song was featured in the movie, it was not released by Lulu Belle and Scotty until 1947 (and then again in 1956). The first released version of this song was by Gene Autry in 1945. Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters version Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters recorded the song on November 25, 1949 and it had a good reception from the trade magazine Billboard who said: "Ditty’s a sprightly mountain-musiker that had its innings a couple of years back on straight hillbilly diskings. Bing and the gals are in top form as they harmonize it to a spanking fare-thee-well." The record entered the Billboard charts on January 21, 1950 and in a four-week stay it peaked at No. 24. Lul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Floyd Tillman
Floyd Tillman (December 8, 1914 – August 22, 2003) was an American country musician who, in the 1930s and 1940s, helped create the Western swing and honky tonk genres. Tillman was inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970 and the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1984. Biography Early life He was born in Ryan, Oklahoma, United States, and grew up in the cotton-mill town of Post, Texas as a sharecropper's son. One of his early jobs was with Western Union as a telegraph operator. In the early 1930s, Tilman played mandolin and banjo at local dances and eventually took up the guitar. Musical career Tillman moved to San Antonio played lead guitar with Adolph Hofner, a Western swing bandleader, and soon developed into a songwriter and singer. He took a job with Houston pop bandleader Mack Clark in 1938, and played with Western swing groups fronted by Leon "Pappy" Selph and Cliff Bruner. He also worked with Ted Daffan, and singer and piano player Moon Mullican. Till ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drivin' Nails In My Coffin
"Drivin' Nails in My Coffin" is a country music song written by Jerry Irby. It is a breakup song, telling of a man who has been drinking booze, "driving nails in my coffin over you." The song was originally recorded and released in 1945 by Jerry Irby. It became a hit in 1946 for both Floyd Tillman and Ernest Tubb. The Tillman record was released on the Columbia label (catalog no. 36998), peaked at No. 2 on Billboard's folk chart in August 1946, and was ranked as the No. 16 record in Billboard's year-end folk juke box chart. Tubb's version was issued on the Decca label (catalog no. 73679) and peaked at No. 5 on the folk chart in December 1946. The song was later covered by many artists, including Beck and Willie Nelson (duet), Hank Thompson, the Osborne Brothers, the Wilburn Brothers, Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Asleep at the Wheel, Rhonda Vincent, Mike Auldridge, Charley Crockett, Boxcar Willie, Mac Wiseman, Johnny Bush, and Charlie Walker. See also * Billboard Most-Played Folk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Vacancy (Merle Travis Song)
"No Vacancy" is a song written by Merle Travis and Cliffie Stone in 1946. The best-known version of the song is Travis' own, which reached #3 on the country charts in that year. The song's lyrics tell, in first person, of a World War II veteran who returns and finds nowhere to live: "All along the line it's the same old sign waitin' for me./No Vacancy, No Vacancy" Reportedly, "No Vacancy" got Travis his first major solo recording contract. Cliffie Stone brought the idea for the song to Travis and then brought the demo to Capitol Records after Travis wrote and recorded the song. Lee Gillette at Capitol liked the song, signed Travis, and "No Vacancy" became his first hit.''Billboard'', Aug. 2, 1952, p. 73 The song has also been recorded by Glen Campbell (on his first album, '' Big Bluegrass Special'' (1962)) and Ricky Nelson Eric Hilliard Nelson (May 8, 1940 – December 31, 1985) was an American musician, songwriter and actor. From age eight he starred alongside his family i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spade Cooley
Donnell Clyde "Spade" Cooley (December 17, 1910 – November 23, 1969) was an American convicted murderer and former Western swing musician, big band leader, actor, and television personality. In 1961 he was arrested and convicted for the April 1961 murder of his second wife, Ella Mae Evans. Early life Donnell Clyde Cooley was born in Grand, Oklahoma. Being part Cherokee, he was sent to the Chemawa Indian School in Salem, Oregon, in his youth. In 1930, his family moved to California during the Dust Bowl. It was here that he took the nickname "Spade" after he played a poker game and won three straight flush hands all in spades. Music career Cooley joined a big band led by Jimmy Wakely which played at the Venice Pier Ballroom in Venice, California, playing fiddle. Several thousand dancers would turn out on Saturday nights to swing and hop: "The hoards (sic) of people and jitterbuggers loved ooley" When Wakely got a movie contract at Universal Pictures, Cooley replaced him a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Detour (song)
"Detour (There's a Muddy Road Ahead)" is a Western swing ballad written by Paul Westmoreland in 1945. The original version was by Jimmy Walker with Paul Westmoreland and His Pecos River Boys, issued around the beginning of November 1945. Background The title comes from the repetition of ''detour'' in the chorus: Written in the first person, the song tells of the singer's regrets for the choices made in life. 1946 recordings *Spade Cooley (Columbia 36935), with Tex Williams on vocals, had a big hit with it in 1946, spending 11 weeks on the country charts, reaching number two. *Other artist scoring big with the song in 1946 included Wesley Tuttle, number three Elton Britt, number five, and Foy Willing, number six. Other versions *A well-known version of the song was the popular recording by Patti Page in 1951. It was released by Mercury Records as catalog number 5682, and first entered the Billboard chart on August 4, 1951, staying for 16 weeks and peaking at number five. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Wish I Had Never Met Sunshine
"I Wish I Had Never Met Sunshine" is a country music song written by Gene Autry, Dale Evans, and Oakley Haldeman. It was sung by Gene Autry and released on the Columbia label (catalog no. 36970). In May 1946, it reached No. 3 on the Billboard folk chart. It was also ranked as the No. 13 record in Billboard's 1946 year-end folk juke box chart. The song was later covered by other artists, including Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash (duet), Tex Ritter, Roy Rogers, and Wesley Tuttle. See also * Billboard Most-Played Folk Records of 1946 The ''Billboard'' Most-Played Folk Records of 1946 is a year-end chart compiled ''Billboard'' magazine ranking the year's top folk records based on the number of times the record was played on the nation's juke boxes. In 1946, country music records ... References {{authority control Gene Autry songs 1946 songs Songs written by Gene Autry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honey, Do You Think I'm Wrong
"Honey, Do You Think I'm Wrong" is a country music song written by Al Dexter and Frankie Marvin, performed by Al Dexter and His Troopers, and released on the Columbia label (catalog no. 36898). In February 1946, it reached No. 2 on the folk chart. It spent eight weeks on the charts and was ranked as the No. 12 record in Billboard's year-end folk juke box chart. It was the "B-side" to "Guitar Polka" which peaked at No. 1. See also * Billboard Most-Played Folk Records of 1946 The ''Billboard'' Most-Played Folk Records of 1946 is a year-end chart compiled ''Billboard'' magazine ranking the year's top folk records based on the number of times the record was played on the nation's juke boxes. In 1946, country music records ... References {{authority control American country music songs 1946 songs Songs written by Al Dexter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddy Arnold
Richard Edward Arnold (May 15, 1918 – May 8, 2008) was an American country music singer who performed for six decades. He was a Nashville sound (country/popular music) innovator of the late 1950s, and scored 147 songs on the ''Billboard'' country music charts, second only to George Jones. He sold more than 85 million records. A member of the Grand Ole Opry (beginning 1943) and the Country Music Hall of Fame (beginning 1966), Arnold ranked 22nd on Country Music Television's 2003 list of "The 40 Greatest Men of Country Music." Early years Arnold was born on May 15, 1918, on a farm near Henderson, Tennessee. His father, a sharecropper, played the fiddle, while his mother played guitar. Arnold's father died when he was just 11, forcing him to leave school and begin helping on the family farm. This led to him later gaining his nickname, the Tennessee Plowboy. Arnold attended Pinson High School in Pinson, Tennessee, where he played guitar for school functions and events. He quit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
That's How Much I Love You (Eddy Arnold Song)
"That's How Much I Love You" is a country music song written by Arnold, Fowler, and Hall, sung by Eddy Arnold, and released in 1946 on the RCA Victor label (catalog no. 20-1948-A). In October 1946, it reached No. 2 on the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' folk chart. It was also ranked as the No. 10 record on the ''Billboard'' 1946 year-end folk juke box chart. Cover versions * Frank Sinatra covered "That's How Much I Love You" in 1947. His version reached #10 (U.S.). * Bing Crosby also covered the song and his version reached No. 17 in 1947 * Pat Boone covered the song in 1958. His rendition peaked at #39 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100.''Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990'' - See also * Billboard Most-Played Folk Records of 1946 References {{Pat Boone 1946 songs 1946 singles 1947 singles 1958 singles Eddy Arnold songs Frank Sinatra songs Pat Boone songs RCA Victor singles Dot Records singles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
