Country Music 1946
Events
- The KLRA Arkansas Jamboree Barndance goes on air for the first time in Little Rock , Arkansas
- The WRVA Old Dominion Barn Dance premieres in Richmond , Virginia
Top hits of the year
Number 1 hits
- January 5th - "You Will Have to Pay" - Tex Ritter
- January 5th - "White Cross on Okinawa" - Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys
- February 2nd - "Guitar Polka" - Al Dexter
- May 18th - "New Spanish Two Step" - Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys
- September 14th - "Wine, Women and Song" - Al Dexter
- October 12th - "Divorce Me COD" - Merle Travis
More hits
- "Chained To A Memory" - Eddy Arnold
- "Cincinnati Lou" - Merle Travis
- "Detour" - Spade Cooley
- "Drivin 'Nails In My Coffin" - Floyd Tillman
- "Freight Train Boogie" - The Delmore Brothers
- "Get Yourself A Red Head" - Hank Penny
- "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You" - Gene Autry
- "I Wish I Had Never Met Sunshine" - Gene Autry
- "Kentucky Waltz" - Bill Monroe and his Bluegrass Boys
- "No Vacancy" - Merle Travis
- "Roly Poly" - Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys
- "Sioux City Sue" - Tiny Hill
- "Sioux City Sue" - The Hoosier Hot Shots
- "Sioux City Sue" - Zeke Manners
- "Someday" - The Hoosier Hot Shots
- "Someday" - Elton Britt
- "Stay A Little Longer" - Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys
- "That's How Much I Love You" - Eddy Arnold
- "Wave To Me My Lady" - Elton Britt
- "When You Leave Don't Slam The Door" - Tex Ritter
- "You Can't Break My Heart" - Spade Cooley
Born
- January 19 - Dolly Parton
- July 3 - Johnny Lee
- July 15 - Linda Ronstadt
- October 10 - John Prine († 2020)
- November 5 - Gram Parsons († 1973)
- November 13 - Ray Wylie Hubbard
- November 20 - Bob Childers († 2008)
Died
- July 14 - Riley Puckett