Country Music 1964
Events
- July 31 - Jim Reeves is killed in a plane crash near Nashville .
Top hits of the year
Number 1 hits
- February 8 - "Begging to You" - Marty Robbins
- February 15th - "BJ the DJ" - Stonewall Jackson
- February 22nd - "Begging to You" - Marty Robbins
- March 7th - "Saginaw, Michigan" - Lefty Frizzell
- April 4th - "Understand Your Man" - Johnny Cash
- May 16 - "My Heart Skips a Beat" - Buck Owens
- June 6th - "Together Again" - Buck Owens
- June 20th - "My Heart Skips a Beat" - Buck Owens
- July 18th - "Dang Me" - Roger Miller
- August 29th - "I Guess I'm Crazy" - Jim Reeves
- October 17th - "I Don't Care (Just As Long as You Love Me)" - Buck Owens
- November 28th - "Once a Day" - Connie Smith
More big hits
- "Chug-a-Lug" - Roger Miller
- "Down To My Last Cigarette" - Billy Walker
- " 500 Miles Away From Home " - Bobby Bare
- "The Ballad of Ira Hayes" - Johnny Cash
- "Burning Memories" - Ray Price
- "Cross the Brazos at Waco" - Billy Walker
- "Four Strong Winds" - Bobby Bare
- "Forever" - Pete Drake
- "Go Cat Go" - Norma Jean
- "Gonna Get Along Without You Now" - Skeeter Davis
- "Here Comes My Baby Back Again" - Dottie West
- "It Ain't Me Babe" - Johnny Cash and June Carter
- "Let's Go All the Way" - Norma Jean
- "Password" - Kitty Wells
- "The Race Is On" - George Jones
- "Second Fiddle" - Jean Shepard
- "Sorrow on the Rocks" - Porter Wagoner
- "Welcome To My World" - Jim Reeves
- "Wine Women and Song" - Loretta Lynn
Albums (selection)
- Bill Anderson Showcase - Bill Anderson (Decca)
- Bitter Tears: Ballads of the American Indian - Johnny Cash (Columbia)
- Eddy's Songs - Eddy Arnold (RCA)
- Folk Song Book - Bill Anderson (Decca)
- Grand Ole Opry Favorites - The Browns (RCA)
- Guitar Country - Chet Atkins (RCA)
- I Don't Care - Buck Owens (Capitol)
- Let's Go All the Way - Norma Jean (RCA)
- Johnny Bond's Best - Johnny Bond (Harmony)
- Oh Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison (Columbia)
- Orange Blossom Special - Johnny Cash (Columbia)
- Pop Hits From the Country Side - Eddy Arnold (RCA)
- Progressive Pickin - Chet Atkins (RCA)
- The Return of Roger Miller - Roger Miller (Smash)
- Sometimes I'm Happy, Sometimes I'm Blue - Eddy Arnold (RCA)
- This Young Land - The Browns (RCA)
- Together Again / My Heart Skips a Beat - Buck Owens (Capitol)
Born
- May 28 - Phil Vassar , singer-songwriter
- May 30 - Wynonna Judd , who along with her mother, the duo The Judds formed
- September 19 - Trisha Yearwood , singer
- October 31 - Darryl Worley , singer-songwriter
Died
July 31 - Jim Reeves , 39
New inductees into the Country Music Hall of Fame
- Tex Ritter (1905–1974)
Important awards
Grammys
- Best Country and Western Vocal Performance, Female - "Here Comes My Baby," Dottie West
- Best Country and Western Vocal Performance, Male - "Dang Me," Roger Miller
- Best Country and Western Single - "Dang Me," Roger Miller
- Best Country and Western Song - "Dang Me," Roger Miller
- Best Country and Western Album - Dang Me / Chug-a-Lug , Roger Miller
- Best New Country and Western Artist - Roger Miller