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1947 in country music

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See also: 1946 in country music, 1947 in music, other events of 1947, 1948 in country music, 1940s in music and the List of years in Country Music

Events

Top hits of the year

Number one hits

(As certified by Billboard magazine)

Other major hits

  • "It's Mighty Dark to Travel" - Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys
  • "Kentucky" - Blue Sky Boys
  • "New Pretty Blonde (New Jole Blon)" - Moon Mullican
  • "The Tramp on the Street" - Molly O'Day with the Cumberland Mountain Folks

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Top new album releases

Births

Deaths

Further reading

  • 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.