This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1957. [edit] Events - April — Jimmy Dean hosts his first nationally televised series, a 30-minute daytime variety series airing on CBS named The Jimmy Dean Show. The show has a prime-time run from June to September (as a summer replacement series); the daytime show will run until 1959. This is the first of three country music-oriented series bearing Dean's name and hosting duties.
- June 24 — Billboard terminates its "Most Played C&W in Juke Boxes" chart, leaving just the "Most Played C&W by Jockeys" and "C&W Best Sellers in Stores" charts to gauge a song's popularity.
[edit] Top hits of the year [edit] Number one hits (As certified by Billboard magazine) - Note: Several songs were simultaneous No. 1 hits on the separate "Most Played C&W in Juke Boxes," "Most Played C&W by Jockeys" and "C&W Best Sellers in Stores" charts.
[edit] Other major hits [edit] Top new album releases - Johnny Cash With His Hot and Blue Guitar -- Johnny Cash
[edit] Births - January 4 — Patty Loveless, top female vocalist of the late 1980s and 1990s, thanks to her voice combining bluegrass, blues and rock.
- April 12 — Vince Gill, top male vocalist and prominent member of the new traditionalist movement of the late 1980s/1990s.
- July 24 — Pam Tillis, daughter of Mel Tillis and popular female vocalsit of the 1990s.
- August 22 — Holly Dunn, female star and another artist who helped popularize country music during the late 1980s/early 1990s.
- November 1 — Lyle Lovett, alternative country star.
[edit] Deaths [edit] 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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