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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1949.
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in 1948.
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in 1947.
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- ↑ Library of Congress. Copyright Office. (1947). Catalog of Copyright Entries 1947 Published Music Jan-Dec 3D Ser Vol 1 Pt 5A. United States Copyright Office. U.S. Govt. Print. Off.
- ↑ Patrick Milligan, Richard Weize (BCD 15637), Michel Ruppli (Capitol Discography), Praguefrank and Mario Manciotti, Murray Kirch (May 23, 2022). "Merle Travis". Praguefrank's Country Music Discographies. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link) - ↑ "Capitol 100 - 499, 78rpm numerical listing discography". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-05-23.
- ↑ Einstein, Arthur (2010). Ask the Man Who Owns One: An Illustrated History of Packard Advertising.
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 351.
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