# 1957 in country music

This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1957.

## 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 1958. 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.
* November 4 — The Nos. 1 and 2 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, and Billboard's R&B and country charts are identical: Elvis Presley's "Jailhouse Rock" and the Everly Brothers' "Wake Up Little Susie." In addition, the No. 6 hit on the Hot 100 and R&B charts — Jimmie Rodgers' "Honeycomb" — is also climbing the country chart.
* December 11 — Jerry Lee Lewis secretly weds his second cousin, Myra Gale Brown, in Hernando, Tennessee.

## Top hits of the year
### Number one hits
#### United States

(as certified by Billboard)
| Date | Single name | Artist | Wks. No.1 | Notes |
| February 2 | Young Love | Sonny James | 9 | Also reached Number One on the Billboard Pop Chart. |
| March 2 | There You Go | Johnny Cash | 5 | |
| April 6 | Gone | Ferlin Husky | 10 | Husky's first Number One since "A Dear John Letter in 1953. |
| May 13 | All Shook Up | Elvis Presley | 1 | Also reached Number One on the Billboard Pop and R&B charts. |
| May 20 | A White Sport Coat | Marty Robbins | 5 | |
| May 20 | Honky Tonk Song | Webb Pierce | 1 | |
| May 27 | Four Walls | Jim Reeves | 8 | Reeves' first Number One since "Bimbo" in 1954. |
| July 15 | Bye Bye Love | The Everly Brothers | 7 | |
| August 5 | (Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear | Elvis Presley | 1 | Also reached Number One on the Billboard Pop and R&B charts. |
| September 9 | Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin On | Jerry Lee Lewis | 2 | Also reached Number One on the Billboard R&B chart. |
| September 16 | Fraulein | Bobby Helms | 4 | |
| September 16 | My Shoes Keep Walking Back to You | Ray Price | 4 | |
| October 14 | Wake Up Little Susie | The Everly Brothers | 8 | Also reached Number One on the Billboard Pop and R&B charts. |
| December 2 | Jailhouse Rock | Elvis Presley | 1 | Also reached Number One on the Billboard Pop and R&B charts. |
| December 9 | My Special Angel | Bobby Helms | 4 | |

##### Notes

* 1^ No. 1 song of the year, as determined by Billboard.
* 2^ Song dropped from No. 1 and later returned to top spot.
* A^ First Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.
* B^ Last Billboard No. 1 hit for that artist.
    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.

### Other major hits

| US | Single | Artist |
| 3 | Am I Losing You | Jim Reeves |
| 9 | The Auctioneer | Leroy Van Dyke |
| 7 | Bye Bye Love | Webb Pierce |
| 14 | Dark Moon | Bonnie Guitar |
| 12 | Don't Do It Darlin' | Webb Pierce |
| 11 | Don't Laugh | The Louvin Brothers |
| 10 | Don't Stop the Music | George Jones |
| 2 | A Fallen Star | Jimmy C. Newman |
| 8 | A Fallen Star | Ferlin Husky |
| 9 | First Date, First Kiss, First Love | Sonny James |
| 7 | For Rent (One Empty Heart) | Sonny James |
| 4 | Geisha Girl | Hank Locklin |
| 13 | Give My Love to Rose | Johnny Cash |
| 3 | Gonna Find Me a Bluebird | Marvin Rainwater |
| 12 | Gonna Find Me a Bluebird | Eddy Arnold |
| 3 | Holiday for Love | Webb Pierce |
| 3 | Home of the Blues | Johnny Cash |
| 7 | Honeycomb | Jimmie Rodgers |
| 7 | I Can't Quit (I've Gone Too Far) | Marty Robbins |
| 4 | I Heard the Bluebirds Sing | The Browns |
| 5 | I Miss You Already (And You're Not Even Gone) | Faron Young |
| 11 | I Thought I Heard You Call My Name | Porter Wagoner |
| 10 | (I'll Always Be Your) Fraulein | Kitty Wells |
| 12 | I'll Be There (When You Get Lonely) | Ray Price |
| 11 | I'm Coming Home | Johnny Horton |
| 3 | I'm Tired | Webb Pierce |
| 13 | Jingle Bell Rock | Bobby Helms |
| 6 | Kisses Sweeter than Wine | Jimmie Rodgers |
| 3 | Knee Deep in the Blues | Marty Robbins |
| 12 | Love Has Finally Come My Way | Faron Young |
| 14 | Love Me to Pieces | Rusty & Doug |
| 15 | Lovesick Blues | Sonny James |
| 15 | Loving You | Elvis Presley |
| 11 | Mean Woman Blues | Elvis Presley |
| 7 | Missing You | Webb Pierce |
| 15 | Mister Fire Eyes | Bonnie Guitar |
| 15 | Money | The Browns |
| 8 | Mister Love | Ernest Tubb and The Wilburn Brothers |
| 8 | My Arms Are a House | Hank Snow |
| 9 | Next in Line | Johnny Cash |
| 8 | Oh, So Many Years | Kitty Wells and Webb Pierce |
| 12 | On My Mind Again | Billy Walker |
| 15 | One Step at a Time | Brenda Lee |
| 8 | Playing for Keeps | Elvis Presley |
| 11 | Please Don't Blame Me | Marty Robbins |
| 14 | Plenty of Everything but You | The Louvin Brothers |
| 14 | A Poor Man's Roses (Or a Rich Man's Gold) | Patsy Cline |
| 12 | Prize Possession | Ferlin Husky |
| 6 | Repenting | Kitty Wells |
| 13 | Rockin' in the Congo | Hank Thompson |
| 14 | The Same Two Lips | Marty Robbins |
| 15 | The Shrine of St. Cecilia | Faron Young |
| 12 | Someday | Webb Pierce |
| 7 | Stolen Moments | Hank Snow |
| 8 | Talkin' to the Blues | Jim Lowe |
| 4 | Tangled Mind | Hank Snow |
| 14 | Tears Are Only Rain | Hank Thompson |
| 15 | Teen-Age Dream | Marty Robbins |
| 15 | There Goes My Love | George Morgan |
| 7 | Three Ways (To Love You) | Kitty Wells |
| 3 | Too Much | Elvis Presley |
| 13 | Too Much Water | George Jones |
| 7 | Train of Love | Johnny Cash |
| 11 | Treat Me Nice | Elvis Presley |
| 9 | Two Shadows On Your Window | Jim Reeves |
| 2 | Walkin' After Midnight | Patsy Cline |
| 2 | Why, Why | Carl Smith |
| 9 | The Woman I Need | Johnny Horton |
| 10 | Yearning | George Jones and Jeanette Hicks |
| 15 | You Can't Hurt Me Anymore | Carl Smith |
| 7 | You Done Me Wrong | Ray Price |
| 6 | You're the Reason I'm in Love | Sonny James |
| 12 | Young Hearts | Jim Reeves |
| 13 | Your True Love | Carl Perkins |

## Top new album releases

* Johnny Cash With His Hot and Blue Guitar – Johnny Cash (Sun) debut album

## Births

* January 4 — Patty Loveless, top female vocalist of the late 1980s and 1990s, thanks to her voice combining bluegrass, blues and rock.
* February 19 — Lorianne Crook, radio and television personality, one half of Crook & Chase.
* April 12 — Vince Gill, top male vocalist and prominent member of the new traditionalist movement of the late 1980s/1990s.
* May 2 — Mark Sissel, lead guitarist from the Western Underground.
* July 24 — Pam Tillis, daughter of Mel Tillis and popular female vocalist of the 1990s.
* July 27 – Bill Engvall, comedian and member of Blue Collar Comedy with Jeff Foxworthy, Larry the Cable Guy and Ron White
* August 22 — Holly Dunn, female star and artist who helped popularize country music during the late 1980s/early 1990s (died 2016).
* November 1 — Lyle Lovett, alternative country star.

## Deaths

* March 24 — Carson Robison, 66, early C&W singer-songwriter.