Deaths
- March 5 — Patsy Cline, 30, premiere female country vocalist who became even more legendary after her death (plane crash).
- March 5 — Cowboy Copas, 49, country singer from the 1940s through 1960s, best known for his 1960 hit, "Alabam" (plane crash).
- March 5 — Hawkshaw Hawkins, 41, country singer since the 1940s, best known for his pothsumous No. 1 hit, "Lonesome 7-7203" (plane crash).
- March 8 — Jack Anglin, 47, country entertainer since the 1930s, late of the duo Johnnie and Jack (with Johnnie Wright) (car accident).
- March 29 — Texas Ruby, 52, half of the comedy-old-time country duo Curly Fox and Texas Ruby (mobile home fire).
- August 27 - Jim Denny, 52, music executive.
Read more about this topic: 1963 In Country Music
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“This is the 184th Demonstration.
...
What we do is not beautiful
hurts no one makes no one desperate
we do not break the panes of safety glass
stretching between people on the street
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—Marge Piercy (b. 1936)
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