1967 in Country Music - Events

Events

  • April 1 — The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum opens in Nashville.
  • September — Lynn Anderson becomes a featured vocalist on The Lawrence Welk Show; earlier in the year, she signs her first national recording contract with Chart Records.
  • October — The first Country Music Association Awards are handed out at Nashville's Municipal Auditorium. The show is not televised.

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