Deaths
- January 8 — Sara Carter, 80, lead singer and member of the pioneering Carter Family.
- February 21 — Carl T. Sprague, 83, "The Original Singing Cowboy," active mainly in the 1920s.
- May 11 — Lester Flatt, 64, early bluegrass pioneer who, with Earl Scruggs, formed the Foggy Mountain Boys. (heart failure)
- November 29 — Jimmie Tarlton, 87, one half of Darby and Tarlton, an early country music duo.
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