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1922 in country music

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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1922.

Events

  • June 30 – A.C. "Eck" Robertson became the first fiddler and country musician on record when he recorded eight tracks for the Victor Talking Machine Company in New York City.
  • September 9 – First radio broadcast of Fiddlin' John Carson on WSB-Atlanta.

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Top Hillbilly (Country) Recordings

The following songs were extracted from records included in Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954, record sales reported on the "Discography of American Historical Recordings" website, and other sources as specified. Numerical rankings are approximate.

RankArtistTitleLabelRecordedReleasedChart Positions
1Vernon Dalhart and the Criterion Trio"Tuck Me to Sleep (In My Old 'Tucky Home)"Victor 18807US BB 1922 #18, US #2 for 1 week, 7 total weeks, 1,040,811 sales
2Vernon Dalhart"Weep No More, My Mammy"Columbia 3500US BB 1922 #59, US #5 for 1 week, 3 total weeks
3Vernon Dalhart"Dear Old Southland"Edison 50905US BB 1922 #140, US #12 for 1 week, 1 total weeks
4Al Bernard and Vernon Dalhart"I Want My Mammy"Columbia 3520US BB 1922 #114, US #10 for 1 week, 1 total weeks
5California Ramblers"My Honey's Lovin' Arms"Vocalion 14329US BB 1922 #115, US #10 for 1 week, 1 total weeks

Births

  • July 26 – Jim Foglesong, Music Row executive who helped lay foundation for country music's boom period in the 1970s through early 1990s. (died 2013)
  • December 20 — Geoff Mack, Australian singer-songwriter (died 2017)

Deaths

Main article: births in 1922

References

References

  1. Whitburn, Joel. (1986). "Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954". Record Research.
  2. "Victor matrix B-25532. Tuck me to sleep (In my old 'Tucky home) / Criterion Trio ; Vernon Dalhart - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  3. "The Victor Talking Machine Company".
  4. "Columbia matrix 80019. Weep no more (my mammy) / Vernon Dalhart - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  5. "Edison matrix 8325. Dear old Southland / Vernon Dalhart - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  6. "Columbia matrix 80076. I want my mammy / Al Bernard ; Vernon Dalhart - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
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