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1932 in country music

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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1932.

Events

1932 marked the lowest trough the recording industry would experience during the Great Depression, as sales tumbled to pre-1905 levels. In the United States, revenues went from 104 million units in 1927 to 6 million in 1932, and did not start to rebound until 1937.

Top Hillbilly (Country) Recordings 1932

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, they are only used as a frame of reference.

RankArtistTitleLabelRecordedReleasedChart Positions
1Jimmie Rodgers with Lani McIntire's Hawaiians"Why Should I Be Lonely"Victor 23609US Hillbilly 1932 #1, 20,506 sales
2Gene Autry and Jimmy Long"That Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine"Banner 32349US Hillbilly 1932 #2
3Jimmie Rodgers"Gambling Polka Dot Blues"Victor 23636US Hillbilly 1932 #3, 13,265 sales
4Jimmie Rodgers"Roll Along, Kentucky Moon"Victor 23651US BB 1932 #223, US #18 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1932 #4, 12,448 sales
5Dick Robertson"Twenty-One Years (Is a Long Time)"Victor 23616US Hillbilly 1932 #5, 11,225 sales
6Jimmie Rodgers"My Time Ain’t Long"Victor 23669US Hillbilly 1932 #6, 9,578 sales
7Kentucky Ramblers"Ginseng Blues"Broadway 8271US Hillbilly 1932 #7
8Renfro Valley Boystitle=Paramount 3000 series 78rpm numerical listing discographyurl=https://www.78discography.com/Para030.htmaccess-date=2022-01-06website=www.78discography.com}}Paramount 3321US Hillbilly 1932 #8
9Renfro Valley Boys"My Renfro Valley Home"Paramount 3315US Hillbilly 1932 #9
10Jimmie Rodgers"Blue Yodel No. 10 (Ground Hog Rootin' In My Back Yard)"Victor 21757US Hillbilly 1932 #10, 7,746 sales
11Stuart Hamblen"My Mary"Victor 23685US Hillbilly 1932 #11
12Delmore Brothers"Alabama Lullaby"Columbia 15724US Hillbilly 1932 #12
13Jimmie Rodgers"Rock All Our Babies To Sleep"Victor 23721US Hillbilly 1932 #13, 6,241 sales
14Jimmie Rodgers"Down The Old Road To Home"Victor 23711US Hillbilly 1932 #14, 6,078 sales
15Carter Family"Motherless Children"Victor 23641US Hillbilly 1932 #15
16Carson Robison Trio"Twenty One Years"Perfect 12759US Hillbilly 1932 #16
17Carter Family"Room In Heaven For Me"Victor 23618US Hillbilly 1932 #17, 5,088 sales
18Jimmie Rodgers"She Was Happy Till She Met You"Victor 21757US Hillbilly 1932 #18
19Carter Family"Weary Prodigal Son"Victor 23626US Hillbilly 1932 #19, 4,329 sales
20Carter Family"I Never Loved but One"Victor 23656US Hillbilly 1932 #20, 3,360 sales
21Renfro Valley Boys"Twenty-One Years"Paramount 3311US Hillbilly 1932 #21

Births

  • January 31 – Rick Hall, songwriter and producer (died 2018).
  • February 3 – Bill Mack, country music radio personality best known for hosting Country Crossroads, and songwriter ("Blue" and "Drinking Champagne").(died 2020)
  • February 25 – Faron Young, honky tonk singer whose popularity spanned the 1950s through mid-1970s (died 1996).
  • February 26 – Johnny Cash, vastly influential in all genres of American popular music, most notably country (died 2003).
  • April 14 – Loretta Lynn, leading country singer-songwriter of the 1960s and 1970s (died 2022).
  • August 8 – Mel Tillis, singer-songwriter who overcame a speech impediment to become one of the genre's biggest stars of the 1950s through 1980s (died 2017).
  • September 8 – Patsy Cline, one of the most influential singers in American popular music, first female country singer to cross over to the pop charts (died 1963).
  • October 11 – Dottie West, female vocalist who successfully transferred from the Nashville Sound (of the 1960s) to more straight-ahead pop country during the late 1970s and early 1980s (died 1991).
  • November 6 – Paul English, drummer for Willie Nelson (died 2020).
  • November 13 – Buddy Killen, record producer and music publishing owner (died 2006).

References

References

  1. Russell, Will. "The Great Depression and Music: From Woody Guthrie To Coronavirus".
  2. Whitburn, Joel. (1986). "Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954". Record Research.
  3. "Victor matrix PBVE-54850. Why should I be lonely? / Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  4. "Victor 23609 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  5. "TSHA {{!}} Autry, Orvon Gene".
  6. "Victor matrix BVE-69439. Gambling polka dot blues / Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  7. "Victor 23636 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  8. "Victor matrix BVE-70645. Roll along Kentucky moon / Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  9. "Victor 23651 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  10. "Victor matrix BRC-70298. Twenty-one years (Is a long time) / Dick Robertson - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  11. "Victor 23616 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  12. "Victor matrix BVE-70647. My time ain't long / Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  13. "Victor 23669 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  14. "BROADWAY 8000 series 78rpm numerical listing Discography".
  15. "Paramount 3000 series 78rpm numerical listing discography".
  16. "Victor matrix BVE-70650. Blue yodel no. 10 / Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  17. "Victor 23696 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  18. "Victor matrix PBVE-68337. My Mary / Stuart Hamblen ; Ted Dahl Orchestra - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  19. "Columbia matrix W151977. Alabama lullaby / Delmore Brothers - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  20. "Victor matrix BSHQ-58963. Rock all our babies to sleep / Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  21. "Victor 23721 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  22. "Victor matrix BVE-70649. Down the old road to home / Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  23. "Victor 23711 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  24. "Victor matrix BVE-56568. Motherless children / Carter Family - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  25. "PERFECT 78rpm numerical listing discography (12500 - 13000)".
  26. "Victor matrix BVE-64707. Room in heaven for me / Carter Family - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  27. "Victor 23618 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  28. "Victor matrix BVE-56608. She was happy till she met you / Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  29. "Victor matrix BVE-69345. Weary prodigal son / Carter Family - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  30. "Victor 23626 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  31. "Victor matrix BVE-71613. I never loved but one / Carter Family - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  32. "Victor 23656 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  33. [https://www.austin360.com/news/20200212/paul-english-longtime-willie-nelson-drummer-dies Paul English, longtime Willie Nelson drummer, dies]
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