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1933 in country music

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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1933.

Events

sales grew approximately 15% over 1932

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, they are only used as a frame of reference.

RankArtistTitleLabelRecordedReleasedChart Positions
1Gene Autry and Jimmy Long"The Yellow Rose Of Texas"Melotone 12700US Hillbilly 1933 #1
2Gene Autry"The Last Round-Up"Melotone 12832US BB 1933 #133, US #12 for 1 week, 3 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1933 #2
3Jimmie Rodgers"Peach-Pickin’ Time Down in Georgia"Victor 23781US Hillbilly 1933 #3
4Tex Ritter"Rye Whiskey"Melotone 12664US Hillbilly 1933 #4
5Jimmie Rodgers"Blue Yodel No. 12 (Barefoot Blues)"Victor 24456US Hillbilly 1933 #5
6The Allen Brothers"Lightning Bug Blues"Victor 23805US Hillbilly 1933 #6
7Jimmie Rodgers"No Hard Times - Blue Yodel"Victor 23751US Hillbilly 1933 #7, 4,258 sales
8Gene Autry and Jimmy Long"Cowboy's Heaven"Melotone 12652US Hillbilly 1933 #8
9Jimmie Davis and Rubye Blevins (Patsy Montana)"Jealous Lover"Victor 23778US Hillbilly 1933 #9
10Rambling Red Foley with the Cumberland Ridge Runners"The Lone Cowboy"Melotone 12718US Hillbilly 1933 #10
11Jimmie Rodgers"Gambling Barroom Blues"Victor 23766US Hillbilly 1933 #11
12Rambling Red Foley with the Cumberland Ridge Runners"Single Life Is Good Enough For Me"Melotone 12718US Hillbilly 1933 #12
13Jimmie Rodgers"Miss the Mississippi and You"Victor 23736US Hillbilly 1933 #13, 3,791 sales
14Carter Family"The Church in the Wildwood"Victor 40317US Hillbilly 1933 #14
15Jimmie Rodgers"Blue Yodel No. 11 (I’ve Got a Gal)"Victor 23796US Hillbilly 1933 #15
16Bing Crosby"The Last Round-Up"Melotone 12832US BB 1933 #20, US #2 for 2 weeks, 5 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1933 #16
17Cumberland Ridge Runners with John Lair"Sally's Not The Same Old Sally"Perfect 12914US Hillbilly 1933 #17
18Jimmie Rodgers"Mississippi Delta Blues"Victor 23816US Hillbilly 1933 #18
19Jimmie Rodgers"I’m Free (From the Chain Gang Now)"Victor 23830US Hillbilly 1933 #19
20Gene Autry and Jimmy Long"Answer To Twenty-One Years"Melotone 12690US Hillbilly 1933 #20

Births

  • March 10 – Ralph Emery, radio and television personality.
  • April 15 – Roy Clark, singer and multi-instrumentalist, host of television's Hee Haw (died 2018).
  • April 30 – Willie Nelson, songwriter and key member of the 1970s "outlaw" movement.
  • September 1 – Conway Twitty, singer-songwriter who successfully defected from 1950s rock music career to become a giant in the country genre from the 1960s through the early 1990s (died 1993).
  • September 3 – Tompall Glaser, member of Tompall & the Glaser Brothers and leading member of the 1970s "outlaw" movement (died 2013).
  • October 27 – Floyd Cramer, session pianist who had a series of hits in his own right (died 1997).
  • November 21 – Jean Shepard, legendary female vocalist of the 1950s–1970s and a longtime Grand Ole Opry favorite (died 2016).

Deaths

  • May 26 – Jimmie Rodgers, 35, "The Singing Brakeman" who became country music's first bona fide superstar (tuberculosis).

References

References

  1. Whitburn, Joel. (1986). "Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954". Record Research.
  2. "MELOTONE 78rpm numerical listing discography: 12500 - 12999".
  3. "Victor matrix BS-58970. Peach picking time down in Georgia / Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  4. "Victor matrix BS-76138. Blue yodel no. 12 / Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  5. "Victor matrix BS-74806. Lightning bug blues / Allen Brothers - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  6. "Victor 23751 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  7. "Victor matrix BS-59065. Jealous lover / Jimmie Davis; Patsy Montana - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  8. "Victor matrix BS-58971. Gambling barroom blues / Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  9. "Victor matrix BS-73326. Miss the Mississippi and you / Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  10. "Victor 23736 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  11. "Victor matrix BS-59028. The church in the wildwood / Carter Family - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  12. "Victor matrix BVE-56617. Blue yodel no. 11 / Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  13. "Victor matrix BS-76328. Mississippi Delta blues / Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  14. "Victor matrix BS-76141. I'm free (From the chain gang now) / Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
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