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1935 in country music

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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1935.

Events

sales remained approximately 14% of 1929 levels

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
1Carter Family"Can the Circle Be Unbroken (By and By)"Melotone 13432US Hillbilly 1935 #1, Grammy Hall of Fame 1998
2Gene Autry and Jimmy Longtitle=Vocalion 78rpm numerical listing discography: 2522 - 3000url=https://www.78discography.com/VOC2500.htmaccess-date=2022-01-06website=www.78discography.com}}Vocalion 2991last=Murrellsfirst=Josephurl=http://archive.org/details/bookofgoldendisc00murrtitle=The book of golden discsdate=1978publisher=London : Barrie & Jenkinsothers=Internet Archiveisbn=978-0-214-20512-5}}
3Patsy MontanaAcc. by Prairie Ramblers"I Want to be a Cowboy's Sweetheart"Melotone 5-11-56US Hillbilly 1935 #3, 1,000,000 sales, National Recording Registry 2011, Grammy Hall of Fame 2007
4Bill Boyd and His Cowboy Ramblers"Under the Double Eagle"Bluebird 5945US Hillbilly 1935 #4
5Gene Autry Triotitle=MELOTONE 78rpm numerical listing discography: 13000 to endurl=https://www.78discography.com/Mel13000.htmaccess-date=2022-01-18website=www.78discography.com}}Melotone 13315US Hillbilly 1935 #5
6Shelton Brothers"Just Because"Decca 5100US Hillbilly 1935 #6
7Jimmie Davis"Nobody's Darling But Mine"Decca 5090US Hillbilly 1935 #7
8The Westerners (Massey Family)"When The White Azaleas Start Blooming"Perfect 13109US Hillbilly 1935 #8, 1,000,000 sales (unverified)
9Shelton Brothers"Deep Elem Blues"Decca 5099US Hillbilly 1935 #9
10Gene Autry Trio"Ole Faithful"Melotone 13354US Hillbilly 1935 #10
11Milton Brown and His Musical Brownies"St. Louis Blues"Decca 46001US Hillbilly 1935 #11
12Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys"Mexicali Rose"Vocalion 3086US Hillbilly 1935 #12
13Gene Autry and Jimmy Long"The Round-Up at Cheyenne"Melotone 13261US Hillbilly 1935 #13
14The Westerners (Massey Family)"Brown Skin Gal (Down The Lane)"Vocalion 2882US Hillbilly 1935 #14
15Milton Brown and His Musical Brownies"Beautiful Texas"Decca 5071US Hillbilly 1935 #15

Births

  • January 8 – Elvis Presley, "The King" and cross-genre singer (died 1977).
  • April 5 – Warner Mack, countrypolitan-styled singer-songwriter from the late 1950s through late 1960s.
  • August 2 – Hank Cochran, songwriter best known for writing hits by Patsy Cline, Ray Price, Eddy Arnold and others (died 2010).
  • September 25 – Royce Kendall, father half of The Kendalls (died 1998).
  • September 29 – Jerry Lee Lewis, pianist whose successfully fused honky tonk with rock music, making him one of the genre's most successful performers of the 1950s through 1980s; cousin of Mickey Gilley and Jimmy Swaggart (died 2022).
  • November 30 – George Richey, songwriter and record producer; husband of Tammy Wynette (died 2010).

Deaths

  • August 15 – Will Rogers, 55, beloved humorist who had appeal with both country and popular music audiences (plane crash).

References

References

  1. Whitburn, Joel. (1986). "Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954". Record Research.
  2. "MELOTONE 78rpm numerical listing discography: 13000 to end".
  3. "Vocalion 78rpm numerical listing discography: 2522 - 3000".
  4. Murrells, Joseph. (1978). "The Book of Golden Discs". [[Barrie & Jenkins]].
  5. Murrells, Joseph. (1978). "The book of golden discs". London : Barrie & Jenkins.
  6. "Patsy Montana's Vest and Skirt". [[Smithsonian Institution]].
  7. Matthew Leimkuehler. "What are the all-time greatest country songs? These 100 top our list".
  8. "Victor matrix BVE-87727. Under the double eagle / Bill Boyd; Cowboy Ramblers - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  9. Wolff, Duane. (2000). "Country Music:The Rough Guide". Rough Guides.
  10. "MELOTONE 78rpm numerical listing discography: 13000 to end".
  11. "Decca matrix C 9813. Just because / The Shelton Brothers - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  12. "Decca matrix C 9494. Nobody's darlin' but mine / Jimmie Davis - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  13. "PERFECT 78rpm numerical listing discography: 13000 to end-of-series".
  14. "TSHA {{!}} Mabie, Victoria Louise Massey".
  15. "Decca matrix C 9809. Deep elem blues / The Shelton Brothers - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  16. "Decca matrix C 9698. St. Louis blues / Brownies [Milton Brown] - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  17. "Vocalion 78rpm numerical listing discography: 3000 - 3500".
  18. "Decca matrix C 9716. Beautiful Texas / Brownies [Milton Brown] - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
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