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1937 in country music

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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1937.

Events

  • sales rebounded to approximately 1/3 of 1929 levels
  • October 30 – Johnnie Wright and Kitty Wells are married.

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
1Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys"Steel Guitar Rag"Vocalion 3394US Hillbilly 1937 #1
2Roy Acuff with The Crazy Tennesseans"Great Speckled Bird"Melotone 70159US BB 1938 #236, US #13 for 1 week, 3 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1937 #2
3Jimmie Davis"Nobody's Darling but Mine"Decca 5090US BB 1937 #340, US #19 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1937 #3
4Delmore Brothers"Singing My Troubles Away"Bluebird 7129US Hillbilly 1937 #4
5Al Dexter"Honky Tonk Blues"Melotone 70365US Hillbilly 1937 #5
6Rex Griffin"The Last Letter"Decca 5383US Hillbilly 1937 #6
7Gene Autry"The One Rose (That's Left In My Heart)"Melotone 71058US Hillbilly 1937 #7
8Jimmie Rodgers And The Carter Family"The Carter Family And Jimmie Rodgers In Texas"Bluebird 6762US Hillbilly 1937 #8
9Jimmie Revard And His Oklahoma Playboys"My Little Girl I Love You"Bluebird 6877US Hillbilly 1937 #9
10Hoosier Hot Shotstitle=Vocalion 78rpm numerical listing discography: 3500 - 4000url=https://www.78discography.com/VOC3500.htmaccess-date=2022-03-02website=www.78discography.com}}Vocalion 3644US BB 1937 #227, US #13 for 1 week, 2 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1937 #10
11Bob Skyles & His Skyrockets"The Arkansas Bazooka Swing"Bluebird 6876US BB 1937 #350, US #19 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1937 #11
12Sweet Violet Boys"I Haven't Got a Pot to Cook In"Vocalion 3402US BB 1937 #264, US #15 for 1 week, 2 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1937 #12
13Bob Wills and His Texas Playboystitle=Vocalion 78rpm numerical listing discography: 3000 - 3500url=https://www.78discography.com/VOC3000.htmaccess-date=2022-01-06website=www.78discography.com}}Vocalion 3424US Hillbilly 1937 #13
14Riverside Ramblers"Wondering"Bluebird 6926US Hillbilly 1937 #14
15Roy Acuff and his Crazy Tennesseans"Steel Guitar Chimes"Melotone 70752US Hillbilly 1937 #15
16Carson Robison"There's A Bridle Hangin' on the Wall"Montgomery Ward 4917US Hillbilly 1937 #16
17Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers"The Right Key (But The Wrong Keyhole)"Decca 5401US Hillbilly 1937 #17
18Robert Johnson"Cross Road Blues"Vocalion 3519US Hillbilly 1937 #18
19Gene Autry and His String Band"It's Round-Up Time In Reno"Melotone 71261US Hillbilly 1937 #19
20Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys"Right Or Wrong"Vocalion 3451US Hillbilly 1937 #20
21The Prairie Ramblers With Patsy Montana"I'm A Wild And Reckless Cowboy (From The West Side Of Town)"Melotone 70469US Hillbilly 1937 #21

Births

  • March 20 – Jerry Reed, "swamp rock"-styled singer and guitarist best known for novelty hits, most notably "When You're Hot, You're Hot" (died 2008).
  • April 6 – Merle Haggard, innovator of the Bakersfield Sound and a huge country star since the 1960s (died 2016).
  • June 15 – Waylon Jennings, influential rock-styled country performer and originator of the 1970s "outlaw" movement (died 2002).
  • August 26 – Don Bowman, musician, songwriter and comedian, original host of radio's American Country Countdown (died 2013).
  • November 1 – Bill Anderson, prolific singer-songwriter and television personality whose success has lasted more than 50 years; known as "Whisperin' Bill."
  • November 30 – Jimmy Bowen, prominent record producer and executive from the 1970s through 1990s.
  • December 16 – Jim Glaser, singer-songwriter and member of Tompall & the Glaser Brothers (died 2019).
  • December 26 – Ronnie Prophet, Canadian country music singer (died 2018).

Deaths

Main article: Deaths in 1937

References

References

  1. Whitburn, Joel. (1986). "Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954". Record Research.
  2. "MELOTONE 1937 numerical listing discography".
  3. "Victor matrix BS-011892. Singing my troubles away / Delmore Brothers - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  4. "Decca matrix 62194. The last letter / Rex Griffin - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  5. "Victor matrix BVE-69428. The Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers in Texas / Carter Family; Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  6. "Victor matrix BS-07356. My little girl I love you / Oklahoma Playboys; Jimmie Revard; Curly Williams - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  7. "Vocalion 78rpm numerical listing discography: 3500 - 4000".
  8. "Victor matrix BS-07301. The Arkansas bazooka swing / Bob Skyles; Skyrockets - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  9. "Vocalion 78rpm numerical listing discography: 3000 - 3500".
  10. "Victor matrix BS-07227. Wondering / Riverside Ramblers; Joe Werner - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  11. "Victor matrix BS-102242. There's a bridle hangin' on the wall / Carson Robison - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  12. "Decca matrix 61638. The right key / Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
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