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1941 in country music

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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1941.

Events

  • January 1 – Radio programmers begin a 10-month ban on the ASCAP catalog when they fail to reach an agreement. Instead, disc jockeys begin to rely on BMI and its catalog of "hillbilly" music.
  • October – The Grand Ole Opry organizes a "Camel Country" tour in a show of support for American servicemen, many of whom would be off to war two months later.

Top Hillbilly (Country) Recordings

The following songs achieved the highest positions in Billboard magazine's 'Best Sellers in Stores' chart, monthly 'Hillbilly Hits' chart, supplemented by 'Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954' and record sales reported on the "Discography of American Historical Recordings" website, and other sources as specified, during 1941. Numerical rankings are approximate.

RankArtistTitleLabelRecordedReleasedChart Positions
1Gene Autrytitle=OKeh (by CBS) 78rpm numerical listing discography: 6000 - 6500url=https://www.78discography.com/OK6000.htmaccess-date=2022-01-06website=www.78discography.com}}Okeh 6274title=TSHA Autry, Orvon Geneurl=https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/autry-orvon-geneaccess-date=2022-04-26website=www.tshaonline.org}}
2Ernest Tubb"Walking the Floor Over You"Decca 5958US Billboard 1941 #154, US Pop #18 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1941 #2, Hillbilly #1 for 10 weeks, 72 total weeks, 292 points, 1,000,000 sales (see 1942, 8 more weeks at #1), Grammy Hall of Fame 1998, presented gold record 1964.
3Gene Autrytitle=OKeh (by CBS) numerical listing discography: 5600 - 5999url=https://www.78discography.com/OK5600.htmaccess-date=2022-01-06website=www.78discography.com}}Okeh 5980US Billboard 1941 #147, US Pop #23 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1941 #3, Hillbilly #1 for 6 week, 58 total weeks, 262 points, 1941 Best Original Song Nominee
4Louise Massey and the Westerners"My Adobe Hacienda"Okeh 6077US Billboard 1941 #99, US Pop #13 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1941 #4, Hillbilly #1 for 1 week, 21 total weeks, 107 points
5Curly Hicks And His Taproom Boys"Frisky Fiddler Polka"Bluebird 8740US Hillbilly 1941 #5, Hillbilly #4 for 2 weeks, 34 total weeks, 101 points
6Gene Autry"Tears On My Pillow"Okeh 6239US Hillbilly 1941 #6, Hillbilly #4 for 3 weeks, 41 total weeks, 100 points
7Gene Autry"You Waited Too Long"Okeh 5781US Hillbilly 1941 #7, Hillbilly #2 for 6 weeks, 21 total weeks, 95 points
8Roy Rogers and his Saddle Pals"New Worried Mind"Decca 5906US Hillbilly 1941 #8, Hillbilly #1 for 3 weeks, 15 total weeks, 90 points
9Jimmie Davis"I'm Sorry Now"Decca 5926US Hillbilly 1941 #9, Hillbilly #3 for 3 weeks, 27 total weeks, 84 points
10Tennessee Ramblers"Come Swing With Me"Bluebird 8742US Hillbilly 1941 #10, Hillbilly #3 for 4 weeks, 21 total weeks, 81 points
11Rice Brothers' Gang"My Carolina Sunshine Girl"Decca 5959US Hillbilly 1941 #11, Hillbilly #3 for 5 weeks, 26 total weeks, 75 points
12Karl And Harty"Let's All Have Another Beer"Okeh 6066US Hillbilly 1941 #12, Hillbilly #1 for 2 weeks, 15 total weeks, 72 points
13Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys"Take Me Back to Tulsa"Okeh 6101US Hillbilly 1941 #13, Hillbilly #1 for 1 weeks, 19 total weeks, 72 points, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 500
14Delmore Brothers"When It's Time For The Whip-Poor-Will To Sing"Decca 5925US Hillbilly 1941 #14, Hillbilly #1 for 1 week, 14 total weeks, 72 points
15Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys"Maiden's Prayer"Okeh 6205US Hillbilly 1941 #15, Hillbilly #1 for 3 weeks, 14 total weeks, 69 points
16Roy Rogers and his Saddle Pals"Time Changes Everything"Decca 5906US Hillbilly 1941 #16, Hillbilly #2 for 2 weeks, 21 total weeks, 69 points
17Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys"New Worried Mind"Okeh 6101US Billboard 1941 #108, US Pop #14 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1941 #17, Hillbilly #2 for 3 weeks, 17 total weeks, 64 points
18Sons of the Pioneers"Cool Water"Decca 5844US Billboard 1941 #142, US Pop #17 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1941 #18, Hillbilly #1 for 1 weeks, 18 total weeks, 63 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 1986
19Delmore Brothers"She Won't Be My Little Darling"Decca 5907US Hillbilly 1941 #19, Hillbilly #2 for 2 weeks, 14 total weeks, 60 points
20Texas Jim Robertson"I'll Be Back In A Year (Little Darlin')"Bluebird 8606US Billboard 1941 #204, US Pop #21 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1941 #20, Hillbilly #1 for 1 weeks, 15 total weeks, 59 points
21Adolph Hofner And His San Antonians"Alamo Rag"Okeh 6139US Hillbilly 1941 #21, Hillbilly #1 for 1 weeks, 18 total weeks, 57 points
22Louise Massey and the Westerners"Beer and Skittles"Okeh 5916US Billboard 1941 #129, US Pop #16 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1941 #22, Hillbilly #1 for 1 week, 16 total weeks, 54 points
23Bill Boyd And His Cowboy Ramblers"If You'll Come Back"Bluebird 8533US Hillbilly 1941 #23, Hillbilly #2 for 1 week, 15 total weeks, 54 points
24Tiny Hill and His Orchestra"Spin The Bottle"Okeh 6160US Hillbilly 1941 #24, Hillbilly #1 for 2 weeks, 14 total weeks, 53 points
25Prairie Ramblers"I'll Be Back In A Year (Little Darlin')"Okeh 6053US Hillbilly 1941 #25, Hillbilly #1 for 2 weeks, 13 total weeks, 53 points
26Ted Daffan and his Texans"Those Blue Eyes Don't Sparkle Anymore"Okeh 6160US Hillbilly 1941 #7, Hillbilly #1 for 2 weeks, 14 total weeks, 52 points
28Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys"Mule Skinner Blues"Bluebird 8568US Hillbilly 1941 #28, Hillbilly #1 for 1 week, 17 total weeks, 47 points, Grammy Hall of Fame 2009
29Shelton Brothers"What's The Matter With Deep Elm"Decca 5898US Hillbilly 1941 #32, Hillbilly #1 for 1 week, 15 total weeks, 46 points
31The Jesters"Repasz Band"Decca 3719US Billboard 1941 #205, US Pop #21 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1941 #30, Hillbilly #1 for 2 weeks, 11 total weeks, 44 points
32Jimmie Davis and Jimmy Wakely"Too Late"Decca 5940US Hillbilly 1941 #31, Hillbilly #1 for 1 week, 16 total weeks, 43 points

Births

  • January 18 – Bobby Goldsboro, middle-of-the-road artist best known for 1968's "Honey."
  • February 8 – Henson Cargill, best known for 1968's "Skip a Rope" (died 2007).
  • March 28 – Charlie McCoy, harmonica specialist.
  • April 2 – Sonny Throckmorton, songwriter.
  • May 31 – Johnny Paycheck, outlaw country-styled singer best known for "Take This Job and Shove It" (died 2003).
  • June 8 — Alf Robertson, Swedish country musician (died 2008).
  • August 14 – Connie Smith, female vocalist who grew to fame in the 1960s; Grand Ole Opry mainstay.
  • September 21 – Dickey Lee, pop-country singer-songwriter.
  • September 26 – David Frizzell, brother of Lefty Frizzell who grew into a country star in his own right.
  • October 17 – Earl Thomas Conley, singer-songwriter who became one of country's biggest stars of the 1980s (died 2019).
  • November 6 – Guy Clark, alternative-outlaw country singer-songwriter (died 2016).
  • November 27 – Eddie Rabbitt, singer-songwriter who crossed over to pop in the early 1980s with hits such as "I Love a Rainy Night" and "Drivin' My Life Away" (died 1998).
  • November 29 – Jody Miller, female vocalist best known for "Queen of the House" (answer song to Roger Miller's "King of the Road") (died 2022).

Deaths

  • November 7 – Henry Whitter, 49, early country musician.

References

References

  1. Whitburn, Joel. (1986). "Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954". Record Research.
  2. "OKeh (by CBS) 78rpm numerical listing discography: 6000 - 6500".
  3. "TSHA {{!}} Autry, Orvon Gene".
  4. "Decca matrix 93673. Walking the floor over you / Ernest Tubb - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  5. "OKeh (by CBS) numerical listing discography: 5600 - 5999".
  6. "Victor matrix BS-054534. Frisky fiddler / Curly Hicks ; Taproom Boys - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  7. "Decca matrix DLA 2247. New worried mind / Roy Rogers - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  8. "Decca matrix 68724. I'm sorry now / Jimmie Davis - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  9. "Victor matrix BS-056535. Come swing with me / Cecil Campbell ; Tennessee Ramblers - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  10. "Decca matrix 93696. My Carolina sunshine girl / Rice Brothers Gang - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  11. "Decca matrix 68074. When it's time for the whip-poor-will to sing / Delmore Brothers - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  12. "Decca matrix DLA 2247. New worried mind / Roy Rogers - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  13. "Decca matrix 93632. Cool water / Sons of the Pioneers - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  14. "Decca matrix 68077. She won't be my little darlin' / Delmore Brothers - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  15. "Victor matrix BS-057797. I'll be back in a year, little darling / Texas Jim Robertson - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  16. "Victor matrix BS-047667. If you'll come back / Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  17. "Victor matrix BS-054518. Mule skinner blues / Blue Grass Boys ; Bill Monroe - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  18. "Decca matrix 92037. What's the matter with deep Elem / The Shelton Brothers - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  19. "Decca matrix 68729. Repasz band / The Jesters - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  20. "Decca matrix DLA 2096. Too late / Rough Riders ; Jimmy Wakely - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
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