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1947 in country music

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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in 1947.

Top hits of the year

Number one hits

(As certified by Billboard magazine)

USSingleArtist
January 18"Rainbow at Midnight"Ernest Tubb
February 8"So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed"Merle Travis
May 17"New Jolie Blonde (New Pretty Blonde)"Red Foley and the Cumberland Valley Boys
May 24"What is Life Without Love"Eddy Arnold
June 7"Sugar Moon"Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
June 1"It's a Sin"Eddy Arnold
July 19"Smoke! Smoke! Smoke! (That Cigarette)"Tex Williams
Nov 1"I'll Hold You in My Heart (Till I Can Hold You in My Arms)"Eddy Arnold

Top Hillbilly (Country) Recordings 1947

Here is a year-end list compiled from The Billboard's Most-Played Folk Records weekly chart of 1947. Records that enter the chart in December of the previous year, or remain on the chart after December of the current year, receive points for their full chart runs. Each week, a score of 15 points is assigned for the no. 1 record, 9 points for no. 2, 8 points for no. 3, and so on, and the total of all weeks determined the final rank.

RankArtistTitleLabelRecordedReleasedChart Positions
1Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboystitle=RCA Victor 78rpm numerical listing discography: 20-2000 - 20-2499url=https://www.78discography.com/RCA202000.htmaccess-date=2022-05-03website=www.78discography.com}}RCA Victor 20-2332US Billboard 1947 #134, US #22 for 1 week, 3 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1947 #1, USHB #1 for 21 weeks, 46 total weeks
2Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys"It's a Sin"RCA Victor 2241US Billboard 1947 #188, US #14, US Hillbilly 1947 #2, USHB #1 for 5 weeks, 38 total weeks
3Tex Williams and The Western Caravantitle=78rpm Numerical Listing Discography for Capitol 40000: Americanaurl=https://www.78discography.com/Capitol40000.htmaccess-date=2022-07-05website=www.78discography.com}}Capitol 40001US Billboard 1947 #6, US #1 for 6 weeks, 17 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1947 #3, USHB #1 for 16 weeks, 23 total weeks
4Merle Travistitle=Capitol 100 - 499, 78rpm numerical listing discographyurl=https://www.78discography.com/Capitol100.htmaccess-date=2022-04-14website=www.78discography.com}}Capitol 349US Billboard 1947 #161, US #12, US Hillbilly 1947 #4, USHB #1 for 14 weeks, 22 total weeks
5Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboystitle=RCA Victor 78rpm numerical listing discography: 20-1500 - 20-2000url=https://www.78discography.com/RCA201500.htmaccess-date=2022-05-03website=www.78discography.com}}RCA Victor 20-2058US Hillbilly 1947 #5, USHB #1 for 1 week, 22 total weeks
6Ernest Tubb"Rainbow at Midnight"Decca 46018US Hillbilly 1947 #6, USHB #1 for 2 weeks, 20 total weeks
7Red Ingle and The Natural Seven vocal by Cinderella G Stump"Temptation (Tim-Tayshun)"Capitol 412US Billboard 1947 #15, US #1 for 1 week, 15 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1947 #7, USHB #2 for 11 weeks, 18 total weeks
8Red Foley and the Cumberland Valley Boys"New Jolie Blonde (New Pretty Blonde)"Decca 46034US Hillbilly 1947 #8, USHB #1 for 5 weeks, 15 total weeks
9Moon Mullican and The Showboys"New Pretty Blonde (Jole Blon)"King 578US Billboard 1947 #320, US #21 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1947 #9, USHB #1 for 3 weeks, 15 total weeks
10Tex Williams and His Western Caravan"Never Trust A Woman"Capitol Americana 40054US BB 1947 #178, US #26, US Hillbilly 1947 #10, USHB #2 for 1 week, 22 total weeks
11Eddy Arnold and his Tennessee Plowboys"To My Sorrow"RCA Victor 2481US Hillbilly 1947 #11, USHB #2 for 4 weeks, 21 total weeks
12Red Foley and the Cumberland Valley Boys"Never Trust A Woman"Decca 46074US BB 1947 #226, US #16, US Hillbilly 1947 #13, USHB #2 for 4 weeks, 14 total weeks
13Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys"Sugar Moon"Columbia 37113US Hillbilly 1947 #15, USHB #3 for 8 weeks, 24 total weeks
14Tex Williams and The Western Caravan"That's What I Like About the West"Capitol Americana 40031US Hillbilly 1947 #17, USHB #2 for 2 weeks, 13 total weeks
15Al DexterAl Dexter and His Troopers"Down At The Roadside Inn"Columbia 37303US Hillbilly 1947 #22, USHB #2 for 1 week, 15 total weeks
16Dorothy Shay"Feudin' And Fightin'"Columbia 37189US Billboard 1947 #125, US #4 for 1 week, 11 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1947 #20, USHB #3 for 1 weeks, 22 total weeks
17Roy Acuff and His Smoky Mountain Boystitle=COLUMBIA (USA) 37000-37500 78rpm numerical listing discographyurl=https://www.78discography.com/COL37000.htmaccess-date=2022-07-05website=www.78discography.com}}Columbia 37287US Hillbilly 1947 #14, USHB #4 for 4 weeks, 6 total weeks
18Ernest Tubb"Don't Look Now (But Your Broken Heart Is Showing)"Decca 46040US Hillbilly 1947 #4, USHB #1 for 2 weeks, 20 total weeks
19Johnny Bond and His Red River Valley Boys"So Round, So Firm, So Fully Packed"Columbia 37255US Hillbilly 1947 #14, USHB #5 for 1 week, 14 total weeks
20Merle Travis"Three Times Seven"Capitol 384US BB 1947 #226, US #16, US Hillbilly 1947 #19, USHB #3 for 3 weeks, 15 total weeks
21Jack Guthrie and His Oklahomanstitle=COLUMBIA 78rpm numerical listing discography: 36500 - 37000url=https://www.78discography.com/COL36500.htmaccess-date=2022-07-05website=www.78discography.com}}Columbia 36935US Hillbilly 1947 #15, USHB #2 for 1 weeks, 18 total weeks
22Hank Williams with His Drifting Cowboys"Move It On Over"MGM 10033US Hillbilly 1947 #22, USHB #4 for 1 week, 3 total weeks
23Merle Travis"Steel Guitar Rag"Capitol 384US BB 1947 #226, US #16, US Hillbilly 1947 #23, USHB #4 for 2 weeks, 3 total weeks
44Gene Autry"Here Comes Santa Claus (Right Down Santa Claus Lane)"Columbia 37942US Billboard 1947 #87, US #9 for 1 week, 2 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1947 #44, USHB #5 for 1 week, 1 total weeks
52Louise Massey and the Westerners"My Adobe Hacienda"Columbia 37332US BB 1947 #201, US #16, US Hillbilly 1947 #52, USHB #5 for 1 week, 1 total weeks

Births

  • April 2 — Emmylou Harris, country-rock and alternative country-styled singer who enjoyed mainstream success during the 1970s and 1980s.
  • May 24 — Mike Reid, football player-turned-singer-songwriter during the 1980s.
  • July 22 — Don Henley, member of the country-rock group Eagles.
  • September 16 - Sonny LeMaire, member of the 1980s group Exile.
  • September 26 — Lynn Anderson, top female country singer of the 1970s; best-remembered for her crossover pop smash, "(I Never Promised You a) Rose Garden" (died 2015).
  • November 10 — Dave Loggins, singer-songwriter who wrote a number of successful country songs during the 1980s.
  • December 19 — Janie Fricke, 1970s session/backup singer who grew to individual stardom during the early and mid-1980s.

References

References

  1. "RCA Victor 78rpm numerical listing discography: 20-2000 - 20-2499".
  2. "Victor matrix D6VB-2893. It's a sin / Eddy Arnold - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  3. "78rpm Numerical Listing Discography for Capitol 40000: Americana".
  4. "Capitol 100 - 499, 78rpm numerical listing discography".
  5. "RCA Victor 78rpm numerical listing discography: 20-1500 - 20-2000".
  6. "Decca matrix 73680. Rainbow at midnight / The Texas Troubadours ; Ernest Tubb - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  7. "Decca matrix 73778. New pretty blonde / Red Foley - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  8. "KING 78rpm numerical listing discography: Hillbilly series #500 - 1000".
  9. "Victor matrix D6VB-2892. To my sorrow / Eddy Arnold - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  10. "Decca matrix NT 114. Never trust a woman / Red Foley - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  11. "COLUMBIA (USA) 37000-37500 78rpm numerical listing discography".
  12. "Decca matrix C 25510. Don't look now / Ernest Tubb - Discography of American Historical Recordings".
  13. "COLUMBIA 78rpm numerical listing discography: 36500 - 37000".
  14. "MGM 78rpm numerical listing discography: 10000 - 10500".
  15. "COLUMBIA 78rpm numerical listing discography: 37500 - 38000".
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