See also: 1920 in country music and the List of years in country music See also: 1920 in music and the List of years in country music // Kingsbury, Paul, Vinyl Hayride: Country Music Album Covers 1947-1989, Country Music Foundation, 2003 (ISBN 0-8118-3572-3) Millard, Bob, Country Music: 70 Years of Americas Favorite Music, HarperCollins, New York, 1993 (ISBN 0-06... This page indexes the individual year in country music pages. ...

Events

1900

• April 23 - The word hillbillie is printed for the first time in the New York Journal.

is the 113th day of the year (114th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Notable recordings of the pre-1920s era

1917

• "Till the Clouds Roll By" - Vernon Dalhart

Vernon Dalhart (6 April 1883 - 15 September 1948) was a popular United States singer and songwriter of the early decades of the 20th century. ...

1919

• "Till We Meet Again" - Vernon Dalhart and Gladys Rice

Vernon Dalhart (6 April 1883 - 15 September 1948) was a popular United States singer and songwriter of the early decades of the 20th century. ...

Births

1868

• March 23 – Fiddlin' John Carson, one of radio's first country music stars, recorded "The Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane." (d. 1949)

is the 82nd day of the year (83rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Fiddlin John Carson (March 23, 1868–December 11, 1949) was an early country music musician. ... See also: 1948 in country music, 1949 in music, other events of 1949, 1950 in country music, 1940s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events December 10 - Billboard magazine begins a Country & Western Records Most Played by Folk Disk Jockeys chart - the first chart ever to...

1870

• October 7 – Uncle Dave Macon, "The Dixie Dewdrop" and country music pioneer who combined banjo playing, singing and comic talents to be one of the Grand Ole Opry's first stars (d. 1952)

is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Uncle Dave Macon Uncle Dave Macon (October 7, 1870 - March 22, 1952) was an American farmer, banjo player, singer, songwriter and comedian. ... The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly Saturday night country music radio program broadcast live on WSM radio in Nashville, Tennessee, and televised on Great American Country network. ... See also: 1951 in country music, 1952 in music, other events of 1952, 1953 in country music, 1950s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events August 23 – Kitty Wells becomes the first female solo artist to score a No. ...

1883

• April 6 – Vernon Dalhart, early 1900s singer whose "The Prisoner's Song" became country music's first million-selling single in 1925. (d. 1948)

is the 96th day of the year (97th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Vernon Dalhart (6 April 1883 - 15 September 1948) was a popular United States singer and songwriter of the early decades of the 20th century. ... See also: 1947 in country music, 1948 in music, other events of 1948, 1949 in country music, 1940s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events May 15 - Billboard magazine begins a sales-based Best Selling Folk Retail Records chart, the magazines second chart to track...

1887

• November 20 – A.C. "Eck" Robertson, fiddle player whose "Sally Gooden" became the first recording in the country music genre. (d. 1975)

is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Eck Robertson (November 20, 1887-February 17, 1975) was an American fiddle player. ... See also: 1974 in country music, 1975 in music, other events of 1975, 1976 in country music, 1970s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events March - The rocky marriage of George Jones and Tammy Wynette ends in divorce. ...

1891

• August 25 - Tom Darby, singer, guitar player and partner of Jimmie Tarlton. (d. 1971)
• December 15 - A. P. Carter, member of the legendary and original "Carter Family". (d. 1960).

is the 237th day of the year (238th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: 1970 in country music, 1971 in music, other events of 1971, 1972 in country music, 1970s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Seeking younger, more urbane viewers, CBS cancels nearly all of its rural-themed programming. ... is the 349th day of the year (350th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... A.P. Carter (December 15, 1891 - November 7, 1960) was an American Country music musician. ... Maybelle, A.P. and Sara The Carter Family was a country music group that performed and recorded between 1927 and 1943. ... See also: 1959 in country music, 1960 in music, other events of 1960, 1961 in country music, 1960s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Just four songs - five, if one counts El Paso by Marty Robbins, which spent five of its seven weeks at No. ...

1892

• March 22 - Charlie Poole, singer, banjo player and leader of the "North Carolina Ramblers". (d. 1931).
• April 6 - Henry Whitter, singer and one of the first recorded country musicians. (d. 1941)
• May 8 - Jimmie Tarlton, singer, steel guitar player and partner of Tom Darby. (d. 1979).

is the 81st day of the year (82nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Charlie Poole (March 22, 1892 - May 21, 1931) was an American banjo player. ... See also: 1930 in country music, 1931 in music, other events of 1931, 1932 in country music, 1930s in music and the List of years in Country Music // When Your Hair Has Turned to Silver - Frank Luther and Carson Robison (as Bud & Joe Billings) September 12 – George Jones, The Possum... is the 96th day of the year (97th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: 1940 in country music, 1941 in music, other events of 1941, 1942 in country music, 1940s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Top hits of the year Be Honest With Me - Gene Autry Cool Water - Sons of the Pioneers Walking The Floor Over... is the 128th day of the year (129th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: 1978 in country music, 1979 in music, other events of 1979, 1980 in country music, 1970s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Top Hits of the Year No. ...

1893

• May 25 - Ernest "Pop" Stoneman, singer, multi-instrumentalist and country musician. (d. 1968).

is the 145th day of the year (146th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article needs to be wikified. ... See also: 1967 in country music, 1968 in music, other events of 1968, 1969 in country music, 1960s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Top Hits of the Year No. ...

1894

• May 7 - Riley Puckett, singer, guitarist and member of the "Skillet Lickers. (d. 1946).

is the 127th day of the year (128th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... George Riley Puckett (May 7, 1894 - July 14, 1946) was a country music pioneer, born in Alpharetta, Georgia, USA. An accident during infancy left him blind. ... See also: 1945 in country music, 1946 in music, other events of 1946, 1947 in country music, 1940s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Top hits of the year Number one hits (As certified by Billboard magazine) January 5 - You Will Have to Pay - Tex...

1895

• January 5 - Elizabeth Cotten, left-handed guitarist and folk musician. (d. 1987).
• May 10 - Carl T. Sprague, "The Original Singing Cowboy". (d. 1979).
• July 13 - Bradley Kincaid, early country musician and folk singer. (d. 1989)
• September 29 - Clarence Ashley, banjoist, guitarist and early country musician. (d. 1967).
• November 9 - George D. Hay, "The Solemn Old Judge", legendary announcer, first on WLS and later on WSM Grand Ole Opry. (d. 1968).

is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Elizabeth Libba Cotten (January 5, 1895 - June 29, 1987) was an American musician. ... See also: 1986 in country music, 1987 in music, other events of 1987, 1988 in country music, 1980s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Top Hits of the Year No. ... is the 130th day of the year (131st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: 1978 in country music, 1979 in music, other events of 1979, 1980 in country music, 1970s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Top Hits of the Year No. ... is the 194th day of the year (195th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Bradley Kincaid (July 13, 1895 - September 23, 1989) was a folk singer. ... See also: 1988 in country music, 1989 in music, other events of 1989, 1990 in country music, 1980s in music and the List of years in Country Music // (As certified by Billboard magazine) 1 - No. ... is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Clarence Tom Ashley (September 29 1895 (or 1885?) - June 2 1967) was a 20th-century American clawhammer banjo player and singer. ... See also: 1966 in country music, 1967 in music, other events of 1967, 1968 in country music, 1960s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Top Hits of the Year No. ... is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... George Dewey Hay (November 9, 1895, Attica, Indiana - May 8, 1968, Virginia Beach, Virginia) was the founder of the original Grand Ole Opry radio program on WSM (AM) in Nashville, Tennessee, from which todays country music stage show of the same name has evolved. ... WLS (Worlds Largest Store) is the callsign two broadcast stations in Chicago: radio station WLS AM 890 TV station WLS-TV 7 (DTV 52) WLS (Weight Loss Surgery) see Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery   This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might... WSM may refer to one of the following: AM radio station WSM in Nashville, Tennessee, USA FM radio station WSM-FM, also in Nashville Web-based System Manager, an IBM management software for administering AIX 5L host on RS/6000 systems. ... The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly Saturday night country music radio program broadcast live on WSM radio in Nashville, Tennessee, and televised on Great American Country network. ... See also: 1967 in country music, 1968 in music, other events of 1968, 1969 in country music, 1960s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Top Hits of the Year No. ...

1896

• August 23 - Wendell Hall, "The Red Headed Music Maker", early country music singer. (d. 1969).

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1897

• March 20 - Frank Hutchison, early country blues singer and slide guitar player. (d. 1945).
• September 8 - Jimmie Rodgers, "The Singing Brakeman", "America's Blue Yodeler", legendary country singer famous for his "Blue Yodels." (d. 1933).

is the 79th day of the year (80th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Frank Hutchison Frank Hutchison (1897–1945) was a blues musician and coal miner. ... See also: 1944 in country music, 1945 in music, other events of 1945, 1946 in country music and the List of years in Country Music // (As certified by Billboard magazine) February 3 - Im Losing My Mind Over You - Al Dexter March 17 - Theres a New Moon Over My... is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... ‹ The template below has been proposed for deletion. ... See also: 1932 in country music, 1933 in music, other events of 1933, 1934 in country music and the List of years in Country Music // The Last Round-Up - Gene Autry April 30 — Willie Nelson, songwriter and key member of the 1970s outlaw movement. ...

1898

• February 7 - Dock Boggs, old time country singer. (d. 1971).
• July 20 - J. E. Mainer, old time fiddle player of the Mountaineers and brother to Wade Mainer. (d. 1971).
• July 21 - Sara Carter, member of the legendary and original "Carter Family". (d. 1979).

is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Dock Boggs Moran Lee Dock Boggs (February 7, 1898–February 7, 1971) was an influential old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player. ... See also: 1970 in country music, 1971 in music, other events of 1971, 1972 in country music, 1970s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Seeking younger, more urbane viewers, CBS cancels nearly all of its rural-themed programming. ... is the 201st day of the year (202nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Wade Mainer (born April 21, 1907) is an American singer and banjoist. ... See also: 1970 in country music, 1971 in music, other events of 1971, 1972 in country music, 1970s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Seeking younger, more urbane viewers, CBS cancels nearly all of its rural-themed programming. ... is the 202nd day of the year (203rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Sara Carter (July 21, 1898 – January 8, 1979) was an American Country music musician. ... Maybelle, A.P. and Sara The Carter Family was a country music group that performed and recorded between 1927 and 1943. ... See also: 1978 in country music, 1979 in music, other events of 1979, 1980 in country music, 1970s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Top Hits of the Year No. ...

1910

• June 17 – Red Foley, guitarist and songwriter, one of country music's top stars of the 1940s and 1950s (d. 1968).

is the 168th day of the year (169th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Clyde Julian Red Foley ( June 17, 1910 - September 19, 1968) was a country music singer. ... See also: 1967 in country music, 1968 in music, other events of 1968, 1969 in country music, 1960s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Top Hits of the Year No. ...

1911

• January 19 – Ken Nelson, American record producer and music executive; associated with acts including Merle Haggard, Buck Owens and Hank Thompson (d. 2008)

is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Merle Ronald Haggard (born April 6, 1937) is an American country music singer, guitarist and songwriter. ... Alvis Edgar Buck Owens, Jr. ... Hank Thompson (born September 3, 1925) is a country music entertainer whose career has spanned six decades and who has sold over 60 million records worldwide. ... See also: 2007 in country music, 2008 in music, other events of 2008, 2009 in country music and the List of years in Country Music // (As certified by Billboard magazine) Backwoods Barbie — Dolly Parton (Dolly) (release date 2/12/08) Chuck Wicks — Chuck Wicks (RCA) (release date 1/22/08...

1914

• February 9 – Ernest Tubb, the Texas Troubadour;" singer-songwriter and one of the pioneers of the honky tonk sound of country music. (d. 1984)

is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Ernest Dale Tubb (February 9, 1914 – September 6, 1984), nicknamed the Texas Troubadour, was an American singer and songwriter and one of the pioneers of country music. ... Honky tonk was originally the name of a type of bar common throughout the southern United States, also Honkatonk or Honkey-tonk. ... See also: 1983 in country music, 1984 in music, other events of 1984, 1985 in country music, 1980s in music and the List of years in Country Music // Events Top Hits of the Year No. ...

1915

• June 9 – Les Paul, one of the most important persons in the development of modern electric instruments (the electric guitar) and recording techniques (multitrack recording), which came into extensive use in country music starting in the 1950s.

is the 160th day of the year (161st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the musician. ... -1... The Tascam 85 16B analogue tape recorder can record 16 tracks of audio on 1 inch (2. ...

1918

• May 15 – Eddy Arnold, the "Tennessee Plowboy"; a pioneer in crossover music, his recording career spanned from the 1940s through 1990s.

is the 135th day of the year (136th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Eddy Arnold (May 15, 1918) is an American country music singer. ...

1919

• August 30 – Kitty Wells, "The Queen of Country Music;" first major female country star, best known for "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels."

is the 242nd day of the year (243rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Kitty Wells (born Ellen Muriel Deason on August 30, 1919) is an American Country Music Singer. ... It Wasnt God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels was a 1952 hit for country singer Kitty Wells. ...

Deaths

Further reading

• Kingsbury, Paul, "Vinyl Hayride: Country Music Album Covers 1947-1989," Country Music Foundation, 2003 (ISBN 0-8118-3572-3)
• Millard, Bob, "Country Music: 70 Years of America's Favorite Music," HarperCollins, New York, 1993 (ISBN 0-06-273244-7)
• Whitburn, Joel. "Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954: The History of American Popular Music," Record Research Inc., Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, 1986 (ISBN 0-89820-083-0).