1926 in country music

none This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1926. 1926 1926 country music Top Hillbilly (Country) Recordings The following songs were extracted from records included in Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954,Whitburn Joel Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954 Record Research 1986 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. Rank Artist Title Label Recorded Released Chart Positions 1 Vernon Dalhart "The Prisoner's Song"Victor matrix B-30633. The prisoner's song / Vernon Dalhart - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800004795/B-30633-The_prisoners_song 2022-04-02 adp.library.ucsb.edu Victor 19427 1924 8 13 1924 11 US BB 1926 #2, US #1 for 5 weeks, 20 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1926 #1, 1,320,356 sales thru 1930The Victor Talking Machine Company https://davidsarnoff.org/vtm-appendix11.html 2022-04-06 davidsarnoff.org 2 Poole's North Carolina Ramblers "Whitehouse Blues"Columbia matrix W142658. White House blues / North Carolina Ramblers; Charlie Poole - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000032419/W142658-White_House_blues 2022-04-18 adp.library.ucsb.edu Columbia 15099 1926 9 20 1926 10 US Hillbilly 1926 #2 3 Vernon Dalhart "There's A New Star In Heaven Tonight - Rudolph Valentino"Columbia matrix W142578. There's a new star in heaven tonight—Rudolph Valentino / Vernon Dalhart - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000032339/W142578-Theres_a_new_star_in_heaven_tonightRudolph_Valentino 2022-04-18 adp.library.ucsb.edu Columbia 718 1926 8 27 1926 10 US BB 1926 #37, US #4 for 1 week, 5 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1926 #3 4 Carl T. Sprague "O Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie (The Dying Cowboy)"Victor matrix BVE-35541. O bury me not on the lone prairie / Carl T. Sprague - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800009781/BVE-35541-O_bury_me_not_on_the_lone_prairie 2022-04-18 adp.library.ucsb.edu Victor 20122 1926 6 22 1926 12 US Hillbilly 1926 #4 5 Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers with Riley Puckett "Turkey in the Straw"Columbia matrix W142041. Turkey in the straw / Riley Puckett; Skillet Lickers; Gid Tanner - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000031803/W142041-Turkey_in_the_straw 2022-04-18 adp.library.ucsb.edu Columbia 15084 1926 4 17 1926 6 US BB 1926 #176, US #14 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1926 #5 6 Uncle Dave Macon with Sam McGhee "Way Down the Old Plank Road"Brunswick matrix E2753-E2754. Way down the Old Plank Road / Uncle Dave Macon; Sam McGee - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000221387/E2753-E2754-Way_down_the_Old_Plank_Road 2022-04-18 adp.library.ucsb.edu Vocalion 15321 1926 4 14 1926 6 US Hillbilly 1926 #6 7 Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers with Riley Puckett "Ya Gotta Quit Kickin' My Dog Around"Columbia matrix W142040. Ya gotta quit kickin' my dog aroun' / Riley Puckett; Skillet Lickers; Gid Tanner - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000031802/W142040-Ya_gotta_quit_kickin_my_dog_aroun 2022-04-18 adp.library.ucsb.edu Columbia 15084D 1926 4 17 1926 6 US Hillbilly 1926 #7 8 Vernon Dalhart "The Governor's Pardon"Victor matrix BVE-34666. The governor's pardon / Vernon Dalhart - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800008904/BVE-34666-The_governors_pardon 2022-04-18 adp.library.ucsb.edu Victor 19983 1926 3 2 1926 5 US BB 1926 #90, US #8 for 1 week, 2 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1926 #8 9 Kelly Harrell "Butcher's Boy"Victor matrix BVE-31587. Butcher's boy / Kelly Harrell - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800005841/BVE-31587-Butchers_boy 2022-04-18 adp.library.ucsb.edu Victor 20242 1926 6 8 1926 11 US Hillbilly 1926 #9 10 Riley Puckett and Bob Nichols (Clayton McMichen) "My Carolina Home"Columbia matrix W142085. My Carolina home / Bob Nichols; Riley Puckett - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000031847/W142085-My_Carolina_home 2022-04-18 adp.library.ucsb.edu Columbia 15095D 1926 4 22 1926 10 US BB 1927 #205, US #16 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1926 #10 11 Vernon Dalhart "The Miami Storm"Columbia matrix W142683. The Miami storm / Vernon Dalhart - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000032444/W142683-The_Miami_storm 2022-04-18 adp.library.ucsb.edu Columbia 15100 1926 9 23 1926 10 US BB 1927 #174, US #14 for 1 week, 2 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1926 #11 12 Johnny Marvin (Ukelele Ace) "Breezin' Along with the Breeze"Columbia matrix W142355. Breezin' along with the breeze / Johnny Marvin - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000032116/W142355-Breezin_along_with_the_breeze 2022-04-18 adp.library.ucsb.edu Columbia 699D 1926 6 29 1926 9 US BB 1926 #10, US #1 for 2 weeks, 10 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1926 #12 13 Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers with Riley Puckett "Bully of the Town"Columbia matrix W142035. Bully of the town / Riley Puckett; Skillet Lickers; Gid Tanner - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000031797/W142035-Bully_of_the_town 2022-04-18 adp.library.ucsb.edu Columbia 15074D 1926 4 17 1926 6 US Hillbilly 1926 #13 14 Al Craver (Vernon Dalhart) "The Freight Wreck At Altoona"Columbia matrix W141496. The freight wreck at Altoona / Al Craver - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000031260/W141496-The_freight_wreck_at_Altoona 2022-04-18 adp.library.ucsb.edu Columbia 15065D 1926 1 15 1926 3 US Hillbilly 1926 #14 15 Poole's North Carolina Ramblers "Monkey On A String"Columbia matrix W142638. Monkey on a string / North Carolina Ramblers; Charlie Poole - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000032399/W142638-Monkey_on_a_string 2022-04-18 adp.library.ucsb.edu Columbia 15099 1926 9 17 1926 10 US Hillbilly 1926 #15 16 Blind Lemon Jefferson "Jack O Diamond Blues"Paramount Race Series (12000 - 12499): 78rpm numerical listing discography https://www.78discography.com/Para120.htm 2022-03-31 www.78discography.com Paramount 12373 1926 6 12 1926 8 US Hillbilly 1926 #16 17 Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers with Riley Puckett "Hand Me Down My Walking Cane"Columbia matrix W142034. Hand me down my walking cane / Riley Puckett; Skillet Lickers; Gid Tanner - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000031796/W142034-Hand_me_down_my_walking_cane 2022-04-18 adp.library.ucsb.edu Columbia 15091D 1926 4 17 1926 9 US Hillbilly 1926 #17 18 Blind Blake "Early Morning Blues" Paramount 12387 1926 9 11 1926 10 US Hillbilly 1926 #18 19 Blind Lemon Jefferson "Long Lonesome Blues" Paramount 12354 1926 3 18 1926 5 US Hillbilly 1926 #19 20 Uncle Dave Macon "Last Night When My Willie Come Home"Brunswick matrix E2759-E2760. Last night when my Willie came home / Uncle Dave Macon; Sam McGee - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000221392/E2759-E2760-Last_night_when_my_Willie_came_home 2022-04-18 adp.library.ucsb.edu Vocalion 15319 1926 4 14 1926 5 US Hillbilly 1926 #20 Births January 2 – Harold Bradley, session guitarist. (died 2019). January 12 – Ray Price, "The Cherokee Cowboy," multi-faceted country performer from the 1950s onward (died 2013). December 21 – Freddie Hart, best known for his string of early to mid-1970s hits, including "Easy Loving" (died 2018). References Further reading Kingsbury, Paul, "Vinyl Hayride: Country Music Album Covers 1947–1989," Country Music Foundation, 2003 (0-8118-3572-3) Millard, Bob, "Country Music: 70 Years of America's Favorite Music," HarperCollins, New York, 1993 (0-06-273244-7) Whitburn, Joel. "Top Country Songs 1944–2005 – 6th Edition." 2005. Country Category:Country music by year