1922 in country music

This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1922. == Events == June 30 – A.C. "Eck" Robertson became the first fiddler and country musician on record when he recorded eight tracks for the Victor Talking Machine Company in New York City. September - Eck Robertson's "Sally Gooden" is released to the public. It would find later success in April of 1923. September 9 – First radio broadcast of Fiddlin' John Carson on WSB-Atlanta. === No dates === == 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. == Births == July 26 – Jim Foglesong, Music Row executive who helped lay foundation for country music's boom period in the 1970s through early 1990s. (died 2013) December 20 — Geoff Mack, Australian singer-songwriter (died 2017) == Deaths == == See also == 1922 in music List of years in country music == References == == 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. "Top Country Songs 1944–2005 – 6th Edition." 2005.