1936 in country music

none This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1936. 1936 1936 country music Events In Knoxville, Tennessee the emerging media chain Scripps-Howard purchased the WNOX station in 1935, and then in 1936 the station launched its most popular program, the influential Mid-Day Merry-Go-Round, a live noontime performance show which highlighted hillbilly music artists.http://knoxheritage.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Country-Music-in-Knoxville-Lesson-Plan.pdf Country Music in Knoxville Cook Hollie Knox Heritage & Junior League of Knoxville April 16, 2018 Lee Roy "Lasses" White of Wills Point, Texas, who was featured on the Nashville radio station WSM, with "Honey" Wilds, and they were featured in their own Friday night "minstrel show and on The Grand Ole Opry, left for Hollywood in May 1936. He found a career as a character actor in the B-Grade Western "horse operas".Country Music: A Biographical Dictionary Carlin Richard Rutledge 2003 0-415-93802-3 New York and London 224 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 Gene Autry "Mexicali Rose"MELOTONE 78rpm numerical listing discography: 13000 to end https://www.78discography.com/Mel13000.htm 2022-01-06 www.78discography.com Melotone 60559 1935 12 24 1936 2 US Hillbilly 1936 #1 2 Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys "Spanish Two Step"Vocalion 78rpm numerical listing discography: 3000 - 3500 https://www.78discography.com/VOC3000.htm 2022-01-18 www.78discography.com Vocalion 3230 1935 9 23 1936 6 US Hillbilly 1936 #2 3 Monroe Brothers (Charles and Bill) "What Would You Give In Exchange"Victor matrix BS-99195. What would you give in exchange? / Monroe Brothers - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200022974/BS-99195-What_would_you_give_in_exchange 2022-04-23 adp.library.ucsb.edu Bluebird 6309 1936 2 17 1936 4 25 US Hillbilly 1936 #3 4 Rambling Red Foley with The Cumberland Ridge Runners "Old Shep"MELOTONE 1936 78rpm numerical listing discography https://www.78discography.com/Mel36.htm 2022-04-23 www.78discography.com Melotone 60353 1935 12 9 1936 3 US Hillbilly 1936 #4 5 Gene Autry "Nobody's Darling But Mine" Melotone 60452 1935 9 22 1936 4 US Hillbilly 1936 #5 6 Carter Family "Jealous Hearted Me" Melotone 13432 1936 5 6 1936 8 US Hillbilly 1936 #6 7 Gene Autry "You're the Only Star in My Blue Heaven" Melotone 60559 1935 12 5 1936 4 US Hillbilly 1936 #7 8 Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys "Trouble in Mind" Vocalion 3343 1935 9 29 1936 6 US Hillbilly 1936 #8 9 Bing Crosby with Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra "I'm an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande)"Decca matrix DLA 442. I'm an old cowhand / Bing Crosby - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000266865/DLA_442-Im_an_old_cowhand 2022-04-23 adp.library.ucsb.edu Decca 871 1936 7 17 1936 8 US BB 1936 #30, US #2 for 4 weeks, 13 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1936 #9 10 Sweet Violet Boys "Sweet Violets" Vocalion 3110 1935 10 30 1936 1 US BB 1936 #172, US #12 for 1 weeks, 3 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1936 #10 11 Sons of the Pioneers "Texas Star"Decca matrix DLA 361. Texas star / Sons of the Pioneers - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000266784/DLA_361-Texas_star 2022-04-23 adp.library.ucsb.edu Decca 5232 1936 5 4 1936 6 US Hillbilly 1936 #11 12 Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys "Osage Stomp (Rukus Juice Shuffle)" Vocalion 3096 1935 9 23 1935 12 US Hillbilly 1936 #12 13 Sons of the Pioneers "Ride Ranger Ride"Decca matrix DLA 383. Ride, ranger, ride / Sons of the Pioneers - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000266806/DLA_383-Ride_ranger_ride 2022-04-23 adp.library.ucsb.edu Decca 5243 1936 6 18 1936 7 US Hillbilly 1936 #13 14 Blue Sky Boys "Sunny Side of Life"Victor matrix BS-102641. Sunny side of life / Blue Sky Boys - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200024127/BS-102641-Sunny_side_of_life 2022-04-23 adp.library.ucsb.edu Bluebird 6457 1936 6 16 1936 7 31 US Hillbilly 1936 #14 15 Milton Brown and His Musical Brownies "The Hesitation Blues"Decca matrix 60634. The hesitation blues / Brownies [Milton Brown] - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000288747/60634-The_hesitation_blues 2022-04-23 adp.library.ucsb.edu Decca 5266 1936 1 1 1936 2 US Hillbilly 1936 #15 16 Jimmie Davis "Mama's Getting Hot and Papa's Getting Cold"Decca matrix DLA 379. Mama's getting hot and Papa's getting cold / Jimmie Davis - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000266802/DLA_379-Mamas_getting_hot_and_Papas_getting_cold 2022-04-23 adp.library.ucsb.edu Decca 5249 1936 6 1 1936 8 US Hillbilly 1936 #16 17 Sweet Violet Boys "Sweet Violets No. 2" Vocalion 3256 1936 3 23 1936 7 US BB 1936 #236, US #16 for 1 weeks, 2 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1936 #17 18 Bill Boyd And His Cowboy Ramblers "When The Sun Sets On My Swiss Chalet"Victor matrix BS-99326. When the sun sets on my Swiss chalet / Bill Boyd; Jim Boyd; Cowboy Ramblers - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200023105/BS-99326-When_the_sun_sets_on_my_Swiss_chalet 2022-04-23 adp.library.ucsb.edu Bluebird 6599 1936 2 24 1936 10 US Hillbilly 1936 #18 19 Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys "Sitting on Top of the World" Vocalion 3139 1935 9 24 1936 1 US Hillbilly 1936 #19 20 Jimmie Rodgers & Carter Family "Why There’s a Tear in My Eye"Victor matrix BVE-69412. Why there's a tear in my eye / Sara Carter; Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800035940/BVE-69412-Why_theres_a_tear_in_my_eye 2022-04-23 adp.library.ucsb.edu Bluebird 6698 1931 6 10 1936 11 23 US Hillbilly 1936 #20 Births January 2 – Roger Miller, singer-songwriter best known for honky-tonk novelty songs, and the non-novelty "King of the Road" (died 1992). February 27 – Chuck Glaser, 83, member of Tompall and the Glaser Brothers (died 2019).https://tasteofcountry.com/glaser-brothers-chuck-glaser-dead-dies/ RIP: Country Legend Dead at 83 Sterling Whitaker Tasteofcountry.com November 13, 2021 March 9 – Mickey Gilley, pianist and nightclub owner who enjoyed success throughout the 1970s and 1980s; cousin of Jerry Lee Lewis and Jimmy Swaggart (died 2022). April 22 – Glen Campbell, pop-country singer and guitarist, host of The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour (died 2017). May 25 – Tom T. Hall, singer-songwriter who became known as "The Storyteller" (died 2021). June 22 – Kris Kristofferson, singer-songwriter and actor who grew to fame in the late 1960s and early 1970s (died 2024). July 24 – Max D. Barnes, songwriter and record producer whose peak came in the 1980s and early 1990s (died 2004). November 5 – Billy Sherrill, record producer for numerous acts in the 1960s through 1980s, most famously Tammy Wynette (died 2015). December 12 – Reggie Young, session guitarist (died 2019).https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/news/2019/01/18/guitarist-reggie-young-dies-memphis-music-elvis-presley-nashville-music/2613228002/ Legendary guitarist Reggie Young — key sideman to Elvis, Waylon, Willie and more — dead at age 82 Commercial Appeal January 18, 2019 January 18, 2019 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