1937 in country music

none This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1937. 1937 1937 country music Events sales rebounded to approximately 1/3 of 1929 levels October 30 – Johnnie Wright and Kitty Wells are married. 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 Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys "Steel Guitar Rag" Vocalion 3394 1936 9 29 1937 1 22 US Hillbilly 1937 #1 2 Roy Acuff with The Crazy Tennesseans "Great Speckled Bird"MELOTONE 1937 numerical listing discography https://www.78discography.com/Mel37.htm 2022-01-06 www.78discography.com Melotone 70159 1936 10 20 1937 1 US BB 1938 #236, US #13 for 1 week, 3 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1937 #2 3 Jimmie Davis "Nobody's Darling but Mine" Decca 5090 1934 9 21 1937 1 US BB 1937 #340, US #19 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1937 #3 4 Delmore Brothers "Singing My Troubles Away"Victor matrix BS-011892. Singing my troubles away / Delmore Brothers - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200028526/BS-011892-Singing_my_troubles_away 2022-03-02 adp.library.ucsb.edu Bluebird 7129 1937 8 3 1937 9 US Hillbilly 1937 #4 5 Al Dexter "Honky Tonk Blues" Melotone 70365 1936 11 28 1937 3 US Hillbilly 1937 #5 6 Rex Griffin "The Last Letter"Decca matrix 62194. The last letter / Rex Griffin - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000290307/62194-The_last_letter 2022-01-04 adp.library.ucsb.edu Decca 5383 1937 5 13 1937 6 US Hillbilly 1937 #6 7 Gene Autry "The One Rose (That's Left In My Heart)" Melotone 71058 1937 5 29 1937 10 US Hillbilly 1937 #7 8 Jimmie Rodgers And The Carter Family "The Carter Family And Jimmie Rodgers In Texas"Victor matrix BVE-69428. The Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers in Texas / Carter Family; Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800035956/BVE-69428-The_Carter_Family_and_Jimmie_Rodgers_in_Texas 2022-04-25 adp.library.ucsb.edu Bluebird 6762 1931 6 12 1937 1 20 US Hillbilly 1937 #8 9 Jimmie Revard And His Oklahoma Playboys "My Little Girl I Love You"Victor matrix BS-07356. My little girl I love you / Oklahoma Playboys; Jimmie Revard; Curly Williams - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200027075/BS-07356-My_little_girl_I_love_you 2022-01-04 adp.library.ucsb.edu Bluebird 6877 1937 2 26 1937 3 US Hillbilly 1937 #9 10 Hoosier Hot Shots "Breezin' Along with the Breeze"Vocalion 78rpm numerical listing discography: 3500 - 4000 https://www.78discography.com/VOC3500.htm 2022-03-02 www.78discography.com Vocalion 3644 1937 1 20 1937 9 US BB 1937 #227, US #13 for 1 week, 2 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1937 #10 11 Bob Skyles & His Skyrockets "The Arkansas Bazooka Swing"Victor matrix BS-07301. The Arkansas bazooka swing / Bob Skyles; Skyrockets - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200027020/BS-07301-The_Arkansas_bazooka_swing 2022-03-02 adp.library.ucsb.edu Bluebird 6876 1937 2 25 1937 3 US BB 1937 #350, US #19 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1937 #11 12 Sweet Violet Boys "I Haven't Got a Pot to Cook In" Vocalion 3402 1936 10 13 1937 1 US BB 1937 #264, US #15 for 1 week, 2 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1937 #12 13 Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys "What's the Matter With the Mill"Vocalion 78rpm numerical listing discography: 3000 - 3500 https://www.78discography.com/VOC3000.htm 2022-01-06 www.78discography.com Vocalion 3424 1936 9 29 1937 1 US Hillbilly 1937 #13 14 Riverside Ramblers "Wondering"Victor matrix BS-07227. Wondering / Riverside Ramblers; Joe Werner - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200026946/BS-07227-Wondering 2022-01-06 adp.library.ucsb.edu Bluebird 6926 1937 2 22 1937 4 US Hillbilly 1937 #14 15 Roy Acuff and his Crazy Tennesseans "Steel Guitar Chimes" Melotone 70752 1937 3 22 1937 7 US Hillbilly 1937 #15 16 Carson Robison "There's A Bridle Hangin' on the Wall"Victor matrix BS-102242. There's a bridle hangin' on the wall / Carson Robison - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200023947/BS-102242-Theres_a_bridle_hangin_on_the_wall 2022-04-25 adp.library.ucsb.edu Montgomery Ward 4917 1936 6 19 1937 2 US Hillbilly 1937 #16 17 Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers "The Right Key (But The Wrong Keyhole)"Decca matrix 61638. The right key / Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000289751/61638-The_right_key 2022-04-25 adp.library.ucsb.edu Decca 5401 1937 2 5 1937 7 US Hillbilly 1937 #17 18 Robert Johnson "Cross Road Blues" Vocalion 3519 1936 11 27 1937 2 US Hillbilly 1937 #18 19 Gene Autry and His String Band "It's Round-Up Time In Reno" Melotone 71261 1937 10 15 1937 12 US Hillbilly 1937 #19 20 Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys "Right Or Wrong" Vocalion 3451 1936 9 30 1937 2 US Hillbilly 1937 #20 21 The Prairie Ramblers With Patsy Montana "I'm A Wild And Reckless Cowboy (From The West Side Of Town)" Melotone 70469 1937 1 26 1937 4 US Hillbilly 1937 #21 Births March 20 – Jerry Reed, "swamp rock"-styled singer and guitarist best known for novelty hits, most notably "When You're Hot, You're Hot" (died 2008). April 6 – Merle Haggard, innovator of the Bakersfield Sound and a huge country star since the 1960s (died 2016). June 15 – Waylon Jennings, influential rock-styled country performer and originator of the 1970s "outlaw" movement (died 2002). August 26 – Don Bowman, musician, songwriter and comedian, original host of radio's American Country Countdown (died 2013). November 1 – Bill Anderson, prolific singer-songwriter and television personality whose success has lasted more than 50 years; known as "Whisperin' Bill." November 30 – Jimmy Bowen, prominent record producer and executive from the 1970s through 1990s. December 16 – Jim Glaser, singer-songwriter and member of Tompall & the Glaser Brothers (died 2019). December 26 – Ronnie Prophet, Canadian country music singer (died 2018). Deaths Deaths in 1937 Category:1937 deaths 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. References Country Category:Country music by year Category:Culture-related timelines by year