1924 in country music

none This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1924. 1924 country music Events First broadcast of WLS Barn Dance in Chicago, led by the "Solemn Old Judge" George D. Hay. Beginning of the "Old Times Tunes" series on Okeh Records. Beginning of the "Special Records for Southern States" series on Vocalion Records. August 13 Vernon Dalhart records "The Prisoner's Song" and "Wreck of the Old 97."Victor matrix BVE-30633. The prisoner's song / Vernon Dalhart - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800004796/BVE-30633-The_prisoners_song 2022-04-09 adp.library.ucsb.edu 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 Wendell Hall "It Ain't Gonna Rain No Mo'"Victor matrix B-28741. It ain't gonna rain no mo' / Wendell W. Hall - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800002783/B-28741-It_aint_gonna_rain_no_mo 2022-04-09 adp.library.ucsb.edu Victor 19171 1923 10 12 1923 11 23 US BB 1924 #1, US #1 for 6 weeks, 20 total weeks, 678,403 salesThe Victor Talking Machine Company https://davidsarnoff.org/vtm-appendix11.html 2022-04-06 davidsarnoff.org 2 Henry Whitter "Wreck On the Southern Old 97"OKeh matrix S-72167. The wreck on the Southern Old 97 / Henry Whitter - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000204321/S-72167-The_wreck_on_the_Southern_Old_97 2022-04-02 adp.library.ucsb.edu Okeh 40015 1923 12 12 1924 5 US BB 1924 #163, US #14 for 1 week, 1 total weeks 3 Vernon Dalhart "Wreck On the Southern Old 97" Victor 19427 1924 8 13 1924 11 US BB 1925 #38, US #4 for 1 week, 8 total weeks, 1,085,985 sales 4 Fiddlin' John Carson "Arkansaw Traveler"OKeh matrix 8613. Arkansas traveler / Fiddlin' John Carson; Virginia Reelers - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000200752/8613-Arkansas_traveler 2022-04-14 adp.library.ucsb.edu Okeh 40108 1924 4 3 1924 6 US BB 1924 #172, US #14 for 1 week, 1 total weeks 5 Fiddlin' John Carson "You Will Never Miss Your Mother Until She is Gone"OKeh matrix S-72011. You will never miss your mother until she is gone / Fiddlin' John Carson - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000204161/S-72011-You_will_never_miss_your_mother_until_she_is_gone 2022-04-14 adp.library.ucsb.edu Okeh 4994 1923 11 7 1924 2 US BB 1924 #18, US #2 for 1 week, 8 total weeks 6 Uncle Dave Macon "Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy"Vocalion matrix 13330-13332. Keep my skillet good and greasy / Uncle Dave Macon - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000247142/13330-13332-Keep_my_skillet_good_and_greasy 2022-04-14 adp.library.ucsb.edu Vocalion 14848 1924 7 8 1924 10 7 Eck Robertson and Henry Gilliland "Done Gone"Victor matrix B-26669. Done gone / Eck Robertson - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800000590/B-26669-Done_gone 2022-04-14 adp.library.ucsb.edu Victor 19372 1922 7 1 1924 10 8 Fiddlin' John Carson "Fare You Well, Old Joe Clark"OKeh matrix S-72016. Fare you well, old Joe Clark / Fiddlin' John Carson - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000204166/S-72016-Fare_you_well_old_Joe_Clark 2022-04-14 adp.library.ucsb.edu Okeh 40038 1923 11 7 1924 4 9 Ernest Thompson "Little Rosewood Casket"Columbia matrix 81983. The little rosebud casket / Ernest Errott Thompson - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000029748/81983-The_little_rosebud_casket 2022-04-14 adp.library.ucsb.edu Columbia 216 1924 9 9 1924 11 10 Fiddlin' John Carson "John Henry Blues"OKeh matrix 8610. John Henry blues / Fiddlin' John Carson - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000200749/8610-John_Henry_blues 2022-04-14 adp.library.ucsb.edu Okeh 7004 1924 3 24 1924 11 US BB 1924 #122, US #10 for 1 week, 1 total weeks 11 Wendell Hall and Carson Robison "Whistling the Blues Away"Victor matrix B-29955. Whistling the blues away / Wendell W. Hall - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800004066/B-29955-Whistling_the_blues_away 2022-04-14 adp.library.ucsb.edu Victor 19338 1924 5 1 1924 10 US BB 1924 #129, US #10 for 1 week, 1 total weeks 12 Eck Robertson and Henry Gilliland "Sallie Johnson And Billy In The Low Ground"Victor matrix B-26666. Sallie Johnson / Eck Robertson - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800000587/B-26666-Sallie_Johnson 2022-04-14 adp.library.ucsb.edu Victor 19372 1922 7 1 1924 10 13 Riley Puckett "Rock All Our Babies To Sleep"Columbia matrix 81633. Rock all our babies to sleep / Riley Puckett - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000029400/81633-Rock_all_our_babies_to_sleep 2022-04-14 adp.library.ucsb.edu Columbia 107 1924 3 8 1924 5 14 Henry Whitter "Lonesome Road Blues"OKeh matrix S-72168. Lonesome road blues / Henry Whitter - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000204322/S-72168-Lonesome_road_blues 2022-04-14 adp.library.ucsb.edu Okeh 40015 1923 12 12 1924 5 Births January 6 – Earl Scruggs, early bluegrass pioneer who, with Lester Flatt, formed the Foggy Mountain Boys (died 2012). February 16 – Jo Walker-Meador, Country Music Association Executive Director from 1962 to 1991 (died 2017). March 29 – Jimmy Work, 94, American country singer-songwriter ("Making Believe") (died 2018).Heartland musician and songwriter Jimmy Work, dies at 94https://www.hornbeakfuneralchapel.com/obituary/jimmy-work Jimmy Work of Dukedom, Tennessee 1924 - 2018 Obituary 2018-12-27 2019-05-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20190504033542/https://www.hornbeakfuneralchapel.com/obituary/jimmy-work dead April 21 – Ira Louvin, member of The Louvin Brothers (with brother Charlie). (died 1965) June 20 – Chet Atkins, session musician and record producer, primarily with RCA Records (died 2001). June 28 – George Morgan, pop-styled singer of the 1940s and 1950s; Grand Ole Opry stalwart and father of 1990s star Lorrie Morgan (died 1975). July 22 – Margaret Whiting, female country and pop vocalist of the 1940s and early 1950s; first female vocalist to top the Billboard country charts (1949's "Slippin' Around," as part of a duet with Jimmy Wakely). (died 2011) September 19 – Don Harron, Canadian comedian and playwright best known to country audiences as "Charlie Farquharson" on television's Hee Haw (died 2015). Deaths Deaths in 1924 Category:1924 deaths 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