1938 in country music

none This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1938. 1938 1938 country music Events 1938 Top Hillbilly-Folk (Country) Recordings 1938 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 Roy Acuff and the Crazy Tennesseans "Wabash Cannon Ball"Vocalion 78rpm numerical listing discography: 4000 - 4500 https://www.78discography.com/VOC4000.htm 2022-01-06 www.78discography.com Vocalion 4466 1936 10 21 1938 11 US BB 1938 #223, US #12 for 1 week, 2 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1938 #1, 1,000,000 sales, National Recording Registry 2005 2 Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers "It Makes No Difference Now"Decca matrix 64504. It makes no difference now / Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000292617/64504-It_makes_no_difference_now 2022-01-04 adp.library.ucsb.edu Decca 5604 1938 9 13 1938 9 30 US Hillbilly 1938 #2 3 Shelton Brothers "Aura Lee"Decca matrix 61825. Aura Lee / The Shelton Brothers - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000289938/61825-Aura_Lee 2022-01-06 adp.library.ucsb.edu Decca 5533 1937 2 17 1938 6 US Hillbilly 1938 #3 (this melody was used for Elvis Presley's "Love Me Tender") 4 Hoosier Hot Shots "The Man with the Whiskers"Vocalion (USA) 78rpm numerical listing discography: 4500 - 4999 https://www.78discography.com/VOC4500.htm 2022-03-02 www.78discography.com Vocalion 4502 1938 10 28 1938 12 US BB 1938 #207, US #11 for 1 week, 2 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1938 #4 5 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 1938 #5 6 Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys "Steel Guitar Stomp"Vocalion 78rpm numerical listing discography: 3500 - 4000 https://www.78discography.com/VOC3500.htm 2022-01-06 www.78discography.com Vocalion 3997 1937 6 7 1938 2 US Hillbilly 1938 #6 7 Gene Autry "Take Me Back to My Boots and Saddle" Vocalion 4172 1937 10 18 1938 6 US Hillbilly 1938 #7 8 Claude Casey's Pinestate Playboys "Pine State Honky Tonk"Victor matrix BS-027737. Pine State honky tonk / Claude Casey; Pine State Playboys - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200034074/BS-027737-Pine_State_honky_tonk 2022-04-30 adp.library.ucsb.edu Bluebird 7883 1938 9 27 1938 10 19 US Hillbilly 1938 #8 9 Roy Acuff and the Crazy Tennesseans "Freight Train Blues" Vocalion 4466 1936 10 21 1938 11 US Hillbilly 1938 #9 10 Jimmie Rodgers with Lani McIntire's Hawaiians "The One Rose That's Left in My Heart"Victor matrix PBVE-54857. The one rose (That's left in my heart) / Lani McIntire's Hawaiians; Jimmie Rodgers https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/800026102/PBVE-54857-The_one_rose_Thats_left_in_my_heart 2022-09-01 Discography of American Historical Recordings Bluebird B-7280 1930 7 7 1937 12 1 US Hillbilly 1938 #10 11 Roy Rogers "Hi-Ho Silver" Vocalion 4190 1938 6 15 1938 7 US BB 1938 #250, US #13 for 1 week, 2 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1938 #10 12 Jimmie Davis with Charles Mitchell "Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland"Decca matrix 64563. Meet me tonight in dreamland / Jimmie Davis - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000292676/64563-Meet_me_tonight_in_dreamland 2022-01-06 adp.library.ucsb.edu Decca 5616 1938 9 22 1938 11 US BB 1938 #253, US #13 for 1 week, 12 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1938 #11 13 Light Crust Doughboys "Beautiful Ohio" Vocalion 4158 1938 5 14 1938 6 US BB 1938 #18, US #2 for 1 week, 8 total weeks 14 Hoosier Hot Shots "Red Hot Fannie" Vocalion 4289 1938 6 6 1938 8 US Hillbilly 1938 #13 15 Girls of the Golden West "Ragtime Cowboy Joe" Vocalion 4292 1938 2 28 1938 8 US Hillbilly 1938 #14 16 Jimmie Revard And His Oklahoma Playboys "Tulsa Waltz"Victor matrix BS-07352. Tulsa waltz / Oklahoma Playboys; Jimmie Revard - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/200027071/BS-07352-Tulsa_waltz 2022-01-06 adp.library.ucsb.edu Bluebird 7371 1937 2 26 1938 1 19 US Hillbilly 1938 #15 17 Joe Werner's Ramblers "Running Around"Russell Tony Pinson Bob September 26, 2008 Country Music Records: A Discography, 1921–1942 Oxford University Press 1st 978-0195366211 registration https://archive.org/details/countrymusicreco00russ Bluebird 4994 1938 4 1 1938 4 20 US Hillbilly 1938 #16 18 Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys "The Maiden's Prayer" Vocalion 3924 1935 9 23 1938 2 US Hillbilly 1938 #17 19 W Lee O'Daniel and His Hillbilly Boys "Beautiful Texas" Vocalion 4185 1938 5 15 1938 7 US Hillbilly 1938 #18 20 Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers "Girl Of My Dreams"Decca matrix 62972. Girl of my dreams / Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers - Discography of American Historical Recordings https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/index.php/matrix/detail/2000291085/62972-Girl_of_my_dreams 2022-05-03 adp.library.ucsb.edu Decca 5560 1937 12 8 1938 7 US Hillbilly 1938 #19 21 Gene Autry "End of My Round-Up Days" Vocalion 4146 1937 10 15 1938 5 US Hillbilly 1938 #20 Births January 30 – Norma Jean, female singer of the 1960s and regular on The Porter Wagoner Show from 1961 to 1967. March 12 – Lew DeWitt, songwriter and former member of The Statler Brothers (he sang tenor) (died 1990). March 18 – Charley Pride, the most successful African-American country music performer, active since the mid-1960s (died 2020). April 4 – Norro Wilson, prominent songwriter and record producer (died 2017). August 18 – Allen Reynolds, prominent record producer, best known for his association with Garth Brooks. August 21 – Kenny Rogers, pop-styled country crooner who has enjoyed hits since the late 1960s (died 2020). 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