1937 in country music

This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1937.

List of years in country music (table)
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Events

Top Hillbilly (Country) Recordings

The following songs were extracted from records included in Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954,[1] 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"[2] Vocalion 3394 September 29, 1936 (1936-09-29) January 22, 1937 (1937-01-22) US Hillbilly 1937 #1
2 Roy Acuff with The Crazy Tennesseans "Great Speckled Bird"[3] Melotone 70159 October 20, 1936 (1936-10-20) January 1937 (1937-01) 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 September 21, 1934 (1934-09-21) January 1937 (1937-01) US BB 1937 #340, US #19 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1937 #3
4 Delmore Brothers "Singing My Troubles Away"[4] Bluebird 7129 August 3, 1937 (1937-08-03) September 1937 (1937-09) US Hillbilly 1937 #4
5 Al Dexter "Honky Tonk Blues"[3] Melotone 70365 November 28, 1936 (1936-11-28) March 1937 (1937-03) US Hillbilly 1937 #5
6 Rex Griffin "The Last Letter"[5] Decca 5383 May 13, 1937 (1937-05-13) June 1937 (1937-06) US Hillbilly 1937 #6
7 Gene Autry "The One Rose (That's Left In My Heart)"[3] Melotone 71058 May 29, 1937 (1937-05-29) October 1937 (1937-10) US Hillbilly 1937 #7
8 Jimmie Rodgers And The Carter Family "The Carter Family And Jimmie Rodgers In Texas"[6] Bluebird 6762 June 12, 1931 (1931-06-12) January 20, 1937 (1937-01-20) US Hillbilly 1937 #8
9 Jimmie Revard And His Oklahoma Playboys "My Little Girl I Love You"[7] Bluebird 6877 February 26, 1937 (1937-02-26) March 1937 (1937-03) US Hillbilly 1937 #9
10 Hoosier Hot Shots "Breezin' Along with the Breeze"[8] Vocalion 3644 January 20, 1937 (1937-01-20) September 1937 (1937-09) 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"[9] Bluebird 6876 February 25, 1937 (1937-02-25) March 1937 (1937-03) 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"[2] Vocalion 3402 October 13, 1936 (1936-10-13) January 1937 (1937-01) 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"[2] Vocalion 3424 September 29, 1936 (1936-09-29) January 1937 (1937-01) US Hillbilly 1937 #13
14 Riverside Ramblers "Wondering"[10] Bluebird 6926 February 22, 1937 (1937-02-22) April 1937 (1937-04) US Hillbilly 1937 #14
15 Roy Acuff and his Crazy Tennesseans "Steel Guitar Chimes"[3] Melotone 70752 March 22, 1937 (1937-03-22) July 1937 (1937-07) US Hillbilly 1937 #15
16 Carson Robison "There's A Bridle Hangin' on the Wall"[11] Montgomery Ward 4917 June 19, 1936 (1936-06-19) February 1937 (1937-02) US Hillbilly 1937 #16
17 Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers "The Right Key (But The Wrong Keyhole)"[12] Decca 5401 February 5, 1937 (1937-02-05) July 1937 (1937-07) US Hillbilly 1937 #17
18 Robert Johnson "Cross Road Blues"[8] Vocalion 3519 November 27, 1936 (1936-11-27) February 1937 (1937-02) US Hillbilly 1937 #18
19 Gene Autry and His String Band "It's Round-Up Time In Reno"[3] Melotone 71261 October 15, 1937 (1937-10-15) December 1937 (1937-12) US Hillbilly 1937 #19
20 Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys "Right Or Wrong"[2] Vocalion 3451 September 30, 1936 (1936-09-30) February 1937 (1937-02) US Hillbilly 1937 #20
21 The Prairie Ramblers With Patsy Montana "I'm A Wild And Reckless Cowboy (From The West Side Of Town)"[3] Melotone 70469 January 26, 1937 (1937-01-26) April 1937 (1937-04) US Hillbilly 1937 #21

Births

Deaths

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.

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Record Research.
  2. ^ a b c d "Vocalion 78rpm numerical listing discography: 3000 - 3500". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "MELOTONE 1937 numerical listing discography". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  4. ^ "Victor matrix BS-011892. Singing my troubles away / Delmore Brothers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  5. ^ "Decca matrix 62194. The last letter / Rex Griffin - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  6. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-69428. The Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers in Texas / Carter Family ; Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  7. ^ "Victor matrix BS-07356. My little girl I love you / Oklahoma Playboys ; Jimmie Revard ; Curly Williams - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  8. ^ a b "Vocalion 78rpm numerical listing discography: 3500 - 4000". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  9. ^ "Victor matrix BS-07301. The Arkansas bazooka swing / Bob Skyles ; Skyrockets - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  10. ^ "Victor matrix BS-07227. Wondering / Riverside Ramblers ; Joe Werner - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  11. ^ "Victor matrix BS-102242. There's a bridle hangin' on the wall / Carson Robison - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  12. ^ "Decca matrix 61638. The right key / Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-25.