1935 in country music
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1935.
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Events[edit]
sales remained approximately 14% of 1929 levels
Top Hillbilly (Country) Recordings[edit]
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 |
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| 1 | Carter Family | "Can the Circle Be Unbroken (By and By)"[2] | Melotone 13432 | May 6, 1935 | August 1935 | US Hillbilly 1935 #1, Grammy Hall of Fame 1998 |
| 2 | Gene Autry and Jimmy Long | "That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine"[3][4] | Vocalion 2991 | October 29, 1931 | February 1935 | US Hillbilly 1935 #2, 5,000,000 sold by 1940[5] |
| 3 | Patsy MontanaAcc. by Prairie Ramblers | "I Want to be a Cowboy's Sweetheart"[6] | Melotone 5-11-56 | August 16, 1935 | November 1935 | US Hillbilly 1935 #3, 1,000,000 sales,[7] National Recording Registry 2011, Grammy Hall of Fame 2007 |
| 4 | Bill Boyd and His Cowboy Ramblers | "Under the Double Eagle"[8][9] | Bluebird 5945 | January 27, 1935 | May 22, 1935 | US Hillbilly 1935 #4 |
| 5 | Gene Autry Trio | "Tumbling Tumbleweeds"[10] | Melotone 13315 | January 11, 1935 | January 30, 1935 | US Hillbilly 1935 #5 |
| 6 | Shelton Brothers | "Just Because"[11] | Decca 5100 | February 23, 1935 | May 1935 | US Hillbilly 1935 #6 |
| 7 | Jimmie Davis | "Nobody's Darling But Mine"[12] | Decca 5090 | September 21, 1934 | April 1935 | US Hillbilly 1935 #7 |
| 8 | The Westerners (Massey Family) | "When The White Azaleas Start Blooming"[13] | Perfect 13109 | March 20, 1934 | February 1935 | US Hillbilly 1935 #8, 1,000,000 sales (unverified)[14] |
| 9 | Shelton Brothers | "Deep Elem Blues"[15] | Decca 5099 | February 22, 1935 | May 1935 | US Hillbilly 1935 #9 |
| 10 | Gene Autry Trio | "Ole Faithful"[10] | Melotone 13354 | January 14, 1935 | January 30, 1935 | US Hillbilly 1935 #10 |
| 11 | Milton Brown and His Musical Brownies | "St. Louis Blues"[16] | Decca 46001 | January 1, 1935 | February 1935 | US Hillbilly 1935 #11 |
| 12 | Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys | "Mexicali Rose"[17] | Vocalion 3086 | September 23, 1935 | November 1935 | US Hillbilly 1935 #12 |
| 13 | Gene Autry and Jimmy Long | "The Round-Up at Cheyenne"[10] | Melotone 13261 | April 1, 1934 | February 1935 | US Hillbilly 1935 #13 |
| 14 | The Westerners (Massey Family) | "Brown Skin Gal (Down The Lane)"[3] | Vocalion 2882 | November 8, 1934 | February 1935 | US Hillbilly 1935 #14 |
| 15 | Milton Brown and His Musical Brownies | "Beautiful Texas"[18] | Decca 5071 | January 28, 1935 | February 1935 | US Hillbilly 1935 #15 |
Births[edit]
- January 8 – Elvis Presley, "The King" and cross-genre singer (died 1977).
- April 5 – Warner Mack, countrypolitan-styled singer-songwriter from the late 1950s through late 1960s.
- August 2 – Hank Cochran, songwriter best known for writing hits by Patsy Cline, Ray Price, Eddy Arnold and others (died 2010).
- September 25 – Royce Kendall, father half of The Kendalls (died 1998).
- September 29 – Jerry Lee Lewis, pianist whose successfully fused honky tonk with rock music, making him one of the genre's most successful performers of the 1950s through 1980s; cousin of Mickey Gilley and Jimmy Swaggart.
- November 30 – George Richey, songwriter and record producer; husband of Tammy Wynette (died 2010).
Deaths[edit]
- August 15 – Will Rogers, 55, beloved humorist who had appeal with both country and popular music audiences (plane crash).
Further reading[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Record Research.
- ^ "MELOTONE 78rpm numerical listing discography: 13000 to end". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
- ^ a b "Vocalion 78rpm numerical listing discography: 2522 - 3000". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
- ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The Book of Golden Discs (2, illustrated ed.). Barrie & Jenkins. ISBN 0-214-20480-4.
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- ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The book of golden discs. Internet Archive. London : Barrie & Jenkins. ISBN 978-0-214-20512-5.
- ^ "Patsy Montana's Vest and Skirt". HistoryWired: A few of our favorite things. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
- ^ Matthew Leimkuehler; Dave Paulson; Cindy Watts. "What are the all-time greatest country songs? These 100 top our list". The Tennessean. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ "Victor matrix BVE-87727. Under the double eagle / Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
- ^ Wolff, Duane (2000). Country Music:The Rough Guide. Orlando: Rough Guides. p. 75.
- ^ a b c "MELOTONE 78rpm numerical listing discography: 13000 to end". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
- ^ "Decca matrix C 9813. Just because / The Shelton Brothers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
- ^ "Decca matrix C 9494. Nobody's darlin' but mine / Jimmie Davis - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
- ^ "PERFECT 78rpm numerical listing discography: 13000 to end-of-series". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
- ^ "TSHA | Mabie, Victoria Louise Massey". www.tshaonline.org. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
- ^ "Decca matrix C 9809. Deep elem blues / The Shelton Brothers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
- ^ "Decca matrix C 9698. St. Louis blues / Brownies [Milton Brown] - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
- ^ "Vocalion 78rpm numerical listing discography: 3000 - 3500". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
- ^ "Decca matrix C 9716. Beautiful Texas / Brownies [Milton Brown] - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-18.