1935 in country music explained
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1935.
Events
sales remained approximately 14% of 1929 levels
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 | | "Can the Circle Be Unbroken (By and By)"[2] | Melotone 13432 | | | 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 | | | US Hillbilly 1935 #2, 5,000,000 sold by 1940[5] |
| 3 | | "I Want to be a Cowboy's Sweetheart"[6] | Melotone 5-11-56 | | | US Hillbilly 1935 #3, 1,000,000 sales,[7] National Recording Registry 2011, Grammy Hall of Fame 2007 |
| 4 | | "Under the Double Eagle"[8] [9] | Bluebird 5945 | | | US Hillbilly 1935 #4 |
| 5 | Gene Autry Trio | "Tumbling Tumbleweeds"[10] | Melotone 13315 | | | US Hillbilly 1935 #5 |
| 6 | | "Just Because"[11] | Decca 5100 | | | US Hillbilly 1935 #6 |
| 7 | | "Nobody's Darling But Mine"[12] | Decca 5090 | | | US Hillbilly 1935 #7 |
| 8 | | "When The White Azaleas Start Blooming"[13] | Perfect 13109 | | | US Hillbilly 1935 #8, 1,000,000 sales (unverified)[14] |
| 9 | Shelton Brothers | "Deep Elem Blues"[15] | Decca 5099 | | | US Hillbilly 1935 #9 |
| 10 | Gene Autry Trio | "Ole Faithful" | Melotone 13354 | | | US Hillbilly 1935 #10 |
| 11 | | "St. Louis Blues"[16] | Decca 46001 | | | US Hillbilly 1935 #11 |
| 12 | | "Mexicali Rose"[17] | Vocalion 3086 | | | US Hillbilly 1935 #12 |
| 13 | Gene Autry and Jimmy Long | "The Round-Up at Cheyenne" | Melotone 13261 | | | US Hillbilly 1935 #13 |
| 14 | | "Brown Skin Gal (Down The Lane)" | Vocalion 2882 | | | US Hillbilly 1935 #14 |
| 15 | Milton Brown and His Musical Brownies | "Beautiful Texas"[18] | Decca 5071 | | | US Hillbilly 1935 #15 | |
Births
- 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
- August 15 – Will Rogers, 55, beloved humorist who had appeal with both country and popular music audiences (plane crash).
Further reading
- Kingsbury, Paul, "Vinyl Hayride: Country Music Album Covers 1947–1989," Country Music Foundation, 2003
- Millard, Bob, "Country Music: 70 Years of America's Favorite Music," HarperCollins, New York, 1993
- Whitburn, Joel. "Top Country Songs 1944–2005 – 6th Edition." 2005.
Notes and References
- Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954 . Record Research . 1986.
- Web site: MELOTONE 78rpm numerical listing discography: 13000 to end. 2022-01-06. www.78discography.com.
- Web site: Vocalion 78rpm numerical listing discography: 2522 - 3000. 2022-01-06. www.78discography.com.
- Book: Murrells, Joseph. The Book of Golden Discs. registration. rudolph.. 2, illustrated. Barrie & Jenkins. 0-214-20480-4. 1978.
- Book: Murrells, Joseph . The book of golden discs . 1978 . London : Barrie & Jenkins . Internet Archive . 978-0-214-20512-5.
- Web site: Patsy Montana's Vest and Skirt . HistoryWired: A few of our favorite things. . 2012-08-03 .
- Web site: Matthew Leimkuehler . Dave Paulson . Cindy Watts . What are the all-time greatest country songs? These 100 top our list . 2022-04-26 . The Tennessean . en-US.
- Web site: Victor matrix BVE-87727. Under the double eagle / Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers - Discography of American Historical Recordings. 2022-01-08. adp.library.ucsb.edu.
- Book: Wolff, Duane. Country Music:The Rough Guide. Rough Guides. 2000. Orlando. 75. english.
- Web site: MELOTONE 78rpm numerical listing discography: 13000 to end. 2022-01-18. www.78discography.com.
- Web site: Decca matrix C 9813. Just because / The Shelton Brothers - Discography of American Historical Recordings. 2022-01-13. adp.library.ucsb.edu.
- Web site: Decca matrix C 9494. Nobody's darlin' but mine / Jimmie Davis - Discography of American Historical Recordings. 2022-01-13. adp.library.ucsb.edu.
- Web site: PERFECT 78rpm numerical listing discography: 13000 to end-of-series. 2022-01-18. www.78discography.com.
- Web site: TSHA Mabie, Victoria Louise Massey . 2022-04-26 . www.tshaonline.org.
- Web site: Decca matrix C 9809. Deep elem blues / The Shelton Brothers - Discography of American Historical Recordings. 2022-01-13. adp.library.ucsb.edu.
- Web site: Decca matrix C 9698. St. Louis blues / Brownies [Milton Brown] - Discography of American Historical Recordings]. 2022-01-18. adp.library.ucsb.edu.
- Web site: Vocalion 78rpm numerical listing discography: 3000 - 3500. 2022-01-18. www.78discography.com.
- Web site: Decca matrix C 9716. Beautiful Texas / Brownies [Milton Brown] - Discography of American Historical Recordings]. 2022-01-18. adp.library.ucsb.edu.
