1935 in country music
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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1935.
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Top hits of the year[]
| Single | Artist |
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| "Can the Circle Be Unbroken (By and By)"[1] | Carter Family |
| "Under the Double Eagle"[2][3] | Bill Boyd and His Cowboy Ramblers |
| "I Want to be a Cowboy's Sweetheart"[4] | Patsy MontanaAcc. by Prairie Ramblers |
| "That Silver-Haired Daddy of Mine"[5][6] | Gene Autry and 1 |
| "Tumbling Tumbleweeds"[7] | Gene Autry Trio |
| "Just Because"[8] | Shelton Brothers |
| "Nobody's Darling But Mine"[9] | Jimmie Davis |
| "When The White Azaleas Start Blooming"[10] | The Westerners (Massey Family) |
| "Deep Elem Blues"[11] | Shelton Brothers |
| "Ole Faithful"[7] | Gene Autry Trio |
| "St. Louis Blues"[12] | Milton Brown and His Musical Brownies |
| "Mexicali Rose"[13] | Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys |
| ""[7] | Gene Autry and Jimmy Long |
| "Brown Skin Gal (Down The Lane)"[5] | The Westerners (Massey Family) |
| "Beautiful Texas"[14] | Milton Brown and His Musical Brownies |
- 1 Originally recorded in 1931, but did not become a national hit until 1935.
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 (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[]
- ^ "MELOTONE 78rpm numerical listing discography: 13000 to end". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Patsy Montana's Vest and Skirt". HistoryWired: A few of our favorite things. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2012-08-03.
- ^ 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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- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
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