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1927 in country music

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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1927.

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Events

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  • July through August –
  • November 30 – Jimmie Rodgers participates in his second recording session, recording four sides at Camden, New Jersey: "Ben Dewberry's Final Run," "Mother Was a Lady (If Brother Jack Were Here)," "Blue Yodel ('T' for Texas)," and "Away Out on the Mountain."

Top Hillbilly (Country) Recordings

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The following songs were extracted from records included in Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954,[2] 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 Carter Family "Bury Me Under the Weeping Willow"[3] Victor 21074 August 1, 1927 (1927-08-01) November 1927 (1927-11) US BB 1927 #101, US #10 for 1 week, 4 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1926 #1
2 Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers with Riley Puckett "John Henry (Steel-Drivin' Man)"[4] Columbia 15142 March 29, 1927 (1927-03-29) June 1927 (1927-06) US BB 1927 #248, US #20 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1927 #2
3 Jimmie Rodgers "Sleep, Baby, Sleep"[5] Victor 20864 August 4, 1927 (1927-08-04) November 5, 1927 (1927-11-05) US Hillbilly 1927 #3
4 Deford Bailey "Pan American Blues"[6][7] Brunswick 146 April 18, 1927 (1927-04-18) November 1927 (1927-11) US Hillbilly 1927 #4
5 Vernon Dalhart "Lindbergh (The Eagle of the U.S.A.)"[8] Columbia 1000 May 24, 1927 (1927-05-24) June 1927 (1927-06) US BB 1927 #49, US #4 for 1 week, 5 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1927 #5
6 Vernon Dalhart and Carson Robison "My Carolina Home"[9] Victor 20795 April 17, 1927 (1927-04-17) June 1927 (1927-06) US BB 1927 #79, US #7 for 1 week, 4 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1927 #6
7 Vernon Dalhart and Carson Robison "My Blue Ridge Mountain Home"[10] Victor 20539 August 24, 1927 (1927-08-24) November 1927 (1927-11) US BB 1928 #67, US #7 for 1 week, 8 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1927 #7
8 Jimmie Rodgers "The Soldier's Sweetheart"[11] Victor 20864 August 4, 1927 (1927-08-04) November 5, 1927 (1927-11-05) US BB 1928 #90, US #8 for 1 week, 5 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1927 #8
9 Vernon Dalhart "Lucky Lindy"[12] Columbia 1000 May 1, 1927 (1927-05-01) June 1927 (1927-06) US BB 1927 #137, US #11 for 1 week, 2 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1927 #9
10 Carter Family "The Poor Orphan Child"[13] Victor 20877 August 1, 1927 (1927-08-01) November 18, 1927 (1927-11-18) US Hillbilly 1927 #10
11 Vernon Dalhart "The Mississippi Flood"[14] Victor 20611 April 27, 1927 (1927-04-27) July 1927 (1927-07) US BB 1927 #207, US #17 for 1 week, 2 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1927 #11
12 The Allen Brothers "Salty Dog Blues"[15] Columbia 15175 April 7, 1927 (1927-04-07) August 12, 1927 (1927-08-12) US Hillbilly 1927 #12
13 Carter Family "Single Girl Married Girl"[16] Victor 20937 August 2, 1927 (1927-08-02) October 14, 1927 (1927-10-14) US Hillbilly 1927 #13
14 Uncle Dave Macon and His Fruit-Jar Drinkers "Sail Away Ladies"[17] Vocalion 5155 May 7, 1927 (1927-05-07) June 1927 (1927-06) US Hillbilly 1927 #14
15 Carter Family "The Storms Are on the Ocean"[18] Victor 20937 August 1, 1927 (1927-08-01) October 1927 (1927-10) US Hillbilly 1927 #15
16 Fiddlin' Powers and Family "Cluck Old Hen"[19] Edison 52083 October 6, 1925 (1925-10-06) December 1926 (1926-12) US Hillbilly 1927 #16
17 Ernest Phipps and His Holiness Quartet "Don't Grieve After Me"[20] Victor 20834 July 26, 1927 (1927-07-26) October 10, 1927 (1927-10-10) US Hillbilly 1927 #17
18 Al Craver (Vernon Dalhart) "The Wreck Of Number Nine"[21] Columbia 15121 January 14, 1927 (1927-01-14) April 1927 (1927-04) US BB 1927 #198, US #16 for 1 week, 2 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1927 #18
19 Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers with Riley Puckett "Run Nigger Run"[22] Columbia 15158 March 29, 1927 (1927-03-29) August 1927 (1927-08) US Hillbilly 1927 #19
20 Carter Family "The Wandering Boy"[23] Victor 20877 August 2, 1927 (1927-08-02) November 18, 1927 (1927-11-18) US Hillbilly 1927 #20

Top new album releases

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Births

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Deaths

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Further reading

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  • 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

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  1. ^ Acuff, Roy (1983). Roy Acuff's Nashville : the life and good times of country music. New York: Putnam. p. 109. ISBN 0399508740.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Record Research.
  3. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-39750. Bury me under the weeping willow / Carter Family - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  4. ^ "Columbia matrix W143799. John Henry / Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  5. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-39768. Sleep, baby, sleep / Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  6. ^ "BRUNSWICK 78rpm numerical listing discography: 100 series". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  7. ^ "Brunswick matrix E22475-E22476. Pan American blues / DeFord Bailey - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  8. ^ "Columbia matrix W144213. Lindbergh / Vernon Dalhart - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-03.
  9. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-38743. My Carolina home / Vernon Dalhart ; Carson Robison - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  10. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-38150. My blue ridge mountain home / Vernon Dalhart ; Carson Robison - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  11. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-39767. The soldier's sweetheart / Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  12. ^ "Columbia matrix W144212. Lucky Lindy / Vernon Dalhart - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  13. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-39752. The poor orphan child / Carter Family - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  14. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-38495. The Mississippi flood / Vernon Dalhart - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  15. ^ "Columbia matrix W143929. Salty dog blues / Allen Brothers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  16. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-39754. Single girl, married girl / Carter Family - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  17. ^ "Brunswick matrix E4935-E4936. Sail away, ladies / Fruit-Jar Drinkers ; Uncle Dave Macon - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  18. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-39753. The storms are on the ocean / Carter Family - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  19. ^ "Edison matrix 10620. Cluck old hen / Fiddlin' Powers & Family - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  20. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-39715. Don't grieve after me / Holiness Quartet ; Ernest Phipps - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  21. ^ "Columbia matrix W143308. The wreck of Number Nine / Al Craver - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  22. ^ "Columbia matrix W143796. Run, nigger, run / Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  23. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-39755. The wandering boy / Carter Family - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-18.