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1928 in country music

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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1928.

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Events

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  • "The first edition of Bradley Kincaid's 1928 songbook called My Favorite Mountain Ballads sold more than 100,000 copies;[1]

Top Hillbilly (Country) Recordings

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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 Jimmie Rodgers "Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas)"[2][3] / Away Out On the Mountain" Victor 21142 November 30, 1927 (1927-11-30) May 1928 (1928-05) US BB 1928 #20, US #2 for 1 weeks, 11 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1928 #1, 2,000,000 sales[1][4]
2 Jimmie Rodgers "In the Jailhouse Now"[5] / "Ben Dewberry’s Final Run" Victor 21245 February 15, 1928 (1928-02-15) July 1928 (1928-07) US BB 1928 #158, US #14 for 1 weeks, 3 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1928 #2, 1,000,000 sales[1][4]
3 Jimmie Rodgers "The Brakeman’s Blues"[6] Victor 21291 February 14, 1928 (1928-02-14) June 1928 (1928-06) US BB 1928 #68, US #7 for 1 weeks, 7 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1928 #3, 1,000,000 sales[4]
4 Carter Family "Keep on the Sunny Side"[7] Victor 21434 May 9, 1928 (1928-05-09) July 20, 1928 (1928-07-20) US BB 1928 #88, US #9 for 1 weeks, 5 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1928 #4, 141,981 sales, Grammy Hall of Fame 2006
5 Hugh Cross and Riley Puckett "Red River Valley"[8] Columbia 15206 November 3, 1927 (1927-11-03) January 1928 (1928-01) US Hillbilly 1928 #5
6 Jimmie Rodgers ""Blue Yodel No. 3 (Evening Sun Yodel)"[9] / "Never No Mo’ Blues" Victor 21531 February 15, 1928 (1928-02-15) October 1928 (1928-10) US BB 1928 #108, US #10 for 1 weeks, 4 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1928 #6, 1,000,000 sales[4]
7 Jimmie Rodgers "Blue Yodel No. II (My Lovin' Gal Lucille)"[10] Victor 21291 February 15, 1928 (1928-02-15) June 1928 (1928-06) US Hillbilly 1928 #7, 1,000,000 sales[4]
8 Darby and Tarlton "Birmingham Jail"[11] Columbia 15212D November 10, 1927 (1927-11-10) March 1928 (1928-03) US Hillbilly 1928 #8, 200,000 sales[12]
9 Bradley Kincaid "Barbara Allen"[13] Silvertone 5186 February 27, 1928 (1928-02-27) April 5, 1928 (1928-04-05) US Hillbilly 1928 #9
10 Jimmie Rodgers "Treasures Untold"[14] / "Mother Was A Lady (If Brother Jack Were Here)" Victor 21433 February 14, 1928 (1928-02-14) August 3, 1928 (1928-08-03) US Hillbilly 1928 #10, 1,000,000 sales[4]
11 Vernon Dalhart "Halleluja! I'm a Bum"[15] Columbia 1488 July 30, 1928 (1928-07-30) November 1928 (1928-11) US BB 1928 #58, US #6 for 1 week, 5 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1928 #11
12 Jimmie Rodgers "Lullaby Yodel"[16] / "Memphis Yodel" Victor 21636 June 12, 1928 (1928-06-12) December 1928 (1928-12) , US Hillbilly 1928 #12, 1,000,000 sales[4]
13 Jimmie Rodgers "My Little Old Home Down in New Orleans" / "Dear Old Sunny South by the Sea"[17] Victor 21574 June 12, 1928 (1928-06-12) November 1928 (1928-11) US Hillbilly 1928 #13, 1,000,000 sales[4]
14 Georgia Yellow Hammers "The Picture On the Wall"[18] Victor 20943 August 9, 1927 (1927-08-09) January 1928 (1928-01) US Hillbilly 1928 #14, 100,000 sales[12]
15 Carter Family "Little Darling Pal of Mine"[19] Victor 21638 May 9, 1928 (1928-05-09) December 1928 (1928-12) US BB 1929 #166, US #14 for 1 week, 2 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1928 #15
16 Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers with Riley Puckett and Clayton McMichen "Casey Jones"[20] Columbia 15237 March 28, 1927 (1927-03-28) April 1928 (1928-04) US BB 1928 #216, US #19 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1928 #16
17 Vernon Dalhart and Carson Robison "A Memory That Time Cannot Erase"[21] Victor 21094 July 21, 1927 (1927-07-21) March 1928 (1928-03) US BB 1928 #215, US #19 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1928 #17
18 Blind Lemon Jefferson "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean"[22] Paramount 12608 February 26, 1928 (1928-02-26) May 4, 1928 (1928-05-04) US Hillbilly 1928 #18
19 Darby and Tarlton "Columbus Stockade Blues"[11] Columbia 15212 November 10, 1927 (1927-11-10) March 1928 (1928-03) US Hillbilly 1928 #19
20 Jules Verne Allen "The Dying Cowboy"[23] Victor 23834 April 21, 1928 (1928-04-21) May 4, 1928 (1928-05-04) US Hillbilly 1928 #20

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.

Notes

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1. ^ a b c d e f Bradley Kincaid, Nashville Songwriters Foundation Hall of Fame. Accessed 25 August 2007.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Record Research.
  2. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-40753. Blue yodel / Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  3. ^ "Complete National Recording Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Bluegrass Messengers - Jimmie Rodgers". www.bluegrassmessengers.com. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  5. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-41740. In the jailhouse now / Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  6. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-41738. The brakeman's blues / Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  7. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-45022. Keep on the sunny side / Carter Family - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  8. ^ "Columbia matrix W145091. Red River Valley / Hugh Cross ; Riley Puckett - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  9. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-41743. Blue yodel no. 3 / Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  10. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-41741. Blue yodel no. II / Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  11. ^ a b "Columbia matrix W145202. Birmingham Jail / Darby & Tarlton - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  12. ^ a b Charles K. Wolfe (2002). Classic Country: Legends of Country Music. Routledge. p. 90. ISBN 978-1-135-95734-6.
  13. ^ "Silvertone 5000 series (from Gennett) 78rpm numerical listing discography". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  14. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-41737. Treasures untold / Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  15. ^ "Columbia matrix W146821. Halleluja! I'm a bum / Vernon Dalhart - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  16. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-45098. Lullaby yodel / Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  17. ^ "Victor 21574 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  18. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-39782. The picture on the wall / Georgia Yellow Hammers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  19. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-45021. Little darling, pal of mine / Carter Family - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  20. ^ "Columbia matrix W143785. Casey Jones / Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  21. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-39693. A memory that time cannot erase / Vernon Dalhart ; Carson Robison - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  22. ^ "Blind Lemon Jefferson Discography". Wirz.de. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  23. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-50599. The dying cowboy / Jules Verne Allen - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-11.