1922 in country music

This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1922.

List of years in country music (table)

See also: 1922 in music and the List of years in country music

Events

Top hits of the year

Single Artist
"Dear Old Southland" Vernon Dalhart
"I Want My Mammy" Vernon Dalhart
"Tuck Me to Sleep (In My Old 'Tucky Home)" Vernon Dalhart

Births

  • July 26 – Jim Foglesong, Music Row executive who helped lay foundation for country music's boom period in the 1970s through early 1990s. (died 2013)
  • December 20 — Geoff Mack, Australian singer-songwriter (died 2017)

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.
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