1924 in country music
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1924.
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Events
- First broadcast of WLS Barn Dance in Chicago, led by the "Solemn Old Judge" George D. Hay.
- Beginning of the "Old Times Tunes" series on Okeh Records.
- Beginning of the "Special Records for Southern States" series on Vocalion Records.
No dates
- Vernon Dalhart records "The Prisoner's Song" and "Wreck of the Old 97."
Top hits of the year
| Single | Artist |
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| "Arkansas Traveler" | Fiddlin' John Carson with the Virginia Reelers |
| "Fare You Well, Old Joe Clark" | Fiddlin' John Carson |
| "John Henry Blues" | Fiddlin' John Carson |
| "Run, Nigger, Run" | Fiddlin' John Carson |
| "Little Rosewood Casket" | Ernest Thompson |
| "Old Joe Clark" | Fiddlin' Powers and Family |
| "The Prisoner's Song" | Vernon Dalhart |
| "Rock All Our Babies To Sleep" | Riley Puckett |
| "Whistling the Blues Away" | Wendell Hall and Carson Robison |
| "Wreck of the Old 97" | Vernon Dalhart |
| "You Will Never Miss Your Mother Until She is Gone" | Fiddlin' John Carson |
Births
- January 6 – Earl Scruggs, early bluegrass pioneer who, with Lester Flatt, formed the Foggy Mountain Boys (died 2012).
- February 16 – Jo Walker-Meador, Country Music Association Executive Director from 1962 to 1991 (died 2017).
- March 29 – Jimmy Work, 94, American country singer-songwriter ("Making Believe") (died 2018).[1][2]
- April 21 – Ira Louvin, member of The Louvin Brothers (with brother Charlie). (died 1965)
- June 20 – Chet Atkins, session musician and record producer, primarily with RCA Records (died 2001).
- June 28 – George Morgan, pop-styled singer of the 1940s and 1950s; Grand Ole Opry stalwart and father of 1990s star Lorrie Morgan (died 1975).
- July 22 – Margaret Whiting, female country and pop vocalist of the 1940s and early 1950s; first female vocalist to top the Billboard country charts (1949's "Slippin' Around," as part of a duet with Jimmy Wakely). (died 2011)
- September 19 – Don Harron, Canadian comedian and playwright best known to country audiences as "Charlie Farquharson" on television's Hee Haw (died 2015).
References
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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