1937 in country music
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1937.
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Top hits of the year
| Single | Artist |
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| "Breezin' Along with the Breeze" | Hoosier Hot Shots |
| "Great Speckled Bird" | Roy Acuff |
| "I'm A Wild and Reckless Cowboy" | Patsy Montana |
| "The One Rose" | Gene Autry |
| "Right Or Wrong" | Bob Wills |
| "Singing My Troubles Away" | The Delmore Brothers |
| "You're the Only Star in My Blue Heaven" | Roy Acuff |
Births
- March 20 – Jerry Reed, "swamp rock"-styled singer and guitarist best known for novelty hits, most notably "When You're Hot, You're Hot" (died 2008).
- April 6 – Merle Haggard, innovator of the Bakersfield Sound and a huge country star since the 1960s (died 2016).
- June 15 – Waylon Jennings, influential rock-styled country performer and originator of the 1970s "outlaw" movement (died 2002).
- August 26 – Don Bowman, musician, songwriter and comedian, original host of radio's American Country Countdown (died 2013).
- November 1 – Bill Anderson, prolific singer-songwriter and television personality whose success has lasted more than 50 years; known as "Whisperin' Bill."
- November 30 – Jimmy Bowen, prominent record producer and executive from the 1970s through 1990s.
- December 16 – Jim Glaser, singer-songwriter and member of Tompall & the Glaser Brothers (died 2019).
- December 26 – Ronnie Prophet, Canadian country music singer (died 2018).
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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