1944 in country music

This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1944.

List of years in country music (table)

Events

Top hits of the year

Number one hits

(As certified by Billboard magazine)

US Single Artist
January 8 "Pistol Packin' Mama" Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters
February 5 "Pistol Packin' Mama" Al Dexter
February 26 "Ration Blues" Louis Jordan
March 11 "Rosalita" Al Dexter
March 18 "They Took the Stars Out of Heaven" Floyd Tillman
March 25 "So Long Pal" Al Dexter
April 1 "Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry" Al Dexter
June 10 "Straighten Up and Fly Right" The King Cole Trio
July 29 "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby" Louis Jordan
September 2 "Soldiers Last Letter" Ernest Tubb
September 23 "Smoke on the Water" Red Foley
December 23 "I'm Wastin' My Tears on You" Tex Ritter

Other major hits

Single Artist
"Born To Lose" Ted Daffan
"G.I. Blues" Floyd Tillman
"I Hang My Head And Cry" Gene Autry
"I'll Forgive You But I Can't Forget" Roy Acuff
"I'm Sending You Red Roses" Jimmy Wakely
"I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes" Gene Autry
"If It's Wrong To Love You" Charles Mitchell
"Is It Too Late Now?" Jimmie Davis
"Look Who's Talkin'" Ted Daffan
"New San Antonio Rose" Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
"No Letter Today" Ted Daffan
"The Prodigal Son" Roy Acuff
"She Broke My Heart In Three Places" Hoosier Hot Shots
"Texas Blues" Foy Willing
"There's A Blue Star Shining Bright" Red Foley
"There's A Chill On The Hill" Jimmie Davis
"There's A New Moon Over My Shoulder" Tex Ritter
"Try Me One More Time" Ernest Tubb
"We Might As Well Forget It" Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
"When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again" Cindy Walker
"Write Me Sweetheart" Roy Acuff
"Yesterday's Tears" Ernest Tubb
"You're from Texas" Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys

Births

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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