1926 in country music

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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1926.

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Top Hillbilly (Country) Recordings

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.

RankArtistTitleLabelRecordedReleasedChart Positions
1 Vernon Dalhart "The Prisoner's Song" [2] Victor 19427August 13, 1924November 1924US BB 1926 #2, US #1 for 5 weeks, 20 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1926 #1, 1,320,356 sales thru 1930 [3]
2 Poole's North Carolina Ramblers "Whitehouse Blues" [4] Columbia 15099September 20, 1926October 1926US Hillbilly 1926 #2
3Vernon Dalhart"There's A New Star In Heaven Tonight - Rudolph Valentino" [5] Columbia 718August 27, 1926October 1926US BB 1926 #37, US #4 for 1 week, 5 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1926 #3
4 Carl T. Sprague "O Bury Me Not On the Lone Prairie (The Dying Cowboy)" [6] Victor 20122June 22, 1926December 1926US Hillbilly 1926 #4
5 Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers with Riley Puckett "Turkey in the Straw" [7] Columbia 15084April 17, 1926June 1926US BB 1926 #176, US #14 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1926 #5
6 Uncle Dave Macon with Sam McGhee "Way Down the Old Plank Road" [8] Vocalion 15321April 14, 1926June 1926US Hillbilly 1926 #6
7Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers with Riley Puckett"Ya Gotta Quit Kickin' My Dog Around" [9] Columbia 15084DApril 17, 1926June 1926US Hillbilly 1926 #7
8Vernon Dalhart"The Governor's Pardon" [10] Victor 19983March 2, 1926May 1926US BB 1926 #90, US #8 for 1 week, 2 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1926 #8
9 Kelly Harrell "Butcher's Boy" [11] Victor 20242June 8, 1926November 1926US Hillbilly 1926 #9
10Riley Puckett and Bob Nichols (Clayton McMichen) "My Carolina Home" [12] Columbia 15095DApril 22, 1926October 1926US BB 1927 #205, US #16 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1926 #10
11Vernon Dalhart"The Miami Storm" [13] Columbia 15100September 23, 1926October 1926US BB 1927 #174, US #14 for 1 week, 2 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1926 #11
12 Johnny Marvin (Ukelele Ace) "Breezin' Along with the Breeze" [14] Columbia 699DJune 29, 1926September 1926US BB 1926 #10, US #1 for 2 weeks, 10 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1926 #12
13Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers with Riley Puckett"Bully of the Town" [15] Columbia 15074DApril 17, 1926June 1926US Hillbilly 1926 #13
14 Al Craver (Vernon Dalhart) "The Freight Wreck At Altoona" [16] Columbia 15065DJanuary 15, 1926March 1926US Hillbilly 1926 #14
15 Poole's North Carolina Ramblers "Monkey On A String" [17] Columbia 15099September 17, 1926October 1926US Hillbilly 1926 #15
16 Blind Lemon Jefferson "Jack O Diamond Blues" [18] Paramount 12373June 12, 1926August 1926US Hillbilly 1926 #16
17Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers with Riley Puckett"Hand Me Down My Walking Cane" [19] Columbia 15091DApril 17, 1926September 1926US Hillbilly 1926 #17
18 Blind Blake "Early Morning Blues" [18] Paramount 12387September 11, 1926October 1926US Hillbilly 1926 #18
19Blind Lemon Jefferson"Long Lonesome Blues" [18] Paramount 12354March 18, 1926May 1926US Hillbilly 1926 #19
20Uncle Dave Macon"Last Night When My Willie Come Home" [20] Vocalion 15319April 14, 1926May 1926US Hillbilly 1926 #20

Births

References

  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Record Research.
  2. ↑ "Victor matrix B-30633. The prisoner's song / Vernon Dalhart - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
  3. ↑ "The Victor Talking Machine Company". davidsarnoff.org. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
  4. ↑ "Columbia matrix W142658. White House blues / North Carolina Ramblers; Charlie Poole - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  5. ↑ "Columbia matrix W142578. There's a new star in heaven tonight—Rudolph Valentino / Vernon Dalhart - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  6. ↑ "Victor matrix BVE-35541. O bury me not on the lone prairie / Carl T. Sprague - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  7. ↑ "Columbia matrix W142041. Turkey in the straw / Riley Puckett; Skillet Lickers; Gid Tanner - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  8. ↑ "Brunswick matrix E2753-E2754. Way down the Old Plank Road / Uncle Dave Macon; Sam McGee - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  9. ↑ "Columbia matrix W142040. Ya gotta quit kickin' my dog aroun' / Riley Puckett; Skillet Lickers; Gid Tanner - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  10. ↑ "Victor matrix BVE-34666. The governor's pardon / Vernon Dalhart - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  11. ↑ "Victor matrix BVE-31587. Butcher's boy / Kelly Harrell - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  12. ↑ "Columbia matrix W142085. My Carolina home / Bob Nichols; Riley Puckett - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  13. ↑ "Columbia matrix W142683. The Miami storm / Vernon Dalhart - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  14. ↑ "Columbia matrix W142355. Breezin' along with the breeze / Johnny Marvin - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  15. ↑ "Columbia matrix W142035. Bully of the town / Riley Puckett; Skillet Lickers; Gid Tanner - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  16. ↑ "Columbia matrix W141496. The freight wreck at Altoona / Al Craver - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  17. ↑ "Columbia matrix W142638. Monkey on a string / North Carolina Ramblers; Charlie Poole - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  18. 1 2 3 "Paramount Race Series (12000 - 12499): 78rpm numerical listing discography". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
  19. ↑ "Columbia matrix W142034. Hand me down my walking cane / Riley Puckett; Skillet Lickers; Gid Tanner - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  20. ↑ "Brunswick matrix E2759-E2760. Last night when my Willie came home / Uncle Dave Macon; Sam McGee - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-18.

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