1928 in country music

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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1928.

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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 Jimmie Rodgers "Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas)" [2] [3] / Away Out On the Mountain"Victor 21142November 30, 1927May 1928US BB 1928 #20, US #2 for 1 weeks, 11 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1928 #1, 2,000,000 sales [1] [4]
2Jimmie Rodgers"In the Jailhouse Now" [5] / "Ben Dewberry’s Final Run"Victor 21245February 15, 1928July 1928US BB 1928 #158, US #14 for 1 weeks, 3 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1928 #2, 1,000,000 sales [1] [4]
3Jimmie Rodgers"The Brakeman’s Blues" [6] Victor 21291February 14, 1928June 1928US BB 1928 #68, US #7 for 1 weeks, 7 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1928 #3, 1,000,000 sales [4]
4 Carter Family "Keep on the Sunny Side" [7] Victor 21434May 9, 1928July 20, 1928US BB 1928 #88, US #9 for 1 weeks, 5 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1928 #4, 141,981 sales, Grammy Hall of Fame 2006
5Hugh Cross and Riley Puckett "Red River Valley" [8] Columbia 15206November 3, 1927January 1928US Hillbilly 1928 #5
6Jimmie Rodgers""Blue Yodel No. 3 (Evening Sun Yodel)" [9] / "Never No Mo’ Blues"Victor 21531February 15, 1928October 1928US BB 1928 #108, US #10 for 1 weeks, 4 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1928 #6, 1,000,000 sales [4]
7Jimmie Rodgers"Blue Yodel No. II (My Lovin' Gal Lucille)" [10] Victor 21291February 15, 1928June 1928US Hillbilly 1928 #7, 1,000,000 sales [4]
8Darby and Tarlton"Birmingham Jail" [11] Columbia 15212DNovember 10, 1927March 1928US Hillbilly 1928 #8, 200,000 sales [12]
9 Bradley Kincaid "Barbara Allen" [13] Silvertone 5186February 27, 1928April 5, 1928US Hillbilly 1928 #9
10Jimmie Rodgers"Treasures Untold" [14] / "Mother Was A Lady (If Brother Jack Were Here)"Victor 21433February 14, 1928August 3, 1928US Hillbilly 1928 #10, 1,000,000 sales [4]
11 Vernon Dalhart "Halleluja! I'm a Bum" [15] Columbia 1488July 30, 1928November 1928US BB 1928 #58, US #6 for 1 week, 5 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1928 #11
12Jimmie Rodgers"Lullaby Yodel" [16] / "Memphis Yodel"Victor 21636June 12, 1928December 1928, US Hillbilly 1928 #12, 1,000,000 sales [4]
13Jimmie Rodgers"My Little Old Home Down in New Orleans" / "Dear Old Sunny South by the Sea" [17] Victor 21574June 12, 1928November 1928US Hillbilly 1928 #13, 1,000,000 sales [4]
14 Georgia Yellow Hammers "The Picture On the Wall" [18] Victor 20943August 9, 1927January 1928US Hillbilly 1928 #14, 100,000 sales [12]
15 Carter Family "Little Darling Pal of Mine" [19] Victor 21638May 9, 1928December 1928US BB 1929 #166, US #14 for 1 week, 2 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1928 #15
16 Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers with Riley Puckett and Clayton McMichen "Casey Jones" [20] Columbia 15237March 28, 1927April 1928US BB 1928 #216, US #19 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1928 #16
17Vernon Dalhart and Carson Robison "A Memory That Time Cannot Erase" [21] Victor 21094July 21, 1927March 1928US BB 1928 #215, US #19 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1928 #17
18 Blind Lemon Jefferson "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean" [22] Paramount 12608February 26, 1928May 4, 1928US Hillbilly 1928 #18
19Darby and Tarlton"Columbus Stockade Blues" [11] Columbia 15212November 10, 1927March 1928US Hillbilly 1928 #19
20 Jules Verne Allen "The Dying Cowboy" [23] Victor 23834April 21, 1928May 4, 1928US Hillbilly 1928 #20

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Further reading

Notes

1. ^ a b c d e f Bradley Kincaid, Nashville Songwriters Foundation Hall of Fame. Accessed 25 August 2007.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Record Research.
  2. ↑ "Victor matrix BVE-40753. Blue yodel / Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  3. ↑ "Complete National Recording Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Bluegrass Messengers - Jimmie Rodgers". www.bluegrassmessengers.com. Retrieved 2022-04-09.
  5. ↑ "Victor matrix BVE-41740. In the jailhouse now / Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  6. ↑ "Victor matrix BVE-41738. The brakeman's blues / Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  7. ↑ "Victor matrix BVE-45022. Keep on the sunny side / Carter Family - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  8. ↑ "Columbia matrix W145091. Red River Valley / Hugh Cross ; Riley Puckett - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  9. ↑ "Victor matrix BVE-41743. Blue yodel no. 3 / Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  10. ↑ "Victor matrix BVE-41741. Blue yodel no. II / Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  11. 1 2 "Columbia matrix W145202. Birmingham Jail / Darby & Tarlton - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  12. 1 2 Charles K. Wolfe (2002). Classic Country: Legends of Country Music. Routledge. p. 90. ISBN   978-1-135-95734-6.
  13. ↑ "Silvertone 5000 series (from Gennett) 78rpm numerical listing discography". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  14. ↑ "Victor matrix BVE-41737. Treasures untold / Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  15. ↑ "Columbia matrix W146821. Halleluja! I'm a bum / Vernon Dalhart - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  16. ↑ "Victor matrix BVE-45098. Lullaby yodel / Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  17. ↑ "Victor 21574 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  18. ↑ "Victor matrix BVE-39782. The picture on the wall / Georgia Yellow Hammers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  19. ↑ "Victor matrix BVE-45021. Little darling, pal of mine / Carter Family - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  20. ↑ "Columbia matrix W143785. Casey Jones / Clayton McMichen ; Riley Puckett ; Skillet Lickers ; Gid Tanner - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
  21. ↑ "Victor matrix BVE-39693. A memory that time cannot erase / Vernon Dalhart ; Carson Robison - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  22. ↑ "Blind Lemon Jefferson Discography". Wirz.de. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  23. ↑ "Victor matrix BVE-50599. The dying cowboy / Jules Verne Allen - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
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