1933 in country music

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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1933.

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List of years in country music (table)

Events

sales grew approximately 15% over 1932

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.

RankArtistTitleLabelRecordedReleasedChart Positions
1 Gene Autry and Jimmy Long"The Yellow Rose Of Texas" [2] Melotone 12700March 1, 1933June 5, 1933US Hillbilly 1933 #1
2Gene Autry"The Last Round-Up" [2] Melotone 12832October 9, 1933November 1933US BB 1933 #133, US #12 for 1 week, 3 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1933 #2
3 Jimmie Rodgers "Peach-Pickin’ Time Down in Georgia" [3] Victor 23781August 15, 1932April 7, 1933US Hillbilly 1933 #3
4 Tex Ritter "Rye Whiskey" [2] Melotone 12664February 14, 1933June 11, 1933US Hillbilly 1933 #4
5Jimmie Rodgers"Blue Yodel No. 12 (Barefoot Blues)" [4] Victor 24456May 17, 1933June 27, 1933US Hillbilly 1933 #5
6 The Allen Brothers "Lightning Bug Blues" [5] Victor 23805December 5, 1932January 1933US Hillbilly 1933 #6
7Jimmie Rodgers"No Hard Times - Blue Yodel" [6] Victor 23751August 15, 1932February 1933US Hillbilly 1933 #7, 4,258 sales
8Gene Autry and Jimmy Long"Cowboy's Heaven" [2] Melotone 12652March 1, 1933April 1933US Hillbilly 1933 #8
9 Jimmie Davis and Rubye Blevins (Patsy Montana) "Jealous Lover" [7] Victor 23778November 4, 1932March 24, 1933US Hillbilly 1933 #9
10Rambling Red Foley with the Cumberland Ridge Runners"The Lone Cowboy" [2] Melotone 12718April 11, 1933June 1933US Hillbilly 1933 #10
11Jimmie Rodgers"Gambling Barroom Blues" [8] Victor 23766August 16, 1932February 24, 1933US Hillbilly 1933 #11
12 Rambling Red Foley with the Cumberland Ridge Runners "Single Life Is Good Enough For Me" [2] Melotone 12718April 11, 1933June 1933US Hillbilly 1933 #12
13Jimmie Rodgers"Miss the Mississippi and You" [9] Victor 23736August 29, 1932December 22, 1932US Hillbilly 1933 #13, 3,791 sales [10]
14Carter Family"The Church in the Wildwood" [11] Victor 40317October 13, 1932March 24, 1933US Hillbilly 1933 #14
15Jimmie Rodgers"Blue Yodel No. 11 (I’ve Got a Gal)" [12] Victor 23796November 27, 1929June 1933US Hillbilly 1933 #15
16 Bing Crosby "The Last Round-Up" [2] Melotone 12832October 9, 1933November 1933US BB 1933 #20, US #2 for 2 weeks, 5 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1933 #16
17Cumberland Ridge Runners with John Lair"Sally's Not The Same Old Sally"Perfect 12914April 11, 1933September 1933US Hillbilly 1933 #17
18Jimmie Rodgers"Mississippi Delta Blues" [13] Victor 23816May 24, 1933July 28, 1933US Hillbilly 1933 #18
19Jimmie Rodgers"I’m Free (From the Chain Gang Now)" [14] Victor 23830May 17, 1933September 8, 1933US Hillbilly 1933 #19
20Gene Autry and Jimmy Long"Answer To Twenty-One Years" [2] Melotone 12690March 1, 1933August 1933US Hillbilly 1933 #20

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References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Record Research.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "MELOTONE 78rpm numerical listing discography: 12500 - 12999". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  3. "Victor matrix BS-58970. Peach picking time down in Georgia / Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  4. "Victor matrix BS-76138. Blue yodel no. 12 / Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  5. "Victor matrix BS-74806. Lightning bug blues / Allen Brothers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
  6. "Victor 23751 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  7. "Victor matrix BS-59065. Jealous lover / Jimmie Davis ; Patsy Montana - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  8. "Victor matrix BS-58971. Gambling barroom blues / Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  9. "Victor matrix BS-73326. Miss the Mississippi and you / Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  10. "Victor 23736 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  11. "Victor matrix BS-59028. The church in the wildwood / Carter Family - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  12. "Victor matrix BVE-56617. Blue yodel no. 11 / Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  13. "Victor matrix BS-76328. Mississippi Delta blues / Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-05.
  14. "Victor matrix BS-76141. I'm free (From the chain gang now) / Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-16.