1934 in country music

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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1934.

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The Great Depression continued to wreak havoc on the American record industry in 1934. The Grigsby-Grunow Company, owner of Columbia Phonograph Company, failed, and Columbia was put up for sale. Columbia operations, catalogue and trademarks, as well as Okeh Records, were purchased by the American Record Corporation (ARC) for $70,000 in July 1934. Columbia's pressing and warehouse facilities, along with equipment and machines, were absorbed by ARC, but for the next four years, both labels were dormant. Decca Records, Ltd., London, UK, formed Decca Records, Inc. in the United States, and began operations in August 1934. Three former Brunswick managers, including Jack Kapp, were hired.

The following songs were extracted from records included in Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954, [3] 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 Sons of the Pioneers "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" [4] [5] Decca 5047August 8, 1934November 10, 1934US BB 1934 #203, US #13 for 1 week, 2 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1934 #1, National Recording Registry 2010, Grammy Hall of Fame 2002
2 Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers "Down Yonder" [6] Bluebird 5562March 29, 1934July 18, 1934US BB 1934 #139, US #10 for 1 week, 6 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1934 #2
3 Delmore Brothers "Brown's Ferry Blues" [7] Bluebird 5403December 6, 1933April 4, 1934US Hillbilly 1934 #3
4 Tex Owens "The Cattle Call" [8] Decca 5015August 8, 1934October 11, 1934US Hillbilly 1934 #4
5 Linda Parker, Acc. By Cumberland Ridge Runners "Take Me Back To Renfro Valley" [9] Conqueror 8164April 11, 1933December 1933US Hillbilly 1934 #5
6 Kokomo Arnold "Milk Cow Blues" [10] Decca 7026September 10, 1934November 1934US Hillbilly 1934 #6
7 W. Lee O'Daniel and His Light Crust Doughboys with Leon Huff"My Mary" (by Hamblen) [11] Vocalion 2872October 1, 1934November 1934US Hillbilly 1934 #7
8Rambling Red Foley with the Cumberland Ridge Runners"I Got The Freight Train Blues" [12] Perfect 12996March 21, 1934April 18, 1934US Hillbilly 1934 #8
9Delmore Brothers"I've Got The Big River Blues" [13] [6] Bluebird 5531December 6, 1933July 5, 1934US Hillbilly 1934 #9
10 Riley Puckett "Ragged but Right" [14] Bluebird 5587March 29, 1934August 15, 1934US Hillbilly 1934 #10
11W. Lee O'Daniel and His Light Crust Doughboys"Beautiful Texas" (O'Daniel) [11] Vocalion 2621October 10, 1933February 1934US Hillbilly 1934 #11
12 Jimmie Rodgers "Jimmie Rodgers' Last Blue Yodel" [15] Bluebird 5281May 18, 1933December 1933US Hillbilly 1934 #12
13 Westerners (Massey Family) "Ridin' Down That Old Texas Trail" (by Dott Massey) [16] Melotone 13006March 21, 1934May 1934US Hillbilly 1934 #13
14 Stuart Hamblen and His Covered Wagon Jubilee "Texas Plains" (by Hamblen) [17] Decca 5001August 3, 1934September 1934US Hillbilly 1934 #14
15 Charlie Patton "Stone Pony Blues" [11] Vocalion 2680February 14, 1934April 1934US Hillbilly 1934 #15
16 Three Little Maids "Since The Angels Took Mother Away"(by Jenny Lou Carson) [18] [15] Bluebird 5336December 12, 1933February 1934US Hillbilly 1934 #16
17Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers"On Tanners Farm"Bluebird 5665February 14, 1934October 17, 1934US Hillbilly 1934 #17
18Sons of the Pioneers"Way Out There" [19] Decca 5013August 8, 1934September 26, 1934US Hillbilly 1934 #18
19 Jimmie Davis "Beautiful Texas" (O'Daniel) [20] Bluebird 5394August 5, 1933April 1934US Hillbilly 1934 #19
20 Ernest Phipps and His Holiness Singers "A Little Talk With Jesus" [21] Bluebird 5540October 30, 1928July 10, 1934US Hillbilly 1934 #20

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References

  1. ↑ "A 20-Year History of Decca: Saga of Industry and Vision". Billboard. 1954-08-28. p. 14 – via Google Books.
  2. ↑ Frank Hoffman (August 21, 2004). Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound. Taylor & Francis. p. 212. ISBN   978-0-203-48427-2 . Retrieved July 21, 2013.
  3. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Record Research.
  4. ↑ "Decca matrix DLA 11. Tumbling tumbleweeds / Sons of the Pioneers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  5. ↑ "Complete National Recording Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  6. 1 2 "BLUEBIRD 78rpm numerical listing discography: 5500 - 6000". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  7. ↑ "BLUEBIRD 78rpm numerical listing discography: 5000 - 5500". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  8. ↑ "Decca matrix C 9355. Cattle call / Tex Owens - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  9. ↑ "Conqueror 78rpm numerical listing discography: 8000 - 8499". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
  10. ↑ "Decca matrix C 9428. Milk cow blues / Kokomo Arnold - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  11. 1 2 3 "Vocalion 78rpm numerical listing discography: 2522 - 3000". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
  12. ↑ "PERFECT 78rpm numerical listing discography (12500 - 13000)". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  13. ↑ "Victor matrix BS-77228. I've got the big river blues / Delmore Brothers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  14. ↑ "Victor matrix BVE-82700. Ragged but right / Riley Puckett - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  15. 1 2 "BLUEBIRD 78rpm numerical listing discography: 5000 - 5500". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
  16. ↑ "MELOTONE 78rpm numerical listing discography: 13000 to end". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
  17. ↑ "Decca matrix DLA 2. Texas plains / Stuart Hamblen Jubilee - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  18. ↑ "Victor matrix BS-77319. Since the angels took mother away / Eva Overstake ; Evelyn Overstake ; Lucille Overstake ; Three Little Maids - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  19. ↑ "Decca matrix DLA 10. Way out there / Sons of the Pioneers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  20. ↑ "Victor matrix BS-76873. Beautiful Texas / Jimmie Davis - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  21. ↑ "Victor matrix BVE-47245. A little talk with Jesus / Holiness Singers ; Ernest Phipps - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  22. ↑ 'All my Ex's live in Texas' songwriter dies at 84
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