1938 in country music

This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1938.

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Top Hillbilly-Folk (Country) Recordings 1938

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.

Rank	Artist	Title	Label	Recorded	Released	Chart Positions
1	Roy Acuff and the Crazy Tennesseans	"Wabash Cannon Ball" [2]	Vocalion 4466	October 21, 1936 (1936-10-21)	November 1938 (1938-11)	US BB 1938 #223, US #12 for 1 week, 2 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1938 #1, 1,000,000 sales, [1] National Recording Registry 2005
2	Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers	"It Makes No Difference Now" [3]	Decca 5604	September 13, 1938 (1938-09-13)	September 30, 1938 (1938-09-30)	US Hillbilly 1938 #2
3	Shelton Brothers	"Aura Lee" [4]	Decca 5533	February 17, 1937 (1937-02-17)	June 1938 (1938-06)	US Hillbilly 1938 #3 (this melody was used for Elvis Presley's "Love Me Tender")
4	Hoosier Hot Shots	"The Man with the Whiskers" [5]	Vocalion 4502	October 28, 1938 (1938-10-28)	December 1938 (1938-12)	US BB 1938 #207, US #11 for 1 week, 2 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1938 #4
5	Roy Acuff with The Crazy Tennesseans	"Great Speckled Bird" [6]	Melotone 70159	October 20, 1936 (1936-10-20)	January 1937 (1937-01)	US BB 1938 #236, US #13 for 1 week, 3 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1938 #5
6	Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys	"Steel Guitar Stomp" [7]	Vocalion 3997	June 7, 1937 (1937-06-07)	February 1938 (1938-02)	US Hillbilly 1938 #6
7	Gene Autry	"Take Me Back to My Boots and Saddle" [2]	Vocalion 4172	October 18, 1937 (1937-10-18)	June 1938 (1938-06)	US Hillbilly 1938 #7
8	Claude Casey's Pinestate Playboys	"Pine State Honky Tonk" [8]	Bluebird 7883	September 27, 1938 (1938-09-27)	October 19, 1938 (1938-10-19)	US Hillbilly 1938 #8
9	Roy Acuff and the Crazy Tennesseans	"Freight Train Blues" [2]	Vocalion 4466	October 21, 1936 (1936-10-21)	November 1938 (1938-11)	US Hillbilly 1938 #9
10	Jimmie Rodgers with Lani McIntire's Hawaiians	"The One Rose That's Left in My Heart" [9]	Bluebird B-7280	July 7, 1930 (1930-07-07)	December 1, 1937 (1937-12-01)	US Hillbilly 1938 #10
11	Roy Rogers	"Hi-Ho Silver" [2]	Vocalion 4190	June 15, 1938 (1938-06-15)	July 1938 (1938-07)	US BB 1938 #250, US #13 for 1 week, 2 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1938 #10
12	Jimmie Davis w_Charles <Mitchell	"Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland" [10]	Decca 5616	September 22, 1938 (1938-09-22)	November 1938 (1938-11)	US BB 1938 #253, US #13 for 1 week, 12 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1938 #11
13	Light Crust Doughboys	"Beautiful Ohio" [2]	Vocalion 4158	May 14, 1938 (1938-05-14)	June 1938 (1938-06)	US BB 1938 #18, US #2 for 1 week, 8 total weeks
14	Hoosier Hot Shots	"Red Hot Fannie" [2]	Vocalion 4289	June 6, 1938 (1938-06-06)	August 1938 (1938-08)	US Hillbilly 1938 #13
15	Girls of the Golden West	"Ragtime Cowboy Joe" [2]	Vocalion 4292	February 28, 1938 (1938-02-28)	August 1938 (1938-08)	US Hillbilly 1938 #14
16	Jimmie Revard And His Oklahoma Playboys	"Tulsa Waltz" [11]	Bluebird 7371	February 26, 1937 (1937-02-26)	January 19, 1938 (1938-01-19)	US Hillbilly 1938 #15
17	Joe Werner's Ramblers	"Running Around". [12]	Bluebird 4994	April 1, 1938 (1938-04-01)	April 20, 1938 (1938-04-20)	US Hillbilly 1938 #16
18	Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys	"The Maiden's Prayer" [7]	Vocalion 3924	September 23, 1935 (1935-09-23)	February 1938 (1938-02)	US Hillbilly 1938 #17
19	W Lee O'Daniel and His Hillbilly Boys	"Beautiful Texas" [2]	Vocalion 4185	May 15, 1938 (1938-05-15)	July 1938 (1938-07)	US Hillbilly 1938 #18
20	Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers	"Girl Of My Dreams" [13]	Decca 5560	December 8, 1937 (1937-12-08)	July 1938 (1938-07)	US Hillbilly 1938 #19
21	Gene Autry	"End of My Round-Up Days" [2]	Vocalion 4146	October 15, 1937 (1937-10-15)	May 1938 (1938-05)	US Hillbilly 1938 #20

Births

• January 30 - Norma Jean, female singer of the 1960s and regular on The Porter Wagoner Show from 1961 to 1967.
• March 12 – Lew DeWitt, songwriter and former member of The Statler Brothers (he sang tenor) (died 1990).
• March 18 – Charley Pride, the most successful African-American country music performer, active since the mid-1960s.
• April 4 – Norro Wilson, prominent songwriter and record producer (died 2017).
• August 18 – Allen Reynolds, prominent record producer, best known for his association with Garth Brooks.
• August 21 – Kenny Rogers, pop-styled country crooner who has enjoyed hits since the late 1960s (died 2020).

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.

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Record Research.
2. "Vocalion 78rpm numerical listing discography: 4000 - 4500". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
3. "Decca matrix 64504. It makes no difference now / Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
4. "Decca matrix 61825. Aura Lee / The Shelton Brothers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
5. "Vocalion (USA) 78rpm numerical listing discography: 4500 - 4999". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
6. "MELOTONE 1937 numerical listing discography". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
7. "Vocalion 78rpm numerical listing discography: 3500 - 4000". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
8. "Victor matrix BS-027737. Pine State honky tonk / Claude Casey ; Pine State Playboys - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
9. "Victor matrix PBVE-54857. The one rose (That's left in my heart) / Lani McIntire's Hawaiians ; Jimmie Rodgers". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
10. "Decca matrix 64563. Meet me tonight in dreamland / Jimmie Davis - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
11. "Victor matrix BS-07352. Tulsa waltz / Oklahoma Playboys ; Jimmie Revard - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
12. Russell, Tony; Pinson, Bob (September 26, 2008). Country Music Records: A Discography, 1921–1942 (1st ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0195366211.
13. "Decca matrix 62972. Girl of my dreams / Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-03.