1926 in country music

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.

Rank Artist Title Label Recorded Released Chart Positions
1 Vernon Dalhart "The Prisoner's Song"[2] Victor 19427 August 13, 1924 (1924-08-13) November 1924 (1924-11) US 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 15099 September 20, 1926 (1926-09-20) October 1926 (1926-10) US Hillbilly 1926 #2
3 Vernon Dalhart "There's A New Star In Heaven Tonight - Rudolph Valentino"[5] Columbia 718 August 27, 1926 (1926-08-27) October 1926 (1926-10) US 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 20122 June 22, 1926 (1926-06-22) December 1926 (1926-12) US Hillbilly 1926 #4
5 Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers with Riley Puckett "Turkey in the Straw"[7] Columbia 15084 April 17, 1926 (1926-04-17) June 1926 (1926-06) US 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 15321 April 14, 1926 (1926-04-14) June 1926 (1926-06) US Hillbilly 1926 #6
7 Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers with Riley Puckett "Ya Gotta Quit Kickin' My Dog Around"[9] Columbia 15084D April 17, 1926 (1926-04-17) June 1926 (1926-06) US Hillbilly 1926 #7
8 Vernon Dalhart "The Governor's Pardon"[10] Victor 19983 March 2, 1926 (1926-03-02) May 1926 (1926-05) US BB 1926 #90, US #8 for 1 week, 2 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1926 #8
9 Kelly Harrell "Butcher's Boy"[11] Victor 20242 June 8, 1926 (1926-06-08) November 1926 (1926-11) US Hillbilly 1926 #9
10 Riley Puckett and Bob Nichols (Clayton McMichen) "My Carolina Home"[12] Columbia 15095D April 22, 1926 (1926-04-22) October 1926 (1926-10) US BB 1927 #205, US #16 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1926 #10
11 Vernon Dalhart "The Miami Storm"[13] Columbia 15100 September 23, 1926 (1926-09-23) October 1926 (1926-10) US 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 699D June 29, 1926 (1926-06-29) September 1926 (1926-09) US BB 1926 #10, US #1 for 2 weeks, 10 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1926 #12
13 Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers with Riley Puckett "Bully of the Town"[15] Columbia 15074D April 17, 1926 (1926-04-17) June 1926 (1926-06) US Hillbilly 1926 #13
14 Al Craver (Vernon Dalhart) "The Freight Wreck At Altoona"[16] Columbia 15065D January 15, 1926 (1926-01-15) March 1926 (1926-03) US Hillbilly 1926 #14
15 Poole's North Carolina Ramblers "Monkey On A String"[17] Columbia 15099 September 17, 1926 (1926-09-17) October 1926 (1926-10) US Hillbilly 1926 #15
16 Blind Lemon Jefferson "Jack O Diamond Blues"[18] Paramount 12373 June 12, 1926 (1926-06-12) August 1926 (1926-08) US Hillbilly 1926 #16
17 Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers with Riley Puckett "Hand Me Down My Walking Cane"[19] Columbia 15091D April 17, 1926 (1926-04-17) September 1926 (1926-09) US Hillbilly 1926 #17
18 Blind Blake "Early Morning Blues"[18] Paramount 12387 September 11, 1926 (1926-09-11) October 1926 (1926-10) US Hillbilly 1926 #18
19 Blind Lemon Jefferson "Long Lonesome Blues"[18] Paramount 12354 March 18, 1926 (1926-03-18) May 1926 (1926-05) US Hillbilly 1926 #19
20 Uncle Dave Macon "Last Night When My Willie Come Home"[20] Vocalion 15319 April 14, 1926 (1926-04-14) May 1926 (1926-05) US Hillbilly 1926 #20

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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. ^ a b c "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.

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.