1929 in country music
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1929.
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Top hits of the year
- "Farm Relief Song" – Vernon Dalhart (as Al Craver)
- "I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes" – Carter Family
- "Little Darling, Pal of Mine" – Carter Family
- "Soldier's Joy" – Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers
- "The Utah Trail" – Frank Luther and Carson Robison
- "Waiting For a Train" – Jimmie Rodgers
Births
- January 17 – Grady Martin, session guitarist and member of Nashville's "A Team" (died 2001)
- May 1 – Sonny James, singer of the 1950s through early 1980s who once had 16 consecutive No. 1 songs—many of them covers of pop hits—on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart; "The Southern Gentleman." (died 2016)
- June 23 – June Carter Cash, member of the legendary Carter Family and wife of Johnny Cash (died 2003)
- August 12 – Buck Owens, key innovator of the "Bakersfield Sound," which resulted in immense popularity from the 1960s onward; co-host of Hee Haw from 1969-1986. (died 2006)
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.
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