1933 in country music

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

1933 in music
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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, they are only used as a frame of reference.

Rank Artist Title Label Recorded Released Chart Positions
1Gene Autry and Jimmy Long"The Yellow Rose Of Texas"[2]Melotone 12700March 1, 1933 (1933-03-01)June 5, 1933 (1933-06-05)US Hillbilly 1933 #1
2Gene Autry"The Last Round-Up"[2]Melotone 12832October 9, 1933 (1933-10-09)November 1933 (1933-11)US BB 1933 #133, US #12 for 1 week, 3 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1933 #2
3Jimmie Rodgers"Peach-Pickin’ Time Down in Georgia"[3]Victor 23781August 15, 1932 (1932-08-15)April 7, 1933 (1933-04-07)US Hillbilly 1933 #3
4Tex Ritter"Rye Whiskey"[2]Melotone 12664February 14, 1933 (1933-02-14)June 11, 1933 (1933-06-11)US Hillbilly 1933 #4
5Jimmie Rodgers"Blue Yodel No. 12 (Barefoot Blues)"[4]Victor 24456May 17, 1933 (1933-05-17)June 27, 1933 (1933-06-27)US Hillbilly 1933 #5
6The Allen Brothers"Lightning Bug Blues"[5]Victor 23805December 5, 1932 (1932-12-05)January 1933 (1933-01)US Hillbilly 1933 #6
7Jimmie Rodgers"No Hard Times - Blue Yodel"[6]Victor 23751August 15, 1932 (1932-08-15)February 1933 (1933-02)US Hillbilly 1933 #7, 4,258 sales
8Gene Autry and Jimmy Long"Cowboy's Heaven"[2]Melotone 12652March 1, 1933 (1933-03-01)April 1933 (1933-04)US Hillbilly 1933 #8
9Jimmie Davis and Rubye Blevins (Patsy Montana)"Jealous Lover"[7]Victor 23778November 4, 1932 (1932-11-04)March 24, 1933 (1933-03-24)US Hillbilly 1933 #9
10Rambling Red Foley with the Cumberland Ridge Runners"The Lone Cowboy"[2]Melotone 12718April 11, 1933 (1933-04-11)June 1933 (1933-06)US Hillbilly 1933 #10
11Jimmie Rodgers"Gambling Barroom Blues"[8]Victor 23766August 16, 1932 (1932-08-16)February 24, 1933 (1933-02-24)US Hillbilly 1933 #11
12Rambling Red Foley with the Cumberland Ridge Runners"Single Life Is Good Enough For Me"[2]Melotone 12718April 11, 1933 (1933-04-11)June 1933 (1933-06)US Hillbilly 1933 #12
13Jimmie Rodgers"Miss the Mississippi and You"[9]Victor 23736August 29, 1932 (1932-08-29)December 22, 1932 (1932-12-22)US Hillbilly 1933 #13, 3,791 sales[10]
14Carter Family"The Church in the Wildwood"[11]Victor 40317October 13, 1932 (1932-10-13)March 24, 1933 (1933-03-24)US Hillbilly 1933 #14
15Jimmie Rodgers"Blue Yodel No. 11 (I’ve Got a Gal)"[12]Victor 23796November 27, 1929 (1929-11-27)June 1933 (1933-06)US Hillbilly 1933 #15
16Bing Crosby"The Last Round-Up"[2]Melotone 12832October 9, 1933 (1933-10-09)November 1933 (1933-11)US 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, 1933 (1933-04-11)September 1933 (1933-09)US Hillbilly 1933 #17
18Jimmie Rodgers"Mississippi Delta Blues"[13]Victor 23816May 24, 1933 (1933-05-24)July 28, 1933 (1933-07-28)US Hillbilly 1933 #18
19Jimmie Rodgers"I’m Free (From the Chain Gang Now)"[14]Victor 23830May 17, 1933 (1933-05-17)September 8, 1933 (1933-09-08)US Hillbilly 1933 #19
20Gene Autry and Jimmy Long"Answer To Twenty-One Years"[2]Melotone 12690March 1, 1933 (1933-03-01)August 1933 (1933-08)US Hillbilly 1933 #20

Births
  • March 10 – Ralph Emery, radio and television personality.
  • April 15 – Roy Clark, singer and multi-instrumentalist, host of television's Hee Haw (died 2018).
  • April 30 – Willie Nelson, songwriter and key member of the 1970s "outlaw" movement.
  • September 1 – Conway Twitty, singer-songwriter who successfully defected from 1950s rock music career to become a giant in the country genre from the 1960s through the early 1990s (died 1993).
  • September 3 – Tompall Glaser, member of Tompall & the Glaser Brothers and leading member of the 1970s "outlaw" movement (died 2013).
  • October 27 – Floyd Cramer, session pianist who had a series of hits in his own right (died 1997).
  • November 21 – Jean Shepard, legendary female vocalist of the 1950s–1970s and a longtime Grand Ole Opry favorite (died 2016).

Deaths
  • May 26 – Jimmie Rodgers, 35, "The Singing Brakeman" who became country music's first bona fide superstar (tuberculosis).

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. "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.
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