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Overview of the events of 1936 in country music From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1936.
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.
Rank | Artist | Title | Label | Recorded | Released | Chart Positions |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Gene Autry | "Mexicali Rose"[4] | Melotone 60559 | December 24, 1935 | February 1936 | US Hillbilly 1936 #1 |
2 | Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys | "Spanish Two Step"[5] | Vocalion 3230 | September 23, 1935 | June 1936 | US Hillbilly 1936 #2 |
3 | Monroe Brothers (Charles and Bill) | "What Would You Give In Exchange"[6] | Bluebird 6309 | February 17, 1936 | April 25, 1936 | US Hillbilly 1936 #3 |
4 | Rambling Red Foley with The Cumberland Ridge Runners | "Old Shep"[7] | Melotone 60353 | December 9, 1935 | March 1936 | US Hillbilly 1936 #4 |
5 | Gene Autry | "Nobody's Darling But Mine"[7] | Melotone 60452 | September 22, 1935 | April 1936 | US Hillbilly 1936 #5 |
6 | Carter Family | "Jealous Hearted Me"[4] | Melotone 13432 | May 6, 1936 | August 1936 | US Hillbilly 1936 #6 |
7 | Gene Autry | "You're the Only Star in My Blue Heaven"[7] | Melotone 60559 | December 5, 1935 | April 1936 | US Hillbilly 1936 #7 |
8 | Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys | "Trouble in Mind"[5] | Vocalion 3343 | September 29, 1935 | June 1936 | US Hillbilly 1936 #8 |
9 | Bing Crosby with Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra | "I'm an Old Cowhand (From the Rio Grande)"[8] | Decca 871 | July 17, 1936 | August 1936 | US BB 1936 #30, US #2 for 4 weeks, 13 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1936 #9 |
10 | Sweet Violet Boys | "Sweet Violets"[5] | Vocalion 3110 | October 30, 1935 | January 1936 | US BB 1936 #172, US #12 for 1 weeks, 3 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1936 #10 |
11 | Sons of the Pioneers | "Texas Star"[9] | Decca 5232 | May 4, 1936 | June 1936 | US Hillbilly 1936 #11 |
12 | Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys | "Osage Stomp (Rukus Juice Shuffle)"[5] | Vocalion 3096 | September 23, 1935 | December 1935 | US Hillbilly 1936 #12 |
13 | Sons of the Pioneers | "Ride Ranger Ride"[10] | Decca 5243 | June 18, 1936 | July 1936 | US Hillbilly 1936 #13 |
14 | Blue Sky Boys | "Sunny Side of Life"[11] | Bluebird 6457 | June 16, 1936 | July 31, 1936 | US Hillbilly 1936 #14 |
15 | Milton Brown and His Musical Brownies | "The Hesitation Blues"[12] | Decca 5266 | January 1, 1936 | February 1936 | US Hillbilly 1936 #15 |
16 | Jimmie Davis | "Mama's Getting Hot and Papa's Getting Cold"[13] | Decca 5249 | June 1, 1936 | August 1936 | US Hillbilly 1936 #16 |
17 | Sweet Violet Boys | "Sweet Violets No. 2"[5] | Vocalion 3256 | March 23, 1936 | July 1936 | US BB 1936 #236, US #16 for 1 weeks, 2 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1936 #17 |
18 | Bill Boyd And His Cowboy Ramblers | "When The Sun Sets On My Swiss Chalet"[14] | Bluebird 6599 | February 24, 1936 | October 1936 | US Hillbilly 1936 #18 |
19 | Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys | "Sitting on Top of the World"[5] | Vocalion 3139 | September 24, 1935 | January 1936 | US Hillbilly 1936 #19 |
20 | Jimmie Rodgers & Carter Family | "Why There’s a Tear in My Eye"[15] | Bluebird 6698 | June 10, 1931 | November 23, 1936 | US Hillbilly 1936 #20 |
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