1930 in country music

This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1930.

1930 in music
By location
By genre
By topic
List of years in country music (table)

Events
  • December 31 – Record sales dropped 50% from 1929.

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.

Rank Artist Title Label Recorded Released Chart Positions
1Jimmie Rodgers"Anniversary Yodel (Blue Yodel No. 7)"[2]Victor 22488November 26, 1929 (1929-11-26)September 5, 1930 (1930-09-05)US BB 1930 #204, US #19 for 1 week, US Hillbilly 1930 #1, 77,235 sales[3]
2Jimmie Rodgers"In the Jailhouse Now No. 2"Victor 22523July 12, 1930 (1930-07-12)October 13, 1930 (1930-10-13)
3McKinney's Cotton Pickers"If I Could Be with You One Hour To-night"[4]Victor 38115January 31, 1930 (1930-01-31)July 1930 (1930-07)US BB 1930 #11, US #1 for 2 weeks, 19 total weeks
4Beverly Hill Billies"When the Bloom is on the Sage"[5]Brunswick 421January 31, 1930 (1930-01-31)May 1930 (1930-05)US BB 1930 #73, US #7 for 1 week, 14 total weeks
5Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers with Riley Puckett"Soldier's Joy"[6]Columbia 15538October 29, 1929 (1929-10-29)April 1930 (1930-04)
6Carter Family"When the World's on Fire"[7]Victor 40293May 24, 1930 (1930-05-24)August 1930 (1930-08)30,837 sales[8]
7Carter Family"Worried Man Blues"[9]Victor 40317May 24, 1930 (1930-05-24)September 1930 (1930-09)US BB 1930 #142, US #14 for 1 weeks, 3 total weeks, 24,373 sales[10]
8Jimmie Rodgers"Any Old Time"[11]Victor 22488February 21, 1929 (1929-02-21)August 1930 (1930-08)77,235 sales[12]
9G. B. Grayson and Henry Whitter"Tom Dooley"[13]Victor 40235September 30, 1929 (1929-09-30)May 1930 (1930-05)
10Beverly Hill Billies""My Pretty Quadroon"[5]Brunswick 441May 1, 1930 (1930-05-01)August 1930 (1930-08)US BB 1930 #153, US #15 for 1 week, 5 total weeks
11Alex Hood and His Railroad Boys"Corbin Slide"[14][15]Vocalion 5463April 1, 1930 (1930-04-01)November 1930 (1930-11)
12Cannon’s Jug Stompers"Walk Right In"Victor 38611October 1, 1929 (1929-10-01)September 12, 1930 (1930-09-12)Grammy Hall of Fame in 2007
13Jimmie Davis"My Dixie Sweetheart"[16]Victor 40302May 19, 1930 (1930-05-19)October 3, 1930 (1930-10-03)6,415 sales[17]
14Kentucky Ramblers"With My Mother Dead And Gone"[18]Paramount 3283September 1, 1930 (1930-09-01)October 1930 (1930-10)
15Floyd County Ramblers"Sunny Tennessee"[19]Victor 40307August 29, 1930 (1930-08-29)October 17, 1930 (1930-10-17)3,672 sales[20]
16Carter Family"John Hardy Was A Desperate Little Man"[21]Victor 40190May 10, 1928 (1928-05-10)December 4, 1929 (1929-12-04)US Hillbilly 1930 #16
17Jimmie Rodgers"My Rough and Rowdy Ways / Tuck Away My Lonesome Blues"[22]Victor 22220October 22, 1929 (1929-10-22)February 1930 (1930-02)US Hillbilly 1930 #17
18The Allen Brothers"Price of Cotton Blues"[23]Victor 23507November 22, 1930 (1930-11-22)December 1930 (1930-12)US Hillbilly 1930 #18, 2,745 sales[24]
19Jimmie Rodgers"Whisper Your Mother's Name / A Drunkard’s Child"[25]Victor 22319October 22, 1929 (1929-10-22)May 1930 (1930-05)US Hillbilly 1930 #19
20Bud Billings (Frank Luther) and Carson Robison"When the Bloom is on the Sage"[26]Victor 40282July 1, 1930 (1930-07-01)August 1930 (1930-08)US BB 1930 #11, US #1 for 2 weeks, 19 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1930 #20

Births

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. "Victor matrix BVE-56607. Anniversary blue yodel / Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
  3. "Victor 22488 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  4. "Victor matrix BVE-58545. If I could be with you one hour to-night / McKinney's Cotton Pickers ; George Thomas - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  5. "BRUNSWICK 78rpm numerical listing discography: 100 series". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  6. "COLUMBIA 78rpm numerical listing discography: 15000D series". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  7. "Victor matrix BVE-59984. When the world's on fire / Carter Family - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  8. "Victor V-40293 (10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
  9. "Victor matrix BVE-59987. Worried man blues / Carter Family - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  10. "Victor V-40317 (10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
  11. "Victor matrix BVE-48385. Any old time / Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  12. "Victor 22488 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
  13. "Victor matrix BVE-56312. Tom Dooley / Grayson and Whitter - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  14. "Corbin Slide". Traditional Tune Archive. 2019-05-06. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  15. "Brunswick matrix K8109. Corbin slide / Alex Hood ; Railroad Boys - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  16. "Victor matrix BVE-59941. My Dixie sweetheart / Jimmie Davis - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  17. "Victor V-40302 (10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
  18. "Paramount 3000 series 78rpm numerical listing discography". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  19. "Victor matrix BVE-63613. Sunny Tennessee / Floyd County Ramblers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  20. "Victor V-40307 (10-in. double-faced Hillbilly) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
  21. "Victor matrix BVE-45024. John Hardy was a desperate little man / Carter Family - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  22. "Victor 22220 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
  23. "Victor matrix BVE-62991. Price of cotton blues / Allen Brothers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  24. "Victor 23507 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-02.
  25. "Victor matrix BVE-56449. Whisper your mother's name / Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
  26. "Victor matrix BVE-62323. When the bloom is on the sage / Bud Billings ; Carson Robison - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
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