1931 in country music
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1931.
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Events
Jimmie Rodgers, "the Father of Country Music", continued to dominate Hillbilly (Country) music in 1931, though the Great Depression was causing record sales and royalties to spiral downward at a frightening rate (by 1934, Columbia Records would be bankrupt[1]). Only the Carter Family would come close. The top-selling records are listed below.
Top Hillbilly (Country) Recordings
The following songs were extracted from records included in Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954,[2] 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmie Rodgers | "Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues)"[3] | Victor 23503 | July 11, 1931 | January 6, 1931 | US Hillbilly 1931 #1 |
| 2 | Jimmie Rodgers | "T.B. Blues" | Victor 23535 | January 31, 1931 | April 24, 1931 | US Hillbilly 1931 #2, 47,355 sales[4] |
| 3 | Bud Billings (Frank Luther) and Carson Robison | "When Your Hair Has Turned To Silver" | Victor 22588 | November 26, 1931 | January 23, 1931 | US BB 1931 #48, US #4 for 1 week, 12 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1931 #3, 38,805 sales[5] |
| 4 | Jimmie Rodgers | "Jimmie the Kid" | Victor 23549 | January 31, 1931 | June 5, 1931 | US Hillbilly 1931 #4, 36,450 sales[6] |
| 5 | Jimmie Rodgers | "Travellin’ Blues" | Victor 23564 | January 31, 1931 | July 17, 1931 | US Hillbilly 1931 #5, 31,734 sales[7] |
| 6 | Jimmie Rodgers | "Nobody Knows But Me" | Victor 23518 | November 25, 1931 | March 13, 1931 | US Hillbilly 1931 #6, 28,959 sales[8] |
| 7 | Jimmie Rodgers | "Blue Yodel No. 9 (Standing On a Corner)" | Victor 23580 | July 16, 1931 | September 11, 1931 | US Hillbilly 1931 #7, 25,071 sales[9], Grammy Hall of Fame in 2007 |
| 8 | Jimmie Rodgers Assisted By The Carter Family | "Jimmie Rodgers Visits the Carter Family"[10] | Victor 23574 | June 11, 1931 | August 14, 1931 | US Hillbilly 1931 #8, 24,093 sales[11] |
| 9 | Carter Family | "Little Log Hut In The Lane" | Victor 40328 | May 24, 1930 | December 9, 1930 | US Hillbilly 1931 #9, 17,990 sales[12] |
| 10 | Carter Family | "On the Rock Where Moses Stood" | Victor 23513 | November 24, 1931 | January 16, 1931 | US Hillbilly 1931 #10, 16,407 sales[13] |
| 11 | Carter Family | "Lonesome Valley" | Victor 23541 | November 24, 1930 | April 27, 1931 | US BB 1931 #175, US #15 for 1 week, 2 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1931 #11, 15,107 sales[14] |
| 12 | Bud Billings (Frank Luther) and Carson Robison | "I'm Alone Because I Love You" | Victor 22588 | November 26, 1931 | January 23, 1931 | US BB 1931 #107, US #9 for 1 week, 5 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1931 #12, 38,805 sales[5] |
| 13 | Jimmie Rodgers | "Moonlight And Skies" | Victor 23574 | June 30, 1931 | August 14, 1931 | US Hillbilly 1931 #13, 24,093 sales[11] |
| 14 | Buster Carter & Preston Young | "A Lazy Farmer Boy"[15] | Columbia 15702 | June 26, 1931 | August 1931 | US Hillbilly 1931 #14 |
| 15 | Joe McCoy and Memphis Minnie | "Let's Go To Town"[16] | Vocalion 1660 | March 16, 1931 | May 1931 | US Hillbilly 1931 #15 |
| 16 | Carter Family | "Where Shall I Be" | Victor 23523 | November 25, 1930 | February 8, 1931 | US Hillbilly 1931 #16, 13,275 sales[17] |
| 17 | Jimmie Davis | "Arabella Blues" | Victor 23517 | November 29, 1930 | February 18, 1931 | US Hillbilly 1931 #17, 9,653 sales[18] |
| 18 | Carter Family | "When I'm Gone" | Victor 23569 | November 24, 1931 | January 16, 1931 | US Hillbilly 1931 #18, 9,566 sales[19] |
| 19 | Carter Family | "There Is Someone Waiting For Me" | Victor 23554 | November 24, 1931 | January 16, 1931 | US Hillbilly 1931 #19, 9,490 sales[20] |
| 20 | Carter Family | "Fond Affection" | Victor 40328 | November 24, 1931 | January 16, 1931 | US Hillbilly 1931 #20, 7,261 sales[21] |
| 21 | Jimmie Davis | "Where the Old Red River Flows" | Victor 23525 | November 26, 1931 | January 23, 1931 | US Hillbilly 1931 #21, 3,931 sales[22] |
Births
- July 26 – Fred Foster, record producer and songwriter (died 2019).
- September 12 – George Jones, "The Possum," one of the genre's all-time greatest vocalists (died 2013).
- November 8 – Harold Shedd, record producer most associated with the 1980s success of Alabama.
- December 30 – Skeeter Davis, the top vocalist in country music during the 1960s, best known for the hit song "The End of the World" (died 2004).
Deaths
- May 21 – Charlie Poole, banjo player and leader of The North Carolina Ramblers (heart attack)
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
- Records, Mosaic (2021-06-24). "Duke Ellington - 1932-40 Brunswick Recordings pg13-14 - Mosaic Records". Mosaic Records - Home for Jazz fans!. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
- Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Record Research.
- "Victor matrix PBVE-54863. Blue yodel no. 8 / Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
- "Victor 23535 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- "Victor 22588 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- "Victor 23549 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- "Victor 23564 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- "Victor 23518 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- "Victor 23580 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- "Victor matrix BVE-69427. Jimmie Rodgers visits the Carter Family / Carter Family ; Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
- "Victor 23574 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- "Victor V-40328 (10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- "Victor 23513 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- "Victor 23541 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
- "Columbia matrix W151648. A lazy farmer boy / Buster Carter ; Preston Young - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- "Vocalion (USA) 78rpm numerical listing discography: 1500 - 1745". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
- "Victor 23523 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
- "Victor 23517 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
- "Victor 23569 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
- "Victor 23554 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
- "Victor 23585 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
- "Victor 23525 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
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