This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1937.
Events sales rebounded to approximately 1/3 of 1929 levels October 30 – Johnnie Wright and Kitty Wells are married.
Top Hillbilly (Country) Recordings
The following songs were extracted from records included in Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954, 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 Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys "Steel Guitar Rag" Vocalion 3394 US Hillbilly 1937 #1 2 Roy Acuff with The Crazy Tennesseans "Great Speckled Bird" Melotone 70159 US BB 1938 #236, US #13 for 1 week, 3 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1937 #2 3 Jimmie Davis "Nobody's Darling but Mine" Decca 5090 US BB 1937 #340, US #19 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1937 #3 4 Delmore Brothers "Singing My Troubles Away" Bluebird 7129 US Hillbilly 1937 #4 5 Al Dexter "Honky Tonk Blues" Melotone 70365 US Hillbilly 1937 #5 6 Rex Griffin "The Last Letter" Decca 5383 US Hillbilly 1937 #6 7 Gene Autry "The One Rose (That's Left In My Heart)" Melotone 71058 US Hillbilly 1937 #7 8 Jimmie Rodgers And The Carter Family "The Carter Family And Jimmie Rodgers In Texas" Bluebird 6762 US Hillbilly 1937 #8 9 Jimmie Revard And His Oklahoma Playboys "My Little Girl I Love You" Bluebird 6877 US Hillbilly 1937 #9 10 Hoosier Hot Shots "Breezin' Along with the Breeze" Vocalion 3644 US BB 1937 #227, US #13 for 1 week, 2 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1937 #10 11 Bob Skyles & His Skyrockets "The Arkansas Bazooka Swing" Bluebird 6876 US BB 1937 #350, US #19 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1937 #11 12 Sweet Violet Boys "I Haven't Got a Pot to Cook In" Vocalion 3402 US BB 1937 #264, US #15 for 1 week, 2 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1937 #12 13 Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys "What's the Matter With the Mill" Vocalion 3424 US Hillbilly 1937 #13 14 Riverside Ramblers "Wondering" Bluebird 6926 US Hillbilly 1937 #14 15 Roy Acuff and his Crazy Tennesseans "Steel Guitar Chimes" Melotone 70752 US Hillbilly 1937 #15 16 Carson Robison "There's A Bridle Hangin' on the Wall" Montgomery Ward 4917 US Hillbilly 1937 #16 17 Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers "The Right Key (But The Wrong Keyhole)" Decca 5401 US Hillbilly 1937 #17 18 Robert Johnson "Cross Road Blues" Vocalion 3519 US Hillbilly 1937 #18 19 Gene Autry and His String Band "It's Round-Up Time In Reno" Melotone 71261 US Hillbilly 1937 #19 20 Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys "Right Or Wrong" Vocalion 3451 US Hillbilly 1937 #20 21 The Prairie Ramblers With Patsy Montana "I'm A Wild And Reckless Cowboy (From The West Side Of Town)" Melotone 70469 US Hillbilly 1937 #21
Births March 20 – Jerry Reed, "swamp rock"-styled singer and guitarist best known for novelty hits, most notably "When You're Hot, You're Hot" (died 2008). April 6 – Merle Haggard, innovator of the Bakersfield Sound and a huge country star since the 1960s (died 2016). June 15 – Waylon Jennings, influential rock-styled country performer and originator of the 1970s "outlaw" movement (died 2002). August 26 – Don Bowman, musician, songwriter and comedian, original host of radio's American Country Countdown (died 2013). November 1 – Bill Anderson, prolific singer-songwriter and television personality whose success has lasted more than 50 years; known as "Whisperin' Bill." November 30 – Jimmy Bowen, prominent record producer and executive from the 1970s through 1990s. December 16 – Jim Glaser, singer-songwriter and member of Tompall & the Glaser Brothers (died 2019). December 26 – Ronnie Prophet, Canadian country music singer (died 2018).
Deaths
Further reading Kingsbury, Paul, "Vinyl Hayride: Country Music Album Covers 1947–1989," Country Music Foundation, 2003 () Millard, Bob, "Country Music: 70 Years of America's Favorite Music," HarperCollins, New York, 1993 () Whitburn, Joel. "Top Country Songs 1944–2005 – 6th Edition." 2005.
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