1933 in country music

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

1933 in music
By location
By genre
By topic
List of years in country music (table)

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.

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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