This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1923.
Overview of the events of 1923 in country music
Top Hillbilly (Country) Recordings [ edit ]
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, they are only used as a frame of reference.
January 5 – Sam Phillips , recording executive and Sun Records founder, who was instrumental in fusion of country music and the newly emerging rock and roll music in the 1950s (died 2003 ).
January 20 – Slim Whitman , country artist best known for his high-octave falsetto and yodeling abilities, and songs such as "Indian Love Call " and "Rose Marie" (died 2013 ).
February 5 – Claude King , singer/songwriter best known for his million-selling 1962 hit "Wolverton Mountain " (died 2013).
March 25 – Bonnie Guitar , musician (died 2019 ).[7]
May 27 – Redd Stewart , lead vocalist for Pee Wee King 's band, co-writer of "The Tennessee Waltz " (died 2003).
July 9 – Molly O'Day , female singer-banjo player of the 1940s, best known for "The Tramp on the Street." (died 1987 ).
August 20 – Jim Reeves , velvet-voiced "Gentleman" singer whose pop-styled songs helped define the Nashville Sound (died 1964 ).
September 17 – Hank Williams , singer-songwriter and honky-tonk music pioneer (died 1953 ).
December 3 – Hubert Long, music executive (died 1972 ).
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See also [ edit ]
Further reading [ edit ]
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.
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