1932 in country music

This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1932.

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## Events

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1932 marked the lowest trough the recording industry would experience during the Great Depression, as sales tumbled to pre-1905 levels. In the United States, revenues went from 104 million units in 1927 to 6 million in 1932,[1] and did not start to rebound until 1937.

## Top Hillbilly (Country) Recordings 1932

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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, they are only used as a frame of reference.

Rank | Artist | Title | Label | Recorded | Released | Chart Positions

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1 | Jimmie Rodgers with Lani McIntire's Hawaiians | "Why Should I Be Lonely"[3] | Victor 23609 | June 30, 1930 (1930-06-30) | December 4, 1931 (1931-12-04) | US Hillbilly 1932 #1, 20,506 sales[4]
2 | Gene Autry and Jimmy Long | "That Silver Haired Daddy Of Mine"[2][5] | Banner 32349 | October 29, 1931 (1931-10-29) | January 1932 (1932-01) | US Hillbilly 1932 #2
3 | Jimmie Rodgers | "Gambling Polka Dot Blues"[6] | Victor 23636 | June 15, 1931 (1931-06-15) | February 26, 1932 (1932-02-26) | US Hillbilly 1932 #3, 13,265 sales[7]
4 | Jimmie Rodgers | "Roll Along, Kentucky Moon"[8] | Victor 23651 | February 2, 1932 (1932-02-02) | April 8, 1932 (1932-04-08) | US BB 1932 #223, US #18 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1932 #4, 12,448 sales[9]
5 | Dick Robertson | "Twenty-One Years (Is a Long Time)"[10] | Victor 23616 | October 22, 1931 (1931-10-22) | December 1931 (1931-12) | US Hillbilly 1932 #5, 11,225 sales[11]
6 | Jimmie Rodgers | "My Time Ain’t Long"[12] | Victor 23669 | February 4, 1932 (1932-02-04) | May 20, 1932 (1932-05-20) | US Hillbilly 1932 #6, 9,578 sales[13]
7 | Kentucky Ramblers | "Ginseng Blues"[14] | Broadway 8271 | September 10, 1930 (1930-09-10) | October 1932 (1932-10) | US Hillbilly 1932 #7
8 | Renfro Valley Boys | "Who’s Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet"[15] | Paramount 3321 | December 6, 1931 (1931-12-06) | June 1932 (1932-06) | US Hillbilly 1932 #8
9 | Renfro Valley Boys | "My Renfro Valley Home"[15] | Paramount 3315 | December 6, 1931 (1931-12-06) | February 1932 (1932-02) | US Hillbilly 1932 #9
10 | Jimmie Rodgers | "Blue Yodel No. 10 (Ground Hog Rootin' In My Back Yard)"[16] | Victor 21757 | October 24, 1931 (1931-10-24) | January 1932 (1932-01) | US Hillbilly 1932 #10, 7,746 sales[17]
11 | Stuart Hamblen | "My Mary"[18] | Victor 23685 | November 13, 1931 (1931-11-13) | June 11, 1932 (1932-06-11) | US Hillbilly 1932 #11
12 | Delmore Brothers | "Alabama Lullaby"[19] | Columbia 15724 | October 28, 1931 (1931-10-28) | December 1931 (1931-12) | US Hillbilly 1932 #12
13 | Jimmie Rodgers | "Rock All Our Babies To Sleep"[20] | Victor 23721 | August 11, 1932 (1932-08-11) | October 21, 1932 (1932-10-21) | US Hillbilly 1932 #13, 6,241 sales[21]
14 | Jimmie Rodgers | "Down The Old Road To Home"[22] | Victor 23711 | February 5, 1932 (1932-02-05) | September 23, 1932 (1932-09-23) | US Hillbilly 1932 #14, 6,078 sales[23]
15 | Carter Family | "Motherless Children"[24] | Victor 23641 | November 2, 1929 (1929-11-02) | March 30, 1932 (1932-03-30) | US Hillbilly 1932 #15
16 | Carson Robison Trio | "Twenty One Years"[25] | Perfect 12759 | October 23, 1931 (1931-10-23) | December 1931 (1931-12) | US Hillbilly 1932 #16
17 | Carter Family | "Room In Heaven For Me"[26] | Victor 23618 | November 24, 1930 (1930-11-24) | January 26, 1932 (1932-01-26) | US Hillbilly 1932 #17, 5,088 sales [27]
18 | Jimmie Rodgers | "She Was Happy Till She Met You"[28] | Victor 21757 | June 12, 1932 (1932-06-12) | December 2, 1932 (1932-12-02) | US Hillbilly 1932 #18
19 | Carter Family | "Weary Prodigal Son"[29] | Victor 23626 | May 25, 1931 (1931-05-25) | January 17, 1932 (1932-01-17) | US Hillbilly 1932 #19, 4,329 sales[30]
20 | Carter Family | "I Never Loved but One"[31] | Victor 23656 | February 24, 1932 (1932-02-24) | April 8, 1932 (1932-04-08) | US Hillbilly 1932 #20, 3,360 sales[32]
21 | Renfro Valley Boys | "Twenty-One Years"[15] | Paramount 3311 | December 6, 1931 (1931-12-06) | January 1932 (1932-01) | US Hillbilly 1932 #21

## Births

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* January 31 – Rick Hall, songwriter and producer (died 2018).
* February 3 – Bill Mack, country music radio personality best known for hosting Country Crossroads, and songwriter ("Blue" and "Drinking Champagne").(died 2020)
* February 25 – Faron Young, honky tonk singer whose popularity spanned the 1950s through mid-1970s (died 1996).
* February 26 – Johnny Cash, vastly influential in all genres of American popular music, most notably country (died 2003).
* April 14 – Loretta Lynn, leading country singer-songwriter of the 1960s and 1970s (died 2022).
* August 8 – Mel Tillis, singer-songwriter who overcame a speech impediment to become one of the genre's biggest stars of the 1950s through 1980s (died 2017).
* September 8 – Patsy Cline, one of the most influential singers in American popular music, first female country singer to cross over to the pop charts (died 1963).
* October 11 – Dottie West, female vocalist who successfully transferred from the Nashville Sound (of the 1960s) to more straight-ahead pop country during the late 1970s and early 1980s (died 1991).
* November 6 – Paul English, drummer for Willie Nelson (died 2020).[33]
* November 13 – Buddy Killen, record producer and music publishing owner (died 2006).

## Deaths

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## Further reading

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* 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

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1. ^ Russell, Will. "The Great Depression and Music: From Woody Guthrie To Coronavirus". Hotpress. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
2. ^ a b Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954. Record Research.
3. ^ "Victor matrix PBVE-54850. Why should I be lonely? / Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
4. ^ "Victor 23609 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
5. ^ "TSHA | Autry, Orvon Gene". www.tshaonline.org. Retrieved 2022-04-26.
6. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-69439. Gambling polka dot blues / Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
7. ^ "Victor 23636 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
8. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-70645. Roll along Kentucky moon / Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
9. ^ "Victor 23651 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
10. ^ "Victor matrix BRC-70298. Twenty-one years (Is a long time) / Dick Robertson - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
11. ^ "Victor 23616 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
12. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-70647. My time ain't long / Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
13. ^ "Victor 23669 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
14. ^ "BROADWAY 8000 series 78rpm numerical listing Discography". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
15. ^ a b c "Paramount 3000 series 78rpm numerical listing discography". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
16. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-70650. Blue yodel no. 10 / Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
17. ^ "Victor 23696 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
18. ^ "Victor matrix PBVE-68337. My Mary / Stuart Hamblen ; Ted Dahl Orchestra - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
19. ^ "Columbia matrix W151977. Alabama lullaby / Delmore Brothers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
20. ^ "Victor matrix BSHQ-58963. Rock all our babies to sleep / Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
21. ^ "Victor 23721 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
22. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-70649. Down the old road to home / Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
23. ^ "Victor 23711 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
24. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-56568. Motherless children / Carter Family - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
25. ^ "PERFECT 78rpm numerical listing discography (12500 - 13000)". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
26. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-64707. Room in heaven for me / Carter Family - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-19.
27. ^ "Victor 23618 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
28. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-56608. She was happy till she met you / Jimmie Rodgers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
29. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-69345. Weary prodigal son / Carter Family - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
30. ^ "Victor 23626 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
31. ^ "Victor matrix BVE-71613. I never loved but one / Carter Family - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
32. ^ "Victor 23656 (Black label (popular) 10-in. double-faced) - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-20.
33. ^ Paul English, longtime Willie Nelson drummer, dies

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