1922 in country music
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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1922.
Events
- June 30 â A.C. "Eck" Robertson became the first fiddler and country musician on record when he recorded eight tracks for the Victor Talking Machine Company in New York City.
- September 9 â First radio broadcast of Fiddlin' John Carson on WSB-Atlanta.
No dates
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vernon Dalhart and the Criterion Trio | "Tuck Me to Sleep (In My Old 'Tucky Home)"[2] | Victor 18807 | September 1, 1921 | November 1921 | US BB 1922 #18, US #2 for 1 week, 7 total weeks, 1,040,811 sales[3] |
| 2 | Vernon Dalhart | "Weep No More, My Mammy"[4] | Columbia 3500 | October 11, 1921 | January 1922 | US BB 1922 #59, US #5 for 1 week, 3 total weeks |
| 3 | Vernon Dalhart | "Dear Old Southland"[5] | Edison 50905 | December 23, 1921 | May 1922 | US BB 1922 #140, US #12 for 1 week, 1 total weeks |
| 4 | Al Bernard and Vernon Dalhart | "I Want My Mammy"[6] | Columbia 3520 | November 19, 1921 | February 1922 | US BB 1922 #114, US #10 for 1 week, 1 total weeks |
| 5 | California Ramblers | "My Honey's Lovin' Arms" | Vocalion 14329 | April 6, 1922 | May 1922 | US BB 1922 #115, US #10 for 1 week, 1 total weeks |
Births
- July 26 â Jim Foglesong, Music Row executive who helped lay foundation for country music's boom period in the 1970s through early 1990s. (died 2013)
- December 20 â Geoff Mack, Australian singer-songwriter (died 2017)