1943 in country music
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1943.
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Events
- September – Decca Records is the first label to come to terms with the American Federation of Musicians, which had been on strike since August 1942 over music royalties. The first song that was released was "Pistol Packin' Mama" by Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters.
- October - Pistol Packin' Mama by Al Dexter goes where no "Hillbilly" record has ever gone, to the top of the National Best Selling Retail Records chart, on October 30.[1] Dexter's publishing company sued "The Hit Parade" radio show for ignoring their record![2]
- Mother Maybelle Carter reformed the Carter Family. This time, she was joined by daughters Anita, June and Helen.
Top hits of the year
The Billboard did publish a weekly column, "American Folk Records", with raw reports from nationwide jukebox operators, and summaries of the top records in the nation. A tabulation produced 50 top records of the year, and many insights into the strike-depreciated market. Charted songs from 1943 dropped over 50% compared to 1942. "Pistol Packin' Mama" by Al Dexter was easily the top record of the year. Here is a list of the top records.[3][4][5][6][7]
| Single | Artist |
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| "Pistol Packin' Mama"[8] | Al Dexter |
| "Pistol Packin' Mama"[9] | Bing Crosby & the Andrews Sisters |
| "No Letter Today"[10] | Ted Daffan's Texans |
| "That Old Grey Mare Is Back Where She Used to Be"[11] | Carson Robison |
| "Home in San Antone" | Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys |
| "Born To Lose"[12] | Ted Daffan's Texans |
| "Rosalita" | Al Dexter |
| "The Honey Song (Honey I’m In Love With You)" | Louise Massey and the Westerners |
| "Pins and Needles (In My Heart)" | Bob Atcher and Bonnie Blue Eyes |
| "New San Antonio Rose" | Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys |
| "You Nearly Lose Your Mind" | Ernest Tubb |
| "Columbus Stockade Blues" | Jimmie Davis |
| "Put Your Arms Around Me Honey" | Dick Kuhn |
| "Put Your Arms Around Me Honey" | Dick Haymes |
| "It Makes No Difference Now" | Gene Autry |
| "I'll Get Along Somehow" | Ernest Tubb |
| "Night Train to Memphis" | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys |
| "Please Don't Leave Me" | Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys |
| "I Hang My Head And Cry" | Gene Autry |
| "I Hate To See You Go" | Ernest Tubb |
| "My Confession" | Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys |
| "I'm Wondering How" | Ernest Tubb |
| "Low and Lonely" | Roy Acuff |
| "Buddy Boy" | Elton Britt |
| "There's Nothing More To Say" | Ernest Tubb |
| "Where Is My Boy Tonight" | Jimmie Davis |
| "You Were Right And I Was Wrong" | Roy Rogers |
| "Miss Molly" | Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys |
| "I Dreamed Of An Old Love Affair" | Jimmie Davis |
| "I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes" | Bing Crosby |
| "Think of Me" | Roy Rogers |
The top 3 hits of 1942 also ranked high for 1943, but their points were applied to their home year.
| "There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere" | Elton Britt |
| "Tweedle-O-Twill" | Gene Autry |
| "1942 Turkey in the Straw" | Carson Robison |
Because of the lack of fresh material, many hits from past years made chart returns.
| "Wabash Cannonball 1939" | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys |
| "New San Antonio Rose 1940" | Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys |
| "Back In the Saddle Again 1939" | Gene Autry |
| "It Makes No Difference Now 1941" | Gene Autry |
| "I'm Knocking At Your Door Again 1941" | Jimmie Davis |
| "Sitting on Top of the World 1936" | Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys |
| "Sitting on Top of the World 1935" | Shelton Brothers |
| "The Precious Jewel 1941" | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys |
Births
- February 4 – Jimmy Johnson, American musician (Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section) and record producer (died 2019).[13]
- April 23 – Richard Sterban, member of the country-gospel group The Oak Ridge Boys (he's the bass).
- April 29 – Duane Allen, member of the country-gospel group The Oak Ridge Boys (he's the second tenor).
- October 11 – Gene Watson, honky tonk-styled vocalist of the 1970s and 1980s.
References
- "The Billboard October 30, 1943 pg 12". google books. 30 October 1943. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- Wilgus, D. K. (1970). "Country-Western Music and the Urban Hillbilly". The Journal of American Folklore. 83 (328): 157–179. doi:10.2307/539105. ISSN 0021-8715. JSTOR 539105.
- "The Billboard Jan 09, 1943 pg 63". google books. 9 January 1943. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- "The Billboard Jan 16, 1943 pg 59". google books. 16 January 1943. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- "The Billboard Jan 30, 1943 pg 62". google books. 30 January 1943. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- "The Billboard Feb 06, 1943 pg 64". google books. 6 February 1943. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- "The Billboard Feb 13, 1943 pg 63". google books. 13 February 1943. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- "The Billboard Jan 09, 1943 pg 63". google books. 9 January 1943. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- "The Billboard Jan 16, 1943 pg 59". google books. 16 January 1943. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- "The Billboard Jan 30, 1943 pg 62". google books. 30 January 1943. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- "The Billboard Feb 06, 1943 pg 64". google books. 6 February 1943. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- "The Billboard Feb 13, 1943 pg 63". google books. 13 February 1943. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
- Swampers guitarist Jimmy Johnson has died
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. "Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890–1954: The History of American Popular Music," Record Research Inc., Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, 1986 (ISBN 0-89820-083-0).
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