1931 in country music

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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1931.


            List of years in country music       (table)
... 1921 .  1922 .  1923 .  1924  . 1925  . 1926  . 1927 ...
1928 1929 1930 -1931- 1932 1933 1934
... 1935 .  1936 .  1937 .  1938  . 1939  . 1940  . 1941 ...
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Events

Top hits of the year

Births

  • September 12 – George Jones, "The Possum," one of the genre's all-time greatest vocalists.
  • December 30 - Skeeter Davis, the top vocalist in country music during the 1960s, best known for the hit song "The End of the World". (died 2004)

Deaths

  • May 21 - Charlie Poole, banjo player and leader of The North Carolina Ramblers (heart attack)

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.

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