1927 in country music
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1927.
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Events
- July through August – Ralph Peer rents a warehouse in Bristol, Tennessee, for two weeks; the ensuing Bristol sessions produce several hits and introduce Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family to America.
- Rodgers makes his first recordings August 4 for the Victor Talking Machine Company at Bristol, Tennessee; the songs are "The Soldier's Sweetheart" and "Sleep, Baby, Sleep."
- The Carter Family's recordings are also made that month; their first release is the double-sided hit "Wandering Boy" and "Poor Orphan Child."
- November 30 – Jimmie Rodgers participates in his second recording session, recording four sides at Camden, New Jersey: "Ben Dewberry's Final Run," "Mother Was a Lady (If Brother Jack Were Here)," "Blue Yodel ('T' for Texas)," and "Away Out on the Mountain."
Note: "MY MOTHER WAS A LADY" was originally titled "IF BROTHER JACK WERE HERE". First pressings of Victor 21433 show the incorrect title, subsequent pressings were corrected to read MY MOTHER WAS A LADY with IF BROTHER JACK WERE HERE in parenthesis.
Top hits of the year
| Single | Artist |
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| "John Henry (Steel-Drivin' Man)" | Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers |
| "Lindbergh (The Eagle of the U.S.A.)" | Vernon Dalhart |
| "Lucky Lindy!" | Vernon Dalhart |
| "My Carolina Home" | Vernon Dalhart and Carson Robison |
| "Poor Orphan Child" | Carter Family |
| "Sleep, Baby, Sleep" | Jimmie Rodgers |
| "Wandering Boy" | Carter Family |
| "Whitehouse Blues" | Charlie Poole & the North Carolina Ramblers |
Top new album releases
Births
- February 25 – Ralph Stanley, bluegrass pioneer and Grand Ole Opry stalwart (died 2016).
- March 15 – Carl Smith, honky tonk-styled star of the 1950s through 1970s (died 2010).
- July 27 – Charlie Louvin, member of The Louvin Brothers (with brother Ira), and a solo star after their split and Ira's death (died 2011).
- August 12 – Porter Wagoner – enduring Grand Ole Opry star, television host, duet partner of Dolly Parton, singer of hits including "A Satisfied Mind" and "The Carroll County Accident" (died 2007).
- August 17 – E.W. "Bud" Wendell – music executive.
- August 29 – Jimmy C. Newman – Cajun-styled country performer and longtime Grand Ole Opry star (died 2014).
- September 8 – Harlan Howard – Songwriter of many country music standards from the 1950s through 1980s (died 2002).
- October 2 – Leon Rausch, 91, member of The Texas Playboys (died 2019).[1]
- November 8 – Patti Page, crossover female vocalist best known for "Tennessee Waltz" (died 2013).
- December 30 – Bob Ferguson, record producer and songwriter, best known for work with Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton (died 2001).
Deaths
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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