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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1941. |
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|[[Roy Rogers|Roy Rogers and his Saddle Pals]] |
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|align="center"|"[[Maiden's Prayer]]"<ref name=okeh1 |
|align="center"|"[[Maiden's Prayer]]"<ref name=okeh1 /> |
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|[[Bob Wills|Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys]] |
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|align="center"|"Those Blue Eyes Don't Sparkle Anymore"<ref name=okeh1 |
|align="center"|"Those Blue Eyes Don't Sparkle Anymore"<ref name=okeh1 /> |
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|[[Ted Daffan|Ted Daffan and his Texans]] |
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|align="center"|"Let's All Have Another Beer"<ref name=okeh1 |
|align="center"|"Let's All Have Another Beer"<ref name=okeh1 /> |
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|Karl And Harty |
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|align="center"|"Spin The Bottle"<ref name=okeh1 |
|align="center"|"Spin The Bottle"<ref name=okeh1 /> |
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|[[Tiny Hill|Tiny Hill and His Orchestra]] |
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|align="center"|"I'll Be Back In A Year (Little Darlin')"<ref name=okeh1 |
|align="center"|"I'll Be Back In A Year (Little Darlin')"<ref name=okeh1 /> |
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|The Jesters |
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|align="center"|"My Adobe Hacienda"<ref name=okeh1 |
|align="center"|"My Adobe Hacienda"<ref name=okeh1 /> |
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|[[Louise Massey|Louise Massey and the Westerners]] |
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|[[Bill Monroe|Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys]] |
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|align="center"|"Beer and Skittles"<ref name=okeh2 |
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|align="center"|"You Waited Too Long"<ref name=okeh2 |
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|align="center"|"[[Take Me Back to Tulsa]]"<ref name=okeh1 |
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|align="center"|"New Worried Mind"<ref name=okeh1 |
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* 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}}). |
* 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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{{List of years in country music}} |
{{List of years in country music}} |
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==References== |
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[[Category:1941 in music|Country]] |
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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1941.
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Events
- January 1 – Radio programmers begin a 10-month ban on the ASCAP catalog when they fail to reach an agreement. Instead, disc jockeys begin to rely on BMI and its catalog of "hillbilly" music.
- October – The Grand Ole Opry organizes a "Camel Country" tour in a show of support for American servicemen, many of whom would be off to war two months later.
Top hits of the year
| Single | Artist |
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| "You Are My Sunshine"[1] | Gene Autry |
| "Be Honest With Me"[2] | Gene Autry |
| "New Worried Mind"[3] | Roy Rogers and his Saddle Pals |
| "Maiden's Prayer"[1] | Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys |
| "Those Blue Eyes Don't Sparkle Anymore"[1] | Ted Daffan and his Texans |
| "Let's All Have Another Beer"[1] | Karl And Harty |
| "Spin The Bottle"[1] | Tiny Hill and His Orchestra |
| "I'll Be Back In A Year (Little Darlin')"[1] | Prairie Ramblers |
| "Repasz Band"[4] | The Jesters |
| "My Adobe Hacienda"[1] | Louise Massey and the Westerners |
| "Mule Skinner Blues"[5] | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys |
| "Beer and Skittles"[2] | Louise Massey and the Westerners |
| "You Waited Too Long"[2] | Gene Autry |
| "What's The Matter With Deep Elm"[6] | Shelton Brothers |
| "Cool Water"[7] | Sons of the Pioneers |
| "Take Me Back to Tulsa"[1] | Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys |
| "New Worried Mind"[1] | Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys |
| "Alamo Rag" | Adolph Hofner And His San Antonians |
| "Too Late"[8] | Jimmie Davis and Jimmy Wakely |
Births
- January 18 – Bobby Goldsboro, middle-of-the-road artist best known for 1968's "Honey."
- February 8 – Henson Cargill, best known for 1968's "Skip a Rope" (died 2007).
- March 28 – Charlie McCoy, harmonica specialist.
- April 2 – Sonny Throckmorton, songwriter.
- May 31 – Johnny Paycheck, outlaw country-styled singer best known for "Take This Job and Shove It" (died 2003).
- June 8 — Alf Robertson, Swedish country musician (died 2008).
- August 14 – Connie Smith, female vocalist who grew to fame in the 1960s; Grand Ole Opry mainstay.
- September 21 – Dickey Lee, pop-country singer-songwriter.
- September 26 – David Frizzell, brother of Lefty Frizzell who grew into a country star in his own right.
- October 17 – Earl Thomas Conley, singer-songwriter who became one of country's biggest stars of the 1980s (died 2019).
- November 6 – Guy Clark, alternative-outlaw country singer-songwriter (died 2016).
- November 27 – Eddie Rabbitt, singer-songwriter who crossed over to pop in the early 1980s with hits such as "I Love a Rainy Night" and "Drivin' My Life Away" (died 1998).
- November 29 – Jody Miller, female vocalist best known for "Queen of the House" (answer song to Roger Miller's "King of the Road").
Deaths
- November 7 – Henry Whitter, 49, early country musician.
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).
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "OKeh (by CBS) 78rpm numerical listing discography: 6000 - 6500". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
- ^ a b c "OKeh (by CBS) numerical listing discography: 5600 - 5999". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
- ^ "Decca matrix DLA 2247. New worried mind / Roy Rogers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
- ^ "Decca matrix 68729. Repasz band / The Jesters - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
- ^ "Victor matrix BS-054518. Mule skinner blues / Blue Grass Boys ; Bill Monroe - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
- ^ "Decca matrix 92037. What's the matter with deep Elem / The Shelton Brothers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
- ^ "Decca matrix 93632. Cool water / Sons of the Pioneers - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
- ^ "Decca matrix DLA 2096. Too late / Rough Riders ; Jimmy Wakely - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-06.