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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1941.

List of years in country music (table)
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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
"You Are My Sunshine"[1] Gene Autry
"Be Honest With Me"[2] Gene Autry
"New Worried Mind" 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" Karl And Harty
"Spin The Bottle" Tiny Hill and His Orchestra
"I'll Be Back In A Year (Little Darlin')" Prairie Ramblers
"Repasz Band" The Jesters
"My Adobe Hacienda" Louise Massey and the Westerners
"Mule Skinner Blues" Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys
"Beer and Skittles" Louise Massey and the Westerners
"You Waited Too Long" Gene Autry
"What's The Matter With Deep Elm" Shelton Brothers
"Cool Water" Sons of the Pioneers
"Take Me Back to Tulsa" Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
"New Worried Mind" Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
"Alamo Rag" Adolph Hofner And His San Antonians
"Too Late" Jimmie Davis and Jimmy Wakely

Births

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. "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).
  1. ^ a b c "OKeh (by CBS) 78rpm numerical listing discography: 6000 - 6500". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  2. ^ "OKeh (by CBS) numerical listing discography: 5600 - 5999". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-01-06.