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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1922.
Overview of the events of 1922 in country music
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Top Hillbilly (Country) Recordings [ edit ]
The following songs were extracted from records included in Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954 ,[1] record sales reported on the "Discography of American Historical Recordings " website, and other sources as specified. Numerical rankings are approximate.
Rank
Artist
Title
Label
Recorded
Released
Chart Positions
1
Vernon Dalhart and the Criterion Trio
"Tuck Me to Sleep (In My Old 'Tucky Home)"[2]
Victor 18807
September 1, 1921 (1921-09-01 )
November 1921 (1921-11 )
US BB 1922 #18, US #2 for 1 week, 7 total weeks, 1,040,811 sales[3]
2
Vernon Dalhart
"Weep No More, My Mammy"[4]
Columbia 3500
October 11, 1921 (1921-10-11 )
January 1922 (1922-01 )
US BB 1922 #59, US #5 for 1 week, 3 total weeks
3
Vernon Dalhart
"Dear Old Southland"[5]
Edison 50905
December 23, 1921 (1921-12-23 )
May 1922 (1922-05 )
US BB 1922 #140, US #12 for 1 week, 1 total weeks
4
Al Bernard and Vernon Dalhart
"I Want My Mammy"[6]
Columbia 3520
November 19, 1921 (1921-11-19 )
February 1922 (1922-02 )
US BB 1922 #114, US #10 for 1 week, 1 total weeks
5
California Ramblers
"My Honey's Lovin' Arms"
Vocalion 14329
April 6, 1922 (1922-04-06 )
May 1922 (1922-05 )
US BB 1922 #115, US #10 for 1 week, 1 total weeks
July 26 – Jim Foglesong , Music Row executive who helped lay foundation for country music's boom period in the 1970s through early 1990s. (died 2013 )
December 20 — Geoff Mack , Australian singer-songwriter (died 2017 )
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
Further reading [ edit ]
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.