1922 in country music

This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1922.

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See also: 1922 in music and the List of years in country music

Events

• June 30 — A.C. "Eck" Robertson became the first fiddler and country musician on record when he recorded eight tracks for the Victor Talking Machine Company in New York City.
• September 9 — First radio broadcast of Fiddlin' John Carson on WSB-Atlanta.

Top hits of the year

• "Dear Old Southland" - Vernon Dalhart
• "I Want My Mammy" - Vernon Dalhart
• "Tuck Me to Sleep (In My Old 'Tucky Home)" - Vernon Dalhart

Births

• July 26 - Jim Foglesong, Music Row executive who helped lay foundation for country music's boom period in the 1970s through early 1990s.

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.