1923 in country music
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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1923.
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[edit] Events
- First radio barn dance on WBAP in Fort Worth, Texas
- First recordings of Fiddlin' John Carson on June 13.
- First recordings of Henry Whitter.
- Eck Robertson's ("Sally Gooden") became the first released country music recording in April and Fiddlin' John Carson's record, ("Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane"/"The Old Hen Cackled and the Rooster's Going to Crow"), became the second on July 13.
[edit] Top hits of the year
- "Arkansaw Traveler" - Eck Robertson and Henry Gilliland
- "It Ain't Gonna Rain No Mo'" - Wendell Hall
- "Little Old Cabin In the Lane" - Fiddlin' John Carson
- "Sally Gooden" - Eck Robertson
- "Turkey In the Straw" - Eck Robertson and Henry Gilliland
- "Wreck On the Southern Old 97" - Henry Whitter
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
[edit] 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.
