1943 in country music

"See also:"
1942 in country music,
1943 in music,
other events of 1943,
1944 in country music and the List of years in Country Music

Events

* September - Decca Records is the first label to come to terms with the American Federation of Musicians, which has been on strike since August 1942 over music royalties. The first song released is "Pistol Packin' Mama" by Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters.

No dates

* Mother Maybelle Carter reforms the Carter Family. This time, she is joined by daughters Anita, June and Helen.

Top hits of the year

* "Columbus Stockade Blues" - Jimmie Davis
* "Have I Stayed Away Too Long" - Tex Ritter
* "Home in San Antone" - Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
* "Low and Lonely" - Roy Acuff
* "Miss Molly" - Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
* "My Confession" - Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
* "Night Train to Memphis" - Roy Acuff
* "No Letter Today" - Ted Daffan's Texans
* "Pistol Packlin Mama" - Al Dexter
* "Song Of The Sierras" - Jimmy Wakely
* "That Old Grey Mare Is Back Where She Used to Be" - Carson Robison
* "There's a Star-Spangled Banner Flying Somewhere" - Jimmy Wakely
* "Think of Me" - Roy Rogers
* "You Are My Sunshine" - Jimmie Davis
* "You Nearly Lose Your Mind" - Ernest Tubb

Births

* January 16 — Ronnie Milsap, country superstar of the 1970s and 1980s, whose pop- and soul-styled recordings had massive crossover appeal.

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).