1942 in country music

"See also:"
1941 in country music,
1942 in music,
other events of 1942,
1943 in country music and the List of years in Country Music

Events

* August 1 - The American Federation of Musicians authorizes a ban on recording by bands following a dispute over musicians' royalties; many country and popular music singers opt to continue recording without musical backing. The strike - which came to be known as the Petrillo ban - lingers into 1943.
* October 3 - Acuff-Rose Music is formed. Fred Rose is the chief of creative activities, while Mildred Acuff takes care of business matters.

Top hits of the year

* "1942 Turkey in the Straw" - Carson Robison
* "Cherokee Maiden"-Bob Wills
* "Deep In Th Heart Of Texas"-Gene Autry
* "Deep in the Heart of Texas" - Bing Crosby
* "Fireball Mail" - Roy Acuff
* "Goodbye Mama I'm Off To Yokohama" -Teddy Powell
* "The Honey Song" - Louise Massey and the Westerners
* "I Ain't Honky Tonkin Anymore"-Ernest Tubb
* "I'm A Prisoner Of War"-Johnny Bond–
* "Jingle Jangle Jingle" - Gene Autry
* "Mean Mama Blues" -Ernest Tubb
* "My Life's Been a Pleasure" - Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
* "Mussolini's Letter to Hitler" - Carson Robison
* "Please Don't Leave Me" - Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
* "Remember Pearl Harbor"- Carson Robinson
* "Ten Years" - Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
* "There's a Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere" - Elton Britt
* "Tweedle-O-Twill" - Gene Autry
* "We're Gonna Slap The Dirty Little Jap"- Carson Robinson
* "Wreck on the Highway" - Roy Acuff

Births

* January 21 – Mac Davis, singer-songwriter who rose to prominence in the 1970s.
* March 15 – Wayland Holyfield, songwriter whose compositions were popular during the 1970s and 1980s.
* May 5 - Tammy Wynette, "The First Lady of Country Music" (d. 1998).

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).