- 1929 in country music
"See also:"
1928 in country music ,1929 in music ,
other events of 1929,1930 in country music and theList of years in Country Music Events
Top hits of the year
* "Farm Relief Song" -
Vernon Dalhart (as Al Craver)
* "I'm Thinking Tonight of My Blue Eyes" -Carter Family
* "Little Darling, Pal of Mine" -Carter Family
* "Soldier's Joy" -Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers
* "The Utah Trail" -Frank Luther andCarson Robison
* "Waiting For a Train" - Jimmie RodgersBirths
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June 23 –June Carter Cash , member of the legendaryCarter Family and wife ofJohnny Cash (d. 2003)
*August 12 –Buck Owens , key innovator of the "Bakersfield Sound ," which resulted in immense popularity from the 1960s onward. (d. 2006)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. "Top Country Songs 1944-2005 - 6th Edition." 2005.
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