- 1926 in country music
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1925 in country music ,1926 in music ,
other events of 1926,1927 in country music and theList of years in Country Music Events
Top hits of the year
* "The Convict and the Rose" -
Vernon Dalhart
* "The Death of Floyd Collins" -Vernon Dalhart
* "The Governor's Pardon" -Vernon Dalhart
* "There's a New Star in Heaven Tonight - Rudolph Valentino" -Vernon Dalhart
* "Turkey in the Straw" -Gid Tanner and hisSkillet Lickers
* "The Wreck of the Shenandoah" -Vernon Dalhart Births
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January 2 —Harold Bradley , legendary session guitarist.
*January 12 — Ray Price, "The Cherokee Cowboy," multi-faceted country performer from the 1950s onward.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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