1934 in country music
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1934.
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Top hits of the year
- "Down Yonder" - Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers
- "My Mary" - W. Lee O'Daniel and His Light Crust Doughboys with Leon Huff
- "Ragged But Right" - Riley Puckett
- "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" - Sons of the Pioneers
Births
- March 31 — John D. Loudermilk, singer and songwriter (died 2016).
- April 1 - Jim Ed Brown, pop-styled singer who enjoyed success as part of a family group (The Browns), as a solo artist and as part of a duet (with Helen Cornelius), spanning the 1950s through early 1980s. (died 2015)
- August 5 - Vern Gosdin, "The Voice" of many honky tonk-styled hits from the 1970s through early 1990s (died 2009).
- August 24 - Frances Preston, music executive.
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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