1926 in country music

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List of years in country music (table)

Events

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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
  • "There's a New Star in Heaven Tonight" - Vernon Dalhart
  • "Turkey in the Straw" - Gid Tanner and his Skillet Lickers
  • "The Wreck of the Shenandoah" - Vernon Dalhart

Births

  • January 2 - Harold Bradley, legendary session guitarist.
  • January 12 - Ray Price, "The Cherokee Cowboy," multi-faceted country performer from the 1950s onward (died 2013).
  • December 21 - Freddie Hart, honky-tonk styled singer best known for his string of early to mid-1970s hits, including "Easy Loving."

Deaths

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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.