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2 Top hits of the year  



2.1  Number one hits  







3 Top Hillbilly-Folk (Country) Recordings 1944  





4 Top new album releases  





5 Births  





6 Deaths  





7 See also  





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List of years in country music (table)
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    This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1944.

    Events[edit]

    Top hits of the year[edit]

    Number one hits[edit]

    from The Billboard's "Most Played Juke Box Folk Records" chart (As certified by Billboard magazine)

    US Single Artist
    January 8 (tie) "Pistol Packin' Mama"[3] Al Dexter and His Troopers
    January 8 (tie) "Pistol Packin' Mama"[4] Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters
    February 26 "Ration Blues" Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five
    March 11 "Rosalita"[3] Al Dexter and His Troopers
    March 18 "They Took the Stars Out of Heaven"[5] Floyd Tillman
    March 25 "So Long Pal"[3] Al Dexter and His Troopers
    April 1 "Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry"[3] Al Dexter and His Troopers
    June 10 "Straighten Up and Fly Right"[6] The King Cole Trio
    July 29 "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby"[7] Louis Jordan And His Tympany Five
    September 2 "Soldiers Last Letter"[8] Ernest Tubb
    September 23 "Smoke on the Water"[9] Red Foley
    December 23 "I'm Wastin' My Tears on You" Tex Ritter

    Top Hillbilly-Folk (Country) Recordings 1944[edit]

    On August 1, 1942, a strike by the American Federation of Musicians ended all recording sessions. Record companies kept business going by releasing recordings from their vaults, but by mid-1943, alternate sources were running dry, as the strike continued. Decca was the first company to settle in September 1943, but RCA Victor and Columbia held on until November 1944.[10] It comes as no surprise that eleven of the top twenty records of 1944 were released by Decca, with two more by Capitol, the second company to settle. The remaining seven were released by Okeh, the label revived in 1940 by CBS to replace Vocalion, now the C&W division of Columbia Records, and apparently unaffected by the strike. Sadly, it would be put to sleep again in 1945, when releases were switched to the parent label.

    In response to the growing popularity of Hillbilly (Country) music, The Billboard's "Most Played Juke Box Folk Records" chart, began on January 8, 1944, but for reasons unknown, included "Race" records, despite a chart already existing for those. On September 2, race records were abruptly removed, including the two top records from the prior week. Our chart does not include R&B records, and is also supplemented with record sales information (the new chart only rates jukebox plays) and other factors. As always, numerical rankings are approximate.

    Rank Artist Title Label Recorded Released Chart Positions
    1 Al Dexter and His Troopers "So Long Pal"[3] Okeh 6718 March 18, 1942 (1942-03-18) February 6, 1944 (1944-02-06) US Hillbilly 1944 #1, Hillbilly #1 for 21 weeks, 41 total weeks
    2 Red Foley "Smoke on the Water"[11] Decca 6102 May 4, 1944 (1944-05-04) June 13, 1944 (1944-06-13) US Billboard 1944 #49, US Pop #7, US Hillbilly 1944 #2, Hillbilly #1 for 13 weeks, 40 total weeks
    3 Ernest Tubb "Soldier's Last Letter"[12] Decca 6098 January 13, 1944 (1944-01-13) May 27, 1944 (1944-05-27) US Billboard 1944 #125, US Pop #16, US Hillbilly 1944 #3, Hillbilly #1 for 5 weeks, 39 total weeks
    4 Al Dexter and His Troopers "Too Late To Worry, Too Blue To Cry"[3] Okeh 6718 March 18, 1942 (1942-03-18) February 6, 1944 (1944-02-06) US Billboard 1944 #181, US Pop #23, US Hillbilly 1944 #4, Hillbilly #1 for 2 weeks, 45 total weeks
    5 Ernest Tubb "Try Me One More Time"[13] Decca 6093 July 17, 1942 (1942-07-17) October 28, 1943 (1943-10-28) US Billboard 1944 #219, US Pop #22, US Hillbilly 1944 #5, Hillbilly #2 for 1 week, 51 total weeks
    6 Tex Ritter and His Texans "I'm Wastin' My Tears on You"[14] Capitol 174 November 23, 1943 (1943-11-23) October 1944 (1944-10) US Billboard 1944 #93, US Pop #12, US Hillbilly 1944 #6, Hillbilly #1 for 6 weeks, 23 total weeks
    7 Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys "You're From Texas"[3] Okeh 6722 July 15, 1942 (1942-07-15) August 1944 (1944-08) US Billboard 1944 #105, US Pop #14, US Hillbilly 1944 #7, Hillbilly #2 for 2 weeks, 28 total weeks
    8 Tex Ritter and His Texans "There's a New Moon Over My Shoulder"[14] Capitol 174 November 23, 1943 (1943-11-23) October 1944 (1944-10) US Billboard 1944 #226, US Pop #26, US Hillbilly 1944 #8, Hillbilly #2 for 1 weeks, 26 total weeks
    9 Gene Autry "I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes"[3] Okeh 6648 February 24, 1942 (1942-02-24) April 1942 (1942-04) US Hillbilly 1944 #9, Hillbilly #2 for 1 week, 34 total weeks
    10 Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys "We Might As Well Forget It"[3] Okeh 6722 July 14, 1942 (1942-07-14) August 1944 (1944-08) US Billboard 1944 #89, US Pop #11, US Hillbilly 1944 #10, Hillbilly #2 for 4 weeks, 21 total weeks
    11 Ernest Tubb "Yesterday's Tears"[15] Decca 6098 January 13, 1944 (1944-01-13) March 29, 1944 (1944-03-29) US Billboard 1944 #251, US Pop #29, US Hillbilly 1944 #11, Hillbilly #3 for 1 week, 16 total weeks
    12 Foy Willing and His Riders Of The Purple Sage "Texas Blues"[14] Capitol 162 March 9, 1944 (1944-03-09) June 16, 1944 (1944-06-16) US Hillbilly 1944 #12, Hillbilly #3 for 3 weeks, 19 total weeks
    13 Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys "I'll Forgive You But I Can't Forget"[3] Okeh 6723 June 4, 1942 (1942-06-04) August 28, 1944 (1944-08-28) US Billboard 1944 #177, US Pop #22, US Hillbilly 1944 #13, Hillbilly #3 for 1 week, 20 total weeks
    14 Texas Jim Lewis and His Lone Star Cowboys "Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry"[16] Decca 6099 February 11, 1944 (1944-02-11) August 1944 (1944-08) US Hillbilly 1944 #14, Hillbilly #3 for 2 weeks, 16 total weeks
    15 Hoosier Hot Shots "She Broke My Heart In Three Places"[17] Decca 4442 March 23, 1944 (1944-03-23) May 1944 (1944-05) US Billboard 1944 #224, US Pop #26, US Hillbilly 1944 #15, Hillbilly #3 for 1 week, 13 total weeks
    16 Jimmy Wakely "I'm Sending You Red Roses"[18] Decca 6095 December 27, 1943 (1943-12-27) February 3, 1944 (1944-02-03) US Hillbilly 1944 #16, Hillbilly #3 for 1 week, 15 total weeks
    17 Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys "The Prodigal Son"[3] Okeh 6716 June 1, 1942 (1942-06-01) December 1943 (1943-12) US Billboard 1944 #173, US Pop #21, US Hillbilly 1944 #17, Hillbilly #4 for 1 week, 20 total weeks
    18 Jimmie Davis "Is It Too Late Now"[19] Decca 6100 March 23, 1944 (1944-03-23) April 28, 1944 (1944-04-28) US Hillbilly 1944 #18, Hillbilly #3 for 1 week, 11 total weeks
    19 Ted Daffan's Texans Look Who's Talkin'"[3] Okeh 6719 February 20, 1942 (1942-02-20) February 1943 (1943-02) US Hillbilly 1944 #19, Hillbilly #4 for 1 weeks, 15 total weeks
    20 Floyd Tillman "Each Night At Nine"[20] Decca 6104 April 20, 1944 (1944-04-20) November 20, 1944 (1944-11-20) US Hillbilly 1944 #20, Hillbilly #4 for 1 week, 21 total weeks
    21 Jimmie Davis "There's A Chill On The Hill Tonight"[21] Decca 6100 March 23, 1944 (1944-03-23) April 28, 1944 (1944-04-28) US Hillbilly 1944 #21, Hillbilly #4 for 1 week, 16 total weeks

    Top new album releases[edit]

    Births[edit]

    Deaths[edit]

    See also[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "The Billboard Jan 8, 1944 pg 18". books.google.com. 8 January 1944. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  • ^ Murrells, Joseph (1978). The book of golden discs. Internet Archive. London : Barrie & Jenkins. ISBN 978-0-214-20512-5.
  • ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "OKeh (by CBS) 78rpm numerical listing discography: 6500 - 6747 (end of series)". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  • ^ "The Billboard Jan 16, 1943 pg 59". google books. 16 January 1943. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  • ^ "Decca matrix 93739. They took the stars out of heaven / Floyd Tillman - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  • ^ "Capitol 100 - 499, 78rpm numerical listing discography". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  • ^ "Decca matrix L 3205. Is you is or is you ain't my baby / Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  • ^ "Decca matrix L 50149. Soldier's last letter / Ernest Tubb - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  • ^ "Decca matrix 72135. Smoke on the water / Red Foley - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  • ^ Peter A. Soderbergh, "Olde Records Price Guide 1900–1947", Wallace–Homestead Book Company, Des Moines, Iowa, 1980, pp.136–139
  • ^ "Decca matrix 72135. Smoke on the water / Red Foley - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
  • ^ "Decca matrix L 50149. Soldier's last letter / Ernest Tubb - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-18.
  • ^ "Decca matrix L 3100. Try me one more time / Ernest Tubb - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  • ^ a b c "Capitol 100 - 499, 78rpm numerical listing discography". www.78discography.com. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  • ^ "Decca matrix L 50151. Yesterday's tears / Ernest Tubb - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
  • ^ "Decca matrix L 3310. Too late to worry, too blue to cry / Texas Jim Lewis and his Lone Star Cowboys - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  • ^ "Decca matrix 71905. She broke my heart in three parts / Hoosier Hot Shots - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  • ^ "Decca matrix L 3268. I'm sending you red roses / Jimmy Wakely - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  • ^ "Decca matrix L 3363. Is it too late now? / Jimmie Davis - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  • ^ "Decca matrix 72004. Each night at nine / Floyd Tillman - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
  • ^ "Decca matrix L 3362. There's a chill on the hill tonight / Jimmie Davis - Discography of American Historical Recordings". adp.library.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
  • ^ Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Alum Chris Darrow Dies
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