1931 in country music

Updated on Oct 09, 2024

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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1931.

Top hits of the year

"When Your Hair Has Turned to Silver" - Frank Luther and Carson Robison (as "Bud & Joe Billings)

September 12 - George Jones, "The Possum," one of the genre's all-time greatest vocalists. (died 2013)

November 8 - Harold Shedd, record producer most associated with the 1980s success of Alabama.

December 30 - Skeeter Davis, the top vocalist in country music during the 1960s, best known for the hit song "The End of the World". (died 2004)

May 21 - Charlie Poole, banjo player and leader of The North Carolina Ramblers (heart attack)

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