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1942 in country music

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This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1942.

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Events

  • August 1 — The American Federation of Musicians authorizes a ban on recording by bands following a dispute over musicians' royalties; many country and popular music singers opt to continue recording without musical backing. The strike - which came to be known as the Petrillo ban - lingers into 1943.
  • October 3 — Acuff-Rose Music is formed. Fred Rose is the chief of creative activities, while Mildred Acuff takes care of business matters.

    • Top hits of the year

  • "1942 Turkey in the Straw" - Carson Robison
  • "Cherokee Maiden"- Bob Wills
  • "Deep in the Heart of Texas"- Gene Autry
  • "Deep in the Heart of Texas" - Bing Crosby
  • "Fireball Mail" - Roy Acuff
  • "Goodbye Mama I'm Off To Yokohama" - Teddy Powell
  • "The Honey Song" - Louise Massey and the Westerners
  • "I Ain't Honky Tonkin Anymore"- Ernest Tubb
  • "I'm A Prisoner Of War"- Johnny Bond
  • "Jingle Jangle Jingle" - Gene Autry
  • "I'll Always Be Glad To Take You Back" - Ernest Tubb
  • "My Life's Been a Pleasure" - Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
  • "Mussolini's Letter to Hitler" - Carson Robison
  • "Please Don't Leave Me" - Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
  • "Remember Pearl Harbor"- Carson Robinson
  • "Ten Years" - Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
  • "There's a Star Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere" - Elton Britt
  • "We're Gonna Slap The Dirty Little Jap"- Carson Robinson
  • "Wreck on the Highway" - Roy Acuff
  • "Dusty Skies" - Bob Wills
  • "Live And Let Live" - Jimmie Davis
  • "When The World Has Turned You Down" - Ernest Tubb
  • "First Year Blues" - Ernest Tubb
  • "Pins And Needles" - Bob Atcher
  • "You Brought Sorrow To My Heart" - Johnny Bond
  • "Sorrow On My Mind" - Bob Atcher
  • "Don't Make Me Go To Bed And I'll Be Good"- Bob Atcher and Bonnie Blue Eyes
  • "I Dreamed Of An Old Love Affair" - Jimmie Davis
  • "I Know What It's Like To Be Lonely" - Ernest Tubb
  • "Tweedle-O-Twill" - Gene Autry
  • "You Nearly Lose Your Mind" - Ernest Tubb
  • "Rainbow On The Rio Colorado" - Gene Autry
  • "Jingle Jangle Jingle" - Tex Ritter
  • "End Of The World" - Jimmie Davis
  • "Fort Worth Jail" - Jimmy Wakely
  • "Modern Cannonball" - Denver Darling
  • "When my Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again" - Zeke Manners
  • "She Gave Her Heart To A Soldier Boy" - Roy Rogers
  • "Meet Me Down In Honky Tonk Town" - Al Dexter
  • "I Hung My Head And Cried" - Elton Britt
  • "She's A Hum-Dum Dinger" - Buddy Jones
  • "I Hang My Head And Cry" - Gene Autry

    • Births

  • January 21 — Mac Davis, singer-songwriter who rose to prominence in the 1970s.
  • March 15 — Wayland Holyfield, songwriter whose compositions were popular during the 1970s and 1980s.
  • March 26 – Larry Butler, producer best known for his association with Kenny Rogers (died 2012).
  • May 5 — Tammy Wynette, "The First Lady of Country Music" (died 1998).
  • May 8 - Jack Blanchard, singer-songwriter who, with wife Misty Morgan, had a string of animal-themed hit recordings in the 1970s.
  • May 15 — K. T. Oslin, singer who rose to fame during the 1980s, after she had reached her mid-40s.
  • August 7 — B.J. Thomas, pop-styled vocalist of the 1970s and 1980s.
  • September 6 — Mel McDaniel, honky tonk-styled singer of the 1980s (died 2011).
  • October 27 — Lee Greenwood, singer-songwriter of the 1980s, best known for the patriotic anthem "God Bless the USA."

    • References

    1942 in country music Wikipedia
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