1942 in country music
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See also: 1941 in country music, 1942 in music, other events of 1942, 1943 in country music, 1940s in music and the List of years in Country Music
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Top hits of the year
- "1942 Turkey in the Straw" - Carson Robison
- "Remember Pearl Harbor"- Carson Robinson
- "Deep in the Heart of Texas" - Bing Crosby
- "Fireball Mail" - Roy Acuff
- "The Honey Song" - Louise Massey and the Westerners
- "Jingle Jangle Jingle" - Gene Autry
- "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
- "Ten Years" - Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys
- "There's a Star-Spangled Banner Waving Somewhere" - Elton Britt
- "Tweedle-O-Twill" - Gene Autry
- "Wreck on the Highway" - Roy Acuff
"Cherokee Maiden"-Bob Wills "Deep In Th Heart Of Texas"-Gene Autry "I Ain't Honky Tonkin Anymore"-Ernest Tubb "Mean Mama Blues" -Ernest Tubb "We're Honna Slap The Dirty Little Jap"- Carson Robinson "Goodbye Mama I'm Off To Yokohama" -Teddy Powell "I'm A Prisoner Of War"-Johnny Bond–
[edit] Births
- May 5 - Tammy Wynette, "The First Lady of Country Music" (d. 1998).
[edit] Deaths
[edit] 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. "Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954: The History of American Popular Music," Record Research Inc., Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, 1986 (ISBN 0-89820-083-0).
