1931 in country music
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1931.
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Top hits of the year
- "When Your Hair Has Turned to Silver" - Frank Luther and Carson Robison (as "Bud & Joe Billings)
Births
- 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)
Deaths
- May 21 - Charlie Poole, banjo player and leader of The North Carolina Ramblers (heart attack)
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.
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