# 1937 in country music

This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1937.

## Events

* sales rebounded to approximately 1/3 of 1929 levels
* October 30 – Johnnie Wright and Kitty Wells are married.

## Top Hillbilly (Country) Recordings

The following songs were extracted from records included in Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954, record sales reported on the "Discography of American Historical Recordings" website, and other sources as specified. Numerical rankings are approximate, they are only used as a frame of reference.
| Rank | Artist | Title | Label | Recorded | Released | Chart Positions |
| 1 | Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys | "Steel Guitar Rag" | Vocalion 3394 | September 29, 1936 (1936-09-29) | January 22, 1937 (1937-01-22) | US Hillbilly 1937 #1 |
| 2 | Roy Acuff with The Crazy Tennesseans | "Great Speckled Bird" | Melotone 70159 | October 20, 1936 (1936-10-20) | January 1937 (1937-01) | US BB 1938 #236, US #13 for 1 week, 3 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1937 #2 |
| 3 | Jimmie Davis | "Nobody's Darling but Mine" | Decca 5090 | September 21, 1934 (1934-09-21) | January 1937 (1937-01) | US BB 1937 #340, US #19 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1937 #3 |
| 4 | Delmore Brothers | "Singing My Troubles Away" | Bluebird 7129 | August 3, 1937 (1937-08-03) | September 1937 (1937-09) | US Hillbilly 1937 #4 |
| 5 | Al Dexter | "Honky Tonk Blues" | Melotone 70365 | November 28, 1936 (1936-11-28) | March 1937 (1937-03) | US Hillbilly 1937 #5 |
| 6 | Rex Griffin | "The Last Letter" | Decca 5383 | May 13, 1937 (1937-05-13) | June 1937 (1937-06) | US Hillbilly 1937 #6 |
| 7 | Gene Autry | "The One Rose (That's Left In My Heart)" | Melotone 71058 | May 29, 1937 (1937-05-29) | October 1937 (1937-10) | US Hillbilly 1937 #7 |
| 8 | Jimmie Rodgers And The Carter Family | "The Carter Family And Jimmie Rodgers In Texas" | Bluebird 6762 | June 12, 1931 (1931-06-12) | January 20, 1937 (1937-01-20) | US Hillbilly 1937 #8 |
| 9 | Jimmie Revard And His Oklahoma Playboys | "My Little Girl I Love You" | Bluebird 6877 | February 26, 1937 (1937-02-26) | March 1937 (1937-03) | US Hillbilly 1937 #9 |
| 10 | Hoosier Hot Shots | "Breezin' Along with the Breeze" | Vocalion 3644 | January 20, 1937 (1937-01-20) | September 1937 (1937-09) | US BB 1937 #227, US #13 for 1 week, 2 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1937 #10 |
| 11 | Bob Skyles & His Skyrockets | "The Arkansas Bazooka Swing" | Bluebird 6876 | February 25, 1937 (1937-02-25) | March 1937 (1937-03) | US BB 1937 #350, US #19 for 1 week, 1 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1937 #11 |
| 12 | Sweet Violet Boys | "I Haven't Got a Pot to Cook In" | Vocalion 3402 | October 13, 1936 (1936-10-13) | January 1937 (1937-01) | US BB 1937 #264, US #15 for 1 week, 2 total weeks, US Hillbilly 1937 #12 |
| 13 | Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys | "What's the Matter With the Mill" | Vocalion 3424 | September 29, 1936 (1936-09-29) | January 1937 (1937-01) | US Hillbilly 1937 #13 |
| 14 | Riverside Ramblers | "Wondering" | Bluebird 6926 | February 22, 1937 (1937-02-22) | April 1937 (1937-04) | US Hillbilly 1937 #14 |
| 15 | Roy Acuff and his Crazy Tennesseans | "Steel Guitar Chimes" | Melotone 70752 | March 22, 1937 (1937-03-22) | July 1937 (1937-07) | US Hillbilly 1937 #15 |
| 16 | Carson Robison | "There's A Bridle Hangin' on the Wall" | Montgomery Ward 4917 | June 19, 1936 (1936-06-19) | February 1937 (1937-02) | US Hillbilly 1937 #16 |
| 17 | Cliff Bruner's Texas Wanderers | "The Right Key (But The Wrong Keyhole)" | Decca 5401 | February 5, 1937 (1937-02-05) | July 1937 (1937-07) | US Hillbilly 1937 #17 |
| 18 | Robert Johnson | "Cross Road Blues" | Vocalion 3519 | November 27, 1936 (1936-11-27) | February 1937 (1937-02) | US Hillbilly 1937 #18 |
| 19 | Gene Autry and His String Band | "It's Round-Up Time In Reno" | Melotone 71261 | October 15, 1937 (1937-10-15) | December 1937 (1937-12) | US Hillbilly 1937 #19 |
| 20 | Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys | "Right Or Wrong" | Vocalion 3451 | September 30, 1936 (1936-09-30) | February 1937 (1937-02) | US Hillbilly 1937 #20 |
| 21 | The Prairie Ramblers With Patsy Montana | "I'm A Wild And Reckless Cowboy (From The West Side Of Town)" | Melotone 70469 | January 26, 1937 (1937-01-26) | April 1937 (1937-04) | US Hillbilly 1937 #21 |

## Births

* March 20 – Jerry Reed, "swamp rock"-styled singer and guitarist best known for novelty hits, most notably "When You're Hot, You're Hot" (died 2008).
* April 6 – Merle Haggard, innovator of the Bakersfield Sound and a huge country star since the 1960s (died 2016).
* June 15 – Waylon Jennings, influential rock-styled country performer and originator of the 1970s "outlaw" movement (died 2002).
* August 26 – Don Bowman, musician, songwriter and comedian, original host of radio's American Country Countdown (died 2013).
* November 1 – Bill Anderson, prolific singer-songwriter and television personality whose success has lasted more than 50 years; known as "Whisperin' Bill."
* November 30 – Jimmy Bowen, prominent record producer and executive from the 1970s through 1990s.
* December 16 – Jim Glaser, singer-songwriter and member of Tompall & the Glaser Brothers (died 2019).
* December 26 – Ronnie Prophet, Canadian country music singer (died 2018).