1937_in_country_music

See also: 1936 in country music, 1937 in music, other events of 1937, 1938 in country music and the List of years in Country Music

Events

• October 30 - Johnnie Wright and Kitty Wells are married.

Top hits of the year

• "Breezin\' Along With the Breeze" - Hoosier Hot Shots
• "Nobody\'s Darling But Mine" - Jimmie Davis

Births

• April 6 - Merle Haggard, innovator of the Bakersfield Sound and a huge country star since the 1960s.
• June 15 - Waylon Jennings, influential rock-styled country performer and originator of the 1970s "outlaw" movement (d. 2002).

Deaths

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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