Country-Musik 1944

Ereignisse

• 8. Januar - Billboard veröffentlicht erstmals die Most Played Juke Box Folk Records, Vorgänger der Hot Country Songs. Der erste Nummer-Eins Hit wurde Pistol Packin' Mama von Bing Crosby und den Andrews Sisters. Als erster schwarzer Musiker landet Louis Jordan mit dem Ration Blues einen Hit.
• Der KOMA Bluff Creek Round Up geht in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, erstmals auf Sendung
• Das WFAA Saturday Night Shindig geht in Dallas, Texas, erstmals auf Sendung

Top-Hits des Jahres

Nummer-1-Hits

• 8. Januar - "Pistol Packin' Mama" - Bing Crosby und die Andrews Sisters
• 5. Februar - "Pistol Packin' Mama" - Al Dexter
• 26. Februar - "Ration Blues" - Louis Jordan
• 11. März - "Rosalita" - Al Dexter
• 18. März - "They Took the Stars Out of Heaven" - Floyd Tillman
• 25. März - "So Long Pal" - Al Dexter
• 1. April - "Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry" - Al Dexter
• 10. Juni - "Straighten Up and Fly Right" - The King Cole Trio
• 29. Juli - "Is You Is Or Is You Ain't (Ma' Baby)" - Louis Jordan
• 2. September - "Soldier's Last Letter" - Ernest Tubb
• 23. September - "Smoke on the Water" - Red Foley
• 23. Dezember - "I'm Wastin' My Tears on You" - Tex Ritter

Weitere Hits

• "Born To Lose" — Ted Daffan
• "G.I. Blues" — Floyd Tillman
• "I Hang My Head And Cry" — Gene Autry
• "I'll Forgive You But I Can't Forget" — Roy Acuff
• "I'm Sending You Red Roses" — Jimmy Wakely
• "I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes" — Gene Autry
• "If It's Wrong To Love You" — Charley Mitchell
• "Is It Too Late Now?" — Jimmie Davis
• "Look Who's Talkin'" — Ted Daffan
• "New San Antonio Rose" — Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys
• "No Letter Today" — Ted Daffan
• "The Prodigal Son" — Roy Acuff
• "She Broke My Heart In Three Pieces" — The Hoosier Hot Shots
• "There's A Blue Star Shining Bright" — Red Foley
• "There's A Chill On The Hill" — Jimmie Davis
• "There's A New Moon Over My Shoulder" — Tex Ritter
• "Texas Blues" — Foy Willing
• "Try Me One More Time" — Ernest Tubb
• "When My Blue Moon Turns To Gold Again" — Cindy Walker
• "We Might As Well Forget It" — Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys
• "Write Me Sweetheart" — Roy Acuff
• "Yesterday's Tears" — Ernest Tubb
• "You're From Texas" — Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys

Geboren

• 16. Januar - Jim Stafford
• 16. Januar - Ronnie Milsap
• 1. Mai - Rita Coolidge
• 7. Juni - Clarence White
• 4. September - Gene Parsons
• 8. Oktober - Susan Raye
• 4. Dezember - Chris Hillman
• 11. Dezember - Brenda Lee

Gestorben

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