This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1929.

Events

*December – Release in the United States of

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'' The Singing Brakeman'' starring

country singer Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, old ...

Jimmie Rodgers James Charles Rodgers (September 8, 1897 – May 26, 1933) was an American singer-songwriter and musician who rose to popularity in the late 1920s. Widely regarded as "the Father of Country Music", he is best known for his distinctive rhythmi ...

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The following songs were extracted from records included in Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954, record sales reported on the "

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" website, and other sources as specified. Numerical rankings are approximate, they are only used as a frame of reference.

Births

* January 17 – Grady Martin, session guitarist and member of Nashville's "A Team" (died

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) * March 13 – Jan Howard,

Grand Ole Opry The ''Grand Ole Opry'' is a weekly American country music stage concert in Nashville, Tennessee, founded on November 28, 1925, by George D. Hay as a one-hour radio "barn dance" on WSM. Currently owned and operated by Opry Entertainment (a divis ...

star. Best known for "

Evil on Your Mind "Evil on Your Mind" is the name of a popular Country music song, originally made famous by Grand Ole Opry star Jan Howard in 1966. The song was written by her husband at the time, songwriter Harlan Howard. In the mid-'60s, Jan Howard was not acq ...

" (died

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). * March 27 –

Don Warden Don Warden (March 27, 1929 – March 11, 2017) was an American country steel guitarist and manager best known for his years on ''The Porter Wagoner Show'' and as the manager of Wagoner and Dolly Parton. Biography Early life Born to Reverend ...

, best known for his years on

The Porter Wagoner Show Porter Wayne Wagoner (August 12, 1927 – October 28, 2007) was an American country music singer known for his flashy Nudie suit, Nudie and Manuel Cuevas, Manuel suits and blond Pompadour (hairstyle), pompadour. In 1967, he introduced singe ...

and as the manager of Wagoner and

Dolly Parton Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and businesswoman, known primarily for her work in country music. After achieving success as a songwriter for others, Parton made her album d ...

(died

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). * May 1 – Sonny James, singer of the

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through early 1980s who once had 16 consecutive No. 1 songs—many of them covers of pop hits—on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles chart; " The Southern Gentleman". (died

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) * June 23 – June Carter Cash, member of the legendary Carter Family and wife of

Johnny Cash John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American country singer-songwriter. Much of Cash's music contained themes of sorrow, moral tribulation, and redemption, especially in the later stages of his ca ...

(died

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) *July 9 –

Jesse McReynolds Jesse Lester McReynolds (born July 9, 1929) is an American bluegrass musician. He is best known for his innovative crosspicking and split-string styles of mandolin playing. Biography McReynolds was born in Coeburn, Virginia. He and his brother J ...

, Grand Ole Opry star. * August 12 – Buck Owens, key innovator of the " Bakersfield Sound," which resulted in immense popularity from the 1960s onward; co-host of '' Hee Haw'' from 1969–1986. (died

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)

Events

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Births

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