This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1921.
Events
Top hits of the year
Births
* February 7 –
Wilma Lee Cooper
Wilma Lee Leary (February 7, 1921 – September 13, 2011), known professionally as Wilma Lee Cooper, was an American country music entertainer. She was a guitarist, banjo player and vocalist, and was given the title of “First Lady of Bluegrassâ ...
, bluegrass and gospel singer who best known for her series of recordings with husband,
Stoney (as Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper), from the 1940s through early 1960s (died
2011
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).
* April 1 –
Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith, guitarist and banjoist best known for "
Guitar Boogie" and "
Dueling Banjos
"Dueling Banjos" is a bluegrass composition by Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith. The song was composed in 1954 by Smith as a banjo instrumental he called "Feudin' Banjos," which contained riffs from Smith, recorded in 1955 playing a four-string plec ...
" (died
2014
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).
* June 26 –
Donn Reynolds
Stanley Beresford "Donn" Reynolds (June 26, 1921 – August 16, 1997) was a Canadian country music singer and yodeler most widely known for his Bavarian style of yodeling. Often referred to as Canada's "king of the yodelers",[1997
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).
* August 8 –
Webb Pierce
Michael Webb Pierce (August 8, 1921 – February 24, 1991) was an American honky-tonk vocalist, songwriter and guitarist of the 1950s, one of the most popular of the genre, charting more number one hits than any other country artist during the ...
, singer-songwriter; one of the most popular
honky tonk
A honky-tonk (also called honkatonk, honkey-tonk, or tonk) is both a bar that provides country music for the entertainment of its patrons and the style of music played in such establishments. It can also refer to the type of piano ( tack piano) ...
singers of the 1950s and early 1960s. (died
1991
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).
Deaths
See also
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1921 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1921.
Specific locations
*1921 in British music
*1921 in Norwegian music
Specific genres
*1921 in country music
*1921 in jazz
Events
*January – Amelita Galli-Curci marrie ...
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Further reading
* Kingsbury, Paul, "Vinyl Hayride: Country Music Album Covers 1947–1989," Country Music Foundation, 2003 ()
* Millard, Bob, "Country Music: 70 Years of America's Favorite Music," HarperCollins, New York, 1993 ()
* Whitburn, Joel. "Top Country Songs 1944–2005 – 6th Edition." 2005.
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