1933 in country music
overview of country music-related events during the year of 1933
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1933.
Events
sales grew approximately 15% over 1932
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.
Births
March 10 – Ralph Emery, radio and television personality. (died 2022)
April 15 – Roy Clark, singer and multi-instrumentalist, host of television's Hee Haw (died 2018).
April 30 – Willie Nelson, songwriter and key member of the 1970s "outlaw" movement.
September 1 – Conway Twitty, singer-songwriter who successfully defected from 1950s rock music career to become a giant in the country genre from the 1960s through the early 1990s (died 1993).
September 3 – Tompall Glaser, member of Tompall & the Glaser Brothers and leading member of the 1970s "outlaw" movement (died 2013).
October 27 – Floyd Cramer, session pianist who had a series of hits in his own right (died 1997).
November 21 – Jean Shepard, legendary female vocalist of the 1950s–1970s and a longtime Grand Ole Opry favorite (died 2016).
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