1933 in country music
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See also: 1932 in country music, 1933 in music, other events of 1933, 1934 in country music and the List of years in Country Music
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[edit] Events
[edit] Top hits of the year
- "The Last Round-Up" - Gene Autry
[edit] Births
- April 30 — Willie Nelson, songwriter and key member of the 1970s "outlaw" movement.
[edit] Deaths
- May 26 – Jimmie Rodgers, 35, "The Singing Brakeman" who became country music's first bonafide superstar (tuberculosis).
[edit] 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.
