1924 in country music
This is a list of notable events in country music that took place in the year 1924.Events
- First broadcast of WLS Barn Dance in Chicago, led by the "Solemn Old Judge" George D. Hay.
- Beginning of the "Old Times Tunes" series on Okeh Records.
- Beginning of the "Special Records for Southern States" series on Vocalion Records.
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- Vernon Dalhart records "The Prisoner's Song" and "Wreck of the Old 97."
Births
- January 6 – Earl Scruggs, early bluegrass pioneer who, with Lester Flatt, formed the Foggy Mountain Boys.
- February 16 – Jo Walker-Meador, Country Music Association Executive Director from 1962 to 1991.
- March 29 – Jimmy Work, 94, American country singer-songwriter .
- April 21 – Ira Louvin, member of The Louvin Brothers.
- June 20 – Chet Atkins, session musician and record producer, primarily with RCA Records.
- June 28 – George Morgan, pop-styled singer of the 1940s and 1950s; Grand Ole Opry stalwart and father of 1990s star Lorrie Morgan.
- July 22 – Margaret Whiting, female country and pop vocalist of the 1940s and early 1950s; first female vocalist to top the Billboard country charts.
- September 19 – Don Harron, Canadian comedian and playwright best known to country audiences as "Charlie Farquharson" on television's Hee Haw.
Deaths
