1925 in country music

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Contents 1 Events 1.1 No dates 2 Top hits of the year 3 Births 4 Deaths 5 Further reading

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• November 28 – Nashville radio station WSM begins a national institution with its first broadcast of the "WSM Barn Dance" - the weekly program that would go on to be known as the Grand Ole Opry.

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• Radio station WSM signs on the air, and is credited for helping spread the popularity of the fledgling country music genre.
• "The Prisoner's Song" by Vernon Dalhart becomes country music's first-ever million-seller, and has two waves of popularity — during the early summer months and again at the end of the year. The song goes on to sell 7 million copies.

[edit] Top hits of the year

• "In the Baggage Coach Ahead" - Vernon Dalhart
• "The Letter Edged in Black" - Vernon Dalhart
• "Old Dan Tucker" - Fiddlin' John Carson
• "Way Down Home" - Gene Austin and Carson Robison
• "The Wreck of the Old 97" - Vernon Dalhart

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[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. "Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954: The History of American Popular Music", Record Research Inc., Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, 1986 (ISBN 0-89820-083-0).