Country Music 1931
Events
- The radio show Iowa Barn Dance Frolic goes 1930 on WHO in Des Moines , Iowa , first launched back
Top hits of the year
- "When Your Hair Has Turned to Silver" - Frank Luther and Carson Robison (under the pseudonym "Bud & Joe Billings")
- "Miss McLeod's Reel" - Gid Tanner and his Skillet Lickers
- "Shanghai Rooster Yodel" - Cliff Carlisle
Born
- May 28 - Sonny Burgess († 2017)
- September 12 - George Jones († 2013)
- December 27 - Scotty Moore († 2016)
- December 30th - Skeeter Davis († 2004)
Died
- February 17 - Uncle Jimmy Thompson
- March 21 - Charlie Poole