Country Music 1940
Events
- April 4th - Ernest Tubb makes his first recordings for Decca Records
- Bill Monroe and his Blugrass Boys are also making their first recordings
- The KSTP Sunset Valley Barn Dance is the first time in St. Paul , Minnesota , on air
- The WSB Barn Dance goes on air for the first time in Atlanta , Georgia
Top hits of the year
- "Blue Eyed Ellaine" - Ernest Tubb
- " Blueberry Hill " - Gene Autry
- "El Rancho Grande" - Gene Autry
- "Goodbye Little Darlin 'Goodbye" - Gene Autry
- "I'll Get Along Somehow" - Ernest Tubb
- "Ida Red" - Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys
- "Just To Ease My Worried Mind" - Roy Acuff
- "New San Antonio Rose" - Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys
- "Old Age Pension Check" - Roy Acuff
- " Old Fashioned Love " - Roy Acuff
- "Streamlined Cannonball" - Roy Acuff
- "There's A Chill On The Hill" - Jimmie Davis
- "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" - Bing Crosby
- "Worried Mind" - Ted Daffan's Texans
- "Worried Mind" - Jimmie Davis
- "Yearning" - Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys
- "You Are My Sunshine" - Jimmie Davis
Born
- January 23 - Johnny Russell
- March 27 - Janis Martin