See also: 1926 in country music, 1927 in music, other events of 1927, 1928 in country music and the List of years in Country Music

Events

• July through August - Ralph Peer rents a warehouse in Bristol, Tennessee, for two weeks; the ensuing Bristol sessions produce several hits and introduce Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family to America.

Rodgers makes his first recordings August 4 for the Victor Talking Machine Company at Bristol, Tennessee; the songs are “The Soldier’s Sweetheart” and “Sleep, Baby, Sleep."

The Carter Family's recordings are also made that month; their first release is the double-sided hit "Wandering Boy" and "Poor Orphan Child."

• November 30 – Jimmie Rodgers participates in his second recording session, recording four sides at Camden, New Jersey: "Ben Dewberry’s Final Run,” “Mother Was a Lady (If Brother Jack Were Here),” “Blue Yodel ('T' for Texas),” and “Away Out on the Mountain.”

Top hits of the year

• "John Henry (Steel-Drivin' Man) - Gid Tanner and His Skillet Lickers
• "Lindbergh, The Eagle Of The U.S.A" - Vernon Dalhart
• "Lucky Lindy" - Vernon Dalhart
• "My Carolina Home" - Vernon Dalhart and Carson Robison
• "Poor Orphan Child" – Carter Family
• "Sleep, Baby, Sleep" – Jimmie Rodgers
• "Wandering Boy" – Carter Family
• "Whitehouse Blues" – Charlie Poole & the North Carolina Ramblers

Top new album releases

Births

• August 12 – Porter Wagoner – enduring Grand Ole Opry star, television host, duet partner of Dolly Parton, singer of hits including "A Satisfied Mind" and "The Carroll County Accident. (d. 2007)

Deaths

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.