1940 in country music
Events
- April 4 - Ernest Tubb made his first recordings for Decca Records
- Bill Monroe and his Blugrass Boys also play a first recordings
- The KSTP Sunset Valley Barn Dance is the first time in St. Paul, Minnesota, on the air
- The WSB Barn Dance is in Atlanta, Georgia, for the first time on the air
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
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- Music 1940
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