Through the years, much has been written about the genre of music that was known as hillbilly and evolved into folk, western, cowboy and country. During that time, magazines and other publications came about as part of the popularity of the music of the times. Whether some were imitators of other successful publications at the time is for discussion but at least we have these publications to give us more of a first-hand feel of what was being said about the artists, the groups and bands and the shows of that era in American musical history. But we'd still wonder - what would be considered the first hillbilly / country music publication?

Hillbilly Music Publications Country & Western Jamboree Country and Western Hit Parade Country Music Life Country Music Report Country Music Reporter Country Music Review Country Song Roundup Country Songs and Stars Cowboy Music World Cowboy Songs Folk and Country Songs Hillbilly and Cowboy Hit Parade Hillbilly and Western Hoedown Hillbilly Western Songs Hoedown Jamboree Magazine KMA Guide Mountain Broadcast and Prairie Recorder National Hillbilly News National Jamboree On the Trail Pickin' and Singin' News Radio Varieties Rural Radio News Rustic Rhythm Song and Picture Barn Dance Magazine Songmakers Magazine Steel Guitarist The Grinder's Switch Gazette WIBW Round-Up WLS Stand-By