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Johnny Cash records Goodbye Little Darlin?, Goodbye, for Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Johnny Cash records Goodbye Little Darlin?, Goodbye, for Sun Records in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Big Maybelle, The Clovers and the James Moody Orchestra play the last of seven nights at The Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York City, USA.
Baseball giant Jackie Robinson retires after the Brooklyn Dodgers trade him to the New York Giants for pitcher Dick Littlefield and $35,000. Robinson's career and achievements had already been set to music in the 1949 hit Did You
See Jackie Robinson Hit That Ball? by Count Basie, and in 2010 it also inspired Jim Gekas and Tony Calderisi to record their tribute, Mr Robinson.
Jazz clarinettist Tony Scott records Finger Poppin' Blues and other tracks, in New York City, USA.