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Legendary country music vocalist Jimmie Rodgers, aka The Singing Brakeman, dies from a tubercular haemorrhage in New York City, USA. His passing will inspire several tribute songs including When Jimmie Rodgers Said Goodbye by Hank Snow, The Passing Of Jimmie Rodgers by Ernest Tubb and The Train Carrying Jimmie Rodgers Home by Greg Brown.
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