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    • Apr 1, 1927
    DeFord Bailey has his first recording session, cutting "Pan American Blues" and "Hesitation Blues" in Atlanta for Columbia Records. Neither is released
    Apr 1, 1927
    RCA Records introduces the first automatic record changer in Germany
    Apr 5, 1927
    Pioneering country-blues duo Darby & Tarlton hold their first recording session for Columbia Records in Atlanta
    Apr 11, 1927
    Willis Tippin is born. A World War II fighter pilot, he parents a country singer, 1990s hitmaker Aaron Tippin
    Apr 13, 1927
    Cecil Scaife is born in Phillips County, Arkansas. After working at Sun Records, he becomes a gospel music executive. He also fathers Joe Scaife, who becomes a record producer for Billy Ray Cyrus, K.T. Oslin and Gretchen Wilson
    Apr 18, 1927
    Harmonica player DeFord Bailey records "Pan American Blues" in New York. The record is listed in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number" among the 500 greatest country singles of all-time
    Apr 18, 1927
    Jimmie Rodgers makes his radio debut at Asheville's WWNC
    Apr 19, 1927
    DeFord Bailey records "Fox Chase" and "Muscle Shoal Blues" in New York
    Apr 19, 1927
    Vocalist and banjo player Buell Kazee makes his first recordings for the Brunswick label in New York City
    Apr 20, 1927
    Buell Kazee records "East Virginia" in New York City. The song is featured in the influential 1952 album "Anthology Of American Folk Music"
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