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    • Apr 11, 1956
    Jim Reeves records "My Lips Are Sealed" in the evening at the RCA Studios on McGavock Street in Nashville
    Apr 12, 1956
    Elvis Presley plays two shows at the Armory in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on the bill with Faron Young. Attending is a local guitar player: Glen Campbell
    Apr 13, 1956
    The Los Angeles Times reports Spade Cooley has suffered a minor heart attack. He's expected to be back on KTLA-TV for "The Spade Cooley Show" the following evening
    Apr 13, 1956
    Elvis Presley begins four shows spread over three days at San Antonio's Municipal Auditorium. Attending one of the shows: future Texas Tornado Doug Sahm. Guitarist Scotty Moore says the dates mark the first time that the band cannot hear itself
    Apr 13, 1956
    Already married, Patsy Cline meets Charlie Dick for the first time. He later becomes her second husband
    Apr 16, 1956
    Capitol releases Wynn Stewart's "The Waltz Of The Angels"
    Apr 16, 1956
    Chuck Berry records the rock classic "Roll Over Beethoven," with a reference to Carl Perkins' "Blue Suede Shoes" in the lyrics. In the same Chicago session, he records "Brown Eyed Handsome Man," which Waylon Jennings turns into a country hit; and "Too Much Monkey Business," a future Freddy Weller hit
    Apr 16, 1956
    Decca releases Buddy Holly's first single, "Blue Days, Black Nights," recorded in Nashville. He mentors Waylon Jennings and writes "True Love Ways," which becomes a country hit for Mickey Gilley
    Apr 16, 1956
    Johnny and Vivian Cash have their second daughter, Kathy Cash, in Memphis. The baby is Rosanne Cash's first sister
    Apr 19, 1956
    Sonny James records "Twenty Feet Of Muddy Water"
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