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Sep 12, 1955
Don Gibson records his first hit, "Sweet Dreams," in an evening session in Nashville
Sep 13, 1955
R&B singer Little Richard records "Tutti Frutti" in the J&M Studio in New Orleans. The song will be referenced in the lyrics of The Statler Brothers' 1972 country single "Do You Remember These"
Sep 14, 1955
Sax player Steve Berlin is born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He joins the East Los Angeles band Los Lobos in the early-1980s, producing "Will The Wolf Survive?," hailed among country's 500 greatest singles in a Country Music Foundation book
Sep 15, 1955
Roy Hall records the original version of "Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On." It becomes a hit for Jerry Lee Lewis in 1957
Sep 15, 1955
Grandpa Jones and Ramona have a son, Mark
Sep 16, 1955
Bill Monroe holds a recording session in Nashville using three fiddlers: Vassar Clements, Bobby Hicks and Gordon Terry. It marks the first of 31 sessions in which he employs his mistress, Bessie Lee Mauldin, on bass
Sep 20, 1955
Tennessee Ernie Ford records the Merle Travis-written "Sixteen Tons" at the Capitol Recording Studio on Melrose Avenue in Hollywood
Sep 21, 1955
Carl Smith records "I Feel Like Cryin'" and "You're Free To Go" in a late-night session at Nashville's Bradley Studio
Sep 22, 1955
Jenny Peer is granted a divorce from bandleader Bill Peer, whom she alleges had an adulterous affair with his protege, Patsy Cline. Cline refuses to marry him, and leaves his band less than 10 days later
Sep 23, 1955
Drummer Mel Taylor has a son, Melvin "Leon" Taylor, in Johnson City, Tennessee. After a move to California, Dad plays on a pair of Buck Owens hits and becomes a member of The Ventures. Son will replace him in The Ventures after his death
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