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    • Feb 3, 1898
    Piano player Lillian Hardin Armstrong is born in Memphis, Tennessee. She appears on one country single during her life, playing alongside her husband, trumpet legend Louis Armstrong, on Jimmie Rodgers' "Blue Yodel No. 9 (Standin' On The Corner)"
    Aug 4, 1901
    Trumpet player Louis Armstrong is born in New Orleans, Louisiana. Recognized as one of jazz music's greatest figures, the raspy-voiced singer joins Jimmie Rodgers to record "Blue Yodel No. 9 (Standin' On The Corner)" in 1930
    Dec 31, 1912
    Louis Armstrong shoots off a pistol in a New Year's Eve celebration in New Orleans. The incident gets him shipped to reform school, where he studies music and joins the school band. He's destined to record with Jimmie Rodgers on "Blue Yodel No. 9"
    Mar 24, 1919
    Trumpeter Louis Armstrong marries Daisy Parker. In 1930, he participates in Jimmie Rodgers' session for "Blue Yodel No. 9 (Standin' On The Corner)"
    Dec 18, 1923
    Jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong is officially divorced from his first wife, the former Daisy Parker. Seven years later, he participates in the Jimmie Rodgers recording session for "Blue Yodel No. 9 (Standin' On The Corner)"
    Feb 5, 1924
    Jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong marries piano player Lillian Hardin. During the couple's14-year union, they take part in the 1930 Jimmie Rodgers recording session for "Blue Yodel No. 9 (Standin' On The Corner)"
    Jul 19, 1929
    Louis Armstrong records Fats Waller's "Ain't Misbehavin'," one of four versions of the song to become a pop hit during the year. More than 50 years later, the song becomes a country hit in a new recording by Hank Williams Jr.
    Jul 16, 1930
    Jimmie Rodgers records "Blue Yodel No. 9 (Standin' On The Corner)" at the Victor Studios in Hollywood, with Louis Armstrong playing trumpet
    Nov 4, 1931
    Trumpeter Louis Armstrong records his version of Hoagy Carmichael's "Star Dust," one of several recordings of the song to become a pop hit, in Chicago. The song emerges in 1978 as the title of Willie Nelson's landmark standards album
    Oct 11, 1938
    Jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong marries his third wife, Alpha Smith, remaining in the relationship for four years. In 1930, Armstrong took part in the recording session for Jimmie Rodgers' "Blue Yodel No. 9 (Standin' On The Corner)"
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