<Li> May 1--The Pulitzer Prize for Music is awarded to Walter Piston for his Symphony No. 7 . </Li> <Li> June 14--Patsy Cline is hospitalized as a result of a head - on car collision . While she is in hospital, the song "I Fall to Pieces" becomes a big Country / Pop crossover hit for her . </Li> <Li> June 25--The Bill Evans Trio completes a two - week stay at The Village Vanguard in New York . It is the last time this trio will play before virtuoso bassist Scott LaFaro's death 10 days later . The five sets they play on the 25th are recorded, resulting in two albums, Sunday at the Village Vanguard and Waltz for Debby . </Li> <Li> July 1--French composer Olivier Messiaen marries pianist Yvonne Loriod privately in Paris . </Li>

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