Jimmie Rodgers
- Type: Singer/Songwriter
- Country: United States
- Born: September 8, 1897 in Meridian, Mississippi, United States
- Died: 26 May 1933, New York City, New York, United States
Biography
Jimmie Rodgers (1897–1933), the 'Father of Country Music', was a Mississippi railroad brakeman whose #Victor# recordings from 1927 fused blues, yodelling and jazz into the foundation of country music. Working with producer *Ralph Peer*, he cut some 110 sides in six short years, and his 'Blue Yodel' hits made him America's first country superstar before tuberculosis ended his life at 35.
Genres
Jimmie Rodgers Discography
- Ben Dewberry's Final Run / In the Jailhouse Now (1928) - Single - rated 3.71/5
- Blue Yodel (T for Texas) / Away Out on the Mountain (1928) - Single - rated 3.7/5
- Frankie and Johnny / Everyone Does It in Hawaii (1929) - Single - rated 3.71/5
- Blue Yodel No. 4 (California Blues) / Waiting for a Train (1929) - Single - rated 3.75/5
- Blue Yodel Number 9 (Standin' on the Corner) / Looking for a New Mama (1931) - Single - rated 3.71/5
- Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues) / Jimmie's Mean Mama Blues (1931) - Single - rated 3.7/5
- Jimmie Rodgers (1957) - Album - rated 3.67/5
- The Essential Jimmie Rodgers (1997) - Compilation - rated 4.58/5
- The Very Best of Jimmie Rodgers (1998) - Compilation
- Recordings 1927-1933 (2002) - Compilation - rated 4.04/5
- RCA Country Legends (2002) - Compilation - rated 3.67/5