On this day (July 16), in 1930, Jimmie Rodgers recorded “Blue Yodel No. 9” also called “Standing on the Corner.” The Father of Country Music enlisted some legendary musicians on the track. However, at ...

Jimmie Rodgers was one of the artists who helped popularize country music in the late 1920s. His blend of folk and blues inspired generations of artists. In fact, one could trace the influences of ...

Jimmie Rodgers, brakeman on the Southern Railway at Meridian, Miss., his birthplace, sang in a nasal, caressing voice each morning as he strolled to work. I woke up this morning, the blues all ’round ...

MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - It’s hard to understand how someone could become an international sensation before cell phones and televisions, but Jimmie Rodgers did it. “He came at exactly the right time.

Program notes by W. Ivey on container. Performer(s): Lefty Frizzell, vocals ; with instrumental ensemble. Production notes: Recorded June 1, 1951 in Dallas, Texas, February 7, and March 9, 1953. Table ...

Program notes ([4] p. : port.) inserted in container. Performer(s): Jack Elliott, vocals, guitar ; with assisting performers. Ramblin' Jack's interest in cowboys began early; he ran away from his home ...