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The inimitable Jimmie Rodgers:

There's something about Jimmie Rodgers. Actually, there were three singers by that name as Peter Harris pointed out in his review (below). But, this one was the first. Jimmie, the "singing brakeman," was a blues singer, yodeler, and guitar player. He did all three well, but there have been better yodelers, better singers, and better guitar players. So, why do I love Jimmie Rodgers' music. When I first heard his songs, we had just moved into an old farmhouse, in the late 'thirties, and I found there a... more info

Can't do without it, Not at this price:

Jimmy Rogers is just soooooo good. It wouldn't matter if he was a high school kid recording in Glendale California, the stuff is just good to listen to not matter what kind of music you like. Rogers is just so great to listen to. Cool, humorous, sentimental, sexy, bold. He really has great time whether on guitar or voice, and the musicians he selected all work every well with him, despite some comments on the liners here that would indicate otherwise. Of course, the crowning heights are reached when Rogers... more info

Essential for true country and western fans:

As a long-time Hank Williams Sr. fanatic, it is interesting to note the parallels between Hank and Jimmie Rodgers. Their styles are rather different, but both were bone-thin singers suffering severe ailments who died at young ages. Williams suffered from spina bifida and Rodgers suffered from tuberculosis. Both had recording careers lasting several months shy of six years. Both had bluesy styles and both enjoyed unrivaled popularity while alive.

Probably 75-80% of Rodgers' recordings were good to... more info

Tracks:

1. Soldier's Sweetheart
2. Sleep, Baby, Sleep
3. Ben Dewberry's Final Run
4. Mother Was a Lady
5. Blues Yodel, No. 1 (T for Texas)
6. Away Out on the Mountain
7. Dear Old Sunny South by the Sea
8. Treasures Untold
9. Brakeman's Blues
10. Sailor's Plea
11. In the Jailhouse Now
12. My Lovin' Gal, Lucille (Blue Yodel No. 2)
13. Memphis Yodel
14. Evening Sun Yodel (Blue Yodel No. 3)
15. My Old Pal
16. My Little Old Home Down in New Orleans

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