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Jimmie Rodgers
James Charles Rodgers - “The Father of Country Music,” “The Singing Brakeman,” “America’s Blue Yodeler - was the first performer inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and has influenced the greatest writers and artists in every genre of music.
He was born on September 8, 1897 in Meridian, Mississippi. The son of a railroad section foreman, Rodgers was attracted to show business. At the age of thirteen he won an amateur talent contest and ran away with a traveling medicine show, only to return home shortly thereafter and work alongside his father.
After developing tuberculosis in 1924, Rodgers left the railroad and devoted his full attention to music. He organized amateur bands, toured with the rag-tag tent shows and played on street corners. In 1927, Rodgers had made his way to North Carolina. He organized a new band, the Jimmie Rodgers Entertainers and they performed regularly on a show broadcast on the Asheville, NC local radio station. After the show was canceled they found work in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
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Jimmie Rodgers
American country singer (1897–1933)
This article is about the country singer. For the pop singer, see Jimmie Rodgers (pop singer). For other people with similar names, see James Rogers.
"The Singing Brakeman" redirects here. For the film, see The Singing Brakeman (film).
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| Born | James Charles Rodgers (1897-09-08)September 8, 1897 Meridian, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | May 26, 1933(1933-05-26) (aged 35) New York City, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1910–1933 |
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| Labels | Victor |
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| Website | www.jimmierodgers.com |
James Charles Rodgers ((1897-09-08)September 8, 1897 – (1933-05-26)May 26, 1933) was an American singer-songwriter and musician who rose to popularity in the lat
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Jimmie Rodgers (pop singer)
American singer (1933–2021)
Not to be confused with Jimmie Rodgers (country singer) or Jimmy Rogers.
Musical artist
James Frederick Rodgers (September 18, 1933 – January 18, 2021) was an American pop singer. Rodgers had a run of hits and mainstream popularity in the 1950s and 1960s. His string of crossover singles ranked highly on the Billboard Pop Singles, Hot Country and Western Sides, and Hot Rhythm and Blues Sides charts; in the 1960s, Rodgers had more modest successes with adult contemporary music.
He was not related to country music pioneer Jimmie C. Rodgers (1897–1933), who died the same year the younger Rodgers was born. Among country audiences, and in his official songwriting credits, the younger Rodgers, Jimmie Frederick, was often credited as Jimmie F. Rodgers to differentiate the two.
Career
Early years
Rodgers was born in Camas, Washington.[1] He was the second son of Archie and Mary Rodgers.[2] Rodgers was taught music by his mother, a piano teacher,[3] and began performing as
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