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On This Day in 1930, Jimmie Rodgers Recorded a “Blue Yodel” With an Uncredited Jazz Icon Who Revisited It With Johnny Cash Decades Later

On this day (July 16) in 1930, Jimmie Rodgers recorded “Blue Yodel #9 (Standing on the Corner).” The recording features influential jazz musician Louis Armstrong on trumpet. However, he was not ...
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Jimmie Rodgers Recorded His First Songs in a Furniture Store in 1927

The early days of country music didn't exactly come with glamorous recording studios. For Jimmie Rodgers, his first recordings happened in a much more unexpected setting: a temporary studio in Bristol ...
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93 Years Ago Today, the “Father of Country Music” Recorded His Final Song

Born in Mississippi on September 8, 1897, Charles James “Jimmie” Rodgers later birthed an entire genre when he recorded the song “Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas)” in February 1928. Diagnosed with ...

How 'Honeycomb' Became a No. 1 Hit 69 Years Ago: Jimmie Rodgers' Success Story

After 'Honeycomb' came out and started to get some play, I did the Ed Sullivan Show right away and that boosted the record sales tremendously. Just one little thing led to another. Nobody could really ...
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93 Years Ago, Jimmie Rodgers Recorded His Final Songs Just Days Before His Death

On May 24, 1933, Jimmie Rodgers walked into a New York recording studio for what would become one of the most heartbreaking sessions in country music history. By that point, the man often called the ...