The Jimmie Rodgers Collection

He has been called the Father of Country Music, the Singing Brakeman, and America’s Blue Yodeler. Jimmie Rodgers, one of the first recording artists to sell a million records, combined country, blues, Tin Pan Alley and jazz to create the foundation of modern popular American music. Experience and enjoy the music of this legendary songwriter/musician with this terrific collection of 26 of his best songs: Any Old Time · Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas) · Blue Yodel No. 3 (Evening Sun Yodel) · Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues) · The Brakeman’s Blues (Yodeling the Blues Away) · Dreaming with Tears in My Eyes · Frankie and Johnny · High Powered Mama · Mississippi Moon · My Old Pal · Pistol Packin’ Papa · Southern Cannonball · Yodeling Cowboy · and more. Includes a biography, a selected discography, rare photos, and analysis of his music.

Additional Information

SKU: 00690260
UPC: 073999902600
ISBN-10: 0793588790
ISBN-13: 9780793588794
Series: Guitar Recorded Version
Format: Guitar Recorded Versions
Page Count: 112
Contributors: by Fred Sokolow