Book offers perspectives of Jimmy Rodgers’ short, fruitful career
Category: CD Release
By Dan Tackett
November 11, 2009
Jimmie Rodgers, aka The Singing Brakeman and The Blue Yodeler, wasn’t bluegrass. In fact, bluegrass didn’t exist as a genre during Rodgers’ short career. But in the time since his death, including today, bluegrass artists have embraced his songs and have given them new life….
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Jimmie Rodgers, Mary Davis, Rounder Records, Warren Zanes
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