Jimmie Rodgers
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 late 1920s. Widely regarded as "the Father of Country Music", he is best known for his distinctive rhythmic yodeling. Rodgers was known as "The Singing Brakeman" and "America's Blue Yodeler". He has been cited as an inspiration by many artists, and he has been inducted into multiple halls of fame. Originally from Meridian, Mississippi, Rodgers was the son of a railroad worker. During his early childhood, the family moved according to the needs of his father's employment, or Rodgers' own poor health. As a teenager, he was musically influenced by the diverse vaudeville shows that he often attended. At the age of 13, Rodgers won a local singing contest, and then traveled through the Southern United States with a medicine show. After his father took him back home to Meridian, Rodgers dropped out of school and joined the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, starting as a waterboy. He eventually became a brakeman, among performing other functions. During his time working with different railroad companies, the singer further developed his musical style; he was influenced by the gandy dancers and their impromptu blues performances. Rodgers was diagnosed with tuberculosis in 1924. By 1927, he stopped working for the railroad as a result of his health and decided to focus on his music career. In 1927, Rodgers joined the Tenneva Ramblers band, who at the time were working at a radio station. After the band was fired from their spot, they worked in different resorts in the Blue Ridge Mountains. There, Rodgers became aware of the field recordings that Victor Talking Machine Company's engineer Ralph Peer was to undertake in Bristol, Tennessee. During what later became known as the Bristol sessions, Rodgers recorded solo, as he was deserted by his band after a disagreement. A second session with Rodgers was later arranged in Camden, New Jersey, at the singer's own insistence; that session produced "Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas)". The song became a success, propelling Rodgers to national fame and beginning his recording career with the label, during which he produced over 100 songs. |
Birth and Death Data: Born September 8, 1897 (Meridian), Died May 26, 1933 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1921 - 1951
Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor vocal, songwriter, composer, lyricist, guitar, arranger, speaker, ukulele, author
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BVE-39767 | 10-in. | 8/4/1927 | The soldier's sweetheart | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) | songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-39768 | 10-in. | 8/4/1927 | Sleep, baby, sleep | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-40751 | 10-in. | 11/30/1927 | Ben Dewberry's final run | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-40752 | 10-in. | 11/30/1927 | Mother was a lady | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-40753 | 10-in. | 11/30/1927 | Blue yodel | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar | composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-40754 | 10-in. | 11/30/1927 | Away out on the mountain | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-41736 | 10-in. | 2/14/1928 | Dear old sunny south by the sea | Jimmie Rodgers ; The Three Southerners | Male vocal solo, with steel guitar, guitar, mandolin, and ukulele | instrumentalist, ukulele, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-41737 | 10-in. | 2/14/1928 | Treasures untold | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with ukulele and guitar | songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-41738 | 10-in. | 2/14/1928 | The brakeman's blues | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with ukulele and guitar | composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-41739 | 10-in. | 2/14/1928 | The sailor's plea | Jimmie Rodgers ; The Three Southerners | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars and steel guitar | songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-41740 | 10-in. | 2/15/1928 | In the jailhouse now | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with banjo and guitar | songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-41741 | 10-in. | 2/15/1928 | Blue yodel no. II | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar and steel guitar | composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-41742 | 10-in. | 2/15/1928 | Memphis yodel | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-41743 | 10-in. | 2/15/1928 | Blue yodel no. 3 | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar | songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-45090 | 10-in. | 6/12/1928 | My old pal | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar | songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-45091 | 10-in. | 6/12/1928 | Mississippi moon | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental accompaniment | songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-45093 | 10-in. | 6/12/1928 | My little old home town in New Orleans | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) | instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-45094 | 10-in. | 6/12/1928 | You and my old guitar | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) | instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-45095 | 10-in. | 6/12/1928 | Daddy and home | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) | songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-45096 | 10-in. | 6/12/1928 | My little lady | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) | songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-45097 | 10-in. | 6/12/1928 | I'm lonely and blue | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) | instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-45098 | 10-in. | 6/12/1928 | Lullaby yodel | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) | instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-45099 | 10-in. | 6/12/1928 | Never no mo' blues | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) | songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-45650 | 10-in. | 6/21/1928 | Blue yodel | Nathaniel Shilkret ; Victor Orchestra | Orchestra | composer | |
Victor | BVE-47215 | 10-in. | 10/20/1928 | My Carolina sunshine girl | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-47216 | 10-in. | 10/20/1928 | Blue yodel no. 4 | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist, composer, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-47223 | 10-in. | 10/22/1928 | Waiting for a train | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-47224 | 10-in. | 10/22/1928 | I'm lonely and blue | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-48336 | 10-in. | 2/6/1929 | I'm in the jailhouse now | Boyd Senter ; Senterpedes | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-48384 | 10-in. | 2/21/1929 | Desert blues | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-48385 | 10-in. | 2/21/1929 | Any old time | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-48432 | 10-in. | 12/5/1928 | My little old home down in New Orleans | Tal Henry ; North Carolinians | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | BVE-49990 | 10-in. | 2/23/1929 | Blue yodel no. 5 | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar | lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-49991 | 10-in. | 2/23/1929 | High powered mama | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) | instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-49992 | 10-in. | 2/23/1929 | I'm sorry we met | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | PBVE-54849 | 10-in. | 6/30/1930 | My blue eyed Jane | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | PBVE-54850 | 10-in. | 6/30/1930 | Why should I be lonely? | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with yodeling and instrumental quartet | songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | PBVE-54851 | 10-in. | 6/30/1930 | Moonlight and skies | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | PBVE-54852 | 10-in. | 7/1/1930 | Pistol packin' papa | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar | songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | PBVE-54854 | 10-in. | 7/2/1930 | Take me back again | Jimmie Rodgers | songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | ||
Victor | PBVE-54855 | 10-in. | 7/5/1930 | Those gambler's blues | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar | arranger, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | PBVE-54856 | 10-in. | 7/7/1930 | I'm lonesome, too | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet (Hawaiian) | songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | PBVE-54857 | 10-in. | 7/7/1930 | The one rose (That's left in my heart) | Lani McIntire's Hawaiians ; Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet (Hawaiian) | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | PBVE-54860 | 10-in. | 7/8/1930 | For the sake of days gone bye | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble (Hawaiian) | songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | PBVE-54861 | 10-in. | 7/10/1930 | Jimmie's mean mama blues | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | PBVE-54862 | 10-in. | 7/11/1930 | The mystery of number five | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar | lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | PBVE-54863 | 10-in. | 7/11/1930 | Blue yodel no. 8 | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, composer, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | PBVE-54864 | 10-in. | 7/12/1930 | In the jail-house now, no. 2 | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, composer, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | PBVE-54867 | 10-in. | 7/16/1930 | Blue yodel no. 9 | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with cornet, guitar, and piano | lyricist, composer, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-55307 | 10-in. | 8/8/1929 | Everybody does it in Hawaii | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-55308 | 10-in. | 8/8/1929 | Tuck away my lonesome blues | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-55309 | 10-in. | 8/8/1929 | Train whistle blues | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-55332 | 10-in. | 8/10/1929 | Jimmie's Texas blues | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-55333 | 10-in. | 8/10/1929 | Frankie and Johnny | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) | arranger, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-55344 | 10-in. | 8/12/1929 | Frankie and Johnny | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | arranger, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-55345 | 10-in. | 8/12/1929 | Home call | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar (takes 4 and 5) | songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-56449 | 10-in. | 10/22/1929 | Whisper your mother's name | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with steel guitar, guitar, and ukulele | songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-56450 | 10-in. | 10/22/1929 | The land of my boyhood dreams | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) | instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-56453 | 10-in. | 10/22/1929 | Blue yodel no. 6 | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) | instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-56454 | 10-in. | 10/22/1929 | Yodeling cowboy | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) | instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-56455 | 10-in. | 10/22/1929 | My rough and rowdy ways | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar and steel guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-56456 | 10-in. | 10/22/1929 | I've ranged, I've roamed and I've travelled | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar (self-accompaniment) | songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-56528 | 10-in. | 11/13/1929 | Hobo Bill's last ride | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-56594 | 10-in. | 11/25/1929 | Mississippi River blues | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar | songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-56595 | 10-in. | 11/25/1929 | Nobody knows but me | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar | songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-56607 | 10-in. | 11/26/1929 | Anniversary blue yodel | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar | songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-56608 | 10-in. | 11/26/1929 | She was happy till she met you | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar | songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-56617 | 10-in. | 11/27/1929 | Blue yodel no. 11 | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-56618 | 10-in. | 11/28/1929 | A drunkard's child | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar | songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-56619 | 10-in. | 11/28/1929 | That's why I'm blue | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar | songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-56620 | 10-in. | 11/28/1929 | Why did you give me your love? | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar | songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | MVE-56970 | 16-in. | 10/30/1929 | The singing brakeman | Jimmie Rodgers | Motion picture soundtrack : Male vocal solo, with re-recording from record | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-58338 | 10-in. | 12/30/1929 | Everybody does it in Hawaii | King Oliver Orchestra | Jazz/dance band | songwriter | |
Victor | BSHQ-58960 | 10-in. | 8/10/1932 | In the hills of Tennessee | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quintet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BSHQ-58961 | 10-in. | 8/11/1932 | Mother, the queen of my heart | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BSHQ-58962 | 10-in. | 8/11/1932 | Prohibition has done me wrong | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BSHQ-58963 | 10-in. | 8/11/1932 | Rock all our babies to sleep | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | arranger, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BSHQ-58964 | 10-in. | 8/11/1932 | Whippin' that old T.B. | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | lyricist, composer, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-58968 | 10-in. | 8/15/1932 | No hard times | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | composer, instrumentalist, guitar, lyricist, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-58969 | 10-in. | 8/15/1932 | Long tall mamma blues | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with banjo and guitar | lyricist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-58970 | 10-in. | 8/15/1932 | Peach picking time down in Georgia | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-58971 | 10-in. | 8/16/1932 | Gambling barroom blues | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with violin, banjo, and guitar | songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-58972 | 10-in. | 8/16/1932 | I've only loved three women | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental trio | songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-67133 | 10-in. | 1/31/1931 | T. B. blues | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-67134 | 10-in. | 1/31/1931 | Travellin' blues | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-67135 | 10-in. | 1/31/1931 | Jimmie, the kid | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with bass and 2 guitars | songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | ABRC-68845 | 10-in. | 3/31/1931 | T. B. blues | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with guitar | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | ABRC-68846 | 10-in. | 3/31/1931 | Jimmie the Kid | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with guitar | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | ABRC-68847 | 10-in. | 3/31/1931 | Travellin' blues | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with guitar | lyricist, composer | |
Victor | BVE-69032 | 10-in. | 10/27/1931 | Rodgers' puzzle record | Jimmie Rodgers | Puzzle record : dubs of 3 recordings | composer, lyricist, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-69412 | 10-in. | 6/10/1931 | Why there's a tear in my eye | Sara Carter ; Jimmie Rodgers | Female-male vocal duet, with 2 guitars | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-69413 | 10-in. | 6/10/1931 | The wonderful city | Sara Carter ; Jimmie Rodgers | Female-male vocal duet, with 2 guitars | songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-69424 | 10-in. | 6/11/1931 | Let me be your side track | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar | composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-69427 | 10-in. | 6/11/1931 | Jimmie Rodgers visits the Carter Family | Carter Family ; Jimmie Rodgers | Dialogue, female vocal duet, and mixed vocal trio, with guitar and mandolin | speaker, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-69428 | 10-in. | 6/11/1931 | The Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers in Texas | Carter Family ; Jimmie Rodgers | Dialogue and mixed vocal quartet, with 2 guitars | speaker, songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-69432 | 10-in. | 6/13/1931 | When the cactus is in bloom | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with steel guitar, guitar, and yodeling | lyricist, composer, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-69439 | 10-in. | 6/15/1931 | Gambling polka dot blues | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-69443 | 10-in. | 6/15/1931 | Looking for a new mama | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar, steel guitar, and ukulele | composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, ukulele, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-69448 | 10-in. | 6/15/1931 | What's it? | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with piano | songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-69449 | 10-in. | 6/16/1931 | My good gal's gone | Louisville Jug Band ; Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer, lyricist, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-69458 | 10-in. | 6/17/1931 | Southern Cannon-ball | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-70645 | 10-in. | 2/2/1932 | Roll along Kentucky moon | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-70646 | 10-in. | 2/3/1932 | Hobo's meditation | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | composer, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-70647 | 10-in. | 2/4/1932 | My time ain't long | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quartet | songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-70648 | 10-in. | 2/4/1932 | Ninety-nine year blues | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with bass and 3 guitars | songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-70649 | 10-in. | 2/5/1932 | Down the old road to home | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-70650 | 10-in. | 2/6/1932 | Blue yodel no. 10 | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-73324 | 10-in. | 8/29/1932 | In the hills of Tennessee | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quintet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-73325 | 10-in. | 8/29/1932 | Prairie lullaby | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quintet | composer, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-73326 | 10-in. | 8/29/1932 | Miss the Mississippi and you | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quintet | vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-73327 | 10-in. | 8/29/1932 | Sweet mama hurry home or I'll be gone | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental quintet | songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-76138 | 10-in. | 5/17/1933 | Blue yodel no. 12 | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar | lyricist, composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-76139 | 10-in. | 5/17/1933 | Dreaming with tears in my eyes | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar | composer, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-76140 | 10-in. | 5/17/1933 | The cow hand's last ride | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar | lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-76141 | 10-in. | 5/17/1933 | I'm free (From the chain gang now) | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-76151 | 10-in. | 5/18/1933 | Yodeling my way back home | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar | lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-76160 | 10-in. | 5/18/1933 | Jimmie Rodgers' last blue yodel | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar | composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-76191 | 10-in. | 5/20/1933 | The yodeling ranger | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar | songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-76192 | 10-in. | 5/20/1933 | Old pal of my heart | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar | songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-76327 | 10-in. | 5/24/1933 | Old love letters (Bring memories of you) | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-76328 | 10-in. | 5/24/1933 | Mississippi Delta blues | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-76331 | 10-in. | 5/24/1933 | Somewhere down below the Dixon Line | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars | songwriter, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BS-76332 | 10-in. | 5/24/1933 | Years ago | Jimmie Rodgers | Male vocal solo, with guitar | songwriter, instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist, tenor vocal | |
Victor | BVE-87720 | 10-in. | 1/27/1935 | The wind swept desert | Bill Boyd ; Cowboy Ramblers | Male vocal duet, with string band | composer | |
Victor | BS-100341 | 10-in. | 4/4/1936 | In the jailhouse now | Billy Mitchell | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer, lyricist | |
Victor | BS-054518 | 10-in. | 10/7/1940 | Mule skinner blues | Blue Grass Boys ; Bill Monroe | String band, with male vocal solo and yodeling | songwriter | |
Victor | BS-056520 | 10-in. | 10/11/1940 | Mississippi River blues | The Pine Ridge Boys | Male vocal duet, with 2 guitars | composer | |
Victor | BS-068656 | 10-in. | 12/16/1941 | Waiting for a train | Montana Slim | Male vocal solo, with guitar | composer, lyricist | |
Victor | BS-071072 | 10-in. | 10/2/1941 | Blue yodel no. 7 | Blue Grass Boys ; Bill Monroe | String band, with male vocal solo and yodeling | composer | |
Victor | BS-071081 | 10-in. | 10/2/1941 | When it's peach pickin' time in Georgia | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar and mandolin | songwriter | |
Victor | PBVE-Test-1302 | 10-in. | 7/17/1930 | The Pullman porters | I. N. Bronson ; Jimmie Rodgers | Dialogue | author, speaker | |
Columbia | [W]49688 | 10-in. | 12/5/1929 | Waiting for a train | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with guitar | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | W146013 | 10-in. | 4/11/1928 | Blue yodel | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | 147090 | 10-in. | 10/1/1928 | Blue yodel no. 2 | Frank Kamplain | Male vocal solo, with guitar | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia | [W]147916 | 10-in. | 2/4/1929 | In the jailhouse now | "Hobo" Jack Turner | Male vocal solo, with guitar | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | W148233 | 10-in. | 4/10/1929 | Waiting for a train | Riley Puckett | Male vocal solo, with guitar | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | 148402 | 10-in. | 5/2/1929 | My old pal | Frank Knapp | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | composer | |
Columbia | 148403 | 10-in. | 5/2/1929 | Daddy and home | Frank Knapp | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | composer | |
Columbia | [W]149179 | 10-in. | 10/24/1929 | Blue yodel no. 5 | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with guitar | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | [W]149689 | 10-in. | 12/5/1929 | Lullaby yodel | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling | songwriter | |
Columbia | [W]149692 | 10-in. | 12/6/1929 | California blues | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | W149693 | 10-in. | 12/6/1929 | I'm sorry we met | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with guitar | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | [W]149694 | 10-in. | 12/6/1929 | Daddy and home | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with guitar | songwriter | |
Columbia | [W]149752 | 10-in. | 1/13/1930 | Everybody does it in Hawaii | "Hobo" Jack Turner | Male vocal solo, with guitar | songwriter | |
Columbia | [W]150065 | 10-in. | 3/5/1930 | My rough and rowdy ways | Gene Autry | Male vocal solo, with guitar | songwriter | |
Columbia | W150320 | 10-in. | 4/21/1930 | When it's peach-picking time in Georgia | Hugh Cross ; Bob Nichols | Male vocal duet, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | songwriter | |
Columbia | W150501 | 10-in. | 5/3/1930 | Waiting for a train | Sid Hampton | Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | C1495 | 10-in. | 9/30/1936 | Mean mama blues | Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys | String band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Columbia | C2508 | 10-in. | 2/17/1939 | My blue eyed Jane | Callahan Brothers | Male vocal duet, with two guitars | songwriter | |
Columbia | CCO4612 | 10-in. | 9/16/1946 | Blue yodel #4 | Bill Monroe and his Blue Grass Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | CCO4646 | 10-in. | 9/27/1946 | Travelling blues | Curly Fox and his Fox Hunters ; Texas Ruby | String band, with female vocal solo | songwriter | |
Columbia | CO40664 | 10-in. | 4/4/1949 | Fifteen years ago today | Cumberland Mountain Folks ; Molly O'Day | String band, with mixed vocal duet | songwriter | |
Columbia | CO46354 | 10-in. | 6/1/1951 | Blue yodel no. 6 | Lefty Frizzell | Male vocal solo, with string band | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | CO46355 | 10-in. | 6/1/1951 | Travellin' blues | Lefty Frizzell | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
Columbia | CO46356 | 10-in. | 6/1/1951 | My old pal | Lefty Frizzell | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
Columbia | CO46357 | 10-in. | 6/1/1951 | Blue yodel no.2 (my lovin' gal Lucille) | Lefty Frizzell | Male vocal solo, with string band | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | CO46358 | 10-in. | 6/2/1951 | Lullaby yodel | Lefty Frizzell | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
Columbia | CO46359 | 10-in. | 6/2/1951 | Brakeman's blues | Lefty Frizzell | Male vocal solo, with string band | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia | CO46360 | 10-in. | 6/2/1951 | My rough and rowdy ways | Lefty Frizzell | Male vocal solo, with string band | songwriter | |
OKeh | S-70181 | 10-in. | Sept. 1921 | My time ain't long | Virginia Female Jubilee Singers | Female vocal quartet, unaccompanied | songwriter | |
OKeh | W400996 | 10-in. | 7/8/1928 | Yodeling the blues away | Charles Anderson | Male vocal solo and yodeling, with piano | composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | W401739 | 10-in. | 3/23/1929 | Waiting for a train | Ed West | Male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | W402130 | 10-in. | 8/11/1928 | Blue yodel | Clifford Vaughn | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | composer, lyricist | |
OKeh | W402291 | 10-in. | 3/13/1929 | Lullaby yodel | Morgan Denmon | Male vocal solo, with guitar | songwriter | |
OKeh | W403145 | 10-in. | 10/16/1929 | Lullaby yodel | Cotton Butterfield | Male vocal solo, with guitar | songwriter | |
OKeh | W403605 | 10-in. | 1/10/1930 | Everybody does it in Hawaii | Pete Wiggins | Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar | composer | |
Brunswick | E27781 | 10-in. | 6/27/1928 | Blue yodel | Frankie Marvin | Male vocal solo, with steel guitar and yodeling | composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | E27783 | 10-in. | 6/27/1928 | Blue yodel number 2 | Frankie Marvin | Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling | lyricist, composer | |
Brunswick | E27784 | 10-in. | 6/27/1928 | In the jail house now | Frankie Marvin | Male vocal solo, with guitar and yodeling | lyricist, composer | |
Brunswick | E27854 | 10-in. | 7/18/1928 | Ben Dewberry’s final run | Frankie Marvin | Male vocal solo, with guitar | composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | E27855 | 10-in. | 7/18/1928 | The brakeman's blues | Frankie Marvin | Male vocal solo, with yodeling and guitar | composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | E36863 | 10-in. | 6/17/1931 | Yodeling cowboy | Frankie Marvin | Male vocal solo and yodeling, with violin, guitar, and accordion | songwriter | |
Brunswick | E37124 | 10-in. | 9/3/1931 | Blue yodel no. 9 | Frankie Marvin | Male vocal solo, with 2 violins, clarinet, and guitar | composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | E37175 | 10-in. | 9/3/1931 | T.B. blues | Frankie Marvin | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
Brunswick | C2087 | 10-in. | 7/19/1928 | Train whistle blues | Emry Arthur | Male vocal solo, with guitar | songwriter | |
Brunswick | DAL138 | 10-in. | 9/23/1935 | Never no more blues | Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys | String band, with male vocal solo | songwriter | |
Brunswick | DAL229 | 10-in. | 6/8/1937 | Never no more hard times blues | Bob Wills and his Texas Playboys | String band, with male vocal solo | composer, lyricist | |
Brunswick | DAL958 | 10-in. | 4/12/1940 | Mule skinner blues (Blue yodel #8) | Roy Acuff and his Smoky Mountain Boys | String band, with male vocal solo | lyricist, composer | |
Brunswick | SA2612 | 10-in. | 11/26/1936 | Sunny south by the sea | Chuck Wagon Gang | Mixed vocal quartet, with guitar and mandolin | songwriter | |
Edison | 18598 | 10-in. | 6/29/1928 | Blue yodel | Frank Wallace | Male vocal solo, with guitar | composer, lyricist | |
Edison | 18812 | 10-in. | 10/16/1928 | In the jailhouse now | Frankie Marvin | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | composer, lyricist | |
Edison | 19170 | 10-in. | 4/25/1929 | Waiting for a train | Jimson Brothers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer, lyricist | |
Edison | 19274 | 10-in. | 7/3/1929 | Blue yodel no. 4 | Frankie Marvin | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | lyricist, composer | |
Edison | N-310 | 10-in. | 6/29/1928 | Blue yodel | Frankie Marvin | Male vocal solo and yodeling, with guitar | composer, lyricist | |
Edison | N-509 | 10-in. | 10/16/1928 | In the jailhouse now | Frankie Marvin | Male vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and guitar | composer, lyricist | |
Edison | N-872 | 10-in. | 4/25/1929 | Waiting for a train | Jimson Brothers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer, lyricist | |
Edison | N-998 | 10-in. | 7/3/1929 | Blue yodel no. 4 | Frankie Marvin | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | lyricist, composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Rodgers, Jimmie," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105649.
Rodgers, Jimmie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/105649.
"Rodgers, Jimmie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.
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