Country Music Hall of Fame Inducts ... Nov 2, 2008
According to historians, these sessions arguably were the most important event in country music s history and featured future Country Music Hall of Famers Jimmie Rodgers and the , both of whom cut their debut commercial recordings there and launched their careers on a national scale. Stoneman and wife Hattie, however, were the first artists to be recorded at these sessions. (Suite101.com)
Revolutions In Sound: Warner Bros. Records Launches 50th Anniversary Celebration Oct 28, 2008
He is the author of Dusty in Memphis and editor of Runnin' Down a Dream: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and Jimmie Rodgers' America. A former vice president at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Zanes is currently the executive director of Little Steven's Rock and Roll Forever Foundation. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Bob's Back: Tell Tale Signs of joy...and a complete lack of judgement Oct 11, 2008
- A cover of Jimmie Rodgers "Miss The Mississippi". - A duet with Ralph Stanley on "The Lonesome River". (Georgia Straight)
Make it or break it Oct 4, 2008
Across from Beauregard, Jimmie Rodgers connected a toy guitar to a toy megaphone to make weird feedback. He likes to play with noise. (Boston Globe)
Country From Another Country Sep 16, 2008
The family would "sit around the campfire and play old country songs, Hank Williams, Jimmie Rodgers. I kind of thought that was the only music in the whole world," Chambers laughs. Kasey and Shane were musical colleagues and "mates" for three or four years before their relationship "changed.". (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Love of playing drives Kittitas Valley fiddler group Aug 1, 2008
Roberta Clark sings Jimmie Rodgers "Waitin' for a Train" as fellow group members Nancy Hultquist and Julie Urion watch on Sunday morning. Joe Whiteside / Daily Record KITTITAS COUNTY The Kittitas Valley Fiddlers and Friends don t have time to fiddle around. (Ellensburg Daily Record, WA)
'You are my orgy' - shock at Bruni's new album tribute to Sarkozy... Jul 13, 2008
JimRodger Not THE Jimmie Rodgers. "Lonesome and Blue". (The Drudge Report)
MORE REVIEWS: New music from Willie and Wynton, Dwele Jul 8, 2008
Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis' live album is seen by Brian Mansfield as a continuation of the pairing of American music legends Jimmie Rodgers and Louis Armstrong ... Seventy-eight years ago almost to the week Louis Armstrong and Jimmie Rodgers got together in Los Angeles and recorded Rodgers Blue Yodel #9. (USA Today -- Life)
Waiting for a train Jun 27, 2008
The same night, Richard (Hardwick) said he would play saxophone if I made a CD. I said, Richard, I want that blues sound, that Jimmie Rodgers blues sound. He said, Just let me know. (Gadsden County Times, FL)
Horton gets Miss. Blues Trail marker Jun 20, 2008
He played with Muddy Waters, Jimmie Rodgers, Willie Dixon, Otis Rush, Sunnyland Slim, Fleetwood Mac and Johnny Winter among others and recorded for the Sun, Chess, Alligator and Modern labels. Horton played for tips on the Memphis streets as a child before joining the influential Memphis Jug Band. (WREG.com, TN)
Hail, Hail, Rock'n'Roll May 23, 2008
And indeed, the Mississippi is a river that has been sung about often - by Janis Joplin, the Hold Steady, Hank Snow, Mavis Staples, Jimmie Rodgers and many others. It's been the "Ol' Man" that "jus' keeps rollin' along" for Paul Robeson, and it has shined "like the national guitar" for Paul Simon. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
Wilder times at Pelican's Boardwalk Boogie May 16, 2008
"We might play an old-time fiddle tune, like a barn burner kind of thing, and then we might play a Jimmie Rodgers song, and then we'll go into Johnny Cash, and then we'll do our own stuff.". The Wilders are not a fusion band by any means, says Ellis, but it writes and performs songs that are different from much of what's out there. (Juneau Empire)
Marty Stuart largest collector of country music artifacts May 2, 2008
When I asked him how he got into music he said, I was born and raised in northern Mississippi in the small town of Philadelphia just 35 miles from Meridian, the hometown of the father of country music Jimmie Rodgers. His proximity he said to Nashville, Tenn. (Conroe Courier, TX)
Rollins releases tribute CD Feb 24, 2008
Rollins also has included a couple of Jimmie Rodgers' songs, a couple of Johnny Cash's and one each of Roy Acuff's and Hank Snow's. "Hank Snow's is a tear-jerker," he said. (Troy Messenger, AL)
Emmylou Harris, Statler Brothers selected for Country Music Hall of Fame Feb 13, 2008
Many of the "hillbilly" records released before these sessions were recorded in New York by crossover artists, and the Bristol recordings of the Stonemans, the Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers marked the beginning of the commercial country music industry. "Johnny Cash called it the Big Bang of country music," Grand Ole Opry announcer and historian Eddie Stubbs said of the Bristol sessions. (USA Today -- Life)
Country Music Hall of Fame Welcomes Emmylou Harris, Tom T. Hall and Statlers Feb 13, 2008
With his 1924 recording of "The Titanic," which became a national hit, Stoneman blazed the trail for country music well before the Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers made their breakthrough three years later. Indeed it was Stoneman who talked recording pioneer Ralph Peer into coming to Bristol, Tenn. (VHI.com -- CMT.com Music News)
U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for February 9 Feb 10, 2008
An early fan of Jimmie Rodgers, he was forced to create his own style after a tonsillectomy stopped him from yodeling. In his lifetime, he chalked up 91 country hits. (PR Newswire)
Country singer shares name with Texarkana's 'Phantom Killer' Feb 8, 2008
There are several musicians whom Swinney credits as influences _ Hank Williams, Townes Van Zandt, Jimmie Rodgers, Son House and Robert Johnson. He also has found inspiration in a group of musicians from Memphis. (Searcy Daily Citizen, AR)
Country history Jan 25, 2008
Jimmie Rodgers' railroad lantern. Patsy Cline's makeup case. (Anchorage Daily News)
From busking to big time Jan 24, 2008
" As for the title, Jewell notes, "Jimmie Rodgers, the Singing Brakeman, has a song with a line in it 'I'm gonna go where I can't hear them say your name,' and I always loved that. I always thought that line deserved its own song. (Juneau Empire)
Haggard returns to rancheria Jan 11, 2008
He also salutes a couple of influences with a bluesy Jimmie Rodgers medley and a sweetly swaying take on the Delmore Brothers' classic, Blues Stay Away from Me. Bruce Williams, a fair-skinned Scandinavian from Mountain Home, Idaho, and Terry Ree, a Sioux Indian from Pierre, S.D., have been performing together as the Indian and the White Guy for over 26 years, offering a fast-paced mixture of comedy bits, social and political commentary and racial zings entwined with original songs. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Urban draws from Australia's robust country scene Dec 12, 2007
Radio helped spread Australia's native, folk-based country music in the 1930s, but it also introduced highly influential American acts like the Carter Family and the yodelling Jimmie Rodgers. Radio and records also shot Tex Morton, the Yodelling Boundary Rider and acknowledged father of Australian country music, into the spotlight in the '30s. (Canada.com)
‘Hank and My Honky TonkHeroes’ comes to CSCC Oct 29, 2007
Hank and My Honky Tonk Heroes takes audiences back in time to the very beginnings of country music and pays tribute to not only Williams, but also to other legends Roy Acuff, Ernest Tubb, Webb Pierce, Jimmie Rodgers and George Jones. The award-winning performance is scheduled for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 13 in the Waymon L. Hickman Building. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Country legend's 'cool factor is off... Oct 22, 2007
He wrote four new songs for the disc and included a Jimmie Rodgers medley and a Delmore Brothers tune, "Blues Stay Away from Me." But the strength of the album might be Haggard's reworked gems. The instrumentation and his weathered voice give the songs a totally different feel, as though they had sprung from a mountain hollow instead of a smoky beer joint. (CNN -- Law)
As black woman, Rissi Palmer is country rarity Oct 16, 2007
Yet the influence of black music and black musicians on country stars is obvious and well-documented, from Jimmie Rodgers to Bob Wills, Hank Williams, Bill Monroe and Elvis Presley. Palmer grew up hearing country around the house and never thought it odd that she should like it until she became a teenager. (MSNBC -- Music)
Must-see acts Oct 13, 2007
The Avett Brothers have created a world where Jimmie Rodgers and Ralph Stanley jam with X and the Violent Femmes. (3-4:15 p.m. Saturday). (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Listen Up: Gentle pop, full gallop for Band of Horses Oct 9, 2007
Here, he delves into a bluegrass thats an extension of Jimmie Rodgers blue yodels than Bill Monroes high lonesome. Theres plenty of lonesome in these songs, though in the ones by Rodgers and the Delmore Brothers, in his new ones and in the new visits to old favorites like Mamas Hungry Eyes, on which Alison Krauss sings with him. (USA Today -- Life)
20 Questions With Merle Haggard Oct 9, 2007
I did one to Wills, I did one to Jimmie Rodgers, I did one to Elvis ... I've seen a photo of you holding a guitar that looks like Jimmie Rodgers' original Martin guitar. (VHI.com -- CMT.com Music News)
NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Haggard Goes Bluegrass Sep 28, 2007
The songs are all Haggard originals (with a couple of co-writes) except for material from two of his longtime favorites, Jimmie Rodgers and the Delmore Brothers. A couple of Haggard's new songs are especially poignant and showcase the bittersweet nature of this album. (VHI.com -- CMT.com Music News)
Catoosa musician remembered: Guitarist leaves a legacy of music shared Sep 19, 2007
Jimmie Rodgers, 77, died Sept. 4 of cancer of the spine at home near Ringgold ... Grand Ole Opry star Walter Bailes (left) and Jimmie Rodgers in the late 1990s. (Catoosa County News, GA)
Trail of tears: 'Magic Sam,' 'Howlin' Wolf' markers added to mix Aug 27, 2007
"Howlin' Wolf" was born in 1910 and studied under legendary blues players Charlie Patton and Willie Brown, and country/blues artist Jimmie Rodgers of Meridian. He loved the way Rodgers yodeled, and developed his own similar style that would influence musicians such as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton. (The Clarion-Ledger)
NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Test Your Country Knowledge Aug 17, 2007
He was called "The King of Country Music." a) Willie Nelson b) Jimmie Rodgers c) Hank Williams d) Roy Acuff. 5. (VHI.com -- CMT.com Music News)
Good Old Time Aug 13, 2007
Singer-songwriter Jim Murphy, founder of the Pine Barons, will find himself in the company of Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash, Jimmie Rodgers and Bill Monroe ... "In fact, we're celebrating a big event kind of the big bang of old time country music. Eighty years ago in (the summer) of 1927, the Victor (Talking Machine Company) sent an engineer, Ralph Peer, to Bristol, Tenn., to make field recordings. The original Carter family was recorded (in a makeshift studio) there. So was Jimmie Rodgers, who... (South Brunswick Post, NJ)
Aural Pleasure Jul 25, 2007
A definitive yodeling crooner, Britt was the country equivalent of Paul Anka or Vic Damone, with a smooth voice capable of higher notes than the honest sound of the working-man s yodel from Jimmie Rodgers. Born in Arkansas, Britt rose to fame in the early 40s after a successful stint with The Beverly Hillbillies (no relation to the television show). (San Antonio Current, TX)
Radio show tapes at EMCC, Paul Thorn news (7/12) Jul 13, 2007
the same rich, dark soil that nourished the likes of Hank Williams Sr. and Jimmie Rodgers. The Revue, normally recorded live at the University of West Alabama in Livingston, takes the act on the road for the summer months. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
NASHVILLE SKYLINE: Summer Treats: A New Waylon Live DVD Plus Four CDs Jul 13, 2007
Soundtrack: "When It's Peach Picking Time in Georgia" by Jimmie Rodgers, "Eat a Peach" by the Allman Brothers Band, "Peaches" by Captain Beefheart. . (VHI.com -- CMT.com Music News)
Longtime country singer and native of Salem to take stage at Captain Kirk's Jun 30, 2007
The movie was to be Jimmie Rodgers' life story. Rodgers is considered one of the fathers of country music. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
San Francisco Bar Succeeds With Live Bluegrass, Singalongs Jun 28, 2007
SAN FRANCISCO -- In San Francisco's Mission neighborhood, where hipsters in $150 sneakers share the sidewalk with Mexican guitar-and-violin duos strolling from one burrito joint to the next, you might not expect to hear Jimmie Rodgers songs pouring out of the swinging doors of Amnesia ... Singer-guitarist Toshio Hirano earns his billing as the Japanese Jimmie Rodgers, enthralling the crowd with sincere, authentic tributes to the Singing Brakeman, Hank Williams, Patsy Cline and other classic... (VHI.com -- CMT.com Music News)
• Glad You Asked 6.26 Jun 26, 2007
Country singer Jimmie Rodgers popularized the term in his 1930 song "Mule Skinner Blues," also known as "Blue Yodel #8." Many artists have recorded the song since then. Don't worry Clarence, they didn't really skin mules. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Wilco, Widespread Panic, White Stripes Close Bonnaroo Jun 19, 2007
Highlights of Sunday afternoon included singer/songwriter Elvis Perkins bringing up Clap Your Hands Say Yeah frontman Alec Ounsworth to play guitar on "Doomsday," and 80-year-old bluegrass legend Charlie Louvin treating the crowd at the Sonic Stage to Bill Anderson's "I Don't Love You Anymore" and Jimmie Rodgers' "Waiting for a Train.". Wilco, Widespread Panic and the White Stripes helped close Bonnaroo in grand fashion on Sunday (June 17) in Manchester, Tenn. (MediaWeek.com)
Annual bluegrass event in Nashua June 13-16 Jun 6, 2007
Lorene grew up in a musical family influenced by Roy Acuff, Jimmie Davis, Vernon Delhart, the Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers, and has toured throughout the United States and Europe. Laurentian Divide joins her at this festival. (Charles City Press, IO)
Mississippi musicians featured on program celebrating Smithsonian exhibit May 3, 2007
The program includes performances by the Vernon Brothers, Cadillac John and Bill Abel, Britt Gully as Jimmie Rodgers, the Rust College Choir and more. The exhibit will continue traveling around the state to: Union County Heritage Museum in New Albany, Sunday through June 21; Southern Cultural Heritage Foundation in Vicksburg, June 28-Aug. (The Clarion-Ledger)
From rock to rap, just relax and enjoy the music May 2, 2007
Jimmie Rodgers made a recording with Louis Armstrong. Jazz, rock, rap, country, folk or classical: Let's all enjoy the music we like and let others enjoy their music. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Blues trail marker in Meridian honors Jimmie Rodgers Apr 26, 2007
Meridian will hold its first Mississippi Blues Trail marker unveiling May 3 in conjunction with the 54th annual Jimmie Rodgers Festival. The marker, which will be located at Singing Brakeman Park, adjacent to Union Station on Front Street, will be unveiled at 1 p.m. It will pay tribute to Rodgers and the influence the blues had on his music. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Sleeping Dogs *** Apr 13, 2007
Much of the music comes out of the cassette player of Mr. Gloss's demented hospital roommate, who listens to the yodelling laments of the 1920s singing brakeman Jimmie Rodgers. (The roommate's nationality is a little confusing; he's a country-music addict whose surname is Italian but his son speaks to him in Arabic. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
In Music City, a stunning new symphony hall Apr 11, 2007
Beat goes on with Nashville's new symphony hall. By WILLIAM SCHEMMELFor the Journal-Constitution Published on: 04/ 00004000 11/07. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Old is new on 'Last of Breed' (John Gerome) Mar 15, 2007
"Who would you compare him to other than Jimmie Rodgers?". Page 1 of 2. (Washington Times)
A little bit country, a little bit rock 'n' roll Feb 16, 2007
3G singer and rhythm guitarist Ward Hayden is only 25, but his flexible tenor and songs of sin, redemption, and loss sound of a much older vintage, seasoned with personal pain and spiked with copious amounts of Hank Williams and Jimmie Rodgers. Hayden says he first sought out the music of the country giants in college, and what he heard "did something to me.". (Boston Globe)
Still Fightin' Feb 14, 2007
After a cover of his idol Jimmie Rodgers California Blues, Haggard made light of a recent stint in rehab. When your family sends you away in a yellow cab and pays the tab, you know you re not a funny drunk. (San Antonio Current, TX)
Grammy Week Event Explores The Soul of Country Feb 10, 2007
Stuart likewise recounted on Thursday the multi-cultural influences that helped define country in the first place -- noting that African-American musicians mentored such pioneering figures as Bill Monroe, Hank Williams and Jimmie Rodgers, and that the Mexican trumpets on Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire" was an early example of the Latin-American influence on the genre. Underscoring that diverse lineage, the evening's musical highlight came with a surprise collaboration. (VHI.com -- CMT.com Music News)
Waltzing in the golden years: Senior Center offers fellowship and fun Feb 3, 2007
The song is performed by the Friends: Joe Rodgers, Jimmie Rodgers, Nelson Richardson and Robert Taylor. Vocalist Mary Pentacost joins the program with performances of When I Stop Dreaming and Honky Tonk Angels. (Catoosa County News, GA)
Armchair Cinephile: The Cine-Mini Jan 3, 2007
IN CONCERT: Marvin Gaye: Live in Belgium 1981 (Universal); Neko Case: Live from Austin TX (New West s Austin City Limits series); Johnny Cash in Ireland (Mercury); The Cars: Unlocked (Docurama; also includes live CD); The Harry Smith Project Live (Shout Factory chronicles an all star tribute to the folk-music pioneer, with performances from Elvis Costello, Nick Cave, Beck, et cetera); The Best of Hootenanny (Shout Factory three discs of the 60s TV series, with guests ranging from the Carter... (San Antonio Current, TX)
Boyd remembered for love of Longwood house Jan 3, 2007
He loved Jimmie Rodgers, and that s who he tried to imitate, Tew said. Saleeby said Boyd always was singing when the bus arrived at the gate. (Natchez Democrat, MS)
