Jimmie Rodgers
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Jimmie Rodgers â born James Frederick Rodgers in Camas, Washington on September 18, 1933 â was a best-selling country and pop artist in the 1950s and 1960s. His is not to be confused with the classic country singer Jimmie Rodgers (1897-1933) or blues musician Jimmy Rogers (1924-1997). Rodgers learned to play the piano at the age of five before he switched to guitar. During the Korean War, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. Stationed in Nashville, Tennessee between 1954 and 1956, he was inspired by the cityâs musical heritage and decided to devote himself to a music career. His first massive hit was 1957âs âHoneycombâ, a cover of the song originally performed by George Shaw in 1954. Some of his other hits included âKisses Sweeter Than Wineâ (Number 7) the same year, âOh-Oh, I'm Falling in Love Againâ (Number 7) , âSecretlyâ (Number 3), and âAre You Really Mine?" (Number 10), "Bimbombey" (Number 11) in 1958 and "Ring-a-ling-a-lario" (Number 32) and "Tucumcari" (Number 3) in 1959. His hits spilled into the 1960s in the U.S. and overseas with "English Country Garden" (Number 5 in the UK in 1961), "It's Over" (Number 37/1966) and âChild of Clayâ (Number 31/1967). On December 1, 1967, Rodgers suffered severe head trauma during a traffic stop in Los Angeles, which he eventually would partially recover from. While his musical output slowed down significantly, his older songs were used in television advertisements. He would occasionally perform but his last album, Yesterday â Today, was released in 1978. Rodgers published his autobiography, Dancing on the Moon, in 2011. Jimmie Rodgers died on January 18, 2021 at the age of 87.
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- Blue Yodel No 1 by Jimmie Rodgers
- Honeycomb
- Kisses Sweeter Than Wine by Jimmie Rodgers
- Secretly by Jimmie Rodgers
- Make Me A Miracle
- Bimbombey
- Are You Really Mine
- Oh-Oh, I'm Falling In Love Again
- The Mating Call
- Blue Yodel No. 12
- Liza
- Tomando Soy Feliz by Jimmie Rodgers
- Lassie O' Mine by Jimmie Rodgers
- Roll Along Kentucky Moon by Jimmie Rodgers
- Wonderful You
- The Preacher
- T.L.C. Tender Love And Care
- Peach Pickin' Time in Georgia
- Years Ago (Fifteen Years Ago Today)
- The Wizard
- The Long Hot Summer
- I'm Never Gonna Tell
- Tuck Away My Lonesome Blues
- Yodeling Cowboy
