Jimmie Rodgers (Country) - The Essential Jimmie Rodgers

Artist:

Rodgers, Jimmie (Country)

UPC:

078636750026

Description:

Many country music purists would say that all of Jimmie Rodgers` recordings are essential, and it`s difficult to argue with their logic, particularly considering that the Singing Brakeman`s recording career lasted six short years. But everyone has to start somewhere, and the 20-track THE ESSENTIAL JIMMIE RODGERS is the best possible single-disc beginning. These are the recordings that, along with the work of the Carter Family, defined country music for decades. Without tracks like "T For Texas (Blue Yodel No. 1)" and "Muleskinner Blues (Blue Yodel No. 8)," there would have been no Hank Williams, and conceivably, no Elvis. Yet these are not historical curios notable only for their musicological significance. Rodgers was a gifted singer (the famous "blue yodel" with which he decorated his songs is still a startling achievement) and much like the blues singers who recorded during the same period, was a master at recombining familiar lines and motifs into unique and personal songs. Start here, but don`t be surprised if you start looking for more.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Away Out on the Mountain
2. Blue Yodel No. 1 (T For Texas)
3. Daddy and Home
4. Dear Old Sunny South by the Sea
5. In the Jailhouse Now
6. Memphis Yodel
7. My Old Pal
8. Blue Yodel No. 2 (Lovin` Gal Lucille)
9. Sleep Baby, Sleep
10. Brakeman`s Blues, The (Yodeling the Blues Away)
11. Sailor`s Pleas, The
12. My Little Old Home Down in New Orleans
13. Never No Mo` Blues
14. Blue Yodel No. 4 (California Blues)
15. I`m Lonely and Blue
16. Waiting For a Train
17. Frankie and Johnnie
18. Pistol Packin` Papa
19. Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues)
20. T.B. Blues

Album Information

Release Date:

04/29/1997

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Country

Label:

RCA

Catalog Number:

07863675002

Original Release Year:

1997

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Mono

Runtime:

61 : 22

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