Jimmie Rodgers Artist Profile

Jimmie Rodgers

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Real name: James Charles Rodgers
Artist name(s): The Singing Brakeman, The Blue Yodeler, The Father of Country Music
Label(s): RCA
Date of Birth: September 8, 1897
Date Deceased: June 26, 1933
Sign: Virgo
Place of birth: Meridian, MS, US
Website: www.jimmierodgers.com

Jimmie Rodgers Biography

Jimmie Rodgers, known as "The Singing Brakeman" and "America's Blue Yodeler", was the first country music superstar, a status that resulted in another commonly used nickname, "The Father of Country Music". James Charles Rodgers was born in Meridian, Mississippi, the youngest of three sons. His mother died when he was very young, and Rodgers spent the next...

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