Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On May 24, 1933, Jimmie Rodgers walked into a New York recording studio for what would become one of the most heartbreaking ...
Country music in its current form wouldn’t exist if Jimmie Rodgers hadn’t driven to New York City from Tennessee in February 1928 and demanded RCA Victor talent scout Ralph Peer hear him sing. One of ...
Hailed as the “Father of Country Music,” James Charles Rodgers, better known by his nickname Jimmie, wasn’t the only one of his name to find success in the genre. James Frederick “Jimmie” Rodgers (no ...
A musician who spent his final days struggling to finish a recording session ultimately became one of the most enduring and respected figures in American music history.