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Jimmie Rodgers

Country music's first star, the Blue Yodeler created a trail-blazing mix of folk, blues, jazz, pop, and hillbilly sounds.
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Jimmie Rodgers

Jimmie Rodgers - Artist Details

Active

1910s - 1930s

Born

September 8, 1897 in Meridian, MS

Died

May 26, 1933 in New York

Genre

Country

Styles

Traditional Country Yodeling

Also Known As

Father of Country Music

James Charles Rodgers

Singing Brakeman

The Blue Yodeler

Yodeling Cowboy

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