He has been called the Father of Country Music, the Singing Brakeman, and America's Blue Yodeler. Jimmie Rodgers, one of the first recording artists to sell a million records, combined country, blues, Tin Pan Alley and jazz to create the foundation of modern popular American music. Experience and enjoy the music of this legendary songwriter/musician with this terrific collection of 26 of his best songs: Any Old Time • Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas) • Blue Yodel No. 3 (Evening Sun Yodel) • Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues) • The Brakeman's Blues (Yodeling the Blues Away) • Dreaming with Tears in My Eyes • Frankie and Johnny • High Powered Mama • Mississippi Moon • My Old Pal • Pistol Packin' Papa • Southern Cannonball • Yodeling Cowboy • and more. Includes a biography, a selected discography, rare photos, and analysis of his music.
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