Who was Jimmie Rodgers? The Father of Country Music! 🎶 But calling him that barely scratches the surface. At 13, he chose railroad work over school. He became a brakeman, learning blues from the African American "Gandy dancers" who laid the tracks. He absorbed Scottish fiddles, Irish ballads, Alpine yodels, and German polka from the immigrants flooding through Meridian, Mississippi. In just 6 years (1927-1933), he recorded over 100 songs. He created the "Blue Yodel." He laid the blueprint for c
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Who was Jimmie Rodgers? The Father of Country Music! 🎶 But calling him that barely scratches the surface. At 13, he chose railroad work over school. He became a brakeman,
Jimmie Rodgers Festival and Museum. . Who was Jimmie Rodgers? The Father of Country Music! 🎶 But calling him that barely scratches the surface. At 13, he chose railroad work over school. He became a brakeman, learning blues from the African American "Gandy dancers" who laid the tracks. He absorbed Scottish fiddles, Irish ballads, Alpine ...
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