Rodgers, Jimmie (1897-1933)
Singer and musician Jimmie Rodgers, who rose to national fame through his recordings in the late 1920s and early 1930s, is profoundly connected to a uniquely American form ...
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Jimmie Rodgers (1897-1933), known as "The Mississippi Blue Yodeler" and "The Singing Brakeman," was the first nationally-known country music star. He influenced many later performers from Hank Snow an...
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“That’s a signal for the smokers to get on board,” says Mick Nussbaum, director of the Meridian Railroad Museum, standing on Union Station’s second floor overlooking the dow...
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Today is Tuesday, Sept. 18, the 261st day of 2007. There are 104 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Sept. 18, 1793, President George Washington laid the cornerstone of the U.S. C...
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Depending on how you look at it, Marty Stuart is either a genius for saving all those cowboy boots, rhinestone suits and flashy string ties, or he's a pack rat with a taste for garish clothes.His c...
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Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 16-22:Sept. 16: Actress Lauren Bacall is 83. Blues singer B.B. King is 82. Actor Peter Falk is 80. Singer Betty Kelly of Martha and the Vandellas is 63. Dr...
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Rodgers, Jimmie (1897-1933)
Jimmie Rodgers
Train Whistles and Country Crooners
