Rodgers,Jimmie Essential Jimmie Rodgers CD

Although he died at the young age of 35, Rodgers is widely cited as the "Father of Country Music" and is increasingly regarded as "the most important and influential popular singer of the '20's and '30's." This digitally re-mastered 20-track set showcases Jimmy's now-classic "Blue Yodels" style with such signature recordings as his breakthrough song "Blue Yodel No. 1," "Pistol Packin' Papa" and "Blue Yodel #8," commonly known as "Mule Skinner Blues."

1. Away Out on the Mountain 2. Blue Yodel No. 1 3. Daddy and Home 4. Dear Old Sunny South By the Sea 5. In the Jailhouse Now 6. Memphis Yodel 7. My Old Pal 8. Blue Yodel No. 2 (Lovin' Gal Lucille) 9. Sleep Baby, Sleep 10. The Brakeman's Blues (Yodelling the Blues Away) 11. The Sailor's Pleas 12. My Little Old Home Down in New Orleans 13. Never No Mo' Blues 14. Blue Yodel No. 4 (California Blues) 15. I'm Lonely and Blue 16. Waiting for a Train 17. Frankie and Johnnie 18. Pistol Packin' Papa 19. Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues) 20. T.B. Blues