Rodgers,Jimmie Recordings 1927-1933 CD

Born in September 1897, son of a railroad maintenance boss, Jimmie Rodgers was interested in little but music. He disliked school and struggled to hold down a regular job. By 1920, a failed marriage behind him, Jimmie married Carrie Williamson, in spite of her parents' opposition. In 1925 Jimmie was diagnosed with TB. He concentrated on music which he augmented with irregular railroad work. 1927 found Jimmie, Carrie and their daughter family boarding with Carrie's parents. Work and Jimmie's strength were waning. Seeking a job, Jimmie visited Asheville, NC. Finding no work, he stuck in town, hanging out with local musicians. He started to perform unpaid on local radio which led to live gigs. By mid 1927, Jimmie and his band had a residency at a local resort. Enter Ralph Peer. Peer toured the south for the Victor label on 'field recording' trips. Jimmie and his band attended a Peer session in Bristol, Tennessee. Jimmie fell out with the band, so he cut two sides solo - Sleep, Baby Sleep and The Soldier's Sweetheart. Sales of the resulting record were said to be fair. To get the facts, Jimmie chased Peer to New York. A session at Victor's Camden Studios resulted. T For Texas (known as Blue Yodel) and Away Out On The Mountain sold at least half a million. The next session, in February 1928, featured two sidemen who had run into Rodgers by chance. In The Jailhouse Now and Blue Yodel #2 were among eight songs - two co-written by one of the pick-up players. By the end of 1928, Jimmie was headlining a package touring through the southern states and was rich. His success continued. During the next few years, as revealed here, he had many more hits and recorded, incredibly, with Louis Armstrong. Success was marred only by his need to tour incessantly, making his failing health even worse. By his last recording in 1933, he was almost too weak to stand. He died two days later. At the time of his death, his sales were 10% of Victor's total.

1. The Soldier's Sweetheart 2. Sleep, Baby Sleep 3. Ben Dewberry's Final Run 4. Mother Was a Lady 5. Blue Yodel 6. Away Out on the Mountain 7. Dear Old Sunny South By the Sea 8. Treasures Untold 9. The Brakeman's Blues 10. The Sailor's Plea 11. In the Jailhouse Now 12. Blue Yodel #2 13. Memphis Yodel 14. Blue Yodel #3 15. My Old Pal 16. My Little Old Home Down in New Orleans 17. You and My Old Guitar 18. Daddy and Home 19. My Little Lady 20. Lullaby Yodel 21. Never No Mo' Blues 22. My Carolina Sunshine Girl 23. Blue Yodel #4 24. Waiting for a Train 25. I'm Lonely and Blue 26. Desert Blues 27. Any Old Time 28. Blue Yodel #5 29. High Powered Mama 30. I'm Sorry We Met 31. Everybody Does It in Hawaii 32. Tuck Away My Lonesome Blues 33. Train Whistle Blues 34. Jimmie's Texas Blues 35. Frankie and Johnnie 36. Whisper Your Mother's Name 37. The Land of My Boyhood Dreams 38. Blue Yodel #6 39. Yodeling Cowboy 40. My Rough and Rowdy Ways 41. I've Ranged, I've Roamed, I've Traveled 42. Hobo Bill's Last Ride 43. Mississippi River Blues 44. Nobody Knows But Me 45. Anniversary Blue Yodel 46. She Was Happy Till She Met You 47. Blue Yodel #11 48. A Drunkard's Child 49. That's Why I'm Blue 50. Why Did You Give Me Your Love? 51. My Blue Eyed Jane 52. Why Should I Be Lonely 53. Moonlight and Skies 54. Pistol Packin' Papa 55. Take Me Back Again 56. Those Gambler's Blues 57. I'm Lonesome Too 58. The One Rose 59. For the Sake of Days Gone By 60. Jimmie's Mean Mama Blues 61. The Myster of Number Five 62. Blue Yodel #8 63. In the Jailhouse Now #2 64. Blue Yodel #9 65. TB Blues 66. Travelin' Blues 67. Jimmie the Kid 68. Why There's a Tear in My Eye 69. The Wonderful City 70. Let Me Be Your Sidetrack 71. Jimmie Rodgers Visits the Carter Family 72. The Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers in Texas 73. When the Cactus Is in Bloom 74. Gambling Polka Dot Blues 75. Looking for a New Mama 76. What Is It? 77. My Good Gal's Gone Blues 78. Southern Cannon Ball 79. Roll Along Kentucky Moon 80. Hobo's Meditation 81. Ninety Nine Year Blues 82. Mississippi Moon 83. Down the Old Road to Home 84. Blue Yodel #10 85. Home Call 86. Mother, the Queen of My Heart 87. Rock All Our Babies to Sleep 88. Whippin' That Old TB 89. No Hard Times 90. Long Tall Mama Blues 91. Peach Pickin' Time in Georgia 92. Gambling Bar Room Blues 93. I've Only Loved Three Women 94. In the Hills of Tennessee 95. Prairie Lullaby 96. Miss the Mississippi and You 97. Sweet Mama Hurry Home 98. Blue Yodel #12 99. Dreaming with Tears in My Eyes 100. The Cowhand's Last Ride 101. I'm Free (From the Chain Gang Now) 102. Yodeling My Way Back Home 103. Jimmie Rodgers' Last Blue Yodel 104. The Yodeling Ranger 105. Old Pal of My Heart 106. Old Love Letters 107. Mississippi Delta Blues 108. Somewhere Down Below the Mason Dixon Line 109. Years Ago