Daddy!!!
By Four Walls
@FourWalls (86812)
United States
November 7, 2023 12:28pm CST
We call him the Father of Country Music. Back in his day, he was the Singing Brakeman or the Mississippi Blue Yodeler.
Meridian, Mississippi is the birthplace of James Charles Rodgers. In his short life (he was 35 when he died of tuberculosis, two days after his final recording session in New York) he popularized the southern Appalachian blues that we now call country music.
There are a number of tributes to Jimmie in the city, from a marker in front of a train to state historical signs in multiple locations, including in front of his grave.
Most people listening to country music today have probably never heard of him. With his influence on all music, however (he’s also an “early influence” inductee in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame), his mark is there…just as it is all over Meridian.
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@LindaOHio (222623)
• United States
7 Nov 23
I'm glad you were able to visit this important man's grave and town. Be safe and have a good time.
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@FourWalls (86812)
• United States
8 Nov 23
You’re happier that I didn’t post a song by him. 
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@FourWalls (86812)
• United States
8 Nov 23
Mississippi has gone out of its way to acknowledge the musical heritage there. There’s a dedicated blues trail and a dedicated country trail. One of the markers I saw yesterday while in Philadelphia was celebrating the town as Marty Stuart’s birthplace.
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@FourWalls (86812)
• United States
8 Nov 23
@JudyEv — hey, I love Slim Dusty…I’m not coming to Australia just to see his plaque, though. 
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@JudyEv (382399)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Nov 23
@FourWalls There is more and more recognition here too. I suppose mostly it's all about the tourist dollar but that's okay. It's still recognition for these artists.
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@BarBaraPrz (51837)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
7 Nov 23
Not to be confused with Jimmie Frederick Rodgers (pop singer) or Jimmy Rogers (blues singer) You're talking about the muleskinner...
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@FourWalls (86812)
• United States
7 Nov 23
Glad the pop Jimmie Rodgers didn’t do a “Jimmie Rodgers Sings Jimmie Rodgers” album.
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@BarBaraPrz (51837)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
8 Nov 23
@FourWalls With backup by Jimmy Rogers...
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@celticeagle (189927)
• Boise, Idaho
7 Nov 23
I am so happy that we have recordings, videos, etc. so we can continue to enjoy those people who were so inventive and entertaining in life so that we can continue to enjoy them after they pass away.
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@celticeagle (189927)
• Boise, Idaho
11 Nov 23
@FourWalls ........We are lucky. I wonder how their families feel about that.
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@Deepizzaguy (122269)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
7 Nov 23
I have never heard of the deceased artist James Charles Rodgers before.
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@FourWalls (86812)
• United States
7 Nov 23
“Muleskinner Blues” has been covered a number of times. Lynyrd Skynyrd did “T for Texas” on their live album.
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@Deepizzaguy (122269)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
8 Nov 23
@FourWalls Thank you for telling me.
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I'm enjoying your trip as usual 
@FourWalls (86812)
• United States
8 Nov 23
Funny how many musicians know him. There was a book called Meeting Jimmie Rodgers, with interviews of many of the living artists in pop, rock, country, bluegrass, and even punk who’ve covered his songs.
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
8 Nov 23
I had to look him up but I was happy to listen to the one where he met the Carter Family.
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