The Rough Guide to Country Legends: Jimmie Rodgers

~ Release by Jimmie Rodgers (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

▼ 12" Vinyl 1
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A1Mule Skinner Blues (Blue Yodel #8)
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1930-07-11)
guitar:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1930-07-11)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1930-07-11)
recording of:
Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues) (on 1930-07-11)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
publisher:
Peer International Corporation (BMI)
part of:
Blue Yodels by Jimmie Rodgers
43:00
A2Somewhere Down Below the Mason Dixie Line
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1933-05-24)
guitar:
John Cali (on 1933-05-24) and Tony Colicchio (US session musician) (on 1933-05-24)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1933-05-24)
recording of:
Somewhere Down Below the Mason Dixon Line (on 1933-05-24)
writer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
2:58
A3Frankie and Johnnie
recorded in:
Dallas, Texas, United States (on 1929-08-10)
guitar:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1929-08-10)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1929-08-10)
recording of:
Frankie and Johnny (traditional song, version of "Frankie and Albert") (on 1929-08-10)
publisher:
Carl Sandburg (in 1927)
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 254)
is based on:
You’re My Baby
version of:
Frankie and Albert (traditional song without the lyrics from "You’re My Baby", first published 1904)
52:53
A4Why There’s a Tear in My Eye
recorded in:
Louisville, Kentucky, United States (on 1931-06-10)
guitar:
Mother Maybelle Carter (on 1931-06-10)
vocals:
Sara Carter (of the Carter Family) (on 1931-06-10) and Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1931-06-10)
recording of:
Why There's a Tear in My Eye (on 1931-06-10)
writer:
A.P. Carter
3:11
A5My Blue-Eyed Jane
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1930-06-30)
banjo, clarinet, cornet and tuba:
[unknown] (Special Purpose Artist – Do not add releases here, if possible.) (on 1930-06-30)
piano:
Bob Sawyer (US jazz pianist, 1930s) (on 1930-06-30)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1930-06-30)
performer:
Bob Sawyer's Jazz Band (on 1930-06-30)
recording of:
My Blue-Eyed Jane (on 1930-06-30)
writer:
Lulu Belle White and Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
2:48
A6In the Jailhouse Now, No.2
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1930-07-12)
guitar:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1930-07-12)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1930-07-12)
recording of:
In the Jailhouse Now #2 (on 1930-07-12)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
is based on:
In the Jailhouse Now
2:56
B1Blue Yodel #1 (T Is for Texas)
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1927-11-30)
guitar:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1927-11-30)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1927-11-30)
recording of:
Blue Yodel (Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas)) (on 1927-11-30)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
publisher:
Ralph Peer (publisher 1920s) (on 1928-02-03)
part of:
Blue Yodels by Jimmie Rodgers
43:25
B2Away Out on the Mountain
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1927-11-30)
guitar:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1927-11-30)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1927-11-30)
recording of:
Away Out on the Mountain (on 1927-11-30)
lyricist and composer:
Kelly Harrell
43:19
B3Dear Old Sunny South by the Sea
recorded in:
Camden, New Jersey, United States (on 1928-02-14)
guitar:
J.R. Ninde (Jimmie Rodgers accompanist) (on 1928-02-14)
mandolin and steel guitar:
Ellsworth T. Cozzens (Jimmie Rodgers accompanist) (on 1928-02-14)
ukulele:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1928-02-14)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1928-02-14)
recording of:
Dear Old Sunny South by the Sea
writer:
Ellsworth T. Cozzens (Jimmie Rodgers accompanist) and Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
52:50
B4Jimmie Rodgers’ Last Blue Yodel
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1933-05-18)
guitar:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1933-05-18)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1933-05-18)
recording of:
Jimmie Rodgers’ Last Blue Yodel (The Women Make a Fool Out of Me) (on 1933-05-18)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933)
part of:
Blue Yodels by Jimmie Rodgers
3:22
B5T.B. Blues
recording of:
T.B. Blues (on 1931-01-31)
lyricist and composer:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (in 1931)
3:05
B6I’m Free (From the Chain Gang Now)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1933-05-17)
guitar:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1933-05-17)
vocals:
Jimmie Rodgers (country music pioneer, died in 1933) (on 1933-05-17)
recording of:
I’m Free From the Chain Gang Now (on 1933-05-17)
writer:
Lou Herscher and Saul Klein (songwriter)
3:02

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part of:Music Rough Guides (World Music Network) (number: 1274) (order: 274)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/731317 [info]