Artist: Jimmie Rodgers

Jimmie Rodgers
Real name
James Charles Rodgers
Born
September 8, 1897
Died
May 26, 1933
Country
United States
Comments
Country singer, songwriter and guitarist.
Family
Jesse Rogers   Cousin

Performances

Originals

Title down Performer Release date Covered by
1 A Drunkard's Child Jimmie Rodgers May 1930 (2 artists)
2 Anniversary Blue Yodel (Blue Yodel No. 7) Jimmie Rodgers October 1930 (2 artists)
3 Any Old Time Jimmie Rodgers October 1930 (12 artists)
4 Away Out on the Mountain Jimmie Rodgers May 1928 (2 artists)
5 Ben Dewberry's Final Run Jimmie Rodgers July 1928 Steve Forbert
6 Blue Yodel Jimmie Rodgers May 1928 (17 artists)
7 Blue Yodel - No. II (My Lovin' Gal, Lucille) Jimmie Rodgers June 1928 (2 artists)
8 Blue Yodel No. 10 (Ground Hog Rootin' in My Back Yard) Jimmie Rodgers August 12, 1932 Hank Snow
9 Blue Yodel No. 3 Jimmie Rodgers October 1928 The Johnson Mountain Boys
10 Blue Yodel No. 4 (California Blues) Jimmie Rodgers February 8, 1929 (12 artists)
11 Blue Yodel No. 5 Jimmie Rodgers October 1929 (2 artists)
12 Blue Yodel No. 6 Jimmie Rodgers March 1930 (3 artists)
13 Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues) Jimmie Rodgers 1931 (30 artists)
14 Blue Yodel No. 9 (Standin' on the Corner) Jimmie Rodgers 1931 (7 artists)
15 Brakeman's Blues Jimmie Rodgers June 1928 Lefty Frizzell
16 Desert Blues Jimmie Rodgers 1929 (5 artists)
17 Down the Old Road to Home Jimmie Rodgers 1932 (2 artists)
18 Dreaming with Tears in My Eyes Jimmie Rodgers 1938 Bono
19 Everybody Does It in Hawaii Jimmie Rodgers December 1929 (3 artists)
20 Gambling Bar Room Blues Jimmie Rodgers 1933 (4 artists)
21 Gambling Polka Dot Blues Jimmie Rodgers February 26, 1932 (2 artists)
22 High Powered Mama Jimmie Rodgers November 1930
23 Hobo Bill's Last Ride Jimmie Rodgers August 1930 (4 artists)
24 Hobo's Meditation Jimmie Rodgers 1932 (4 artists)
25 Home Call Jimmie Rodgers 1932 Hank Snow
26 I'm Lonely and Blue Jimmie Rodgers 1929 (2 artists)
27 I'm Sorry We Met Jimmie Rodgers October 1929 Hank Snow
28 I've Ranged, I've Roamed and I've Traveled Jimmie Rodgers 1935 Hank Snow
29 Jimmie the Kid Jimmie Rodgers 1931 Hank Snow
30 Jimmie Rodgers' Last Blue Yodel Jimmie Rodgers 1933 (2 artists)
31 Jimmie's Texas Blues Jimmie Rodgers July 1930 (2 artists)
32 The Land of My Boyhood Dreams Jimmie Rodgers 1933 Don Edwards
33 Lullaby Yodel Jimmie Rodgers December 1928 Lefty Frizzell
34 Memphis Yodel Jimmie Rodgers December 1928 Riley Crabtree
35 Miss the Mississippi and You Jimmie Rodgers 1932 (14 artists)
36 Mississippi Delta Blues Jimmie Rodgers 1933 (3 artists)
37 Mississippi River Blues Jimmie Rodgers 1931 (4 artists)
38 Moonlight and Skies Jimmie Rodgers 1931 (2 artists)
39 Mother, the Queen of My Heart Jimmie Rodgers 1932 (3 artists)
40 My Blue Eyed Jane Jimmie Rodgers 1931 (3 artists)
41 My Caroline Sunshine Girl Jimmie Rodgers 1929 (6 artists)
42 My Little Lady Jimmie Rodgers 1928 (2 artists)
43 My Little Old Home Down in New Orleans Jimmie Rodgers November 1928 Hank Snow
44 My Old Pal Jimmie Rodgers January 1929 (4 artists)
45 My Rough and Rowdy Ways Jimmie Rodgers February 1930 (4 artists)
46 The Mystery of Number Five Jimmie Rodgers 1931 Hank Snow
47 Never No Mo' Blues Jimmie Rodgers October 1928 (4 artists)
48 Ninety-Nine Year Blues Jimmie Rodgers 1932 Hank Snow
49 No Hard Times (Blue Yodel) Jimmie Rodgers 1933 Merle Haggard
50 Nobody Knows but Me Jimmie Rodgers 1931 (2 artists)
51 Old Love Letters (Bring Memories of You) Jimmie Rodgers October 20, 1933 (2 artists)
52 Peach Pickin' Time Down in Georgia Jimmie Rodgers 1933 (6 artists)
53 Pistol Packin' Papa Jimmie Rodgers 1930 (2 artists)
54 Roll Along, Kentucky Moon Jimmie Rodgers 1932 (5 artists)
55 She Was Happy Till She Met You Jimmie Rodgers 1932 (2 artists)
56 Somewhere Down Below the Mason Dixon Line Jimmie Rodgers October 20, 1933 Mary Chapin Carpenter
57 T.B. Blues Jimmie Rodgers 1931 (5 artists)
58 Those Gambler's Blues Jimmie Rodgers 1930 (2 artists)
59 Train Whistle Blues Jimmie Rodgers July 1930 (3 artists)
60 Travellin' Blues Jimmie Rodgers 1931 (5 artists)
61 Treasures Untold Jimmie Rodgers August 1928 (4 artists)
62 Tuck Away My Lonesome Blues Jimmie Rodgers February 1930 (2 artists)
63 Waiting for a Train Jimmie Rodgers February 8, 1929 (30 artists)
64 When the Cactus Is in Bloom Jimmie Rodgers February 26, 1932 (2 artists)
65 Whisper Your Mother's Name Jimmie Rodgers May 1930 Hank Snow
66 Why Did You Give Me Your Love? Jimmie Rodgers 1935 (2 artists)
67 Why Should I Be Lonely Jimmie Rodgers 1931 (4 artists)
68 Yodeling Cowboy Jimmie Rodgers March 1930 Hank Snow, The Singing Ranger and The Rainbow Ranch Boys
69 You and My Old Guitar Jimmie Rodgers 1928 (5 artists)

Covers

Title down Performer Release date Originally by
1 Frankie and Johnny Jimmie Rodgers December 1929 The Leighton Brothers
2 In the Jailhouse Now Jimmie Rodgers July 1928 Whistler's Jug Band
3 In the Jailhouse Now No. 2 Jimmie Rodgers November 1930 Whistler's Jug Band
4 Mother Was a Lady Jimmie Rodgers August 1928 Dan Quinn
5 Sleep Baby Sleep Jimmie Rodgers October 7, 1927 S.A. Emery

Songs written by

Original songs

Title down Written by Covered by
1 Anniversary Blue Yodel Jimmie Rodgers, Elsie McWilliams (2 artists)
2 Any Old Time Jimmie Rodgers (12 artists)
3 Blue Yodel Jimmie Rodgers (17 artists)
4 Blue Yodel No. 10 (Ground Hog Rootin' in My Back Yard) Jimmie Rodgers Hank Snow
5 Blue Yodel No. 2 Jimmie Rodgers (2 artists)
6 Blue Yodel No. 3 Jimmie Rodgers The Johnson Mountain Boys
7 Blue Yodel No. 4 Jimmie Rodgers (12 artists)
8 Blue Yodel No. 5 Jimmie Rodgers (2 artists)
9 Blue Yodel No. 6 Jimmie Rodgers (3 artists)
10 Blue Yodel No. 8 Vaughn Horton, Jimmie Rodgers (30 artists)
11 Blue Yodel No. 9 Jimmie Rodgers (7 artists)
12 Brakeman's Blues Jimmie Rodgers Lefty Frizzell
13 Desert Blues Jimmie Rodgers (5 artists)
14 Down the Old Road to Home Jimmie Rodgers, Carey D. Harvey (2 artists)
15 Dreaming With Tears in My Eyes Jimmie Rodgers, Waldo O'Neal Bono
16 Drunkard's Child Jimmie Rodgers, Andy Jenkins (2 artists)
17 Everybody Does It in Hawaii Jimmie Rodgers, Elsie McWilliams (3 artists)
18 Gambling Barroom Blues Jimmie Rodgers, Shelly Lee Alley (4 artists)
19 Gambling Polka Dot Blues Jimmie Rodgers, Raymond E. Hall (2 artists)
20 High Powered Mama Jimmie Rodgers
21 Hobo's Meditation Jimmie Rodgers (4 artists)
22 Home Call Jimmie Rodgers, Elsie McWilliams Hank Snow
23 I'm Lonely and Blue Jimmie Rodgers, Elsie McWilliams (2 artists)
24 I'm Sorry We Met Jimmie Rodgers Hank Snow
25 I've Ranged, I've Roamed and I've Traveled Jimmie Rodgers, Frank McWilliam Hank Snow
26 Jimmie Rodgers' Last Blue Yodel Jimmie Rodgers (2 artists)
27 Jimmie the Kid Jimmie Rodgers, Jack Neville Hank Snow
28 Jimmie's Texas Blues Jimmie Rodgers (2 artists)
29 Lullaby Yodel Jimmie Rodgers, Elsie McWilliams Lefty Frizzell
30 Memphis Yodel Jimmie Rodgers Riley Crabtree
31 Mississippi Delta Blues Jimmie Rodgers, Jack Neville (3 artists)
32 Mississippi River Blues Jimmie Rodgers (4 artists)
33 Moonlight and Skies Jimmie Rodgers, Raymond E. Hall (2 artists)
34 Mother, the Queen of My Heart Jimmie Rodgers, Hoyt Bryant (3 artists)
35 My Blue Eyed Jane Jimmie Rodgers, Lulubell White (3 artists)
36 My Caroline Sunshine Girl Jimmie Rodgers (6 artists)
37 My Little Lady Jimmie Rodgers, Elsie McWilliams (2 artists)
38 My Little Old Home Down in New Orleans Jimmie Rodgers Hank Snow
39 My Old Pal Jimmie Rodgers, Elsie McWilliams (4 artists)
40 My Rough and Rowdy Ways Jimmie Rodgers, Elsie McWilliams (4 artists)
41 Mystery of Number Five Jimmie Rodgers Hank Snow
42 Never No Mo' Blues Jimmie Rodgers, Elsie McWilliams (4 artists)
43 Ninety-Nine Year Blues Jimmie Rodgers, Raymond E. Hall Hank Snow
44 No Hard Times Jimmie Rodgers Merle Haggard
45 Nobody Knows But Me Jimmie Rodgers, Elsie McWilliams (2 artists)
46 Old Love Letters (Bring Memories of You) Jimmie Rodgers, Dwight Butcher, Lou Herscher (2 artists)
47 Peach Picking Time Down in Georgia Jimmie Rodgers, Clayton McMichen (6 artists)
48 Pistol Packin' Papa Jimmie Rodgers, Waldo O'Neal (2 artists)
49 She Was Happy Till She Met You Jimmie Rodgers (2 artists)
50 Somewhere Down Below the Mason Dixon Line Jimmie Rodgers, Walter Ryan Mary Chapin Carpenter
51 T.B. Blues Jimmie Rodgers, Raymond E. Hall (5 artists)
52 The Land of My Boyhood Dreams Jimmie Rodgers Don Edwards
53 Those Gambler's Blues Jimmie Rodgers (2 artists)
54 Train Whistle Blues Jimmie Rodgers (3 artists)
55 Travelin' Blues Jimmie Rodgers, Shelly Lee Alley (5 artists)
56 Treasure Untold Jimmie Rodgers, E.T. Cozzens (4 artists)
57 Tuck Away My Lonesome Blues Jimmie Rodgers, Elsie McWilliams, Joe Kaipo (2 artists)
58 Waiting for a Train Jimmie Rodgers (30 artists)
59 When the Cactus Is in Bloom Jimmie Rodgers (2 artists)
60 Whisper Your Mother's Name Jimmie Rodgers Hank Snow
61 Why Did You Give Me Your Love? Jimmie Rodgers (2 artists)
62 Why Should I Be Lonely Jimmie Rodgers, Estelle Lovell (4 artists)
63 Yodeling Cowboy Jimmie Rodgers, Elsie McWilliams Hank Snow, The Singing Ranger and The Rainbow Ranch Boys
64 You and My Old Guitar Jimmie Rodgers, Elsie McWilliams (5 artists)

Adapted songs

Title down Written by Originals Covered by
1 In the Jailhouse Now Jimmie Rodgers In the Jailhouse Now (17 artists)
2 In the Jailhouse Now No. 2 Jimmie Rodgers In the Jailhouse Now (9 artists)

Releases

Audio single

Title down Performer Release date Label
1 A Drunkard's Child Jimmie Rodgers May 1930 Victor
2 Anniversary Blue Yodel (Blue Yodel No. 7) Jimmie Rodgers October 1930 Victor
3 Blue Yodel Jimmie Rodgers May 1928 Victor
4 Blue Yodel No. 10 (Ground Hog Rootin' in My Back Yard) Jimmie Rodgers August 12, 1932 Victor
5 Blue Yodel No. 4 (California Blues) Jimmie Rodgers February 8, 1929 Victor
6 Blue Yodel No. 5 Jimmie Rodgers October 1929 Victor
7 Blue Yodel No. 6 Jimmie Rodgers March 1930 Victor
8 Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues) Jimmie Rodgers 1931 Victor
9 Blue Yodel No. 9 (Standin' on the Corner) Jimmie Rodgers 1931 Victor
10 Brakeman's Blues Jimmie Rodgers June 1928 Victor
11 Dear Old Sunny South by the Sea Jimmie Rodgers November 1928 Victor
12 Desert Blues Jimmie Rodgers 1929 Victor
13 Everybody Does It in Hawaii Jimmie Rodgers December 1929 Victor
14 Gambling Bar Room Blues Jimmie Rodgers 1933 Victor
15 Gambling Polka Dot Blues Jimmie Rodgers February 26, 1932 Victor
16 Hobo's Meditation Jimmie Rodgers 1932 Victor
17 Home Call Jimmie Rodgers 1932 Victor
18 I'm Lonely and Blue Jimmie Rodgers 1929 Victor
19 I'm Lonesome Too Jimmie Rodgers 1931 Victor
20 In the Jailhouse Now Jimmie Rodgers July 1928 Victor
21 In the Jailhouse Now No. 2 Jimmie Rodgers November 1930 Victor
22 I've Ranged, I've Roamed and I've Traveled Jimmie Rodgers 1935 Bluebird
23 Jimmie the Kid Jimmie Rodgers 1931 Victor
24 Jimmie Rodgers' Last Blue Yodel Jimmie Rodgers 1933 Bluebird
25 Jimmie's Texas Blues Jimmie Rodgers July 1930 Victor
26 Memphis Yodel Jimmie Rodgers December 1928 Victor
27 Miss the Mississippi and You Jimmie Rodgers 1932 Victor
28 Mississippi Delta Blues Jimmie Rodgers 1933 Victor
29 Moonlight and Skies Jimmie Rodgers 1931 Victor
30 My Little Lady Jimmie Rodgers 1928 Victor
31 My Old Pal Jimmie Rodgers January 1929 Victor
32 My Rough and Rowdy Ways Jimmie Rodgers February 1930 Victor
33 My Time Ain't Long Jimmie Rodgers 1932 Victor
34 The Mystery of Number Five Jimmie Rodgers 1931 Victor
35 Never No Mo' Blues Jimmie Rodgers October 1928 Victor
36 Old Love Letters Jimmie Rodgers October 20, 1933 Victor
37 Peach Pickin' Time Down in Georgia Jimmie Rodgers 1933 Victor
38 Pistol Packin' Papa Jimmie Rodgers 1930 Victor
39 Rock All Our Babies to Sleep Jimmie Rodgers 1932 Victor
40 Roll Along, Kentucky Moon Jimmie Rodgers 1932 Victor
41 Sleep Baby Sleep Jimmie Rodgers October 7, 1927 Victor
42 Southern Cannon Ball Jimmie Rodgers 1933 Victor
43 Take Me Back Again Jimmie Rodgers 1938 Bluebird
44 T.B. Blues Jimmie Rodgers 1931 Victor
45 That's Why I'm Blue Jimmie Rodgers August 1930 Victor
46 Treasures Untold Jimmie Rodgers August 1928 Victor
47 What's It? Jimmie Rodgers 1931 Victor
48 Whippin' That Old T.B. Jimmie Rodgers 1933 Victor

Tributes

Title Performer Release date down Label
1 Songs of Jimmie Rodgers Lefty Frizzell August 10, 1951 Columbia
2 Hank Snow Salutes Jimmie Rodgers Hank Snow April 1953 RCA Victor
3 Jimmie Rodgers Songs Ernest Tubb 1953 Decca
4 Jimmie Rodgers' Favorites Ernest and Justin Tubb 1956 Decca
5 Hank Snow Sings Jimmie Rodgers Songs Hank Snow February 1960 RCA Victor
6 The Jimmie Rodgers Blues Elton Britt December 1968 RCA Camden
7 Same Train a Different Time Merle Haggard May 1, 1969 Capitol Records
8 Hank Snow Sings in Memory of Jimmie Rodgers (America's Blue Yodeler) Hank Snow March 1970 RCA Victor
9 On the Way Up Robert John 1971 Harmony
10 The Jimmie Rodgers Story Hank Snow featuring Albert Fullam May 1972 RCA Victor
11 The Songs of Jimmie Rodgers - A Tribute various artists 1997 Columbia
12 Any Old Time Steve Forbert October 2002 Koch Records

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