Jimmie Rodgers - Years Ago (The last recording of Jimmie Rodgers)

[SilvioManfredDante85]

Never heard this one...

[HARLANGENEPARROTT]

I still love him.

This was the first music my dad sung to me when I was 4 yo, and I started singing his songs.

God bless you Jimmie Rodgers, and God bless you my precious dad Ira Earl Parrott Sr.

[a117bond]

I guess even god needed some awesome music

thats why jimmie rodgers died so young !:/

[stammlager5]

God bless Jimmie Rodgers.

[cfpianoman]

Way, way, WAY ahead of his time...

[ctdraper2]

Truly a giant of american music....

[btinsley1]

that dang 'ol TB...RIP JR....i like the blues song by victoria spivey called TB Blues

[odinstheboy]

@btinsley1 why does everyone go on about eveyrbody else????? he was good or you wouldnt be on here..or no? heee waassss gooood :-)

[btinsley1]

@odinstheboy: dude...nobody said he WASN'T good...you said "he was good or you wouldn't be on here" (???) My being on here does not mean he was good (or bad), so check that off the "no logical reason" checklist. i'm on here to HEAR his rendition...and I did. you also said "why does everyone go on about eveyrbody else?" I'll tell you why...because everyone has an opinion....just like you. Healthy comparison and contrast fortifies the musical experience...try it, you'll see...

[13jacksonm]

i think he knew his time was short.

[organichik]

What a treasure.

[1psoas9]

wonderful! he could sing like that, sick as he was! And a few days later he was dead.

WHat a talent!

[czkicker64]

I just discovered Jimmy Rodgers, having come into posession of one of his albums by chance...what a National treasure and great example of the strength and soul of America. It brought me almost to tears, especially considering Mr. Rodgers' circumstances. Positively one of America's great storytellers...if you couldn't tell, I'm hooked. My guitar and pipes now have a new mission.

[rgilly61]

@czkicker64 Sir, you have great taste...I think, Jimmy Rogers and Hank Williams are beyond superstar and are alone in a class by themselves...I just love to play their music.......

[MrBillfitz]

his voice is clean as a mountain stream ,yet his lungs

are savaged with that old t.b. How was it possible?

[GiovanniMariaTommaso]

This is true country; listen, savor, enjoy!

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The heart and soul of country music today has been so abused and misused it can only be recognized by existing remnants who have kept true to its original form and style which made it so distinctive and appealing in the first place as opposed to today’s fitting in just about any category of noise or sound.

[unstopedpiano]

Whoever gave this thumbs down obviously doesn't know what good music is!!

[skarkot]

What a hell of a way to go...R.I.P Jimmie

[joe1969812]

This guy deserves alot more recognition than he gets.

[moproducer]

The other part of the story is that Rodgers was trying to record as many sides as he could before he died. He was paid by the side (plus a small sales royalty), and he wanted to leave as much as he could make for his wife in Kerrville, TX.

[MrBillfitz]

the cleanist voice i have ever heard..... yes i love Hank and Elvis.

[Doctg100]

Jimmie was great!

[fngrpkn06]

My all time favorite, simple and true

[777shshsh]

do you have the chords, it just that i don't know how to get them.PLEASE!:D

[1bigrowdy]

when he died the train he worked on blew th whistle from Meridian Ms. to Chicago.

[lilyfurryears]

Pure and real, yes you're right MrBuk86.

[oldmanmyers]

The singing brakeman....give the signal and highball it outa there old buddy....

[SuperBettyboop64]

My daddy taught me to love his music when I was a little girl.

[MrBuk86]

Wow that's a sad story about Rodgers. Yes, he was great, I love his lyrics and guitar style. Guys like Jimmie, Woody Guthrie, Hank, and many more were about as pure & real as music can get.

[latokatn506]

this is the mole or mold for good country music that hank to haggard  etcJimmy Rodgers Was great

[G0IFI]

The man could sing and play like that while very sick with TB. I think that says it all.

[phantomvibrationsX]

Its somewhat gruesome to hear this one knowing what was taking place during the final recordings which he only did to make sure the wife would have additional money since he knew he had only a few weeks. JR the father not only of country music but of rock and roll.. The CF were also rockers and drivers.. as were others at the Bristol Sessions..Picture Elvis, Johnny Cash, and Jimmie Rodgers standing at the induction to the rock and roll hall of fame--they certainly would have pulled Jimmy over.

[girlmusic2remember]

He had so much more to write and record, it's such a shame the world lost him at such a young age. RIP Jimmie. As far as I'm concerned you are the top daddy of country.

[raptoreagle]

i really love jimmie rodgers thanks for posting this song . Bless you

[RonnalBeasley]

@pentfixion I agree with you Acuff is king and Jimmie is the father of Country music , if he had only got to finish out his career what would country music be like today .RIP Jimmie

GREAT POST

[tophat0072008]

Now that is real music. Was introduced to the "singing brakeman's" music when I saw Merle Haggard's tribute album to Jimmie back in the 70's. Thanks for posting.

[rongallant]

@pentfixion Did you get "The Singing Brakeman"?

[karumiya]

soy peruana pero me he vuelto fan de Jimmie Rodgers... RIP

[l87kmps]

Thanks its priceless to see him as he looked when he recorded this.

I guess its true what they say , a lite is often twice as bright just before going out

He gave it his all for this his last recording and it stands up to time really well, both as a song and as a parable to any young folks who hear it, and read your excellant synopsis of his life history

[micknval]

ur the best a love the way u tell a storay its true lovely.

[taterj68]

never heard this before .i love it .thanks for putting it on here.gj

[MrCh33pshot]

I never did like country. However hearing the TRUE origin, It's brilliant.

[stoppedtrying]

To CashPresley32 - I agree that Jimmie influenced Gene Autry and some other lesser known artists in the early 30's, but the others you mentioned were only indirectly influenced by Jimmie. Ernest Tubb was the most influenced. He traveled to MS to visit Jimmie's widow and received insight and guidance from her that started his career. A tonsillectomy in 1939 made his voice too low for Jimmie's yodeling songs. It was Ernest that gave Hank, Sr., and many others, their start and later success.

[55mmartin]

I grew up listening to his old 78s, and sang his songs as lullabies to my four kids (no wonder they are kind of different, I guess). He was wonderful! Thanks for posting these videos, I didn't even know they existed!

[stevevandien]

This was Rodgers' last record? Gee, he sounds in pretty good shape -- if I hadn't known otherwise, would never have guessed that he died so soon thereafter --

[curt8789]

If you influenced Robert Johnson, you were early! Johnson was the Father of Blues and Rock-N-Roll. I do believe that Rodgers was an original. The yodeling is one of the keys to that. Never before had anyone incorporated yodeling to any form of recorded music outside of Europe. His songs are neither Spiritual nor are they Folk in any way known of the times. This would make them unique. Negro music would be the most closely related and it was still a far cry off having religious overtones.

[madnell]

yes, we love you, jimmie rodgers.

[lobizoon1]

We will always love you Jimmie

[MrSkilletlicker]

the best box set is by the bear family,contains all the realesed,plus many takes that werent

[goldenagenut]

35,so young to die,such a great talent.

[briartlaw]

Thanks for posting great..

[xsocalgal]

Thank you so much for getting back to me about 'Desert Blues'!! I'll be looking for it.

[whosiskid]

Blues singers loved Jimmy Rodgers. Johnny Shines, who traveled with Robert Johnson, says that Johnson loved Rodgers and frequently sang his songs in performances. Howlin' Wolf was a huge fan of Rodgers. So was Mississippi John Hurt and B. B. King. They never accused him of stealing anything. Pretty amazing performer.

[rcp1936]

Wish they had him playing his Texas Blues

"I not singin the blues I'm tellin you the hard luck I've had CAUSE THE BLUES AIN"T NOTHIN BUT a GOOD MAN FEELIN BAD

[CashPresley32]

Country music is also about the same thing in some songs.

[CashPresley32]

Jimmie also influenced Country Singers like Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Lefty Frizzell, Gene Autry, Willie Nelson and others.

[whosiskid]

Someone mentioned a box set. There are a couple. The best (with far and away the best sound quality) is The Singing Brakeman put out by Bear. It's expensive but worth it. Recordings 1927-1933 is a good bargain for around $30, but doesn't sound as good. THE ESSENTIAL JIMMIE RODGERS has the hits but not much else. It doesn't have "Standing on the Corner" which he did with Louis Armstrong playing back up.

[WENZVOORT]

jimmie rodgers was 19 in 1916, not 13, dillwad

[samlaunch]

Jimmie Rodgers: The Father of Country Music. Wonderful classics! He could yodel. If you can't yodel or make an attempt at one, don't sing country music. Thanks psteve.

[diggermoles]

i love jimmy rodgers. my dad snake maynard could sing just like him, and i sang his songs also on you tube under diggermoles the cherokee

i m singing t for texas. and more, hope you like them....diggermoles

[xsocalgal]

Oh, Jimmie Rodgers, my parents died young and together but my Daddy used to get a snoot full and sing old Jimmy Rodgers.. his favorite was someting about an Indian on the wind swept desert..?? Help me out, OK?

[Juejar]

XSOCALGAL- The song you were asking about is called Desert  Blues and it is on Youtube

[spudmaffy]

What a great track, thankyou! I too need to find a Jimmie Boxed Set to hear more of this fella. Maybe get me over my Hank fixation.. ......It's starting to slot into place a little now. Thanks again.

[BradNC11175]

Nothing wrong with a "Hank fixation" my friend... I have one of my own ha ha.

[mightywarrior1954]

I love this song it brings back when I was a child.Thanks friend.I added it.Regards.

Eddie

[vtaylor1929]

Love it I have a few cd's of Jimmie Rodgers but not any of these songs. Keep them coming. thanks for posting it.

vtaylor1929

[brisansam66]

Just great to listern to..

[buntepsucks]

every saturday morning i was forced to listen to this guy.......thanks dad.

[vinylvend]

I absolutely love Jimmie Rodgers,his music is original to America! I'm glad to get to hear this final recording, he still sounds good. Thanks for posting!

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[singmeluv]

When you loved performing like Jimmy, you go to the end.

He was a brave man and who would know we'd be watching him today on You Tube.

The internet is wonderful when used for intertainment like this.

[boozebuster5681]

truly the god father of country music ..thanks for this track...

[mithrillllll]

Ever heard Roy Acuff? Would rather class him as the father, and Jimmie Rodgers folk music. But alas, both had a trumendous effect on the development of country music.

[pentfixion]

Acuff is the King of Country Music, but Jimmie is the Father of Country.

[bigmrclean]

@pentfixion I believe I'd say ol Mr. Hank williams Sr is the king of country music and jimmy is the father.

[RonnalBeasley]

@pentfixion I agree with you Acuff is king and Jimmie is the father of Country music , if he had only got to finish out his career what would country music be like today .RIP Jimmie

GREAT POST

[edisonphonographfan]

@RonnalBeasley

i love jimmie and acuff but what would you consider hank sr you have to admit he is up there with jimmie and acuff i would also call him the king too but its a matter of opinion great song gotta love jimmie!

[gentlemanvaultboy]

@mithrillllll your a f,ing retard

[cherryburn2]

this is really the Father of country music and i will treasure it for ever G G Ireland

[Corrie121]

This brings a lump in my throat. To think that this great man died just three days after recording this makes me quite emotional, and a such a young age too.

Thank you for sharing.

[walsham]

Don't make 'em like that anymore!

[eagledude4]

RIP jimmie rodgers

[jtaft57]

@eagledude4 My grandmother died in 1939 of TB, and JR's song TB Blues has always had a special meaning for me. Cut your teeth on Jimmie songs as you're learning to play guitar, and you can then earn your diploma and go on to learn even more, but the roots will always be there, along with Hank and Johnny.