Jimmie Rodgers Kisses Sweeter Than Wine

The 1958 hit from the great Jimmie Rodgers. James Frederick "Jimmie" Rodgers (born September 18, 1933 in Camas, Washington, United States) is an American singer. He is not related to the country singer of the same name, who coincidentally died in the same year that the subject of this article was born. His name is often incorrectly spelled Jimmy or Rogers.
Rodgers was taught music by his mother, learned to play the piano and guitar, and joined a band called "The Melodies" started by violinist Phil Clark, while he served in the United States Air Force in Korea.
Like a number of other entertainers of the era, he was one of the contestants on Arthur Godfrey's talent show on the radio. When Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore left RCA Records to found a new record company, Roulette Records, they became aware of Rodgers' talent and signed him up.
In the summer of 1957, he recorded a song called "Honeycomb", which had been recorded by Bob Merrill and Georgie Shaw three years earlier. The tune was Rodgers' biggest hit, staying on the top of the charts for four weeks. The following year, he had a number of other hits that reached the Top 10 on the charts: "Kisses Sweeter than Wine", "Oh-Oh, I'm Falling in Love Again", "Secretly", and "Are You Really Mine". Other hits include "Bo Diddley", "Bimbombey", "Ring-a-ling-a-lario", "Tucumcari," "Tender Love and Care (T.L.C)", and a version of Waltzing Matilda as a film tie-in with On the Beach. In 1966 The Beach Boys peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 with a remake of Rodgers' 1960 hit "The Wreck Of John B" (whose origins were the 1917 song "The John B. Sails") as "Sloop John B".
In the UK, "Honeycomb" reached Number 30 in the UK Singles Chart in November 1957, but "Kisses Sweeter than Wine" climbed to Number 7 the following month.

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[Susanna129]

Absolutely priceless song, thank you for the wonderful song and the video...:))~ Zuzanna

[boswell69]

@Susanna129 you're quite welcome. 

[beli2606]

I'm 17 from germany and just listen to this old and real music.. todays' "music"-crap is nothing against that

[KintaromOe]

Großartig!

[Hawkee316]

my wife does also have kisses sweeter wine

[ltcis]

Thank you for posting this and including all of the great and interesting facts! A classic song sung by a truly underrated talent. Jimmie is still out there, on the slow road of recovery from Spasmodic Dysphonia.

[oldmuscle55]

Ok I am 50, And the wife and I still dance in the kitchen the livinroom, and the dining room.

There is no end to the romance. Keep it alive KIDS. Please, It's in the heart the passion of the moment. It's the music............ Man I sound old now.. LOL

[wasthere1]

Jimmie brought his songs to life.  Great style.

[zeppelinka100]

sweet memories <3 

[garycooper1000]

Considering what a big hit this record was back then it is really surprising you never hear it anymore. I guess the oldies stations are too busy playing Judy's turn to cry. How many times do i have to hear that record?

[khalid0423]

That's music....... they don't make music like that today.... thanks for the video... enjoyed it....

[InterenetKatharyn]

Im 12 and from England. I might as well copy and paste @beli2606 's comment