Uploaded by pentfixion on Aug 13, 2008
May 1933, Rodgers, suffering from Tuberculosis, traveled to New York City for a group of sessions beginning May 17, 1933. He started these sessions recording alone and completed four songs on the first day. When he returned to the studio after a day's rest, he had to record sitting down and soon retreated to his hotel in hopes of regaining enough energy to finish the songs he had been rehearsing. The recording engineer hired two session musicians to help Rodgers when he came back to the studio a few days later. Together they recorded a few songs, including "Mississippi Delta Blues". For his last song of the session, however, Jimmie chose to perform alone, and as a matching bookend to his career, recorded "Years Ago" by himself.
Jimmie Rodgers died two days later on May 26, 1933 from a lung hemorrhage. He was 35 years old.
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many stand on his back and .......pretend to succeed we love ya Jimmie.. always will.
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Never heard this one...
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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.
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I guess even god needed some awesome music
thats why jimmie rodgers died so young !:/
4 months ago 2
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God bless Jimmie Rodgers.
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@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.......
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Way, way, WAY ahead of his time...
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Truly a giant of american music....
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@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...
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35,so young to die,such a great talent.
goldenagenut 2 years ago 27
We will always love you Jimmie
lobizoon1 2 years ago 7