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Jimmie Rodgers’s first blue yodel, “Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas) ”, was recorded on November 30, 1927, in the Trinity Baptist Church at Camden, New Jersey. When the song was released in February 1928 it became "a national phenomenon and generated an excitement and record-buying frenzy that no-one could have predicted."
Blue yodeling [1] ( meaning 'melancholy yodeling') is a musical style that essentially consists of a combination of elements of blues and old-time music, enriched with characteristic yodelings. Initially sometimes referred to as "yodeling blues", it reached its greatest popularity during the 1920s and 1930s in the United States, Canada and ...
As 1928 progressed, "Blue Yodel" became a major success. [31] The song marked the first of a series of blue yodels. [32] The unknown origin of Rodgers' yodel has been attributed to several sources, including traditional alpine songs, its use by gandy dancers and its use in vaudeville and minstrel shows. [33]
"Blue Yodel no. 8, Mule Skinner Blues" (a.k.a. "Muleskinner Blues", and "Muleskinner's Blues") is a classic country song written by Jimmie Rodgers. The song was first recorded by Rodgers in 1930 and has been recorded by many artists since then, acquiring the de facto title "Mule Skinner Blues" after Rodgers named it "Blue Yodel #8" (one of his ...
"Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas)" (originally "Blue Yodel", often called "Blue Yodel No. 1" or "T For Texas") is a song by American singer-songwriter Jimmie Rodgers. The recording was produced by Ralph Peer , who had originally recorded with Rodgers during the Bristol Sessions .
"Blue Yodel #9" (also called "Standing on the Corner" from the opening line) is a blues-country song by Jimmie Rodgers and is the ninth of his "Blue Yodels". Rodgers recorded the song on July 16, 1930 in Los Angeles with an unbilled Louis Armstrong on trumpet and his wife Lil Hardin Armstrong on piano . [ 1 ]
Blue Yodel 7 (Anniversary Yodel) 56607-3 Nov 26, 1929 Sept 5, 1930 Co-Written with McWilliams. Singing with guitar She Was Happy Till She Met You 56608-3 July 1, 1932 Co-Written with McWilliams. Singing with guitar Blue Yodel 11 (I've Got A Gal) 56617-4 Nov 27, 1929 June 30, 1933 Singing with guitar Drunkards Child 56618-3 Nov 28, 1929 April 4 ...
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