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Rodgers was given writing credits on the labels of eighty-nine releases, [8] though he did not compose most of his songs. He was aided by his sister-in-law Elsie McWilliams, who wrote thirty-nine of the songs. [1] Other songs by Rodgers consisted of already existing numbers that originated from traditional, blues or vaudeville show sources.
James Frederick Rodgers (September 18, 1933 – January 18, 2021) was an American pop singer. Rodgers had a run of hits and mainstream popularity in the 1950s and 1960s. His string of crossover singles ranked highly on the Billboard Pop Singles, Hot Country and Western Sides, and Hot Rhythm and Blues Sides charts; in the 1960s, Rodgers had more modest successes with adult contemporary mu
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James Charles Rodgers (() September 8, 1897 – () May 26, 1933) was an American singer-songwriter and musician who rose to popularity in the late 1920s. Widely regarded as the "Father of Country Music", he is best known for his distinctive yodeling. Rodgers was known as "The Singing Brakeman" and "America's Blue Yodeler". He has been cited as ...
"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 ...
The song is referenced in the McGuire Sisters hit song "Sugartime", in which the soloist sings the line "Just be my honeycomb" and the word "honeycomb" is echoed by the other sisters and the male chorus. In 2020, Jimmie Rodgers' version was featured in the Netflix psychological thriller film The Devil All the Time. [citation needed]
Pages in category "Songs written by Jimmie Rodgers" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.
He also had recorded the song live (for RCA and MGM) in April 1972. [9] [10] Another live recording, from February 17, 1972, was released in 1995 on the box set Walk a Mile in My Shoes: The Essential '70s Masters. The song has also been covered by Glen Campbell (in 1967), [11] Dusty Springfield, [3] Sonny James [12] and Billie Davis. [13]