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The eighteenth century satirical song "The Vicar of Bray" is based on the "Country Gardens" tune. Pop singer Jimmie F. Rodgers sang a version ("English Country Garden"), which reached Number 5 in the UK Singles Chart in June 1962. [8] Anglo-Australian comedian, Rolf Harris, recorded a parody of the Rodgers version in the 1970s. [9]
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
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.
He would also partner with fellow yodeller and country singer, Rosalie Allen, going on to record multiple songs and albums together. A singer, bandleader, radio and television performer, songwriter and yodeler, he starred in at least two films in the late 1940s, and had hit records as late as 1968 with "The Jimmie Rodgers Blues". [2]
The Recordings of Jimmie Rodgers: An Annotated Discography. John Edwards Memorial Foundation. Dicaire, David (2015). The First Generation of Country Music Stars: Biographies of 50 Artists Born Before 1940. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-786-48558-1. Heylin, Clinton (2015). It's One For The Money. Hachette UK. ISBN 978-147-211200-2. Bond, Johnny (1977).
Daddy and Home" is a song originally recorded by American country singer-songwriter, Jimmie Rodgers. It was composed by Rodgers, along with Elsie McWilliams . Rodgers first cut the song himself in 1929 and had since been recorded by a series of artists since its original composition.
The Jimmie Rodgers recording charted in 1958, reaching number 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 [2] and number 5 on the US Billboard C&W Best Sellers in Stores chart. [3] It was also a hit on the R&B Best Sellers in Stores chart, where it went to number 7. [4] In Canada it reached number 8. [5]
Rodgers became one of Scruggs's influences, and the song became a fixture in his act. [59] Rodgers's lyrics from "Blue Yodel", "I'm gonna shoot poor Thelma/Just to see her jump and fall" inspired Johnny Cash, who listened to Rodgers, to write the line "I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die" for 1955's "Folsom Prison Blues". [60]