Very Best of Jimmie Rodgers

1. Train Whistle Blues
2. Blue Yodel
3. T.B Blues
4. In the Jail House Now
5. Frankie & Johnny
6. Blue Yodel # 8 (Mule Skinner Blues)
7. Brakeman's Blues (Yodeling the Blues Away)
8. Why There's a Tear in My Eye
9. Mississippi River Blues
10. Jimmie Rodgers Last Yodel
11. Gambling Bar Room Blues
12. Mystery of Number Five
13. Waiting For a Train
14. Travellin' Blues
15. My Blue Eyed Jane
16. Blue Yodel # 9 (Standing Jon the Corner)
17. Pistol Packin' Papa
18. Miss the Mississipii and You
19. Somewhere Down Below the Dixon Line
20. Soldier's Sweetheart
21. Hobo Bill's Last Ride
22. Peach Picking Time Down in Georgia
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Manufacturer Part Number (MPN): 74321535852
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The modern template for a country music star starts with Jimmie Rodgers. Fusing jazz, blues, folk, gospel, pop, and cowboy material into an easy, comfortable style and also writing a good portion of his own repertoire, Rodgers understood as well that a public persona -- he was known as "the singing brakeman" and the "blue yodeler" -- gave him a welcome base to work from, and although his professional career only lasted six years, he influenced everyone who came after him in the country music field. This set has his key tracks from the late 1920s and early '30s, including several of his signature blue yodels, and works as a fine introduction to this important performer. ~ Steve Leggett