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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.
The blue yodel songs are a series of thirteen songs written and recorded by Jimmie Rodgers during the period from 1927 to his death in May 1933. The songs were based on the 12-bar blues format and featured Rodgers’ trademark yodel refrains. The lyrics often had a risqué quality with "a macho, slightly dangerous undertone."
Yodeling My Way Back Home 76151-2 May 18, 1933 Dec 1, 1937 Singing with guitars Jimmie Rodgers' Last Blue Yodel (The Women Make A Fool Out Of Me) 76160-1 Dec 20, 1933 Singing with guitars The Yodeling Ranger 76191-2 May 20, 1933 Sept 8, 1933 Co-written with Raymond Hall, singing with guitar Old Pal Of My Heart 76192-2 July 28, 1933
"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]
A tonsil operation ended Tubb's career as a yodeller in 1939. However, as he could not imagine singing Jimmie Rodgers songs without yodeling, [52] he increasingly began to develop his own style and write his own songs, with which he eventually went down in history as an icon of honky tonk.
Rodgers recorded it during his second session with Victor, on November 30, 1927. Rodgers composed "Blue Yodel" using his original lines, mixed with lines from other songs. The song features a traditional blues bar form, with his voice accompanied only by his guitar. It was named after the yodeling Rodgers featured during the breaks between stanzas.
The Singing Brakeman, Jimmie Rodgers, is credited with creating the American version of Alpine yodeling, the blue yodel. While working on the railroad Rogers learned blues techniques from African American gandy dancers (railroad workers), [ 41 ] and eventually created his characteristic sound – a blend of traditional work, blues, hobo , and ...
It later became associated with Jimmie Rodgers, by way of the yodeling country music versions he recorded in 1928 and 1930, and has been extensively covered in the subsequent years, often giving songwriting credit to Rodgers. The song's first two verses trace the exploits of Ramblin’ Bob, who cheats at cards and gets caught, while the final ...