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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."
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.
Having never yodeled before, he began practicing. He first returned to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he appeared on radio station TVOO as "The Original Oklahoma Yodeling Cowboy." [36] After building a good reputation and a broad fan base, he returned to New York and recorded for Columbia Rodgers' Blue Yodel No. 5 in October 1929.
Rodgers was known as "America's Blue Yodeler" for his signature use of yodeling. [6] Additional to his recordings, he appeared on Columbia Pictures ' short The Singing Brakeman . Two versions by different directors were shot, one in 1929 and the second one, the following year. [ 7 ]
"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 ]
The singing cowboy was a subtype of the archetypal cowboy hero of early Western films, popularized by many of the B-movies of the 1930s and 1940s. [5] The transformation of Rodgers' blue yodel to the cowboy yodel involved both a change in rhythm and a move away from Southern blues-type lyrics.
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.
Yodel Songs: RCA Victor 1959 The Wandering Cowboy: ABC 1960 Beyond the Sunset: I Heard a Forest Praying: 1963 The Best 1: RCA Victor 1965 Singing Hills: ABC 1966 Somethin' for Everyone: 31 1968 The Jimmie Rodgers Blues: RCA Camden: 1970 Sings Modern Country: Certron 1972 The Best 2: RCA Victor 16 Great Country Performances: ABC 1983 Days of the ...