Jimmie Rodgers discography

This article is about the discography of Jimmie Rodgers (country singer). For the discography of the pop singer by the same name, see Jimmie Rodgers (pop singer) § Discography.

Jimmie Rodgers discography
Rodgers in 1929
Music videos	1
Singles	57

The discography of Jimmie Rodgers is composed of 111 songs that spanned the blues, jazz and country music genres. ^{[1] [2]} His first recording was made on August 4, 1927, during the Bristol sessions. The sessions were organized by Ralph Peer, who became Rodgers' main producer. ^[3] Rodgers enjoyed success. At the height of his career, he made US$75,000 (equivalent to US$1,278,200in 2022) in royalties in 1929. After the Great Depression, his sales dropped to US$60,000 (equivalent to US$1,022,600in 2022). ^[2] His last recording session took place in New York City on May 24, 1933. ^[4] Rodgers died two nights later at the Taft Hotel after years of suffering from tuberculosis. ^[2]

Music historian Norm Cohen categorized Rodgers' discography in four different types of songs: nineteenth century songs, songs stemming from vaudeville and minstrel shows, traditional songs, and his thirteen Blue Yodels. ^[5] 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] 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. Rodgers modified the tune, lyrics and interpretation "beyond recognition" to create material that his producer, Ralph Peer, could copyright. He added his signature guitar playing and yodeling. ^[8] Though McWilliams did not desire credits or financial gain for her contributions, and clarified she did it to help Rodgers and the family, the song publisher added her name to the song credits. McWilliams received US$50 (equivalent to US$900in 2022) for each song, and with her permission some of her writing credits were omitted. ^[9] Other usual collaborators of Rodgers included Raymond Hall and Waldo O'Neal. ^[10]

Rodgers' music directly influenced two generations of musicians including Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, Eddy Arnold, ^[2] Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, and George Harrison. ^{[11] [12]} Rodgers was elected into the Country Music Hall of Fame with the inaugural class in 1961, to the Songwriters Hall of Fame with the inaugural class in 1970, and to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the inaugural class in 1986 as an "Early Blues Influence". ^[13]

Recordings

Title	Label number [14]	Release date [15]	Recording location [15]	Recording [14] [16]	Credit on the label, Notes [14]
"The Soldier's Sweetheart"	Victor 20864	October 7, 1927	Bristol, Tennessee	August 4, 1927	First recording session; Vocals, guitar
"Sleep, Baby, Sleep"
" Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas) "	Victor 21142	February 3, 1928	Camden, New Jersey	November 30, 1927	Rodgers' most popular recording, sold over a million copies. [17] Vocals, guitar.
"Away out on the Mountain"
"Ben Dewberry's Final Run"	Victor 21245	April 6, 1928			Vocals, guitar; written by Andy Jenkins
"In the Jailhouse Now"				February 15, 1928	Vocals, guitar, banjo
"Blue Yodel No. 2 (Lovin' Gal Lucille)"	Victor 21291	May 4, 1928			Vocals, guitars
"The Brakeman's Blues"				February 14, 1928	Vocals, guitar, ukulele
"Treasures Untold"	Victor 21433	August 3, 1928			Vocals, guitar; co-written with E.T Cozzens
"Mother Was a Lady" (first released as: "If Brother Jack Were Here")				November 30, 1927	Vocals, guitar. The record had to be re-issued after a lawsuit by Joseph Stern and Edward B. Marks for the title, and crediting authorship to Rodgers. [18]
"Blue Yodel No. 3"	Victor 21531	September 7, 1928		February 15, 1928	Vocals, guitar
"Never No Mo' Blues"				June 12, 1928	Vocals, guitar. co-written with McWilliams
"My Little Old Home Down in New Orleans"	Victor 21574	October 5, 1928			Vocals, guitar
"Dear Old Sunny South by the Sea"				February 14, 1928
"Memphis Yodel"	Victor 21636	November 2, 1928		February 15, 1928	Singing and yodeling with guitar
"Lullaby Yodel"	June 12, 1928	co-written with McWilliams
"My Old Pal"	Victor 21757	December 2, 1928		June 12, 1928	Singing with guitar, co-written with McWilliams
"Daddy and Home"
"Blue Yodel No. 4 (California Blues)"	Victor 40014	February 8, 1929	Atlanta, Georgia	October 20, 1928	Singing with orchestra
"Waiting for a Train"				October 22, 1928	Singing with orchestra. Second best-selling song by Rodgers, with 365,0000 copies sold. [19]
"I'm Lonely and Blue"	Victor 40054	April 19, 1929			Singing with orchestra, co-written with McWilliams
"The Sailor's Plea"			Camden, New Jersey	February 14, 1928	With the Three Southeners; co-written McWilliams
"My Little Lady"	Victor 40072	June 7, 1929		June 12, 1928	Co-written with McWilliams, singing and yodeling with guitar
"You and My Old Guitar"
"My Carolina Sunshine Girl"	Victor 40096	August 2, 1929	Atlanta, Georgia	October 20, 1928	Singing and yodeling with orchestra
"Desert Blues"			New York City	February 21, 1929
"Blue Yodel No. 5"	Victor 22072	September 29, 1929		February 23, 1929	Singing with yodeling and guitar
"I'm Sorry We Met"
"Frankie and Johnnie"	Victor 22143	November 22, 1929	Dallas, Texas	August 10, 1929	Singing with guitar
"Everybody Does It in Hawaii"				August 8, 1929	Singing with guitar. Co-written with McWilliams
"Tuck Away My Lonesome Blues"	Victor 22220	January 3, 1930			Co-written with McWilliams and Joe Kaipo. Singing with guitar, whistling by Bob MacGimsey
"My Rough and Rowdy Ways"				October 22, 1929	Co-written with McWilliams. Singing with guitar
"Blue Yodel No. 6"	Victor 22271	February 21, 1930			Singing with guitar
"Yodelling Cowboy"					Co-written with McWilliams. Singing with guitar.
"Whisper Your Mother's Name"	Victor 22319	April 4, 1930			Singing with guitar
"A Drunkard's Child"			Atlanta, Georgia	November 28, 1929	Singing with guitar, co-written with Andrew Jenkins
"Train Whistle Blues"	Victor 22379	June 6, 1930	Dallas, Texas	August 8, 1929	Singing with guitars
"Jimmie's Texas Blues"				August 10, 1929
"Hobo Bill's Last Ride"	Victor 22421	August 1, 1930	New Orleans, Louisiana	November 13, 1929	Written by Waldo Lafayette O'Neal. Singing with yodeling and guitar
"That's Why I'm Blue"			Atlanta, Georgia	November 28, 1929	Co-written with McWilliams. Singing with yodeling and guitar
"Anniversary Blue Yodel"	Victor 22488	September 5, 1930		November 26, 1929	Co-written with McWilliams. Singing with guitar.
"Any Old Time"			New York City	February 21, 1929	Singing with guitar and orchestra.
"High Powered Mama"	Victor 22523	November 1930		February 23, 1929	Singing with guitar
"In the Jailhouse Now, No. 2"			Los Angeles	July 12, 1930	With the Rainbow Ranch Boys
"Those Gambler's Blues"	Victor 22554	December 5, 1930		July 5, 1930	Singing with guitar
"Pistol Packin' Papa"				July 1, 1930	Co-written with Waldo O'neal. Singing with guitar
"Jimmie's Mean Mama Blues"	Victor 23503	February 6, 1931		July 10, 1930	Singing with orchestra. Written by Walter O'Neal, Bob Sawyer
"Blue Yodel No. 8" (aka Mule Skinner Blues)			July 11, 1930	Singing with guitar
"In the Hills of Tennessee"	Victor 23736	December 22, 1932	New York City	August 29, 1932	Sam M. Hills, Ira Schuster. Singing with orchestra
"Miss the Mississippi and You"					Written by Bill Halley. Singing with orchestra
"The Mystery of Number Five"	Victor 23518	March 13, 1931	Los Angeles	July 11, 1930	Singing with guitar
"Nobody Knows But Me"			Atlanta, Georgia	November 25, 1929	Singing with guitar. Co-written with McWilliams
"T.B. Blues"	Victor 23535	April 5, 1931 [20]	San Antonio, Texas	January 31, 1931	Singuing with guitar. Co-written by R. Hall
"Mississippi River Blues"			Atlanta, Georgia	November 25, 1929	Singing with guitar
"Jimmie the Kid"	Victor 23549	June 5, 1931	San Antonio, Texas	January 31, 1931	Singing with guitars and string bass. Co-written with Neville
"My Blue-Eyed Jane"			Los Angeles	June 30, 1930	Singing with orchestra. Co-written with Mrs. Lulu Belle White
"Travellin' Blues"	Victor 23564	July 17, 1931	San Antonio, Texas	January 31, 1931	Singing with orchestra. Co-written with Shelly Lee Alley
"I'm Lonesome Too"			Los Angeles	July 7, 1930	Singing with Hawaiian orchestra
"Jimmie Rodgers Visits the Carter Family"	Victor 23574	August 14, 1931	Louisville, Kentucky	June 12, 1931	Assisted by the Carter Family. Singing with Mandolin and guitar
"Moonlight and Skies"			Los Angeles	June 30, 1930	Co-written with Raymond E. Hill. Singing with orchestra
"Blue Yodel No. 9 (Standing on the Corner)"	Victor 23580	September 11, 1931		July 16, 1930	Singing with orchestra. Uncredited appearances by Louis Armstrong (trumpet) and Lil Hardin Armstrong (piano). [21]
"Looking for a New Mama"			Louisville, Kentucky	June 15, 1931	Singing with guitars
"What's It?"	Victor 23609	December 4, 1931		June 16, 1931	Co-written with J. Neville. Singing with piano
"Why Should I Be Lonely?"			Los Angeles	June 30, 1930	Co-written with Estelle Lovell. Singing with Hawaiian guitars
"Let Me Be Your Sidetrack"	Victor 23621	December 31, 1931	Louisville, Kentucky	June 11, 1931	Singing with guitar
"Rodgers' Puzzle Record"			Camden, New Jersey	November 11, 1931	Contains three songs. Studio edit joining "Train Whistle Blues", "Blue Yodel" and "Everybody Does it in Hawaii"
"Gambling Polka Dot Blues""	Victor 23636	February 23, 1932	Louisville, Kentucky	June 15, 1931	Co-written with R. Hall. Singing with piano
"When the Cactus is in Bloom"				June 13, 1931	Singing with guitar
"Roll Along, Kentucky Moon"	Victor 23651	April 1, 1932	Dallas, Texas	February 2, 1932	Written by Halley. Singing with Hawaiian guitars
"For the Sake of Days Gone By"			Los Angeles	July 9, 1930	Co-written with Jack White. Singing with Hawaiian guitar
"Ninety-Nine Years Blues"	Victor 23669	May 13, 1932	Dallas, Texas	February 4, 1932	Co-written with Hall. Singing with guitars and string bass
"My Time Ain't Long"					Co-written with Waldo O'Neal. Singing with guitars, ukulele and string bass
"Home Call"	Victor 23681	July 1932	Atlanta, Georgia	November 26, 1929	Co-Written with McWilliams. Singing with guitar
"She Was Happy Till She Met You"			Dallas, Texas	February 6, 1932
"Blue Yodel No. 10"	Victor 23696	August 12, 1932		February 6, 1932	Singing with guitar
"Mississippi Moon"				February 4, 1932	Co-written with McWilliams, singing with guitars
"Down the Old Road to Home"	Victor 23711	September 23, 1932		February 5, 1932	Co-written with Carey D. Harvey. Singing with guitars
"Hobo's Meditation"				February 3, 1932	Singing with guitars and string bass
"Rock All Our Babies to Sleep"	Victor 23721	October 21, 1932	Camden, New Jersey	August 11, 1932	Arranged by Rodgers. Singing with violin, banjo and guitar
"Mother, the Queen of My Heart"					Co-written with Hoyt Bryant. Singing with violin, banjo and guitar
"Prohibiton Has Done Me Wrong" [22]	Victor Unissued	August 11, 1932		August 11, 1932
"Whippin' That Old T.B."	Victor 23751	January 13, 1933		August 11, 1932	Singing with violin, banjo and guitars
"No Hard Times"				August 15, 1932
"Long Tall Mama Blues"	Victor 23766	February 24, 1933		August 15, 1932	Singing with banjo and guitars
"Gambling Barroom Blues"					Co-written with Shelly Lee Alley. Singing with fiddle, banjo and guitar.
"Peach-Pickin' Time Down in Georgia"	Victor 23781	April 7, 1933		August 15, 1932	Co-written with C. McMichen. Singing with banjo and guitar
"Prairie Lullaby"			New York City	August 29, 1932	Co-written with George Brown. Singing with violins, guitar, clarinet and piano
"The Land of My Boyhood Dreams"	Victor 23811	June 14, 1933	Dallas, Texas	October 22, 1929	Singing with guitar
"Southern Cannon-Ball"			Louisville, Kentucky	June 17, 1931	Co-written with guitar. Singing with guitar
"Blue Yodel No. 11"	Victor 23796	June 30, 1933	Atlanta, Georgia	November 27, 1929	Singing with guitars
"Sweet Mama Hurry Home"			New York City	August 29, 1932	Singing with guitar, violin, clarinet and piano
"Mississippi Delta Blues"	Victor 23816	July 28, 1933		May 24, 1933	Co-written with Jack Neville
"Old Pal of My Heart"				May 20, 1933	Co-written with Joe B. Mason. Singing with guitar
"I'm Free from the Chain Gang Now"	Victor 23830	September 8, 1933		May 17, 1933	Written by Lou Herscher. Singing with guitar
"The Yodelling Ranger"				May 20, 1933	Co-written with Raymond Hall, singing with guitar
"Old Love Letters"	Victor 23840	October 20, 1933		May 24, 1933	Co-written with Herscher and Butcher. Singing with guitars
"Somewhere Down Below the Dixon Line"					Co-written with Ryan. Singing with guitar
"Blue Yodel No. 12"	Victor 24456	October 6, 1933		May 17, 1933	Singing with guitar
"The Cowhand's Last Ride"			Camden, New Jersey	August 10, 1932	Co-written with Arza Hitt Singing with guitar
"Jimmie Rodgers' Last Blue Yodel"	Bluebird 5281	December 20, 1933	New York City	May 18, 1933	Singing with guitar.
"Years Ago"				May 24, 1933	Singing with guitar. Co-written with Herscher, Richards
"I've Ranged, I've Roamed and I've Traveled"	Bluebird 5892	April 10, 1935 [23]	Dallas, Texas	October 22, 1929	Co-written with McWilliams. Singing with guitar
"Why Did You Give Me Your Love?"			Atlanta, Georgia	November 28, 1929	Singing with guitar
"My Good Gal's Gone"	Bluebird 5942	May 22, 1935	Louisville, Kentucky	June 16, 1931	Singing with Louisville Jug Band.
"Leave Me Alone Sweet Mama" (recorded by Jesse Rodgers)			San Antonio, Texas	January 29, 1935 [24]	Recorded by Rodgers cousin, Jesse Singing with yodeling and guitar
"We Miss Him When the Evening Shadows Fall" (recorded by Carrie Rodgers)	Bluebird 6698	November 1936 [25]		October 26, 1936	Recorded by Rodgers' wife [26]
"Why There's a Tear in My Eye"			Louisville, Kentucky	June 10, 1931	Recorded with Sara Carter. Singing with guitar
"The Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers in Texas"	Bluebird 6762 [27]	January 20, 1937		June 12, 1931	With the Carter Family. Singing with guitars
"Where is My Sailor Boy" (recorded by Bill and Charlie Monroe) [28]			Charlotte, North Carolina	October 12, 1936	Recording did not feature Rodgers. [3] Singing with mandolin and guitar
"The Wonderful City"	Bluebird 6810	February 17, 1937 [29]	Louisville, Kentucky	June 10, 1931	Co-written with McWilliams. With Sara Carter, singing with guitars
"I've Only Loved Three Women"			Camden, New Jersey	August 15, 1932	Co-written with Harvey. With violin, banjo and guitar
"The One Rose"	Bluebird 7280	December 1, 1937 [30]	Los Angeles	July 7, 1930	Written by Del Lyon, McIntire. Singing with McIntire's Hawaiians
"Yodeling My Way Back Home"			New York City	May 18, 1933	Singing with guitars
"Take Me Back Again"	Bluebird 7600	May 25, 1938 [31]	Los Angeles	July 2, 1930	Co-written with Raymond E. Hill. Singing with the Lani McIntire's Hawaiians
"Dreaming with Tears in My Eyes"			New York City	May 17, 1933	Co-written with Waldo O'Neal. Singing with guitar.

Filmography

Year	Director	Film	Studio
1929	Jasper Ewing Brady	The Singing Brakeman	Columbia Pictures
1930	Basil Smith

References

1. Mazor, Barry 2009, p. n8.
2. Peterson, Richard 2008, p. 50.
3. Mazor, Barry 2009, p. 16.
4. Dicaire, David 2015, p. 44.
5. Heylin, Clinton 2015, p. 81.
6. Sullivan, Steve 2013, p. 22.
7. Mazor, Barry 2009, pp. 98–99.
8. Heylin, Clinton 2015, p. 80.
9. Bond, Johnny 1977, p. 68.
10. Mazor, Barry 2009, p. 124.
11. Smith, John 1999, p. 80.
12. Kahn, Ashley 2020, p. 349.
13. Porterfield, Nolan 2007, p. 11.
14. Bond, Johnny 1978.
15. Russel, Tony; Pinson, Bob 2004, pp. 799–808.
16. UC Santa Barbara Library Staff 2020.
17. Bond, Johnny 1978, p. V.
18. Porterfield, Nolan 2007, p. 119.
19. Porterfield, Nolan 2007, p. 162.
20. Paducah Sun-Democrat staff 1931, p. 15.
21. Teachout, Terry 2009, p. 150.
22. Russell, Tony; Pinson, Bob; Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum (Nashville, Tenn ) (2008). Country Music Records : a discography, 1921-1942. The Archive of Contemporary Music. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0-19-536621-1.
23. Bolig, John R. 2017, p. 115.
24. Bolig, John R. 2017, p. 119.
25. Bolig, John R. 2017, pp. 188–189.
26. Pugh, Ronnie 1998, p. 50.
27. Bolig, John R. 2017, p. 194.
28. Bolig, John R. 2017, p. 195.
29. Bolig, John R. 2017, p. 199.
30. Bolig, John R. 2017, pp. 242–243.
31. Bolig, John R. 2017, p. 272.

Sources

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External links

• Jimmie Rodgers discography discography at Discogs