Stars of Vaudeville #799: Jimmie Rodgers
Today is the birthday of the Father of Country Music, James “Jimmie” Rodgers (1897-1933). A second generation railroad worker, he also performed in tent shows and vaudeville, pioneering a form of music that synthesized traditional American folk song, railroad work songs, cowboy music and yodeling. By 1927 he had his own radio show and began […]