Biography

Jimmie Rodgers (vocals, guitar; born September 8,1897, died May 26, 1933) Jimmie Rodgers was the first figure inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame and is fondly referred to as the “Father of Country Music.” Yet his combination of blues and hillbilly styles made him a true forebear of rock and roll, and he was also part of the first group of musicians inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Born in Meridian, Mississippi, in 1897, Rodgers worked on the railroad from the age of 14, learning the blues from black workers on his crew. At 24, ...