Jimmie Rodgers
Other Names: America's Blue Yodeler, The Singing Brakeman
Birth Name: James Charles Rodgers
Personal: Father: Aaron Rodgers. Mother: Eliza Bozeman
Member of: The Jimmie Rodgers Entertainers
* Sept. 8, 1897 Pine Springs MS [Blues Who's Who] or Meridian MS [Wikipedia, official homepage] or Geiger AL [see discussion on Wikipedia]
family moved to Scooba, later Meridian MS, raised in and around railroad yards learning songs and instruments from workers
1911 - won an amateur contest in local theater, Meridian MS
1911/12 - toured with passing medicine show, worked outside music (as a section hand on Mobile & Ohio Railroad)
1913-27 - worked outside music on various railroad jobs through Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas
1923 - toured with Billy Terrell's Comedians
through 20s - frequently entertained for friends, social groups, Meridian MS
from 1927 - retired from railroad work (due to illness), settled down in Asheville NC - worked outside music - frequently worked at local parties and dances in area
1927 - appeared on WWNC-radio, Asheville NC - formed Jimmie Rodgers Entertainers working at Kiwanis Carnival, Johnson City TN - recorded for Victor, Bristol TN and Camden NJ
1927/28 - worked occasionally at theater and club dates, Washington DC
1928 - appeared on Monday Night Feature, WTFF-radio, Washington DC - toured with Loew's vaudeville circuit working at theaters through South and Southeast - recorded for Victor, Camden NJ and Atlanta GA
1929 - toured with Paul English Players - recorded for Victor, New York City, New Orleans LA, Dallas TX and Atlanta GA - appeared in film The Singing Brakeman - worked at Majestic Theater, San Antonio TX - toured with Keith-Orpheum-Interstate circuit working theater dates through the South - settled down in Kerrville TX
1930 - toured with Swain's Hollywood Follies working theater dates through South - recorded for Victor, Hollywood CA - settled down in San Antonio TX
1931 - toured with Will Rogers working at charity shows through Texas and Oklahoma - worked with Leslie E. Kell Shows, Houston and San Antonio TX - worked with Robert Nighthawk in Jackson MS
1931/32 - recorded for Victor, San Antonio TX, Dallas TX and with Carter Family in Louisville KY
1932 - appeared on own show, KMAC-radio, San Antonio TX - toured with J Doug Morgan Show
1933 - recorded for Victor, New York City
† May 26, 1933 New York City - while staying at Hotel Taft he died of pulmonary tuberculosis
buried at Oak Grove Cemetery, Meridian MS
1983 - Anthology of Country Music 11, The Unissued Jimmie Rodgers released
Instruments: banjo, guitar
Influences: Blind Lemon Jefferson, Big Bill Broonzy
Influenced: John Arnold, Frank Floyd, Merle Haggard, Mississippi John Hurt, Kenneth Threadgill, Ernest Tubb
Sources:
Blues Who's Who
Wikipedia, official Jimmie Rodgers web site
Russell, Tony: Country Music Records: A Discography, 1921-1942, Oxford 2004
Songs (with date of recording and release):
Anniversary Blue Yodel --> see: Blue Yodel #7
Any Old Time (Jimmie Rodgers)
1929.02.21 -- NYC - 48385-2 Victor 22488
(released Sept. 1930)
Away Out on the Mountain (Kelly Harrell)
1927.11.30 -- Camden NJ - 40754-2 Victor 21142 (released Feb. 1928)
Barefoot Blues (Blue Yodel No. 12) (Jimmie Rodgers)
1933.05.17 -- NYC - 76138-1 Victor 24456
(released June 1933) - Jimmie Rodgers (v,g)
Ben Dewberry's Final Run (Jenkons, Andy)
1927.11.30 -- Camden NJ - 40751-2 Victor 21245 (released April 1928)
Blue Yodel - T For Texas (Jimmie Rodgers)
1927.11.30 -- Camden NJ - 40753-2 Victor 21142 (released Feb. 1928) -
(with Waiting For a Train)
Blue Yodel #2 --> see: My Lovin' Gal, Lucille
Blue Yodel #3 (Evening Sun) (Jimmie Rodgers)
1928.02.15 -- Camden NJ - 41743-2 Victor 21531 (released 1928)
Blue Yodel #4 (California Blues) (Jimmie Rodgers)
1928.10.20 -- Atlanta GA - 47216-4 Victor 40014
(released Feb. 1929)
Blue Yodel #5 (Jimmie Rodgers)
1929.02.23 -- NYC - 49990-2 Victor 22072 (released Sept. 1929)
Blue Yodel #6 (Jimmie Rodgers)
1929.10.22 -- Dallas TX - 56453-3 Victor 22271 (released Feb. 1930) - Jimmie Rogers (v,g), Joe Kaipo (steel g)
Blue Yodel #7 (Anniversary Yodel) (Jimmie Rodgers, Elsie McWilliams)
1929.11.26 -- Atlanta GA - 56607-3 Victor 22488 (released Sept. 1930)
Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues) --> see: Mule Skinner Blues
Blue Yodel No. 9 (Standing on a Corner) --> see: Standing on a Corner
Blue Yodel No. 10 (Got Me a Sweet Mama) (Jimmie Rodgers)
1932.02.06 -- Dallas TX - 70650-2 Victor 23696 (released Aug. 1932)
Blue Yodel No. 11 (Jimmie Rodgers)
1929.11.27 -- Atlanta GA - 56617-4 Victor 23796 (released June 1933)
Blue Yodel No. 12 (Barefoot Blues) --> see: Barefoot Blues
The Brakeman's Blues (Jimmie Rodgers)
1928.02.14 -- Camden NJ - 41738-2 Victor 21291 (released May 1928)
The Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers in Texas
1931.06.11 -- Louisville KY - 69428-3 Victor unissued, Anthology of Country Music 11, on: The Unissued Jimmie Rodgers (released 1983) - Jimmie Rodgers (v,y), Carter Family (A.P. Carter (v), Sara Carter (v,g), Maybelle Carter (md,g))
1931.06.12 -- Louisville KY - 69428-4 Victor unissued, Bluebird 6762 (released 1937), , Rounder 1068, on: Sunshine in the Shadows: Their Complete Victor Recordings (1931-32) (released 1996) - Jimmie Rodgers (v,y), Carter Family (A.P. Carter (v), Sara Carter (v,y,g), Maybelle Carter (sp))
Cow Hand's Last Ride (Jimmie Rodgers, Arza Hitt)
1933.05.17 -- NYC - 76140-1 Victor 24456 (released June 1933) - Jimmie Rodgers (v,g)
Daddy And Home (Elsie McWilliams, Jimmie Rodgers)
1928.06.12 -- Camden NJ - 45095-2 Victor 21757 (released Dec. 1928)
Dear Old Sunny South By the Sea (Jimmie Rodgers, E.T. Cozzens)
1928.02.14 -- Camden NJ - 41736-2 Victor 21574 (released Oct. 1928) -
Desert Blues (Jimmie Rodgers)
1929.02.21 -- NYC - 48384-3 Victor 40096 (released Aug. 1929)
Down the Old Road to Home (Jimmie Rodgers, Carey D. Harvey)
1932.02.05 -- Dallas TX - 70649-2 Victor 23711
(released Sept. 1932)
Dreaming With Tears In My Eyes --> see: I'm Dreaming With Tears In My Eyes
A Drunkard's Child (Andrew Jenkins, Jummie Rodgers)
1929.11.28 -- Atlanta GA - 56618-3 Victor 22319 (released April 1930)
Evening Sun --> see: Blue Yodel #3
Everybody Does It In Hawaii (Elsie McWilliams, Jimmie Rodgers)
1929.08.08 -- Dallas TX - 55307-2 Victor 22143 (released Nov. 1929) - Jimmie Rogers (v,g), Joe Kaipo (steel g), Billy Burkes (g)
Fifteen Years Ago Today --> see: Years Ago
For the Sake of Days Gone By (Jimmie Rodgers, Jack White)
1930.07.08 -- Los Angeles CA - 54860-2 unissued, 54860-3 Victor 23651 (released April 1932)
- Jimmy Rogers (v,g), Lani McIntire's Hawaiians
Frankie And Johnnie (Jimmie Rodgers)
1929.08.19 -- Dallas TX - 55344-3 unissued, 55333-2 Victor 22143 (released Nov. 1929)
Gambling Barroom Blues (Jimmie Rodgers, Shelley Lee Alley)
1932.08.15 -- Camden NJ - 58971-3 Victor 23766 (released Feb. 1933) - Jimmie Rodgers, Clayton McMichen (f), Oddie McWinders (bj), Hoyt "Slim" Bryant (g)
Gambling Polka Dot Blues (Jimmie Rodgers, Raymond E. Hall)
1931.06.15 -- Louisville KY - 69439-3 Victor 23636 (released Feb. 1932)
Got Me a Sweet Mama --> see: Blue Yodel No. 10
He's In the Jailhouse Now No. 2 (Jimmie Rodgers)
1930.07.12 -- Los Angeles CA - 54864-3 Victor 22523 (released Oct. 1930)
High Powered Mama (Jimmie Rodgers)
1929.02.23 -- NYC - 49991-3 Victor 22523
(released Oct. 1930)
Hobo Bill's Last Ride (Waldo O'Neal)
1929.11.13 -- New Orleans LA - 56528-3 Victor 22241 (released Aug. 1930) -
Hobo Bill's Last Ride Zonophone
1929.11.13 -- New Orleans LA
- BVE-56528-1 Victor 5724
Hobo's Meditation (Jimmie Rodgers)
1932.02.03 -- Dallas TX - 70646-2 Victor 23711 (released Sept. 1932)
Home Call (Jimmie Rodgers, Elsie McWilliams)
1932.02.06 -- Dallas TX - 55345-2, -3 Victor 23681 (released Aug. 1929, July 1932)
I'm Dreaming With Tears In My Eyes (Waldo O'Neal, Jimmie Rodgers)
1933.05.18 -- NYC - 76139-1 Bluebird 7600 (released May 1938) - Jimmie Rodgers (v,g)
I'm Free (From the Chain Gang Now) (Lou Herscher, Saul Klein)
1933.05.17 -- NYC - 76141-1 Victor 23830 (released Sept. 1933) - Jimmie Rodgers (v,g)
I'm Lonely and Blue (Elsie McWilliams, Jimmie Rodgers)
1928.10.22 -- Atlanta GA - 45097-2 unissued, 47224-5 Victor 40054 (released April 1929)
-
I'm Lonesome Too (Jimmie Rodgers)
1930.07.07 -- Los Angeles CA - 54856-3 Victor 23564 (released July 1931) - Jimmy Rogers (v,g), Lani McIntire's Hawaiians
I'm Sorry We Met (Jimmie Rodgers)
1929.02.23 -- NYC - 49992-2 Victor 22072 (released Sept. 1929)
In the Hills of Tennessee (Sam M. Lewis, Ira Schuster)
1932.08.29 -- NYC - 58960-5 unissued, 73324-2 Victor 23736 (released Dec. 1932) - Jimmie Rodgers, unknown f, cl, p, Hoyt "Slim" Bryant (g)
In the Jailhouse Now (Jimmie Rodgers)
1928.02.15 -- Camden NJ - 41740-2 Victor 21245 (released April 1928)
In the Jailhouse Now No. 2 --> see: He's In the Jailhouse Now No. 2
I've Only Loved Three Woman (Jimmie Rodgers, Carey D. Harvey)
1932.08.16 -- Camden KY - 58972-1 Bluebird 6810
(released Feb. 1937) - Jimmie Rodgers, Clayton McMichen (f), Oddie McWinders (bj), Hoyt "Slim" Bryant (g)
I've Ranged, I've Roamed and I've Traveled (Jimmie Rodger, Elsie McWilliams)
1929.10.22 -- Dallas TX - 56456-3 Victor unissued, Bluebird 5892 (released April 1935) - Jimmie Rogers (v,g), Joe Kaipo (steel g)
Jimmie Rodgers Puzzle Record
1931.11.11 -- Camden NJ - 69032-3(4?) Victor 23621 (released Dec. 1931)
Jimmie Rodgers Visits th Carter Family (Jimmie Rodgers)
1931.06.11 -- Louisville KY - 69427 Victor unissued, , RCA 5645, on: The Original Carter Family (released 1974) - Jimmie Rodgers (v,y), Carter Family (A.P. Carter (v), Sara Carter (v,g), Maybelle Carter (md,g))
1931.06.12 -- Louisville KY - 69427-4 Victor 23574 (released 1931), Rounder 1068, on: Sunshine in the Shadows: Their Complete Victor Recordings (1931-32) (released 1996) - Jimmie Rodgers (v,y), Carter Family (A.P. Carter (v), Sara Carter (v,g), Maybelle Carter (md,g))
Jimmie Rodgers' Last Blue Yodel (Jimmie Rodgers)
1933.05.18 -- NYC - 76160-1 Bluebird 5281 (released Dec. 1933) - Jimmie Rodgers (v,g)
Jimmie's Mean Mama Blues (Waldo O'Neal, Bob Sawyer)
1930.07.10 -- Los Angeles CA
- 54861-3 Victor 23503 (released Feb. 1931)
Jimmie the Kid (Jimmie Rodgers, Jack Neville)
1931.01.31 -- San Antonio TX - 67135-3 Victor 23549 (released June 1931) - Jimmie Rodgers, Shelley Lee Alley, Alvin Alley, Charles Kama, M.T. Salazar, Mike Cordova
Jimmy's Texas Blues (Jimmie Rodgers)
1929.08.10 -- Dallas TX - 55332-2 Victor 22379 (released June 1930) - Jimmie Rogers (v,g), Joe Kaipo (steel g)
Land of My Boyhood Dreams (Jimmie Rodgers)
1929.10.22 -- Dallas TX - 56450-4
Victor 22811 (released July 1933) - Jimmie Rogers (v,g), Joe Kaipo (steel g)
Let Me Be Your Side Track (Jimmie Rodgers)
1931.06.11 -- Louisville KY - 69424-3 Victor 23621 (released Dec. 1931) - Jimmie Rodgers (v,g), 69424-2 Victor unissued - Jimmie Rodgers (v) Clifford Gibson (g)
Long Tall Mama Blues (Jimmie Rodgers)
1932.08.15 -- Camden NJ - 58969-1 Victor 23766
(released Feb. 1933)
Looking For a New Mama (Jimmie Rodgers)
1931.06.15 -- Louisville KY - 69443-3 Victor 23580
(released Sept. 1931)
Lullaby Yodel (Elsie McWilliams, Jimmie Rodgers)
1928.06.12 -- Camden NJ - 45098-2 Victor 21636
(released Nov. 1928)
Memphis Yodel (Jimmie Rodgers)
1928.02.15 -- Camden NJ - 41742-2 Victor 21636 (released Nov. 1928)
Mississippi Delta Blues (Jimmie Rodgers, Jack Neville)
1933.05.24 -- NYC - 77328-2 Victor 23816 (released July 1933) - Jimmie Rodgers (v,g), John Cali (bj), Tony Colicchio (g)
Mississippi Moon (Jimmie Rodgers, Elsie McWilliams)
1932.02.04 -- Dallas TX - 45901-2 unissued, 45091-2 Victor 23696
(released Aug. 1932)
Mississippi River Blues (Jimmie Rodgers)
1929.11.25 -- Atlanta GA - 56594-4 Victor 23535 (released April 1931)
Miss the Mississippi And You (Billey Halley)
1932.08.29 -- NYC - 73326-2 Victor 23736
(released Dec. 1932) - Jimmie Rodgers, unknown f, cl, p, Hoyt "Slim" Bryant (g)
Moonlight and Skies (Jimmie Rodgers, Raymond E. Hall)
1930.06.30 -- Los Angeles CA - 54851-3 Victor 23574 (released Oct. 1931) - Jimmy Rogers (v,g), Lani McIntire's Hawaiians
Mother the Queen of My Heart (Hoyt Bryant, Jimmie Rodgers)
1932.08.11 -- Camden NJ - 58961-2 Victor 23721 (released Oct. 1932)
Mother Was A Lady (Edward B. Marks, Joseph Stern)
1927.11.30 -- Camden NJ - 40752-2 Victor 21433 (released Aug. 1928) -
Mule Skinner Blues (Blue Yodel No. 8) (Jimmie Rodgers)
1930.07.11 -- Los Angeles CA - 54863-3 Victor 23503 (released Feb. 1931)
My Blue-Eyed Jane (Jimmie Rodgers, LuluBell White)
1930.06.30 -- Los Angeles CA - 54849-3 Victor 23549
(released June 1931)
My Carolina Sunshine Girl (Jimmie Rodgers)
1928.10.20 -- Atlanta GA - 47215-3 Victor 40096 (released Aug. 1929)
My Good Gal's Gone Blues (Jimmie Rodgers)
1931.06.16 -- Louisville KY - 69449-3 Bluebird 5942
(released May 1935) - Jimmie Rodgers, Louiville Jug Band (George Allen (cl), Clifford Hayes (vn), Cal Smith (g), Freddie Smith (g), Earl McDonald (j))
My Little Lady (Elsie McWilliams, Jimmie Rodgers)
1928.06.12 -- Camden NJ - 45096-2 Victor 40072
(released June 1929)
My Little Old Home Town in New Orleans (Jimmie Rodgers)
1928.06.12 -- Camden NJ - 45093-2 Victor 21574 (released Oct. 1928) -
My Lovin' Gal, Lucille (Blue Yodel #2) (Jimmie Rodgers)
1928.02.15 -- Camden NJ - 41741-2 Victor 21291 (released May 1928)
My Old Pal (Elsie McWilliams, Jimmie Rodgers)
1928.06.12 -- Camden NJ - 45090-2 Victor 21757 (released Dec. 1928)
My Rough And Rowdy Ways (Jimmie Rodgers, Elsie McWilliams)
1929.10.22 -- Dallas TX - 56455-3 Victor 22220 (released Jan. 1930) - Jimmie Rogers (v,g), Joe Kaipo (steel g)
The Mystery of Number Five (Jimmie Rodgers)
1930.07.11 -- Los Angeles CA - 54862-3 Victor 23518 (released March 1931)
My Time Ain't Long (Jimmie Rodgers, Waldo O'Neal)
1932.02.04 -- Dallas TX - 70647-3 Victor 23669 (released May 1932)
Never No Mo' Blues (Elsie McWilliams, Jimmie Rodgers)
1928.06.12 -- Camden NJ - 45099-3 Victor 21531 (released Sept. 1928)
Ninety-nine Year Blues (Jimmie Rodgers, Raymond E. Hall)
1932.02.04 -- Dallas TX - 70648-2 Victor 23669
(released May 1932)
Nobody Knows But Me (Jimmie Rodgers, Elsie McWilliams)
1929.11.25 -- Atlanta GA - 56595-4 Victor 23518
(released March 1931)
No Hard Times (Blue Yodel) (Jimmie Rodgers)
1932.08.15 -- Camden NJ - 58968-3 Victor 23751 (released Jan. 1933)
Old Love Letters (Jimmie Rodgers, Lou Herscher, Dwight Butcher)
1933.05.24 -- NYC - 76327-1 Victor 23840
(released Oct. 1933) - Jimmie Rodgers (v,g), John Cali (sg), Tony Colicchio (g)
Old Pal of My Heart (Jimmie Rodgers, John B. Mason)
1933.05.20 -- NYC - 76192-2 Victor 23816 (released July 1933) - Jimmie Rodgers (v,g)
The One Rose (Lani McIntire)
1930.07.07 -- Los Angeles CA - 54857-3 Bluebird 7280
(released Dec. 1937)
Peach Pickin' Time Down in Georgia (Jimmie Rodgers, Clayton McMichen)
1932.08.15 -- Camden NJ - 58970-2 Victor 23781
(released April 1933)
Pistol Packin' Papa (Jimmie Rodgers, Waldo O'Neal)
1930.07.01 -- Los Angeles CA - 54852-2 Victor 22554 (released Dec. 1930)
Prairie Lullaby (Jimmie Rodgers, George Brown, Billy Hill)
1932.08.29 -- NYC - 73325-2 Victor 23781
(released April 1933) - Jimmie Rodgers, unknown f, cl, p, Hoyt "Slim" Bryant (g)
Prohibition Has Done Me Wrong (Jimmie Rodgers, Clayton Mc Michen)
1932.08.11 -- ? - 58962-2 unissued
The Pullman Porters
1930.07.17 -- Los Angeles (Hollywood) CA - 13021-1 - Jimmie Rodgers, I.N. Bronson
Rock All Our Babies to Sleep (Jimmie Rodgers)
1932.08.11 -- Camden KY - 58963-2 Victor 23721
(released Oct. 1932)
Rodger's Puzzle Record --> see: Jimmy Rodger's Puzzle Record
Roll Along Kentucky Moon (Bill Halley)
1932.02.02 -- Dallas TX - 70645-2 Victor 23651 (released April 1932)
The Sailor's Plea (Elsie McWilliams, Jimmie Rodgers)
1928.02.14 -- Camden NJ - 41739-2 Victor 40054 (released April 1929)
- Jimmie Rodgers, 3 Southeners -
She Was Happy Till She Met You (Jimmie Rodgers, Elsie McWilliams)
1929.11.26 -- Atlanta GA - 56608-3 Victor 23681
(released July 1932)
Sleep Baby Sleep (Trad.)
1927.08.04 -- Bristol TN - 39768-3 Victor 20864 (released Oct. 1927) -
The Soldiers Sweetheart (Jimmie Rodgers)
1927.08.04 -- Bristol TN - 39767-4 Victor 20864 (released Oct. 1927) -
Somewhere
Down Below the Dixon Line (Jimmie Rodgers, Walter Ryan)
1933.05.24 -- NYC - 76331-2 Victor 23840
(released Oct. 1933) - Jimmie Rodgers (v,g), John Cali (g), Tony Colicchio (g)
Southern Cannon Ball (Jimmie Rodgers, Raymond E. Hall)
1931.06.17 -- Louisville KY - 69458-4 Victor 23811
(released July 1933)
Standing On a Corner (Blue Yodel No. 9) (Jimmie Rodgers)
1930.07.16 -- Los Angeles - 54867-3 Victor 23580 (released Sept. 1931) - Jimmie Rodgers (v), Louis Armstrong (c), Lillian Hardin Armstrong (p)
Sweet Mama Hurry Home Or I'll Be Gone (Jack Neville)
1932.08.29 -- NYC - 73327-2 Victor 23796 (released June 1933) - Jimmie Rodgers, unknown f, cl, p, Hoyt "Slim" Bryant (g)
Take Me Back Again (Jimmie Rodgers, Raymond E. Hall)
1930.07.02 -- Los Angeles CA - 54854-3 Bluebird 7600 (released May 1938) - Jimmy Rogers (v,g), Lani McIntire's Hawaiians
T.B. Blues (Jimmie Rodgers, Raymond E. Hall)
1931.01.31 -- San Antonio TX - 67133-3 Victor 23535 (released April 1931)
T for Texas --> see: Blue Yodel
That's Why I'm Blue (Jimmie Rodgers, Elsie McWilliams)
1929.11.28 --
Atlanta GA - 56619-3 Victor 22421 (released Aug. 1930)
Those Gambler's Blues (Jimmie Rodgers)
1930.07.05 -- Los Angeles CA - 54855-3 Victor 22554
(released Dec. 1930) - Jimmy Rogers (v,g), Lani McIntire's Hawaiians
Train Whistle Blues (Jimmie Rodgers)
1929.08.08 -- Dallas TX - 55332-2 Victor 22379 (released June 1930) - Jimmie Rogers (v,g), Joe Kaipo (steel g), Billy Burkes (g)
Travellin' Blues (Jimmie Rodgers, Shelly Lee Alley)
1931.01.31 -- San Antonio TX - 67134-1,-2,-3 Victor 23564
(released July 1931) - Jimmie Rodgers, Shelley Lee Alley, Alvin Alley, Charles Kama, M.T. Salazar, Mike Cordova
Treasures Untold (Jimmie Rodgers, E.T. Cozzens)
1928.02.14 -- Camden NJ - 41737-2 Victor 21433 (released Aug. 1928) -
Tuck Away My Lonesome Blues (Jimmie Rodgers, Joe Kaipo, Elsie McWilliams)
1929.08.08 -- Dallas TX - 55308-3 Victor 22220 (released Jan. 1930) - Jimmie Rogers (v,g), Joe Kaipo (steel g), Billy Burkes (g)
Waiting For a Train (Jimmie Rodgers)
1928.10.22 -- Atlanta GA - 47223-4 Victor 40014
(released Feb. 1929)
What's It? (Jimmie Rodgers, Jack Neville)
1931.06.16 -- Louisville KY - 69448-4 Victor 23609 (released Dec. 1931) - Jimmie Rodgers, Louiville Jug Band
When the Cactus is in Bloom (Jimmie Rodgers)
1931.06.13 -- Louisville KY - 69432-3 Victor 23636 (released Feb. 1932) - Jimmie Rodgers (v), Cliff Carlisle (sg), Wilbur Ball (g)
Whippin' That Old T.B. (Jimmie Rodgers)
1932.08.11 -- Camden NJ - 58964-2 Victor 23751
(released Jan. 1933)
Whisper Your Mother's Name (Jimmie Rodgers)
1929.10.22 -- Dallas TX - 56449-4 Victor 22319 (released April 1930)
Why Did You Give Me Your Love? (Jimmie Rodgers)
1929.11.28 -- Atlanta GA - 56620-4 Bluebird 5892
(released April 1935)
Why Should I Be Lonely (Jimmie Rodgers, Estelle Lovell)
1930.06.30 -- Los Angeles CA - 54850-3 Victor 23609 (released Dec. 1931) - Jimmy Rogers (v,g), Lani McIntire's Hawaiians
Why There's a Tear in My Eye (A.P.Carter)
1931.06.10 -- Louisville KY - 69412-1 Bluebird 6698 (released 1936), RCA 5645, on: The Original Carter Family (released 1974). 69412-2 Victor unissued, Anthology of Country Music 22, on: Gold Watch and Chain (released 197?). 69412-3 Victor unissued, RCA 2865, on: My Time Ain't Long (released 1964) - Jimmie Rodgers (v,y,g), Carter Family (Sara Carter (v,y,g?), Maybelle Carter (g?))
The Wonderful City (Jimmie Rodgers, Elsie McWilliams)
1931.06.10 -- Louisville KY - 69413 Victor unissued, Bluebird 6810 (released 1937), Rounder 1068, on: Sunshine in the Shadows: Their Complete Victor Recordings (1931-32) (released 1996) - Jimmie Rodgers (v,y,g), Carter Family (Sara Carter (v,y,g?), Maybelle Carter (g?))
Years Ago (Jimmie Rodgers, Lou Herscher, Barry Richards)
1933.05.24 -- NYC - 76332-2 Bluebird 5281 (released Dec. 1933) - Jimmie Rodgers (v,g)
Yodeling Cowboy (Jimmie Rodgers, Elsie McWilliams)
1929.10.22 -- Dallas TX - 56454-3 Victor 22271 (released Feb. 1930) - Jimmie Rogers (v,g), Joe Kaipo (steel g)
Yodeling My Back Way Home (Jimmie Rodgers)
1933.05.18 -- NYC - 76160-1 Bluebird 7280
(released Dec. 1937) - Jimmie Rodgers (v,g)
The Yodeling Ranger (Jimmie Rodgers, Raymond E. Hall)
1933.05.20 -- NYC - 76191-2 Victor 23830 (released Sept. 1933) - Jimmie Rodgers (v,g)
You and My Old Guitar (Elsie McWilliams, Jimmie Rodgers)
1928.06.12 -- Camden NJ - 45094-2 Victor 40072
(released June 1929)