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• Rodgers, Jimmie (James) Charles    b. September 8, 1897  d. May 26, 1933
  Musician. He was a country singer known most widely for his rhythmic yodeling and for his songs about the common man and his trials. He has been called "The Father of Country Music," "The Singing Brakeman" and "The Blue Yodeler". It's been reported that he was born on September 8, 1897 in Meridian, Mississippi. In documents signed later in life, he lists his birthplace as Geiger, Alabama, the home of his paternal grandparents. The youngest of three sons, his mother died when he was very...[Read More]
  Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA
   

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