NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The Father of Country Music was actually a rock 'n' roller ahead of his time, argues a folk-rocker who's recorded a tribute album to "Singing Brakeman" Jimmie Rodgers. "Any Old ...

Jimmie Rodgers, brakeman on the Southern Railway at Meridian, Miss., his birthplace, sang in a nasal, caressing voice each morning as he strolled to work. I woke up this morning, the blues all ’round ...

How does one learn to yodel? Yodeling local yokel Bret Bertholf, aka Halden Wofford of the Hi-Beams, says, “First, pretend you’re swallowing a monkey.” The rest, he adds, comes naturally, if you let ...

Jimmie Rodgers was one of the artists who helped popularize country music in the late 1920s. His blend of folk and blues inspired generations of artists. In fact, one could trace the influences of ...

Humanities Montana is presenting the free program, "Jimmie Rodgers, the Father of Country Music," Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Western Heritage Center, 2822 Montana Ave. Longtime Billings Gazette ...

This Jimmie Rodgers, a popular music singer of the early 1960's is not to be confused with Jimmie Rodgers, the Singing Brakeman, who recorded 1920-30's. This Rodgers' big hit was "Honeycomb." Table of ...