Sounds Like Jimmie Rodgers (2005)

Product Summary UPC: 00788065775124 Release Date: 8/2/2005 Buy.com Sku: 63994045 Item#: M2G4NC Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Yodeling Ranger - W. Lee O'Daniel & His Hillbilly Boys ~ Various Artists 2. Tuck Away My Lonesome Blues - W. Lee O'Daniel & His Hillbilly Boys ~ Various Artists 3. My Little Red Ford - Daddy John Love ~ Various Artists 4. Cotton Mill Blues - Daddy John Love ~ Various Artists 5. Gonna Quit Drinkin' When I Die - Fleming/Townsend ~ Various Artists 6. Never No Mo' Blues - The Rhythm Wreckers ~ Various Artists 7. Blue Yodel #2 (My Lovin' Gal Lucille) - The Rhythm Wreckers ~ Various Artists 8. Wind Swept Desert (Desert Blues) - Bill Boyd's Cowboy Ramblers ~ Various Artists 9. Rattlin' Daddy - Bill Carlisle ~ Various Artists 10. Yodel Blues-Part 1 - Val & Pete ~ Various Artists 11. Yodel Blues-Part 2 - Val & Pete ~ Various Artists 12. Never No More Hard Times Blues - Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys ~ Various Artists 13. Sleep Baby Sleep - Riley Puckett ~ Various Artists 14. Away Out On The Mountain - Riley Puckett ~ Various Artists 15. Moonshiner's Dream, The - Riley Puckett ~ Various Artists 16. Way Out There - Riley Puckett ~ Various Artists 17. Back On The Texas Plains - Riley Puckett ~ Various Artists 18. Peach Pickin' Time In Georgia - Riley Puckett ~ Various Artists 19. Mean Old Lonesome Blues - Buddy Jones ~ Various Artists 20. Women, The ('Bout To Make A Wreck Out Of Me) - Buddy Jones ~ Various Artists Disc 2 Song Title Sample 6. Whisper Your Mother's Name - Gene Autry ~ Various Artists 7. Hobo Bill's Last Ride - Gene Autry ~ Various Artists 8. Yodeling Hobo, The - Gene Autry ~ Various Artists 9. He's In The Jailhouse Now No.2 - Gene Autry ~ Various Artists 10. High Powered Mama - Gene Autry ~ Various Artists 11. Pistol Packin' Papa - Gene Autry ~ Various Artists 12. Any Old Time - Gene Autry ~ Various Artists 13. That's How I Got My Start - Gene Autry ~ Various Artists 14. Bear Cat Papa Blues - Gene Autry ~ Various Artists 15. Jimmie The Kid - Gene Autry ~ Various Artists 16. Travellin' Blues - Gene Autry ~ Various Artists 17. Jailhouse Blues - Gene Autry ~ Various Artists 18. Methodist Pie - Gene Autry ~ Various Artists 19. Dallas County Jail Blues - Gene Autry ~ Various Artists 20. T.B. Blues - Gene Autry ~ Various Artists 21. I'll Always Be A Rambler - Gene Autry ~ Various Artists 22. I'm Atlanta Bound - Gene Autry ~ Various Artists 23. High Steppin' Mama Blues - Gene Autry ~ Various Artists 24. Gangster's Warning - Gene Autry ~ Various Artists 25. Life Of Jimmie Rodgers - Gene Autry ~ Various Artists Disc 3 Song Title Sample 1. Drifter-Part 1, The - The Texas Drifter ~ Various Artists 2. Drifter-Part 2, The - The Texas Drifter ~ Various Artists 3. At The End Of The Hobo's Trail - The Texas Drifter ~ Various Artists 4. Oklahoma Kid, The - The Texas Drifter ~ Various Artists 5. I Learned About Women From Her - The Texas Drifter ~ Various Artists 6. Hobo's Last Letter, The - The Texas Drifter ~ Various Artists 7. Station H.O.B. - The Texas Drifter ~ Various Artists 8. Railroad Boomer - The Texas Drifter ~ Various Artists 9. Tramp's Mother, The - The Texas Drifter ~ Various Artists 10. Mother-In-Law Blues - The Texas Drifter ~ Various Artists 11. Fortunes Galore - The Texas Drifter ~ Various Artists 12. Little Joe The Wrangler - The Texas Drifter ~ Various Artists 13. John Law And The Hobo - The Texas Drifter ~ Various Artists 24. Lay My Head Beneath The Rose - Bill Cox ~ Various Artists 25. Where The Red, Red Roses Grow - Bill Cox ~ Various Artists Disc 4 Song Title Sample 1. Cowboy's Dying Dream, The - Cliff Carlisle ~ Various Artists 2. Wrong Keyhole - Stuart Hamblen ~ Various Artists 3. I'm In The Jailhouse Now - Frankie Marvin ~ Various Artists 4. I'm Gonna Yodel My Way To Heaven - Frankie Marvin ~ Various Artists 5. Bum On The Bum - Ramblin' Red Lowery ~ Various Artists 6. Ramblin' Red's Memphis Yodel No.1 - Ramblin' Red Lowery ~ Various Artists 7. Passing Of Jimmie Rodgers, The - Ernest Tubb ~ Various Artists 8. Last Thoughts Of Jimmie Rodgers, The - Ernest Tubb ~ Various Artists 9. Married Man Blues - Ernest Tubb ~ Various Artists 10. Mean Old Bed Bug Blues - Ernest Tubb ~ Various Artists 11. My Mother Is Lonely - Ernest Tubb ~ Various Artists 12. Right Train To Heaven, The - Ernest Tubb ~ Various Artists 13. T.B. Is Whipping Me, The - Ernest Tubb ~ Various Artists 14. Since That Black Cat Crossed My Path - Ernest Tubb ~ Various Artists 15. Yodeling Hillbilly - Wilf Carter ~ Various Artists 16. Old Barn Dance, The - Wilf Carter ~ Various Artists 17. Rootin' Tootin' Cowboy - Wilf Carter ~ Various Artists 18. It's A Cowboy's Night To Howl - Wilf Carter ~ Various Artists 19. Hobo's Last Ride, The - Hank Snow ~ Various Artists 20. Wandering On - Hank Snow ~ Various Artists 21. Polka Dot Blues - Hank Snow ~ Various Artists 22. In The Jailhouse Now No. 2 - Jimmie Rodgers & The Rainbow Ranch Boys ~ Various Artists 23. Peach Pickin' Time Down In Georgia - Jimmie Rodgers & The Rainbow Ranch Boys ~ Various Artists 24. Jimmie Rodgers Medley-Part 1 - Jimmie Rodgers ~ Various Artists 25. Jimmie Rodgers Medley-Part 2 - Jimmie Rodgers ~ Various Artists   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Jimmie Rodgers was more than just country music's first big star, he was also one of the first performers in the early stages of the recording industry to truly understand the benefits of having a distinct public persona. He became known as "the Singing Brakeman" after his discovery at the famed Bristol Sessions in 1927, and he astutely altered that image in 1930 by moving to Texas and donning a cowboy outfit. His records sold astoundingly well for the time, which meant he was much imitated, and this four-disc, 100-track set attempts to chart the phenomenon. Included are sides by W. Lee O'Daniel, who would eventually become the Governor of Texas, and a whole disc of Gene Autry, who began his singing career as a Rodgers mimic, covering close to 30 of Rodgers' songs between 1929 and 1931, before turning to the blues and then morphing into a cowboy singer. The third disc is split between sides by Bill Cox, who was known as "the Dixie Songbird," and the intriguing, somewhat mysterious Goebel Reeves, who recorded as the Texas Drifter (he also tracked as George Riley, Louis Acker, and the Yodeling Wrangler, among other handles) and seems to have been every bit the hobo he claimed to be. Also included here are early- to mid-'30s recordings by future honky tonkers Ernest Tubb and Hank Snow, both of whom began their careers as Rodgers imitators. It will all probably be too much yodeling for the casual listener, but dedicated Rodgers fans, archivists, and historians of the era will delight in this in-depth exploration of the Jimmie Rodgers milieu. ~ Steve Leggett   Technical Info Release Date : 08/02/2005 Original Release Date : 2005 Catalog ID : 7751 Label : JSP (UK) Number of Discs : 4 Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00788065775124    Related Videos Lost Highway: Willie Nelson