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The Short but Brilliant Life of Jimmie Rodgers

Folklife and Cultural Heritage

Object Details

Artist

Rodgers, Jimmie, 1897-1933.

Performer

Rodgers, Jimmie, 1897-1933.

Collection Creator

Asch, Moses
Distler, Marian, 1919-1964
Folkways Records

Collection Citation

Moses and Frances Asch Collection, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, Smithsonian Institution.

Contents

Hobo's meditation (3:07) --Take me back again (3:08) -- Ninety nine year blues (3:12) --In the jailhouse now no. 1 (3:20) --I'm lonely and blue (3:06) --Blue yodel no. 10 (2:51) -- A drunkard's child (3:19) --Why should I be lonely? (3:08) -- Nobody knows but me (2:39) --Years ago (2:20) --Blue yodel no. 11 (2:58) --Moonlight and skies (2:57) --Whippin' that old TB (3:09) --Yodelin' my way back home (2:34) --Everybody does it in Hawaii (2:54) --Rock all our babies to sleep (3:21).

Track Information

101 Hobo's Meditation / Guitar. 102 Take Me Back Again / Guitar. 103 Ninety Nine Year Blues / Guitar. 104 In the Jailhouse Now No.1 / Guitar. 105 I'm Lonely and Blue / Guitar. 106 Blue Yodel No.10 / Guitar. 107 A Drunkard's Child / Guitar. 108 Why Should I Be Lonely? / Guitar. 201 Nobody Knows But Me / Guitar. 202 Years Ago / Guitar. 203 Blue Yodel No.11 / Guitar. 204 Moonlight and Skies / Guitar. 205 Whippin' That Old TB / Guitar. 206 Yodelin' My Way Back Home / Guitar. 207 Everybody Does it in Hawaii / Guitar. 208 Rock All Our Babies to Sleep / Guitar.
sova.cfch.asch_ref17456

GUID

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk557dbaa08-81a4-4244-833f-8940b2ee7c08

Local Numbers

FW-ASCH-LP-2716 RCA Victor.2634

Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint)

RCA Victor 1963

General

Jimmie Rodgers, vocals, guitar. Production notes: Originally recorded in various locations between February 25, 1928 and May 24, 1933.

Place

United States
Mississippi
Texas

Topic

Country music
Guitar

Artist

Rodgers, Jimmie, 1897-1933.

Performer

Rodgers, Jimmie, 1897-1933.

Culture

Americans
Anglo-American

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Moses and Frances Asch Collection
Moses and Frances Asch Collection / Series 9: Audio Recordings / LP

Extent

1 Phonograph record (analog, 33 1/3 rpm, 12 in.)

Date

1963

Archival Repository

Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections

Identifier

CFCH.ASCH, Item FW-ASCH-LP-2716

Type

Archival materials
Phonograph records

Collection Rights

Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.

Restrictions

Restrictions on access. No duplication allowed listening and viewing for research purposes only.
CFCH.ASCH_ref17456
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https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/bk557dbaa08-81a4-4244-833f-8940b2ee7c08
CFCH.ASCH
CFCHFOLKLIFE

Record ID

ebl-1649170801566-1649171785744-1

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