Jimmie Rodgers, American singer-songwriter and musician, nicknamed "The Singing Brakeman", inspiration for many country and blues artists, was born on Sep. 8, 1897 (d. 1933). #JimmieRodgers

Cover of "In the Jailhouse Now" (Jimmie Rodgers and Elsie McWilliams) (2001, from 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?')
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0v-C_KcdoBs

Jimmie Rodgers, American singer-songwriter and musician, nicknamed "The Singing Brakeman", inspiration for many country and blues artists, was born on Sep. 8, 1897 (d. 1933). #JimmieRodgers

Cover of "Mississippi Delta Blues" (Jack Neville, Jimmie Rodgers) by Leon Redbone (1977)
#Music #CoSoMusic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfsB9cJSAfk