Jimmie Rodgers: Reborn and Remastered

"He died slightly more than 80 years ago, at the tragically young age of 35, and this remastered collection of 25 of his songs is a reminder of why the 'Singing Brakeman' from Mississippi became the first country-music superstar, after 14 years spent working on the railroads. Jimmie Rodgers's unique style mixed folk, blues, hillbilly songs and ballads with his trademark yodel, with backing provided by his own guitar or a jazz band. His gutsy treatment of the blues still sounds remarkably fresh, particularly on the rousing Mule Skinner Blues and the pained and powerful TB Blues, recorded two years before it killed him. Then there are the folk-club favourites, Frankie and Johnnie and Waiting for a Train, and the weepie Miss the Mississippi and You. A classic – and there's a bonus CD with 25 songs from his contemporaries, including the Carter Family" (Robin Denselow, "Review," Guardian, 8/8/13).

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