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By Stanley and Terrie Howard, September 26, 2009
Jimmie Rodgers Marker
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| On State Street at 5th Street on State Street. |
| | Jimmie Rodgers, known as “The Singing Brakeman” and “the Blue Yodeler,” was born in Meridian, Mississippi on September 8, 1897. After working as a brakeman for the railroad, a bout of tuberculosis forced Rodgers from the . . . — — Map (db m23145) HM |
| On Front Street near 17th Avenue, on the right when traveling east. |
| | Jimmie Rodgers (1897 – 1933) is widely known as the "father of country music," but blues was a prominent element
of his music. The influence of his famous "blue yodels" can be heard in the music of Mississippi blues artists
including . . . — — Map (db m59656) HM |
| On Oak Grove Drive, 0.1 miles north of Azalea Drive (Old Mississippi Route 19), on the right when traveling north. |
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Singing winningly, with storytelling clarity and physicality, of the real lives and fondest dreams of his down home audience, with varied musical backing that ranged from his own solitary guitar to rural pickers, horns, and . . . — — Map (db m77176) HM |
Jun. 4, 2024