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By Mark Parker, October 4, 2024
Rear view of Jimmie Rodgers Marker across 5th Street from First National Bank building
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1 ► Tennessee, Sullivan County, Bristol — Jimmie Rodgers —  |
| 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 | |||
| 2 ► Mississippi, Lauderdale County, Meridian — 10 — Jimmie Rodgers & The Blues Mississippi Blues Trail — |
| 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 Howlin' . . . — — Map (db m59656) HM | |||