[78-L] Jimmie Rodgers Museum

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Wilf [slim] was more obscure--his popularity was basically limited to Canada and in the Nortern areas of the US.


but I was surprised that she had never even heard of Wilf Carter 
r Montana Slim.







-----Original Message-----
From: DAVID BURNHAM <burnhamd at rogers.com>
To: 78-L at 78online.com
Sent: Wed, May 19, 2010 8:19 pm
Subject: [78-L] Jimmie Rodgers Museum


Yesterday I visited the Jimmie Rodgers Museum in Meridian, Mississippi.  This is 
n interesting little place with lots of memorabilia, including guitars, 
urniture from Rodgers' home, many portraits of the Rodgers family and other 
ountry stars and many old Rodgers 78s.  I was surprised that the 78s were in 
uch dreadful shape - both the labels and the records were so deteriorated that 
hey could obviously never be played.  They looked like they had been cleaned 
ith sandpaper.  There were a couple of videos, (one with Cary Ginell credited 
s producer), and a lovely lady who was only too happy to share her knowledge 
nd enthusiasm for Jimmie Rodgers.  She knew about Hank Snow and how he was 
nspired by J.R., (not surprisingly since Hank Snow was involved in the opening 
f the museum), but I was surprised that she had never even heard of Wilf Carter 
r Montana Slim.
db
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