[78-L] Jimmie Rodgers

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 and you did an excellent job too--all the stuff you do is good

what new projects can you share wtih us???


 I produced a box 
et on Bear Family







-----Original Message-----
From: DAVID BURNHAM <burnhamd at rogers.com>
To: 78-L at 78online.com
Sent: Wed, May 26, 2010 12:34 am
Subject: [78-L] Jimmie Rodgers


There are MANY American country singers who were inspired by Rodgers. In fact, 
OST country singers who came along in the years following Rodgers' death were 
nfluenced by him. Many started out as Rodgers imitators, including Gene Autry, 
liff Carlisle, Ernest Tubb, Jimmie Davis, Lefty Frizzell. Others, like Johnny 
ash, Merle Haggard, and Jerry Lee Lewis idolized him as well. I produced a box 
et on Bear Family that includes many of these artists and their renditions of 
odgers songs. Rodgers was probably the most influential country singer until 
ank Williams came along. 
Cary Ginell
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Thanks, Cary, perhaps I didn't really express myself properly.  Of course, all 
f the singers you mention would acknowledge the inspiration of Jimmie Rodgers, 
ut of those which I know, (which would exclude Cliff Carlisle and Jimmie 
avis), I don't recall ever hearing recordings which are imitative of JR.  The 
ene Autry and Lefty Frizzell recordings I'm familiar with don't have the JR 
ound.  But Wilf Carter particularly had a sound very much like Jimmie Rodgers.  
is guitar intros are almost identical to JR's and his use of yodeling is pretty 
ell the same.  Early Hank Snow also echos Jimmie Rodgers in the same ways, but 
ater his style changed to a more unique sound, as in "I'm Movin' On".
But let me repeat - I am not, by any stretch of the imagination, a country music 
pecialist.  I enjoy country music and that's it.  All of the observations above 
re solely from my own experience.  I just listened to "Atlanta Bound" by Gene 
utry on You Tube and it certainly does imitate JR's style and if I'd heard it 
lind folded, I never would have been able to identify it as Gene Autry
db
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