Paul Burch pays homage to godfather of country Jimmie Rodgers

The Nashville singer-songwriter made an album as an ode to Rodgers, one of the founding fathers of country music, and a pivotal figure in American cultureBefore country music, there was Jimmie Rodgers.Born in 1897, he worked railroad jobs in the early 1920s, but like most sons plying the family trade, he wanted something else. Showbusiness called to him, and soon, due to a chance meeting with an ambitious record scout named Ralph Peer, Rodgers turned into one of the era’s biggest recording sta...

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