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Jimmie Rodgers - Vol. 5: America's Blue Yodeler 1930-31 Audio CD

A fair review of the Jimmie Rodgers "Vol. 5: America's Blue Yodeler 1930-31" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Jimmie Rodgers reviews here, or go back to the Jimmie Rodgers tabs.

Jimmie Rodgers Band: Jimmie Rodgers
Title: Vol. 5: America's Blue Yodeler 1930-31
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Release Date: 1992-02-14
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Mule Skinner Blues (Blue Yodel No. 8) 2: Jimmie's Mean Mama Blues 3: I'm Lonesome Too 4: Mystery of Number Five 5: One Rose 6: In the Jailhouse Now, No. 2 7: For the Sake of Days Gone By 8: Standin' on the Corner [Blue Yodel No. 9] 9: T.B. Blues 10: Travellin' Blues 11: Travellin' Blues [#] 12: Why There's a Tear in My Eye 13: Jimmie the Kid 14: Jimmie the Kid [#] 15: Wonderful City 16: Let Me Be Your Sidetrack 17: Let Me Be Your Sidetrack [#]

The place to start!
You have a bit of everything here including some blue yodel music, a couple of tracks with the Carter Family, a gospel song, and a cut w/ Louis Armstrong! How much more can you ask for? Rounder & Bear Family are doing for Jimmie Rodgers what BMG records should be doing! This is the perfect intro to his music!. Rounder records has produced the CD to start with to get introduced to JR's music.


A good, solid, representative Rodgers collection
The disc also includes two great blue yodels, a duet with the blues guitarist Clifford Gibson, a couple of great duets with Sara Carter, of the Carter Family, and some other prizes. True, there are several sentimental, even "slick," songs on here, but they were part of what Rodgers did, and who he was. Rodgers was, like it or not, a showman, who did all kinds of different material. Take him on his own terms! The only real problem with the Rounder reissues, for me, is that they're a little disorganized and often have chintzy playing times (a couple of voulmes only have 13 or 14 three-minute tracks). This one has 17 tracks, which is acceptible. For someone who wants all of Rodgers, the Bear Family Jimmie Rodgers box is a better investment than buying all 8 volumes of the Rounder series.


warning

this is jimmy rodgers the successful showman. all the performances on this cd are too slick.

his tone is way too happy and insincere.

i wish i never heard this cd, it almost ruins jimmy rodgers for me.


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