Jimmie Rodgers : the life and times of America's blue yodeler / Nolan Porterfield.
| Author/creator | Porterfield, Nolan |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Urbana : University of Illinois Press, ©1979. |
| Description | 460 pages, 21 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Music in American life Music in American life. ^A223005 |
| Contents | Looking for 1927 -- "Call me James": Spring, 1917-Autumn -- Rain down sorrow: Autumn, 1923-January -- Away out on the mountain: January-August, 1927 -- Mr. Victor and Mr. Peer -- "All right, George, I'll just sing one myself": August, 1927-February, 1928 -- "Mr. Victor's got lots of money": February-June, 1928 -- Hitting the stars: June-August, 1928 -- "The old Marster's been mighty good to this Mississippi boy": August-December, 1928 -- The show with a million friends: January-May, 1929 -- A home out in Texas: May-December, 1929 -- Swain's follies: December, 1929-Summer, 1930 -- A sweetheart not far from Shawnee: Summer, 1930 -- Fighting like a lion: August, 1930-February, 1931 -- Moonlight and skies: February-June, 1931 -- Going down that lonesome trail: June, 1931-June, 1932 -- "I heard the gang singing 'Bury me on the lone prairie'": July-September, 1932 -- Yodeling my way back home: Autumn, 1932-May, 1933 -- Endings, and beginnings -- The recordings of Jimmie Rodgers -- Appendix I. The blue yodels of Jimmie Rodgers ; Appendix II. Jimmie Rodger's personal appearances. |
| Abstract | Jimmie Rodgers (1897-1933), the first performer elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame, was a folk hero in his own lifetime and has been idolized by fans and emulated by performers ever since. His life story has been particularly susceptible to romanticizing, marked as it was by humble origins, sudden success and fame, and an early death from tuberculosis. This biography banishes the rumors and myths that have long shrouded the Blue Yodeler's life story. Unlike previous writings about Rodgers, this book derives from extensive and detailed research into original sources: private letters, personal interviews, court records, and newspaper accounts. Jimmie Rodgers significantly expands and alters our knowledge of the entertainer's life and career, explaining the nature of his role in American culture of the Depression era and providing insightful background on the milieu in which he worked. |
| General note | "The recordings of Jimmie Rodgers": pages 379-429. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| Bibliography note | Bibliography: pages 366-378. |
| LCCN | 79011959 |
| ISBN | 0252007506 |
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