Jimmie Rodgers is one of the foundational pillars of American music. He was mixing blues, yodeling and jazz into his brand of country music. There have been a few who have transformed the sound and the stylistic possibilities since then. But, none as impactful. That country music began as an amalgamation of many different styles is telling in this day and age of AI and neo-yee-haw. My version pales in comparison to Jimmie’s. Go check it Mean Mama Blues sometime. It is a triumph of horn and woodw

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