| #804240 in eBooks | 1992-07-01 | 1979-06-01 | File type: PDF||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| He just doesn't seem to get the kind of attention that others get and his story is a good (thought sad) one to know|By Rose|I'm a huge Jimmie Rodgers fan and had been looking for a book on Jimmie's life for a long time. He just doesn't seem to get the kind of attention that others get and his story is a good (thought sad) one to know.|1 of 1 people found the following review h||"I have read Nolan Porterfield's book six times, and it gets better every time." -- Hank Snow
"Will surely remain the definitive biography of Jimmie Rodgers." -- Journal of Country Music|From the Pu
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.
Nolan Porterfield's biography banishes the rumors and myths that have long shrouded the Blue Yodeler's life ...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.JIMMIE RODGERS:LIFE & TIME: The Life and Times of America's Blue Yodeler (Music in American Life) | Nolan Porterfield. I have read it a couple of times and even shared with my family members. Really good. Couldnt put it down.
