4x VERY RARE JIMMY RODGERS 78s ZONOS 5283/780/6056/159
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FOUR GREAT COUNTRY CLASSIC 78s FROM JIMMIE RODGERS
Jimmie Rodgers’s impact on country music can scarcely be exaggerated. At a time when emerging “hillbilly music” consisted largely of old-time instrumentals and lugubrious vocalists who sounded much alike, Rodgers brought to the scene a distinctive, colorful personality and a rousing vocal style which in effect created and defined the role of the singing star in country music. His records turned the public’s attention away from rustic fiddles and mournful disaster songs to popularize the free-swinging, born-to-lose blues tradition of cheatin’ hearts and faded love, whiskey rivers and stoic endurance. Although Rodgers constantly scrabbled for material throughout his career, his recorded repertoire was remarkably broad and diverse, ranging from love songs and risque´ ditties to whimsical blues tunes and even gospel hymns. There were songs about railroaders and cowboys, cops and robbers, Daddy and Mother, and home—plaintive ballads with all the nostalgic flavour of traditional music but invigorated by a distinctly original approach and punctuated by Rodgers’s yodel and unorthodox runs, which became his trademarks.
DISC DETAILS:- RECORD 1 ZONOPHONE 5283 CONDITION:- M- SIDE A:- MEMPHIS YODEL Matrix #A41742 7-2272 SIDE B:- LULLABY YODEL Matrix # A45098 7-2273 RECORD 2 ZONOPHONE 5780 CONDITION:- M- SIDE A:- ANY OLD TIME Matrix #A48385 40-2576 SIDE B:- ANNIVERSARY BLUE YODEL Matrix # A56607 40-2575 RECORD 3 ZONOPHONE 6056 CONDITION:- M- (VERY RARE!!) SIDE A:- RODGERS PUZZLE RECORD Matrix #A69032 40-4455 (THIS SIDE CONTAINS THREE SONGS IN CONCENTRIC SPIRAL GROOVES) SIDE B:- LET ME BE YOUR SIDE TRACK Matrix# A69424 40-4454 RECORD 4 ZONOPHONE 6159 CONDITION:- EX- SIDE A:- MY TIME AIN'T LONG Matrix #A70647 40-4879 SIDE B:- NINETY NINE YEARS BLUES Matrix # A70648 40-4878 FOUR GREAT RECORDS FROM THE GRANDDADDY OF COUNTRY MUSIC - GREAT STUFF!! DON'T MISS OUT - BID NOW !!! On 29-Oct-05 at 08:29:50 BST, seller added the following information: Pay instantly with your debit or credit card through PayPal.
