Rodgers, Jimmie, 1933-2021

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James Frederick Rodgers (September 18, 1933 – January 18, 2021) was an American pop singer. Rodgers had a run of hits and mainstream popularity in the 1950s and 1960s. His string of crossover singles ranked highly on the Billboard Pop Singles, Hot Country and Western Sides, and Hot Rhythm and Blues Sides charts; in the 1960s, Rodgers had more modest successes with adult contemporary music.
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creatorOf Rodgers, Jimmie, 1933-. I'm gonna walk that lonesome valley / by Jimmy Rodgers. Library of Congress
referencedIn Nicolas Slonimsky Collection, 1873-1997, (bulk 1920-1990) Library of Congress. Music Division
referencedIn John Eldon Thayer collection of motion picture memorabilia, 1916-1979. Harvard Theater Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Ambassador Auditorium Collection, 1974-1995 Archive of Recorded Sound, Stanford University Libraries
referencedIn Southern Folklife Collection Artist Name File, 1940-2005 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Folklife Collection.
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associatedWith Sewart Air Force Base (Tenn.) corporateBody
associatedWith Slonimsky, Nicolas, 1894-1995 person
associatedWith Thayer, John Eldon, 1899-1980 person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Camas WA US
Palm Desert CA US
Subject
Popular music
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Musicians
Singers
Songwriter
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Birth 1933-09-18

Death 2021-01-18

English

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