Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas)

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"Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas)" is a pioneering 1927 country song by Jimmie Rodgers that popularized the blue yodel style and became one of his signature recordings.

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Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas) canonical 4
Blue Yodel No. 1 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 1920s song
single
song
alsoKnownAs Blue Yodel
linked to: Blue Yodel series

T for Texas
composer Jimmie Rodgers
countryOfOrigin United States
firstReleaseDate 1927-02-05
followedBy Blue Yodel No. 2
follows Sleep, Baby, Sleep
format 78 rpm record
genre blues
country
hillbilly music
hasPart guitar accompaniment
yodeling
hasSignatureLine T for Texas, T for Tennessee
influencedArtist Hank Williams
Merle Haggard
Willie Nelson
influencedGenre country music
honky-tonk
instrumentation acoustic guitar
voice
language English
lyricMention Georgia
Tennessee
Texas
notableFor being one of Jimmie Rodgers' signature songs
popularizing the blue yodel style
partOfSeries Blue Yodel series
performer Jimmie Rodgers
producer Ralph Peer
recordingDate 1927-11-30
recordingLocation Camden, New Jersey
linked to: Camden
recordLabel Victor
Victor Talking Machine Company
releaseYear 1927
seriesNumber 1
style blue yodel
theme betrayal
romantic relationships
travel
title Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas)
vocalist Jimmie Rodgers
writer Jimmie Rodgers

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Jimmie Rodgers notableWork Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas)
James Charles Rodgers notableWork Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas)
The Blue Yodeler hasNotableSong Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas)
Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas) title Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas)
Blue Yodel No. 2 follows Blue Yodel No. 1
linked to: Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas)
T for Texas alsoKnownAs Blue Yodel No. 1
linked to: Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas)
T for Texas originalTitle Blue Yodel No. 1
linked to: Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas)