Jimmie Rodgers (musician)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Jimmie_Rodgers_(musician)
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:musician
gptkb:singer
songwriter
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Grammy_Lifetime_Achievement_Award
gptkb:Songwriters_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:Country_Music_Hall_of_Fame
gptkbp:birthDate 1897-09-08
gptkbp:birthName James Charles Rodgers
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Meridian,_Mississippi,_United_States
gptkbp:causeOfDeath tuberculosis
gptkbp:child Anita Rodgers
gptkbp:deathDate 1933-05-26
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York,_United_States
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Country
blues
folk
hillbilly
gptkbp:hasSignatureSong gptkb:In_the_Jailhouse_Now
gptkb:Waiting_for_a_Train
Blue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jimmie Rodgers (musician)
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Bob_Dylan
gptkb:Elvis_Presley
gptkb:Gene_Autry
gptkb:Johnny_Cash
gptkb:Hank_Snow
gptkb:Lefty_Frizzell
Merle Haggard
gptkbp:influencedBy blues music
country music
American popular music
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:guitar
vocals
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Songwriters_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:Country_Music_Hall_of_Fame
gptkbp:nickname The Blue Yodeler
The Singing Brakeman
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:T_for_Texas
gptkb:In_the_Jailhouse_Now
gptkb:Waiting_for_a_Train
Blue Yodel
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:singer
songwriter
gptkbp:recordLabel gptkb:Victor_Talking_Machine_Company
gptkbp:restingPlace Oak Grove Cemetery, Meridian, Mississippi
gptkbp:spouse Carrie Williamson Rodgers
gptkbp:subjectOf The Life and Times of Jimmie Rodgers (book)
Jimmie Rodgers: The Father of Country Music (documentary)
gptkbp:yearsActive 1927–1933
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Between_Rock_and_a_Home_Place_(book)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7