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7. One of them is the Father of Country Music, America's Blue Yodeler, the Singing Brakeman...

Sat Jan 23, 2021, 11:58 PM

Jan 2021

and infinitely superior to the other one. He was a megastar in his day, comparable in stardom to Michael Jackson at his peak.

That's Louis Armstrong playing the trumpet.

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Jimmie Rodgers, singer of 'Honeycomb' and other hits, dies [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2021 OP

Dang. I had no idea he was alive. RIP nolabear Jan 2021 #1

There are two Jimmie Rodgers! LeftInTX Jan 2021 #5

I knew there were two. "The Singing Brakeman" nolabear Jan 2021 #10

R-I-P Jimmie 🕯nt Raine Jan 2021 #2

I was a freshman in high school when he hit it big DavidDvorkin Jan 2021 #3

Apparently, there were two Jimmie Rodgers - both country singers! LeftInTX Jan 2021 #4

My husband and I loved Honeycomb...... a kennedy Jan 2021 #8

I loved his music as a kid PlanetBev Jan 2021 #9