In May a columnist for a newspaper in Wichita, Kansas, commented: “Jimmy [sic] Rodgers seems to be going over big now with his vocal and guitar records. They are reminiscent of Kentucky and Tennessee ...

The music, the voice, that beard! Kenny Rogers songs was a staple of both country and pop radio for decades starting in the ...

Jimmie Rodgers would come be called the “Father ... honky tonk dance tunes (and lived a raucous life) but also some songs that reflected his upbringing in church music, songs like “I Saw ...