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Jimmie Rodgers

1897 - 1933

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James Charles Rodgers ((1897-09-08)September 8, 1897 – (1933-05-26)May 26, 1933) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician who rose to popularity in the late 1920s. Widely regarded as the "Father of Country Music", he is best known for his distinctive yodeling. Rodgers was known as "The Singing Brakeman" and "America's Blue Yodeler". He has been cited as an inspiration by many artists, and he has been inducted into multiple halls of fame. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jimmie Rodgers is the 139th most popular singer (up from 1,116th in 2019), the 976th most popular biography from United States (up from 5,705th in 2019) and the 57th most popular American Singer.

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Among SINGERS

Among singers, Jimmie Rodgers ranks 139 out of 4,381. Before him are Bruce Dickinson, Melanie, Selena, Robin Gibb, Nina Hagen, and Art Garfunkel. After him are DMX, Astrud Gilberto, Yma Sumac, Paul Anka, Sandra, and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Jimmie Rodgers ranks 39. Before him are Ronald George Wreyford Norrish, Karl-Otto Koch, Soong Mei-ling, Janaki Ammal, Karl Gebhardt, and Otto Strasser. After him are Hasso von Manteuffel, Plaek Phibunsongkhram, John Cockcroft, Ivan Bagramyan, Paul Delvaux, and John Franklin Enders. Among people deceased in 1933, Jimmie Rodgers ranks 11. Before him are Constantine P. Cavafy, Adolf Loos, John Galsworthy, 13th Dalai Lama, Mohammed Nadir Shah, and Paul Ehrenfest. After him are Sándor Ferenczi, Wilhelm Cuno, Nikolai Yudenich, Annie Besant, Anatoly Lunacharsky, and Paul Painlevé.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jimmie Rodgers ranks 976 out of 20,380. Before him are Louise Hay (1926), Zoe Saldaña (1978), Julius Axelrod (1912), Roy Scheider (1932), Richard E. Byrd (1888), and Robert Evans (1930). After him are Lee Marvin (1924), Kevin Bacon (1958), Vanessa Williams (1963), Louise Fletcher (1934), Glenn Miller (1904), and DMX (1970).

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Among SINGERS In United States

Among singers born in United States, Jimmie Rodgers ranks 57. Before him are Roy Orbison (1936), George Clinton (1941), Laura Branigan (1952), Melanie (1947), Selena (1971), and Art Garfunkel (1941). After him are DMX (1970), Bing Crosby (1903), Little Richard (1932), Chester Bennington (1976), Suzi Quatro (1950), and Kris Kristofferson (1936).

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