| Jimmie Rodgers  AKA James Charles Rodgers
Born: 8-Sep-1897
Birthplace: Geiger, AL
Died: 26-May-1933
Location of death: Taft Hotel, New York City, NY
Cause of death: Tuberculosis
Remains: Buried, Meridian, MS
Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Country Musician Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Pioneering country singer/songwriter/yodeler Father: Aaron Rodgers (railroad foreman)
Mother: Eliza Bozeman (d. 1904)
Wife: Sandra Kelly (m. 1917, div. 1919)
Daughter: (b. 1918, d. 1938)
Wife: Carrie Cecil Williamson (m. 1920)
Daughter: Carrie Anita (b. 1921)
Daughter: June Rebecca (b. 1923, d. six months later)
Jimmie Rodgers
The Jimmie Rodgers Entertainers Vocalist 1927-28
Country Music Hall of Fame 1961 (first inductee)
Songwriters Hall of Fame 1970
Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1986
Official Website:
http://www.jimmierodgers.com/
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