Artist· country music pioneer, died in 1933

Jimmie Rodgers

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Artist· country music pioneer, died in 1933

Jimmie Rodgers

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American Songwriter Oct 20

Born 113 Years Ago Today in Kentucky, the ‘Hee Haw’ Star and Country Music Hall of Famer Known as “Everybody’s Grandpa”

Grandpa Jones Jimmie Rodgers Merle Travis Brown’s Ferry Four Grand Ole Opry

American Songwriter Oct 6

Zach Bryan, Morgan Wallen, and Ella Langley Ignite a Reddit Debate That Country Fans Have Been Arguing Since the 1950s

Ella Langley Morgan Wallen Zach Bryan Bob Wills Jimmie Rodgers Don Gibson Chet Atkins Patsy Cline Zach Top

Saving Country Music Oct 5

Album Review – Miranda Lambert’s “Crisco”

Miranda Lambert Ashley Monroe Chris Stapleton Waylon Payne Sturgill Simpson Johnny Blue Skies Bruno Mars

American Songwriter Oct 2

28 Years Ago Today, the World Said Goodbye to the “King of the Singing Cowboys” Who Inspired Countless Imitators

1930s Gene Autry Jimmie Rodgers Roy Rogers

Americana UK Oct 1

Live Review: Petunia (solo without The Vipers), The Kitchen Garden Café, Birmingham – 24th September 2026

Petunia The Vipers Jimmie Rodgers Hank Williams Tom Waits Roy Orbison

American Songwriter Sep 30

Two Decades Ago Today, We Said Goodbye to the Hall of Fame Multi-Instrumentalist Who Transformed Bluegrass Forever

Josh Graves Earl Scruggs Jimmie Rodgers Cliff Carlisle Pierce Brothers Bill Monroe

American Songwriter Sep 29

Born 119 Years Ago Today in the Lone Star State, the Early Pioneer of Western Swing Who Scored a Massive Hit in the 1930s

Bob Wills Jimmie Rodgers

American Songwriter Sep 29

Born 119 Years Ago in Texas, the Singing Cowboy and Movie Star Who Was the First To Sell Out Madison Square Garden

Gene Autry Jimmie Rodgers

Culture Blues Sep 29

Le blues blanc a 100 ans !

Jimmie Rodgers Tom Darby Jimmie Tarlton Cliff Carlisle The Allen Brothers Dick Justice

2 articles Sep 28

Mindy McCready Patsy Cline Jim Reeves Eddie Rabbitt Elvis Presley Townes Van Zandt

Taste of Country, The Boot

American Songwriter Sep 28

76 Years Ago Today, Hank Snow Was in the Middle of a Record-Breaking No. 1 Run With the Song That Launched His Career

Hank Snow Jimmie Rodgers Ernest Tubb Johnny Cash Ray Charles Terri Clark The Rolling Stones

American Songwriter Sep 27

Born 99 Years Ago Today in Tennessee, the Foggy Mountain Boy Who Changed the Sound of Bluegrass by Adding This Instrument to the Mix

Josh Graves Earl Scruggs Jimmie Rodgers Pierce Brothers Bill Monroe

32 articles Sep 24

Ella Langley Mariah Carey Joybeth Taylor Shaboozey Lil Nas X Billy Ray Cyrus Morgan Wallen Luis Fonsi Daddy Yankee

American Songwriter, BBC Music, Billboard +18

American Songwriter Sep 17

12 Years Ago Today, Country Music Lost the Singer Who Left Pop Behind and Became a Grand Ole Opry Mainstay

George Hamilton IV Gene Autry Tex Ritter Jimmie Rodgers Chet Atkins Eddy Arnold

American Songwriter Sep 17

Born 103 Years Ago in Alabama, the Pulitzer Prize-Winning Country Icon Who Turned Heartache Into Classics and Shaped the Future of Country Music

Hank Williams Roy Acuff Jimmie Rodgers Tony Bennett Ray Price

American Songwriter Sep 13

Born 115 Years Ago Today in Kentucky, the Singer, Songwriter and Mandolinist Who Single-Handedly Created the Bluegrass Genre

Ricky Skaggs Bill Monroe Jimmie Rodgers Bob Wills Hank Williams Johnny Cash

American Songwriter Sep 9

30 Years Ago Today, Bluegrass Music Lost Its Founding Father and the Mind Behind This Elvis Presley Classic

Elvis Presley 1990s Bill Monroe George Jones Grateful Dead Jerry Garcia Earl Scruggs

American Songwriter Sep 8

Born 129 Years Ago Today in Mississippi, the “Father of Country Music” Whose Legacy Influenced Everyone From Lynyrd Skynyrd to Bob Dylan

Lynyrd Skynyrd Bob Dylan Jimmie Rodgers Dolly Parton Johnny Cash Merle Haggard Ernest Tubb The Carter Family

American Songwriter Sep 6

42 Years Ago Today, We Said Goodbye to the “Gold Chain Troubadour of Country Music” Who Started a Honky Tonk Revolution

Jimmie Rodgers Ernest Tubb Loretta Lynn Johnny Cash Patsy Cline Hank Williams

Americana Highways Sep 2

REVIEW: Benjamin Tod “Country Is Dead”

Benjamin Tod Jimmie Rodgers Hank Williams Merle Haggard Bob Dylan George Jones Keith Whitley

American Songwriter Oct 20

Born 113 Years Ago Today in Kentucky, the ‘Hee Haw’ Star and Country Music Hall of Famer Known as “Everybody’s Grandpa”

Grandpa Jones Jimmie Rodgers Merle Travis Brown’s Ferry Four Grand Ole Opry

Saving Country Music Oct 5

Album Review – Miranda Lambert’s “Crisco”

Miranda Lambert Ashley Monroe Chris Stapleton Waylon Payne Sturgill Simpson Johnny Blue Skies Bruno Mars

Americana UK Oct 1

Live Review: Petunia (solo without The Vipers), The Kitchen Garden Café, Birmingham – 24th September 2026

Petunia The Vipers Jimmie Rodgers Hank Williams Tom Waits Roy Orbison

American Songwriter Sep 29

Born 119 Years Ago Today in the Lone Star State, the Early Pioneer of Western Swing Who Scored a Massive Hit in the 1930s

Bob Wills Jimmie Rodgers

Culture Blues Sep 29

Le blues blanc a 100 ans !

Jimmie Rodgers Tom Darby Jimmie Tarlton Cliff Carlisle The Allen Brothers Dick Justice

American Songwriter Sep 28

76 Years Ago Today, Hank Snow Was in the Middle of a Record-Breaking No. 1 Run With the Song That Launched His Career

Hank Snow Jimmie Rodgers Ernest Tubb Johnny Cash Ray Charles Terri Clark The Rolling Stones

32 articles Sep 24

Ella Langley Mariah Carey Joybeth Taylor Shaboozey Lil Nas X Billy Ray Cyrus Morgan Wallen Luis Fonsi Daddy Yankee

American Songwriter, BBC Music, Billboard +18

American Songwriter Sep 17

Born 103 Years Ago in Alabama, the Pulitzer Prize-Winning Country Icon Who Turned Heartache Into Classics and Shaped the Future of Country Music

Hank Williams Roy Acuff Jimmie Rodgers Tony Bennett Ray Price

American Songwriter Sep 9

30 Years Ago Today, Bluegrass Music Lost Its Founding Father and the Mind Behind This Elvis Presley Classic

Elvis Presley 1990s Bill Monroe George Jones Grateful Dead Jerry Garcia Earl Scruggs

American Songwriter Sep 6

42 Years Ago Today, We Said Goodbye to the “Gold Chain Troubadour of Country Music” Who Started a Honky Tonk Revolution

Jimmie Rodgers Ernest Tubb Loretta Lynn Johnny Cash Patsy Cline Hank Williams

American Songwriter Oct 6

Zach Bryan, Morgan Wallen, and Ella Langley Ignite a Reddit Debate That Country Fans Have Been Arguing Since the 1950s

Ella Langley Morgan Wallen Zach Bryan Bob Wills Jimmie Rodgers Don Gibson Chet Atkins Patsy Cline Zach Top

American Songwriter Oct 2

28 Years Ago Today, the World Said Goodbye to the “King of the Singing Cowboys” Who Inspired Countless Imitators

1930s Gene Autry Jimmie Rodgers Roy Rogers

American Songwriter Sep 30

Two Decades Ago Today, We Said Goodbye to the Hall of Fame Multi-Instrumentalist Who Transformed Bluegrass Forever

Josh Graves Earl Scruggs Jimmie Rodgers Cliff Carlisle Pierce Brothers Bill Monroe

American Songwriter Sep 29

Born 119 Years Ago in Texas, the Singing Cowboy and Movie Star Who Was the First To Sell Out Madison Square Garden

Gene Autry Jimmie Rodgers

2 articles Sep 28

Mindy McCready Patsy Cline Jim Reeves Eddie Rabbitt Elvis Presley Townes Van Zandt

Taste of Country, The Boot

American Songwriter Sep 27

Born 99 Years Ago Today in Tennessee, the Foggy Mountain Boy Who Changed the Sound of Bluegrass by Adding This Instrument to the Mix

Josh Graves Earl Scruggs Jimmie Rodgers Pierce Brothers Bill Monroe

American Songwriter Sep 17

12 Years Ago Today, Country Music Lost the Singer Who Left Pop Behind and Became a Grand Ole Opry Mainstay

George Hamilton IV Gene Autry Tex Ritter Jimmie Rodgers Chet Atkins Eddy Arnold

American Songwriter Sep 13

Born 115 Years Ago Today in Kentucky, the Singer, Songwriter and Mandolinist Who Single-Handedly Created the Bluegrass Genre

Ricky Skaggs Bill Monroe Jimmie Rodgers Bob Wills Hank Williams Johnny Cash

American Songwriter Sep 8

Born 129 Years Ago Today in Mississippi, the “Father of Country Music” Whose Legacy Influenced Everyone From Lynyrd Skynyrd to Bob Dylan

Lynyrd Skynyrd Bob Dylan Jimmie Rodgers Dolly Parton Johnny Cash Merle Haggard Ernest Tubb The Carter Family

Americana Highways Sep 2

REVIEW: Benjamin Tod “Country Is Dead”

Benjamin Tod Jimmie Rodgers Hank Williams Merle Haggard Bob Dylan George Jones Keith Whitley

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