Country music's first megastar had roots in Mississippi, but the Lone Star State played a big role later in life.

“When I finished the song and walked offstage, I put my guitar in the case and I just broke down crying ... “I learned to ...

Jimmie Rodgers was the first superstar of country ... music is right there in “Blue Yodel,” including those simple guitar ...

The man who would one day be dubbed the "Father of Country Music," Jimmie Rodgers ... Americans who schooled Rodgers in the blues and taught him how to play banjo and guitar.

Since relocating to New York from his native South Los Angeles in 2007, the multifaceted blues performer Jerron Paxton has ...

By Paul Grein When guitarist James Burton officially becomes a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame at their Medallion Ceremony on Sunday (Oct. 20), he’ll become the 17th individual to be inducted ...

Dylan opened the guitar case, took out a looped-wire harmonica ... music figures—particularly Hank Williams, Hank Snow, and Jimmie Rodgers. During his brief stay at the university, Dylan became ...

The film features a rich soundtrack of American folk tunes of the time, including songs by Woody Guthrie, Elizabeth Cotten, Doc Watson, and Jimmie Rodgers ... and Bob "Guitar Whitey" Symmonds ...

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Award-winning Lettuce trumpeter Eric Benny Bloom discusses country music, wine and comedy in free-ranging interview ...

Jimmie Allen (né James Edward Allen) is an American country singer-songwriter. He rose to fame with his 2018 hit single, "Best Shot." Allen is also known for songs such as "Make Me Want To ...

Impressively, singer, songwriter and guitarist Jimmie Rodgers was in the inaugural class in both Halls. He was one of the first three people inaugurated into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1961 ...