Jimmie Rogers was one of the most prolific and  influential of all roots musicians. Rock and Roll and country both owe a great amount to him. Jazz and creole as well.

With all the country music I listened to growing up, I was still surprised to find that T for Texas was not a Lynyrd Skynyrd original. Jimmie Rogers has a repertoire that is and will continue to be one of the most borrowed books in music.

Del McCoury Band with Sarah Evans with a fairly traditional blue grass style Muleskinner Blues:


And for a rendition from my after college years. Rockabilly meets early grunge punk:

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