Mississippi: A Thread Through Time
Jimmie Rodgers
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The career of Jimmie Rodgers was brief, but his influence lives on.
Jimmie Rodgers was born in Pine Springs, Mississippi in 1897. At 13 he went to work for the railroad, where he learned to play guitar, heard music from different traditions, and heard tales from men who rode the rails.
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Mississippi: A Thread Through Time is a local public television program presented by mpb
Mississippi: A Thread Through Time
Jimmie Rodgers
Special | 1mVideo has Closed Captions
Jimmie Rodgers was born in Pine Springs, Mississippi in 1897. At 13 he went to work for the railroad, where he learned to play guitar, heard music from different traditions, and heard tales from men who rode the rails.
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