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Jimmie Rodgers.
If you're serious fan of old-time country music (back when it was known as "hillbilly music"), you know all about him.
Those of us in western North Carolina can brag that Rodgers got his
start in Asheville; early on in his career, he and Otis Kuykendall
sang for the first time on WWNC, Asheville's first radio station.
Students in my MUS300 Country Music class at Western Carolina
University are especially fond of one of his tunes, "In the
Jailhouse Now." Here are two different renditions of the tune, one
by Rodgers from 1928, and another by Webb Pierce from 1956. I'm also
including Brad Paisley's "Mr. Policeman;" Paisley's song
incorporates "In the Jailhouse" towards the end.
Jimmie Rodgers, "In the Jailhouse Now"
Webb Pierce, "In the Jailhouse Now"
Brad Paisley, "Mr. Policeman"
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