Songs of Jimmie Rodgers
1951 studio album by Lefty Frizzell
Songs of Jimmie Rodgers | ||||
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Studio album by Lefty Frizzell | ||||
Released | October 8, 1951 | |||
Recorded | June 1, 1950 – March 9, 1951 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 34:04 | |||
Label | Columbia[1] | |||
Producer | Don Law | |||
Lefty Frizzell chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
Songs of Jimmie Rodgers is the debut album by Lefty Frizzell, released in 1951.[3] It is a tribute album dedicated to the songs of Jimmie Rodgers.[4]
Content
Frizzell recorded the album during his first sessions with Columbia Records. It was produced by Don Law.[5]
Critical reception
No Depression called the album "one of country music’s finest tributes," writing that "the record has no fat; it is an unassuming joy and comfort."[6]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Blue Yodel No. 2 (My Lovin' Gal Lucille)" | Jimmie Rodgers | 2:30 |
2. | "Treasures Untold" | Rodgers, Ellworth T. Cozzens | 3:19 |
3. | "My Old Pal" | Rodgers, Elsie McWilliams | 2:53 |
4. | "Brakeman's Blues" | Rodgers | 2:55 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Blue Yodel No. 6" | Jimmie Rodgers | 3:06 |
2. | "Travelin' Blues" | Rodgers, Shelly Le Alley | 2:56 |
3. | "Lullaby Yodel" | Rodgers, Elsie McWilliams | 2:43 |
4. | "My Rough and Rowdy Ways" | Rodgers, Elsie McWilliams | 2:37 |
References
- ^ Jasinski, Laurie E. (February 22, 2012). "Handbook of Texas Music". Texas A&M University Press – via Google Books.
- ^ "Songs of Jimmie Rodgers - Lefty Frizzell | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 622.
- ^ "Lefty Frizzell - Songs of Jimmie Rodgers". www.countrystandardtime.com.
- ^ "Lefty Frizzell | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "Lefty Frizzell – Songs of Jimmie Rodgers". No Depression. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
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Lefty Frizzell
- "If You've Got the Money I've Got the Time"
- "Look What Thoughts Will Do"
- "I Want to Be with You Always"
- "Always Late (With Your Kisses)"
- "Mom and Dad's Waltz"
- "Give Me More, More, More (Of Your Kisses)"
- "Don't Stay Away (Till Love Grows Cold)"
- "I'm an Old, Old Man (Tryin' to Live While I Can)"
- "Long Black Veil"
- "Saginaw, Michigan"
- "She's Gone Gone Gone"
- "You, Babe"
- Songs of Jimmie Rodgers (1951)
- Listen to Lefty (1952)
- The One and Only (1959)
- Saginaw Michigan (1964)
- The Sad Side of Love (1965)
- Puttin' On (1967)
- The Legendary Lefty Frizzell (1973)