Vol. 5: America's Blue Yodeler 1930-31 (1991)

About this title: This fifth set of vintage Jimmie Rodgers performances included some spectacular collaborations. While neither sounded fully comfortable, the meeting of Rodgers and Louis Armstrong on "Blue Yodel No. 9" is a landmark date in music annals, two immortals finding a way to make seemingly disparate styles mesh on a short tune. Armstrong's wife at the time, Lil Hardin, accompanied the pair on piano. Rodgers also teamed frequently with Lani McIntire's Hawaiians on this set, often on throwaway tunes that Rodgers' vocals made enjoyable. There's another collaboration with a blues artist, this time ... read more

Tracks:

1. Mule Skinner Blues (Blue Yodel No. 8) [Rodgers/Vaughn]
2. Jimmie's Mean Mama Blues [ONeal/Sawyer]
3. I'm Lonesome Too [Rodgers]
4. The Mystery of Number Five [Rodgers]
5. The One Rose [McIntire]
6. In the Jailhouse Now, No. 2 [Rodgers]
7. For the Sake of Days Gone By [Rodgers/White]
8. Standin' on the Corner [Blue Yodel No. 9] [Rodgers]
9. T.B. Blues [Hall/Rodgers]
10. Travellin' Blues [Alley/Rodgers]
11. Travellin' Blues [Alley/Rodgers]
12. Why There's a Tear in My Eye [Carter]
13. Jimmie the Kid [Neville/Rodgers]
14. Jimmie the Kid [Neville/Rodgers]
15. The Wonderful City [McWilliams/Rodgers]
16. Let Me Be Your Sidetrack [Rodgers]
17. Let Me Be Your Sidetrack [Rodgers]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.