Jimmy Rogers
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Jimmy Rogers was born James A. Lane in Ruleville, Mississippi, and was raised in Memphis. Rogers learned the harmonica alongside his childhood friend Snooky Pryor, and as a teenager took up the guitar and played professionally in East St. Louis, Illinois (where he played with Junior Lockwood), before moving to Chicago in the mid-1940s after serving in the military. By 1946 he’d made his first record as a harmonica player and singer for the local Harlem label, although his name was not included on the label — the record was issued under the names “Memphis Slim and his Houserockers”.
Rogers joined Waters the next year, with whom he helped shape the sound of the nascent Chicago Blues style. Although he had several successful releases of his own on Chess Records beginning in 1950 with “That’s Alright”, he stayed in Waters’ band until leaving the band for a solo career in 1954. In the mid 1950s he enjoyed several successful record releases, most notably “Walking By Myself”, but as the ’50s drew to a close and interest in the blues waned, he gradually withdrew from the music business.
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That's All Right (Music for Every Mood)
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Chicago Bound
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His Best
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Ludella
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Druid66
Another legendary talent from a legendary time. His song titles are so witty and his playing is excellent.
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RoddM
Excelente bluesman
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Sapegas
great player
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bcwilliamson
if he was muddy's guitarist, he's good in my book. love his songs. why not check out http://www.last.fm/music/B.C.+Williamson, a fictitious blues musician who made some great blues music in the same era, among his many other phases from 1953-present. www.bcwilliamson thanks
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alrm20
Amo a Jimmy me hace sentir muy feliz y enamorada
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