Jimmie Rodgers in The Singing Brakeman - 1930

Jimmie Rodgers, the “Father of Country Music,” 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. For more interesting facts about Mississippi's 200-year history, watch a new interstitial each week of 2017 with "Mississippi: A Thread through Time" on #MPBTV, #MPBThinkRadio and on mpbonline.org/ms200. #ms200 #ms200th | MPB - Mississippi Public Br

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