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JIMMIE RODGERS ALBUMS ON ROULETTE RECORDS:
Provided to us by Frank
Riedel in Germany
1957 ROULETTE. ALBUM TITLE “JIMMIE RODGERS”
(R25020)
1. Woman from Liberia (Favorite Music. Jimmie Rodgers) Emi Full Keel ASCAP
2. Better Loved Never Be (David-Evens-Hughes) Planetary Music ASCAP
3. Girl In The Wood (Gilkyson-Stuart) American Music BMI
4. Water Boy (Evens-Huges-Rodgers) Planetary Music ASCAP
5. Scarlet Ribbons (Segal-Donzig) Mills Music ASCAP
6. Ballad Of Black Gold (Tienikin-Web) M Widmark and Sons ASCAP
7. Hey Little Baby (Jimmie Rodgers-Clint Ballard Jr.) Kahl Music BMI-ASCAP
8. The Mating Call (Dee Whitman) Planetary Music ASCAP
9. Kisses Sweeter Than Wine Folkways Music BMI
10. The Preacher (Favorite Music Rodgers-Hughes) Emi Full Keel Music ASCAP
11. I’m Just A Country Boy (Brooks-Barer) Folkways Music BMI
12. Honeycomb (Bob Merrill) Hawthorne Music ASCAP
1958 ROULETTE. ALBUM TITLE: NUMBER ONE
R-25033
1. I Believe (Drake-Shirl-Graham) Cromwell Music ASCAP
2. Song from Moulin Rouge (Auric-Envick) Broadcast Music BMI
3. Too Young (Dee-Lippman) Jefferson Music ASCAP
4. Secret love (Fain-Webster) Remick Music ASCAP
5. Three Coins In The Fountain (Cohn-Stein) Robins Music ASCAP
6. Que Sera Sera (Evens-Livingston) Artist Music ASCAP
7. My Prayer (Boulinger-Kennedy) Skidmore Music ASCAP
8. Tammy (Evens-Livingston) Northern Music ASCAP
9. Unchained Melody (Zaret-North) Frank Music ASCAP
10. Hey There (Adier-Ross) Frank Music ASCAP
11. Love Letters (Coots-Kenny) Bourne Music ASCAP
12. True love. (Cole Porter) Buxton Music ASCAP
 
1958 ROULETTE. ALBUM TITLE: IT´S CHRISTMAS ONCE AGAIN
R-25095 195
Arranger: Jin Tyler and Maury Laws with Joe Reisman Orch.
1. 0 Holy Night (Adolphe-Adam) Queensbury Music BMI
2. The First Noel (Arr. Maury Laws) Traditional Queensbury Music BMI
3. Silent Night (Franze Gruber Arr. Moishe) Queensbury Music BMI
4. We Three Kings (John H. Hopkin) Queensbury Music BMI
5. Little Town Of Bethlehem (Lewis H-Redner-Moishe) Queensbury Music BMI
6. O Come All Ye Faithful (Moishe) Traditional Queensbury Music BMI
7. What Child Is This (Traditional) Queensbury Music BMI
8. Came Upon A Midnight Clear (Richard S. Willis) Queensbury Music BMI
9. The Bells On Christmas Day (Baptiste-Calkin-Moishe) Queensbury Music BMI
10. White Christmas (Irvin Berlin) Irvin Berlin Music ASCAP
11. Its Christmas Once Again (Evelyn-Leona-Elaine Blackman) Patricia Music BMI
12. The Christmas Song (Mel Torme-Wells) E.H.Morris Co. ASCAP
“Moishe down as writer. Morris Levy was President of Roulette Records.
Writer of “Silent Night” and others?! He couldn’t write his name…”
Jimmie Rodgers
1959 ROULETTE. ALBUM TITLE: TV FAVORITES
R25071-A-B
“This album was only released for a short time. The publishers are not mentioned on the cover or on the vinyl recording. For a reason, usually people do not get paid on this type of a project but they charge the artist for the cost of an album that was never considered for release”.
Jimmie Rodgers
1. Just A Wearying For You*
2. Summertime (Heyward-Gershwin)
3. Only If You Love (Laine-Lerner)
4. St. James Infirmary (Primrose)
5. Hey There (Adler-Ross)
6. Lonesome Road (Austin-Shikret)
7. You And The Night And The Music (Swartz-Dietz)
8. Anyplace I Hang My Hat Is Home (Arlen-Mercer)
9. Greensleeves (Special Lyric Ed Jackson)
10. I Can’t Give You Anything But Love (Fields-McHugh)
11. This Night I’ll Remember (Jimmie Rodgers)
12. Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone (Clair-Spepe)
*(They put my name on this song as the writer which is not true to get publishing rights).
Jimmie Rodgers
1959 ROULETTE. ALBUM TITLED: JIMMIE RODGERS
PC-3040
Album licensed to Pickwick, 23 Pickwick International Inc.
Pickwick Building Long Island, New York
1. Woman From Libera (Jimmie Rodgers)
2. Scarlet (Segal-Danzig)
3. Lord Randal (Traditional)
4. The Wizard (David-Dane-Paul)
5. Hush Little Baby Pd. (adapted by Jimmie Rodgers)
6. The Preacher (Evens-Hughes-Rodgers)
7. Kisses Sweeter Than Wine (Campbell-Newman)
8. Bimbombey (David-Peretti-Creatore)
9. Better Loved Never Be (David-Evans-Hughes)
10. Midnight Special (Adapted by Jimmie Rodgers)
11. The Mating Call (Dee-Whitman)
12. Ballad Of Black Gold (Toinikin-Webster)
No Publishers listed
1959 ROULETTE. ALBUM TITLE: HIS GOLDEN YEAR
R-25057
1. Bimbombey (David-Peretti-Creatore) Planetary Music ASCAP
2. Because You´re Young (Peretti-Creatore) Planetary Music ASCAP
3. Oh Oh I’m Falling In Love Again (Hoffman-Manning-Markwell) Planetary Music ASCAP
4. Woman From Liberia (Jimmie Rodgers) Favorite Music ASCAP
5. Are You Really Mine (Hoffman-Manning-Markwell) Planetary Music BMI
6. Kisses Sweeter Than Wine (Campbell-Newman) Folkways Music ACAP
7. Secretly (Hoffman-Manning-Markwell) Planetary Music ASCAP
8. I’m Never Gonna Tell (Hoffman-Manning-Markwell) Planetary Music ASCAP
9. The Wizard (David-Dane-Paul) Planetary Music ASCAP
10. Long Hot Summer (North –Cahn) Leo Feast Inc. ASCAP
11. Make Me A Miracle (Hoffman-Markwell Manning) Planetary Music ASCAP
12. Honeycomb (Bob Merrill) Hawthorne Music ASCAP
1959 ROULETTE. ALBUM TITLE: “TWILIGHT ON THE TRAIL”
(R-25O81-RLP9). Producer: Joe Reisman
1. Shenandoah (Traditional)
2. Empty Saddles (Shapiro-Bernstein and Co.) ASCAP
3. Red River Valley (Billy Hill) E.B. Marks Music N E Pearson ASCAP
4. Old Faithful (Carl Kennedy) Shapiro- Bernstein and Co. ASCAP
5. Tumbling Tumbleweeds (Bob Nolan) Williamson Music. ASCAP
6. Twilight On The Trail (Alter –Mitchell) Famous Music. ASCAP
7. Ghost Riders In The Sky (Stan Jones) Edward H Morris ASCAP
8. The Last Round Up (Billy Hill) Shapiro-Bernstein and Co. ASCAP
9. High Noon (Washington-Tienikin) Leo Feist Music ASCAP
10. Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie (Traditional) Shapiro-Bernstein and Co. ASCAP
11. Wagon Wheels (Nill-De Rose) Shapiro-Bernstein ASCAP
12. Cool Water (Bob Nolan) American Music ASCAP
1959 ROULETTE. ALBUM TITLE: FOLK SONGS
SR 25199
1. Gotta Lotta Tunes (Hoffman-Manning-Markwell) Planetary Music ASCAP
2. Scarlet Ribbons (Segal-Danzig) Mills Music ASCAP
3. Midnight Special (Adapt. Jimmie Rodgers) Emi full keel music) ACAP
4. Hush Little Baby (Adapt. Jimmie Rodgers) Honeycomb Music ASCAP
5. Lord Randall (Peretti-Creatore-Rodgers) Planetary Music ASCAP
6. Find The Girl (John Stewart) Shaysee Music/Highridge Music BMI
7. Ghost Riders In The Sky (Stan Jones) Edwin H Morris Music ASCAP
8. Better Loved Never Be (David-Evens-Hughes) Planetary Music ASCAP
9. Hey Little Baby (Jimmie Rodgers-Clint Ballard Jr.) BMI
10. Greensleaves (Special lyric by E. Jackson) Commercial Music ASCAP
11. Water Boy (A. Robertson) Boosey and Hawkeys ASCAP
12. Shenandoah (Traditional) Planetary Music Pub Co ASCAP
13. Four Little Girls In Boston (Jimmie Driftwood) Warden Music BMI
“This album is a mess. All kinds of music lifted and wrongly credited”
Jimmie Rodgers
1960 ROULETTE. ALBUM TITLE: JUST FOR YOU
A Roulette album also released on Forum, a division of Roulette Records
F16004 F11535-B
Producer: Joe Reisman
Arranger: Joe Reisman and Hugo Peretti
1. T.L.C. (Tender Love And Care) (Lehman-Lebowsky-Clarke) Kahl Music ASCAP
2. Soldier Won’t You Marry Me (Peretti-Creatore-Rodgers) Planetary Music ASCAP
3. Go Down Moses (Arr: Maury Laws) Planetary Music ASCAP
4. The Night You Became Seventeen (Vance-Segal-Armand) Planetary Music ASCAP
5. Standing In The Need Of Prayer (Arr. Maury Laws) Planetary Music ASCAP
6. Shenandoah (Arr; Joe Reisman) Planetary Music ASCAP
7. Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho (Arr. Maury Laws) Planetary Music ASCAP
8. Wonderful You (Stallman-Jacobson) Kahl-Rush Music BMI
9. Liza (Rodgers) Favorite Music ASCAP
10. Ring A Ling A Lario (Kent-Grant-Armand) Planetary Music ASCAP
11.Water Boy (Robinson) Bonney-Hawkes ASCAP
12. Just A Wearing For You. Squire Music/Roulette Records ASCAP
1960 ROULETTE/FORUM. ALBUM TITLE: AT HOME WITH JIMMIE RODGERS
SF9025 RSD172-A-B
Producer and Arranger: Joe Reisman
1. Four Little Girls In Boston Music (Jimmie Driftwood) Warden BMI
2. Evergreen Tree (Schroeder-Gold) Aberbach-Canada Ltd. ASCAP
3. The Hangman (Randy Sparks) Sparrow ASCAP
4. I Know An Old Lady (Bonne-Mills) Southern Music ASCAP
5. Dublin City (Arr. Jimmie Rodgers) Planetary Music ASCAP
6. Find The Girl (John Stewart) Shaysee–Highridge BMI
7. The Wreak Of The John B. (Lee Hayes) Folkways Music BMI
8. Come Along Julie (John Stewart) Shaysee–Highridge BMI
9. Two Brothers (Irving Gordon) Shapiro Bernstein Co. ASCAP
10. Crooked Little House (Hickey-Miller) Mel-Hi Music BMI
11. Streets of Laredo (Livinston-Evans) Famous Music ASCAP
12. The Frozen Logger (James Steven) Folkways Music BMI
1960 ROULETTE. ALBUM TITLE: WHEN THE SPIRIT MOVES YOU
R 25103
Producer: Joe Reisman-Maury Laws
Arranger: Bill Loose, Maury Laws and Nate Scott.
1. Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho (Arr. Maury Laws) Planetary Music ASCAP
2. Just A Closer Walk With Thee (Winsett) Hill and Range BMI
3. Standing In The Need Of Prayer (Arr. Maury Laws) Planetary Music ASCAP
4. Swing Low Sweet Chariot (Arr. Maury Laws) Planetary Music ASCAP
5. De Ol´ Arks A-Moverin’ (Arr. Maury Laws) Planetary Music ASCAP
6. Great Getting Up Morning (Arr. Nate Scott) Planetary Music ASCAP
7. Go Down Moses (Arr. Maury Laws) Planetary Music ASCAP
8. Walk The Lonesome Valley (Jimmie Rodgers) Honeycomb ASCAP
9. Shout All Over Gods Heaven (Arr. Maury Laws) Planetary Music ASCAP
10. Let Us Break Bread Together (Arr. Bill Loose) Planetary Music ASCAP
11. Every Time I Feel The Spirit (Arr. Bill Loose) Planetary Music ASCAP
“Most of these songs are Public Domain. Roulette publishes them anyway.
Publishers are not on this vinyl!”
Jimmie Rodgers
1961 ROULETTE. ALBUM TITLE: ENGLISH COUNTRY GARDEN AND OTHER FAVORITES
(Sold in UK. by EMI Records).
MFP-1102
1. Hush Little Baby (Arr. Jimmie Rodgers) Planetary Nom London Ltd.
2. English Country Garden (Percy Granger) Tin Pan Alley Music Ltd
3. Seven Daffodils (Mecolico Biem) Tyler Music
4. Little One (Turn Around) Tin Pan Alley Music Ltd
5. Boll Weevil Planetary Nom London Ltd
6. The Whiticombe Fair (Arr. Jimmie Rodgers) Tin Pan Alley Music Ltd
7. Midnight Special (Arr. Jimmie Rodgers) Tin Pan Alley Music Ltd
8. Hole In The Window (Arr. Jimmie Rodgers) Tin Pan Alley Music Ltd
9. Four Mary´s (Arr. Jimmie Rodgers) Tin Pan Alley Music Ltd
10. A Little Dog Cried (Mecolico-NC) Tin Pan Alley Music Ltd
11. Nobody Knows You (Francis Day) Cox-Feldman BIEM
12. Old Joe Clark (Arr. Jimmie Rodgers) Public Domain Planetary Nom London Ltd
(No ASCAP or BMI listed on this album. Who were paid as writers?!)
The other “English Country Garden” is another album made in England of the same songs with the same album title and different cover.
This album also titled (Jimmy Rogers, spelled wrong).
This “English Country Garden And Other Favorites” is a SAGA (EROS) album released in 1969 and was made in England
EROS 8077 1969
TIN PAN ALLEY MUSIC Ltd.
3-6 Harmony Music. Unless we were paid by EMI which I have no record of, only Roulette got paid
1961 ROULETTE. ALBUM TITLE: JIMMIE RODGERS SINGS FOLK SONGS.
SR-250521
Hugo Peretti Orch.
1. Bo Diddley (Peretti-Creatore-Rodgers) Planetary Music ASCAP
2. Riddle Song (Peretti-Creatore-Rodgers) Planetary Music ASCAP
3. Liza (Jimmie Rodgers) Favorite Music ASCAP
4. Lassie O Mine (Bowels-Walt) Sam Fox Music ASCAP
5. Crocodile Song (Peretti-Creatore-Rodgers) Planetary Music ASCAP
6. Waltzing Matilda (Peretti-Creatore-Rodgers) Planetary Music ASCAP
7. Solder Won’t You Marry Me (Peretti-Creatore-Rodgers) Planetary Music ASCAP
8. Lord Randal (Peretti-Creatore-Rodgers) Planetary Music ASCAP
9. The Fox And The Goose (Peretti-Creatore-Rodgers) Planetary Music ASCAP
10. Black Is The Color (John Jacob Niles) Traditional G Schirmer ASCAP
11. Froggy Went A Courting (Peretti-Creatore-Rodgers) Planetary Music ASCAP
12. Gotta Lotta Tunes (Rodgers-Hoffman-Manning-Markwell) Planetary Music ASCAP
“This album is totally wrong. Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore put their names and mine on things we did not write. Case in point Waltzing Matilda. That was written by Banjo Patterson in Australia. I wrote Liza, the crocodile song and Gotta Lotta Tunes with Hoffman, Manning and Markwell, thats all. Hugo and Luigi did not write anything. I have no idea who the real writers and publishers are on the other songs. Waltzing Matilda was a huge hit for me in Australia”.
The Roulette single (R-4218 the 1958 promotional copy was released in Australia with the proper writers names on it (Patterson and Cowen). Roulette would never get away with taking the writers credit over there but they obviously did it elsewhere. Putting my name on it as a writer was not known by me until now. At that time, I did not understand how writing and publishing was handled. I was happy to be making records”.
Jimmie Rodgers
ROULETTE. ALBUM TITLE: YOURS TRULY
SR-42OO6 STEREO
This album was released after Rhino had the masters. The list of hits on this album has already been covered on the other Roulette albums.
Info on writers and publishers se other albums.
1. Honeycomb
2. Secretly
3. Hey Little Baby
4. Make Me A Miracle
5. Scarlet Ribbons
6. Oh Oh I´m Falling In Love Again
7. Bimbombey
8. Woman From Liberia
9. Wreak Of John B.
10. Are You Really Mine
11. Waltzing Matilda
12. Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
ROULETTE ALBUM TITLE: JIMMIE RODGERS CO STAR.
CS 113 Co Star Records (a subsidiary of Roulette Records Inc)
17 west 60th st. N.C. 10023
(Title “CO STAR” dreamed up by Jack I Astor. Act out scenes with artist.
JIMMIE RODGERS
1. The Elopement
2. Space Ship
3. The Audition
4. And Other Scenes
ROULETTE. MOVIE ALBUM TITLE: LONG HOT SUMMER
Roulette R 25026 (Sound track from the movie released in 1958).
The `45 of the theme from “Long Hot Summer” was on the other side of the hit song “Oh Oh I ‘m Falling In Love Again” and on the sound track album. Song composed by Alex North, lyric by Sammy Cohn.
Conducted by Lionel Newman. Recorded at 20th Century Fox Studios in 1958.
Double hit for Jimmie Rodgers on album and on the `45.
“Long Hot Summer” and “Oh Oh I´m Falling In Love Again”
FOUR ALBUMS ON GUEST STAR.
America sings. Jimmie Rodgers and selections by The Limeliters
(The same Jimmie Rodgers songs are used on these four different albums with different covers.
The album number (G1405) is used on each album.
“No ASCAP moneys received or record of sales on “Liza” which I wrote. No residual sales as an artist”.
Jimmie Rodgers
Songs:
1. Go Down Moses
2. Ring A Ling A Lario
3. Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho
4. Liza
5. Waltzing Matilda
6. Water Boy
ALBUM TITLE: THE BEST OF JIMMIE RODGERS FOR TV – 1977 TV-PACKAGE Realm Records
(Licensed from Roulette)
VI 8O70 STEREO 80701 V28070 STEREO V2 8072
Vista marketing Inc. 1400 N Fruitridge Ave. Terre Haute, Indiana 47808
LP One:
1. Honeycomb
2. Oh Oh I’m Falling In Love Again
3. Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
4. Bimbombey.
5. Hey Little Baby
6. The Wizard
7. My Prayer
8. Bo Diddley
9. Froggy Went A Courting
10. Woman From Liberia
11. Make Me A Miracle
LP Two:
1. Secretly
2. Ring A Ling A Lario
3. Waltzing Matilda
4. Better Loved Never Be
5. I’m Never Gonna Tell
6. Joshua Fit The Battle Of Jericho
LP Three:
1. Streets Of Laredo
2. Ghost Riders In The Sky
3. The Preacher
4. Wreak Of John B.
5. Are You Really Mine
All selections courtesy of Roulette Records
This album was released by Roulette with a different cover and licensed to Vista for sales on TV.
Jimmie Rodgers didn´t get paid…
ALBUM TITLE: FOLK SONGS WITH JIMMIE RODGERS
Paul Hamlin, EMI RECORDS, MFP-Logo Made in Great Britain
Ltd. Drury House, Russell Street. London WC2
Printed by Garrod & Lofthouse Ltd.
Recorded at Roulette T MFP-1102
ALBUM TITLE: FOLK SONGS WITH JIMMIE RODGERS
1. Hush Little Baby (Jordan. Arr. Jimmie Rodgers
2. English Country Garden (Sharp-Rodgers)
3. Seven Daffodils (Mosley-Hayes)
4. Little One (Turnaround) (Jordan. Arr. Jimmie Rodgers)
5. Boll Weevil (P.D, Arr. Jimmie Rodgers)
6. The Whiticombe Fair (Jordan. Arr. Jimmie Rodgers)
7. Midnight Special (P.D, Arr. Jimmie Rodgers)
9. Hole In The Window (Jordan. Arr. Jimmie Rodgers)
10. Four Marys (Arr. Jimmie Rodgers)
11. A Little Dog Cried (Deane-Doo)
12. Nobody Knows You When You´re Down And Out (Ledbetter)
13. Old Joe Clark (P.D. Arr. Jimmie Rodgers)
This album must have been released although I have never seen it before.
TITLE: THE BEST OF JIMMIE RODGERS
Roulette Records SR 59055
Release date 1985
1. Honeycomb
2. Secretly
3. Hey Little Baby
4. Make Me A Miracle
5. Oh, Oh I'm Falling In Love Again
6. Bimbombay
7. Woman From Liberia
8. The Wreck Of The "John B"
9. Are You Really Mine
10. Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
JIMMIE RODGERS ALBUM ON DOT RECORDS:
1963 DOT. ALBUM TITLED: NO ONE WILL EVER KNOW
DLP-3453
Producer: Randy Wood and Wink Martindale
Arranger: Milt Rogers and Billy Vaughn
1. No One Will Ever Know (Rose-Foree)
2. Because (Adapted and arranged by Jim Hall)
3. It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin´ (Johnny Tillotson)
4. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (David-Bacharach)
5. I´m Gonna Be The Winner Dave Burgess)
6. I Love You A Thousand Ways (Frizzel-Beck)
7. Wolverton Mountain (Kilgore-King)
8. Born To Lose (Frankie Brown)
9. Slow Poke (King-Stewart-Price)
10. Al Di La (Drake-Mogol-Danida)
11. Lemon Tree (Will Holt)
12. I Can´t Stop Loving You (Don Gibson)
No Publishers listed
1963 DOT. ALBUM TITLED: JIMMIE RODGERS IN FOLK CONCERT
DLP-3496
1. Troubles (Jimmie Rodgers) Publishers not listed
2. The Wayfaring Stranger (Adapted arr. Jimmie Rodgers)
3. John Henry (Adapted arr. Jimmie Rodgers)
4. Everywhere I Look This Morning (Ben Bruce)
5. The Boll Weevil (Adapted arr. Jimmie Rodgers)
6. A Roving (Adapted arr. Jimmie Rodgers)
7. Midnight Special (Adapted arr. Jimmie Rodgers)
8. Summertime (Gershwin-Heyword)
9. The (Adapted arr. Jimmie Rodgers)
10. Old King Cole (Adapted arr. Jimmie Rodgers)
11. Seven Daffodils (L Hayes-Moseley)
12. Singing Guitar (Jimmie Rodgers)
Dot Records a division of Paramount Pictures Corp.
1963 DOT. ALBUM TITLED: MY FAVORITE HYMNS
DLP-3502
Producer. Randy Wood Arranger: Milt Rogers
1. The Old Rugged Cross (Rev. George Bennard)
2. Nearer My God To Thee (Arr. Adapted by Milt Rogers)
3. Rock Of Ages (Arr. Adapted by Milt Rogers)
4. Yield Not To Temptation (Arr. Adapted by Milt Rogers)
5. What A Friend We Have In Jesus (Arr. Adapted by Milt Rogers)
6. Precious Memories (J.B.F. Wright)
7. Beyond The Sunset (V. Brock B. Brock)
8. Just A Closer Walk With Thee (R.E. Winsett)
9. It Is No Secret (Stuart Hamilton)
10. Peace In The Valley (Thomas A. Dorsey)
11. Let Us Break Bread Together (Arr. Adapted by Milt Rogers)
12. Whispering Hope (Arr. Adapted by Milt Rogers)
No Publishers listed
1963 DOT. ALBUM TITLE: HONEYCOMB AND KISSES SWEETER THEN WINE
DOT 3525
Producer: Randy Wood Arranger: Milt Rogers
(Adapted in Australia by Universal Summit Records 21 Atachson St. St Lenords NSW 2065)
1. Woman From Liberia (Jimmie Rodgers) Planetary Music
2. The Banana Boat Song (Arkin-Carey-Darling) Albert
3. Marianne (Dehr-Miller-Gilkyson) Albert
4. Puff, The Magic Dragon (Yarrow-Lipton) Allen
5. Jimmy Brown The Newsboy (Ap Carter) Southern
6. Walk Right In (Cannon-Woods) Southern
7. Kisses Sweeter Than Wine (Campbell-Davis) Davis
8. Honeycomb (Bob Merrill) Albert
9. Wimoweh (Paul Campbell) Davis
10. If I Had A Hammer (Seeger-Hayes) Exxes
11. God bless the child (Holiday-Herzog) Albert
12. Jamaica Farewell (Lovel-Keyser) Chappell
This album had different Publishers on it than the Roulette Albums.
“Kisses Sweeter Than Wine” is published by Folkways
“Honeycomb” is published by Hawthorn Music
1964 DOT. ALBUM TITLED: THE WORLD I USED TO KNOW
DLP-3556
Producer: Randy Wood Arranger: Milt Rogers and Billy Vaughn
1. Water Boy (Adapt. Arr. Jimmie Rodgers)
2. Come Along Julie (John Stewart)
3. Town And Country (Rod McKuen)
4. Mighty Big Ways (Jimmie Rodgers)
5. Mama Was A Cotton Picker (Marty Cooper)
6. Hootenanny Saturday Night (R. Lewin-A.Uhry)
7. Someplace Green (Rod McKuen)
8. Another Country (Rod McKuen-Barry McGuire)
9. The World I Used To Know (Rod McKuen)
10. New Land (John Stewart)
11. The Ballad Of Jed Clampett (Paul Henning)
12. Two Ten, Six Eighteen Twelve Forty Four (Rod McKuen)
No Publishers listed
1964 DOT. ALBUM TITLE: 12 GREAT HITS
DOT Records, a division of Paramount
DOT DLP3579
Producer: Randy Wood Arranger: Milt Rogers
1. Trees (Kilmer-Rasbach) ASCAP
2. A Falling Star (James Joiner) BMI
3. Cool Water (Bob Nolan) BMI
4. Danny Boy (Frederick E. Weatherly) ASCAP
5. Without You (Dick Torst) BMI
6. City Lights (Bill Anderson) BMI
7. Old Cape Cod (Rothrock-Yakus-Jefferey) ASCAP
8. I Forgot More Than You´ll Ever Know (Null) BMI
9. That Lucky Old Sun (Gillespie-Smith) ASCAP
10. Am I That Easy To Forget (Belew-Stevenson) BMI
11. I’m Always Chasing Rainbows (McCarthy-Carroll) ASCAP
12. Crying In The Chapel (Artie Glenn) BMI
 
1965 DOT. ALBUM TITLED: DEEP PURPLE
DPL 3614
Producer: Randy Wood Arranger: Milt Rogers
1. Deep Purple (Parash-DeRose)
2. Any Time (Herbert Lawson)
3. Moon River (Mercer-Mancini)
4. Fascination (Marchetti-Manning)
5. Twilight Time (Ram-Nevens-Dunn)
6. Ebb Tide (Sigman-Maxwell)
7. Strangers (Liz Anderson)
8. Anniversary Song (Jolson-Chaplin)
9. Tumbling Tumbleweeds (Bob Nolan)
10. Star Dust (Parash-Carmichael)
11. Bon Soir Mademoiselle (Rod McKuen)
12. Autumn Leaves (Mercer-Prevert-Kosm)
No Publishers listed
  
1965 DOT. ALBUM TITLE: CHRISTMAS WITH JIMMIE RODGERS
DPL 3657
1. Old Fashioned Christmas (Rogers-Corpora)
2. The Christmas Waltz (Cahn–Styene)
3. Rudolph Red Nose Reindeer (Johnny Marks)
4. Blue Christmas (Hays-Johnson)
5. Twelve Days Of Christmas (Arr. Milt Rogers)
6. Mommy Kissing Santa Claus (Tommy Conner)
7. Up On The Housetop (Arr. Milt Rogers)
8. The Christmas Song (Torme-Wells)
9. The Chipmonk Song (Ross-Bagdasarian)
10. Little Drummer Boy (Davis-Onorati-Simeone)
11. White Christmas (Irving Berlin)
12. Here Comes Santa Claus (Autry-Haldman)
No publishers listed.
1966 DOT. ALBUM TITLED: THE NASHVILLE SOUND
DLP 25 687
All Songs written and published by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant
Producer: Randy Wood
1. Bye Bye Love
2 My Baby Said Bye Bye
3. Hollow Words
4 Sleepless Nights
5. Until My Dreams Come True
6 You Don’t Have To Love Me
7. In The Snow
8 City Girl
9. Mary Has A Lover
10 Have A Good Time
11. Sugar Baby
12. El Charro
1966 DOT. ALBUM TITLED: COUNTRY MUSIC 1966
DLP-3710
Producer: Randy Wood and Jimmie Haskell Arranger: Jimmie Haskell
1. I Fell A Cry Coming On (Jimmy Key)
2. True Loves A Blessing (James–Smith)
3. Nobody But A Fool (Bill Anderson)
4. Anita You´re Dreaming (Jennings-Bowman)
5. Rainbows And Roses (T. Harris)
6. Tippy Toeing (B. Harden)
7. I’m Living In Two Worlds (Jerry Crutchfield)
8. Waiting In Your Welfare Line (Stuckley-Rich Owens)
9. Born Loser (Don Gibson)
10. Make The World Go Away (Hank Cochran)
11. Tiger By The Tail (Howard-Owens)
12. Distant Drums (Cindy Walker)
No publishers listed
1966 DOT. ALBUM TITLED: 16 HITS OF JIMMIE RODGERS.
DOTS GOLDEN YEARS
Producer: Randy Wood
This album is a release of new recordings of the old Roulette hits marked* plus a few more. Here is just a list of the songs…
1. Honeycomb*
2. No One Will Ever Know
3. Kisses Sweeter Than Wine*
4. The Long Hot Summer*
5. Oh Oh I´m Falling In Love Again*
6. The World I Used To Know
7. Two Ten Six Eighteen Twelve Forty Four
8. Waltzing Matilda*
9. Bimbombey*
10. It’s Over
11. Woman From Liberia*
12. Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring*
13. Ring A Ling A Lario*
14. Tucumcari*
15. Are You Really Mine*
16. English Country Garden*
Album consist of Dot recut’s of some of the old hits marked*
DOT 1967. ALBUM TITLE: IT´S OVER
DLP 3717
Producer: Randy Wood Arranger: Jimmie Haskell
(including Jimmie Rodgers big hit “It´s Over”)
1. It´s Over (Jimmie Rodgers)
2. Let´s Go Away (Jimmie Rodgers)
3. Little Boy Born (Jimmie Rodgers)
4. Sloop John B. (Adapted and Arranged by Jimmie Rodgers)
5. Time (Michael Merchant)
6. Land Of Milk And Honey (Richard Torst)
7. The Grass Is Greener (Jimmie Rodgers)
8. Morning Means Tomorrow (Jimmie Rodgers)
9. Lonely Tears (Jimmie Rodgers)
10. Let´s Stay Together (Jimmie Rodgers)
11. I Keep Thinking (You´ll Come Back To Me) (Jimmie Rodgers)
No Publishers listed, not even Jimmie´s own songs!
1967 DOT. ALBUM TITLED: LOVE ME PLEASE LOVE ME
DLP-3780
Producer: Randy Wood and Bunny Robyn
Arranger: Joe Reisman (who also arranged most of the original versions)
New recordings of Jimmie´s old Roulette hits, except for “Love Me Please Love Me”.
1. Love Me Please Love Me (Polnareff)
2. Oh Oh I´m Falling In Love Again (Rodgers-Hoffman-Manning-Peretti)
3. Hearts Were Full Of Spring (Bobby Troup)
4. Ring A Ling A Lario (Kent Grant Armond)
5. Wonderful You (Stallman Jacobson)
6. Bimbombey (Peretti-Creatore)
7. Tucumcari (Olofson-Mcintyer)
8. The Long Hot Summer (Cahn-North)
9. The Wizard (David-Paul-Dane)
10. Are You Really Mine (Creatore-Hoffman-Manning-Peretti)
11. Waltzing Matilda (Patterson-Cowen)
No publishers listed
1967 DOT. ALBUM TITLE: 15 HITS OF JIMMIE RODGERS
DLP 3815. DOT Records, a Division of Paramount
1. Honeycomb
2. It’s Over
3. Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
4. The Long Hot Summer
5. Oh Oh I’m Falling In Love Again
6. The World I Used To Know
7. Two Ten Six Eighteen Twelve Forty Four
8. Waltzing Matilda
9. Bimbombey
10. No One Will Ever Know
11. Woman From Liberia
12. Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring
13. Ring A Ling A Lario
14. Tucumcari
15. Are You Really Mine
Original recordings and licensed by Dot records, a division of Famous Music.
SRA 250,029 SRX 18996. Printed in Australia Z Nosek and Co.
1967 DOT. DOUBLE ALBUM PACKAGE TITLED “HONEYCOMB”
Released on Famous Winset/Distributed by Famous Music Corp. New York, 10023/ a G+W company 1974 Paramount Records.
DOT Masters. All songs on BMI except three.
PAS -21042
1. It Is No Secret
2. The Streets Of Laredo
3. Walk Right In
4. Shenandoah
5. Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
6. One More River To Cross
7. Honeycomb
8. Dry Bones
9. If I Had A Hammer
10. Troubles
11. God Bless Child
12. Its Over
13. Boll Weevil
14. Wolverton Mountain
15. Midnight Special
16. I Can’t Stop Loving You
17. Bimbombey
18. Moon River
19. Danny Boy
20. Twilight Time
21. Lucky Old Sun
22. Tumbling Tumbleweeds
23. Crying In The Chapel
1970 DOT. ALBUM TITLED: IN AN ENGLISH COUNTRY GARDEN
DLP 3579
A DOT Company Recording, distributed by PYE Records (sales) Ltd.
Cumberland Place, London. W.I.
Printed and made by Garrod-Lofthouse Ltd.
1. English Country Garden (Percy Granger-Sharp) Mecolico
2. Trees (Rasbach-Kilmer) Chappell
3. A Fallen Star (Feldman) Joiner
4. Cool Water (Nolan)
5. Danny Boy (Weatherly. Adapt. Samuel) Copyright control
6. Blue Without You (Burlington) Torst
7. City Lights (Anderson)
8. Old Cape Cod (B.F.Woods) Rathrock’ Yakus Jeffery
9. I Forgot More Then You’ll Ever Know (Travis) Null
10. That Lucky Old Sun (Smith–Gillesbie) Robbins
11. Little House By The Sea (Jimmie Rodgers)
12. Am I That Easy To Forget (Belew-Stevenson)
13. Always Chasing Rainbows (Carrol McCarthy)
14. Crying In The Chapel (Artie Glenn)
1988. ALBUM TITLED: JIMMIE RODGERS “HONEY HITS”
Quality Records. Licensed from Dot 1988 RSP 174
1. Honeycomb
2.The World I Used To Know
3. I Can’t Stop Loving You
4. Tucumcari
5. No One Will Ever Know
6. Ring A Ling A Lario
7. Two Ten Six Eighteen Ten Forty Four.
8. Waltzing Matilda
9. Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
10. It’s Over
11. Are You Really Mine
12. Bimbombey
13. Long Hot Summer
14. Woman From Liberia
15. Crying In The Chapel
16. Oh Oh I’m Falling In Love Again
No Publishers or writers listed on Vinyl.
Dot never paid Jimmie Rodgers. Canada Quality Special Products. Manufactured and distributed in Canada by Special Products,180 Tapscott Road, Unit 1, Scarborough, Ontario MIB 1 W3
1963 DOT. ALBUM TITLE: FAVORITE HYMNS-FOLK BALLADS
A HAMILTON product of Dot Records inc. Hollywood California.
HLP-12114
1. Whispering Hope
2. Let Us Break Bread Together
3. Nearer My God To Thee
4. Rock Of Ages
5. Yield Not To Temptation
6. What A Friend We Have In Jesus
7. Troubles
8. The Wayfaring Stranger
9. John Henry
10. The Boll Weevil
11. A Roving
12. The Midnight Special
No publishing or writers listed
DOT. ALBUM TITLE: AM I THAT EASY TO FORGET
SPC 3106 DOT RECORD RELEASED THROUGH PICKWICK
A product of Pickwick Int’l Made in USA.
1. Am I That Easy To Forget (Belew-Stevenson-Singleton)
2. Waiting In Your Welfare Line (Stuckey-Rich-Owens)
3. Make The World Go Away (Hank Cochran)
4. Slow Poke (King-Stewart-Price)
5. Puff, The Magic Dragon (Yarrow-Lipton)
6. Moon River (Mancini-Mercer)
7. Anytime (Lawson)
8. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence (David-Bacharach)
9. God Bless The Child (Billie Holliday)
10. I Forgot More Than You´ll Ever Know (Null)
No publishers listed
DOT. TITLE: THE FABULOUS COUNTRY SINGING OF JIMMIE RODGERS
A original DOT recording 2870 331
CONTOUR RECORDS 16 ST. GEORGE ST. HANOVER SQUARE LONDON WI.
License for these records can be obtained through phonographic Performance Ltd. Evelyn house 62 Oxford Street London WI.
A good example of how my songs were kicked around without the artist knowing or getting royalties.
1. Woman From Liberia
2. Banana Boat Song
3. Marianne
4. Puff, The Magic Dragon
5. Jimmie Brown The Newsboy
6. Jamaica Farewell
7. Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
8. Honeycomb
9. Wimoweh
10. If I Had A Hammer
11. God Bless The Child
12. Walk Right In
This release could be part of EMI.
DOT. ALBUM TITLE: CRYING IN THE CHAPEL AND OTHER GREAT COUNTRY HITS.
CONTOUR RECORDS 2870-334
1964, made in England. An original Dot Recording
1. Old Cape Cod (Rothrock-Yakus-Jeffrey)
2. I Forgot More Than You’ll Ever Know (Null)
3.That Lucky Old Sun (Gilliespie-Smith)
4. Am I That Easy To Forget (Belew-Stevenson)
5. I’m Always Chasing Rainbows (Carroll-McCarthy)
6. Crying In The Chapel (Glenn)
7. Trees (Kilmer-Rashbach)
8. A Fallen Star (Joiner)
9. Cool Water (Nolan)
10. Danny Boy (Weatherly)
11. Without You (Torst)
12. City Lights (Anderson)
Licenses for the use of this recording for public performances may be obtained from phonographic performance Ltd. Evelyn House, 62 Oxford St, London W1
Above DOT RECORDS RELEASE JIMMIE RODGERS a REDIFFUSION INTERNATIONAL MUSIC PRODUCTION R.I.M.ZS159 COVER PRINTED IN ENGLAND GRAPHICS Printed Steven hill Design Services
JIMMIE RODGERS REDIFFUSION
1972 DOT. ALBUM TITLE: HONEYCOMB
1. Honeycomb (Bob Merrill)
2. It’s Over (Jimmie Rodgers)
3. Kisses Sweeter Than Wine (Campbell- Newman)
4. The Long Hot Summer (Cahn-North)
5. Oh Oh I’m Falling in Love Again (Rodgers-Hoffman-Manning- Peretti)
6. The World I Used To Know (Rod McKuen)
8. Bimbombey (David-Pretti-Creatore)
9. No One Will Ever Know (Rose-Foree)
10. Woman From Liberia (Jimmie Rodgers)
11. Their Hearts Were Full Of Spring (Bobby Troup)
12. Two Ten Six Eighteen Twelve Forty Four (Rod McKuen)
13. Waltzing Matilda (Paterson-Cowan)
1978 TITLE: BIG HITS OF JIMMIE RODGERS
PICKWICK SPC 3599
DOT RECORD S-PICKWICK
ABC RECORDS Printed in USA
A product of Pickwick int’l Minneapolis, Mn.
1. Honeycomb (Bob Merrill)
2. Kisses Sweeter Than Wine (Cambell-Newman)
3. Tucumcari (Olafson- Mcintyer)
4. Bimbombey (David-Peretti-Creatore)
5. Ring A Ling A Lario (Kent-Grant-Armand)
6. Are You Really Mine (Creatore-Hoffman-Manning-Peretti)
7. Oh Oh I´m Falling in Love Again (Rodgers-Hoffman-Manning-Peretti)
8. No One Will Ever Know (Rose-Foree)
9. The World I Used To Know (Rod McKuen)
No publishers listed.
A product of Pickwick International Inc-Woodbury NY
HAMILTON, A DIVISON OF DOT. ALBUM TITLE: JIMMIE RODGERS SINGS 12 IMMORTAL SONGS
1. Careless Love
2. Casey Jones
3. Red River Valley
4. The Streets Of Laredo
5. Loch Lomond
6. Shenandoah
7. Estrellita
8. Melody Of Love
9. One More River To Cross
10. I Almost Lost My Mind
11. Dry Bones
12. A wonderful Time Up There
No writers or publishers listed on this album?!
JIMMIE RODGERS ALBUMS ON A&M:
1967 A&M. ALBUM TITLED: CHILD OF CLAY
A&M SP 4130
Producer: Allen Stanton Arranger: Mort Garson
1. Turn around (Adapt. By Jimmie Rodgers) Honeycomb Music ASCAP
2. Today (Randy Sparks) Miller Music ASCAP
3. I Believed It All (Ham-Bergman) April music Inc. ASCAP
4. If I Were The Man (Jimmie Rodgers) Honeycomb Music ASCAP
5. Child of Clay (E. Maresca-J. Curtiss) Ernie Maresca Inc. ASCAP
6. I Wanna Be Free (Boyce-Hart) Screen Gems Columbia ASCAP
7. I’ll Say Goodbye (Becaud-McKuen) ASA Music ASCAP
8. Try To Remember (Schmidt-Jones) Chappell and Co. ASCAP
9. You Pass Me By (Rod McKuen) Almo Music ASCAP
10. My Love Is A Wanderer (Bart Howard) Cromwell Music ASCAP
11. The Lovers (Rod McKuen) Almo Music ASCAP
1969 A&M. ALBUM TITLE: WINDMILLS OF YOUR MIND
A&M SP 4187
Producer: Allen Stanton. Arranger: Mort Garson
1. The Windows Of The World (Bacharach-David) Blue Seas Music/Jac Music Co. ASCAP
2. Me About You (Garry Bonner-Alan Gordon) Chardon Music Co. BMI
3. How Do You Say Goodbye (David Gates) Screen Gems Columbia Music BMI
4. Suzanne (Leonard Cohen) Project Seven Music BMI
5. Cycles (Gayle Caldwell) Irving Music BMI
6. The Windmills Of Your Mind (Marilyn and Allan Bergman/Michel Legrand) United Artists Music ASCAP
7. Both Sides Now (Joni Mitchell) Siquomb Publishing Corp. BMI
8. The Good Times Are Gone (Jimmie Rodgers) Jim-Ro Music ASCAP
9. I´ll Never Fall In Love Again (Bacharach-David) E.H. Morris & Co/Blue Seas Music/Jac Music Co. ASCAP
10. L.A. Breakdown (Larry Marks) La Brea Music ASCAP
1970 A&M. ALBUM TITLE: TROUBLED TIMES.
A&M SP 4242.
Producer: Jimmy Bowen for Amos Productions
Arranger: Billy Strange and John Bahler
1. Troubled Times (Jimmie Rodgers) Jim-Ro Music ASCAP
2. What Will We Do When They´re Gone (Jimmie Rodgers) Jim-Ro Music ASCAP
3. Seven Horsemen Came (Jimmie Rodgers) Jim-Ro Music ASCAP
4. The Dum Dum Song (Jimmie Rodgers) Jim-Ro Music ASCAP
5. I Do (Sometimes) (Jimmie Rodgers) Jim-Ro Music ASCAP
6. Saturdays Only (Mike Settle) First Edition BMI
7. The Good Times Are Gone (Jimmie Rodgers) Jim-Ro Music ASCAP
8. Woman Crying (Mac Davis) B&B Music BMI
9. Baby Go Out And Play (Jimmie Rodgers) Jim-Ro Music ASCAP
10. Gotta Be Another Way (Jimmie Rodgers) Jim-Ro Music ASCAP
 
1969 A&M. ALBUM TITLE: BOTH SIDES NOW
AMBL 1008
Producer: Allen Stanton. Arranger: Mort Garson
1. The Windows Of The World (Bacharach-David) Blue Seas Music/Jac Music Co. ASCAP
2. Me About You (Garry Bonner-Alan Gordon) Chardon Music Co. BMI
3. How Do You Say Goodbye (David Gates) Screen Gems Columbia Music BMI
4. Suzanne (Leonard Cohen) Project Seven Music BMI
5. Cycles (Gayle Caldwell) Irving Music BMI
6. The Windmills Of Your Mind (Marilyn and Allan Bergman/Michel Legrand) United Artists Music ASCAP
7. Both Sides Now (Joni Mitchell) Siquomb Publishing Corp. BMI
8. The Good Times Are Gone (Jimmie Rodgers) Jim-Ro Music ASCAP
9. I´ll Never Fall In Love Again (Bacharach-David) E.H. Morris & Co/Blue Seas Music/Jac Music Co. ASCAP
10. L.A. Breakdown (Larry Marks) La Brea Music ASCAP
1969 UNITED ARTISTS RECORDS. MOVIE ALBUM TITLE: GALLY, GALLY
UAS 5202. STEREO
Music composed arranged and conducted by Henry Mancini
Jimmie Rodgers singing “Tomorrow Is My Friend”
1978 SCRIMSHAW RECORDS/ABC RECORDS
 
DOUBLEALBUM TITLE: YESTERDAY/TODAY
Asp 1001
Producer: “Today” by Jimmy Bowen for Scrimshaw Records.
Arranger: Alan Moore
Producer: “Yesterday” by Randy Wood for DOT Records.
Arranger: Milt Rogers, Joe Reisman and Billy Vaughn
Later released by KTEL
KTEL ALBUM TITLED: YESTERDAY/TODAY
NA 607 MX 206185
Yesterday:
1. Honeycomb
2. Are You Really Mine
3. Kisses Sweeter Than Wine
4. Oh Oh I´m Falling In Love Again
5. Just A Closer Walk With Thee
6. Bimbombey
7. Woman From Liberia
8. Waltzing Matilda
9. The World I Used To Know
10. Its Over.
Today:
1. A Good Woman Likes To Drink With The Boys (Dave Ellington) Chappell/Brown Shoes BMI
2. Hold Back The World (Jimmie Rodgers) Bibo Music/Steel Plate Music/13thDay Music ASCAP
3. Everytime I Sing A Love Song (Skleron-Molinary) Peso Music BMI
4. Everybody Needs Love (Jimmie Rodgers) Bibo Music/Steel Plate Music/13thDay Music ASCAP
5. It´s My Time John D. Loudermilk) Acuff-Rose BMI
6. Dancin´ On The Moon (Jimmie Rodgers) Bibo Music/Steel Plate Music/13thDay Music ASCAP
7. When Our Love Began (Sherill/Reneau) Highball Music BMI and Lowball Music ASCAP
8. Shovelin´ Coal Missouri (Jimmie Rodgers) Bibo Music/Steel Plate Music/13thDay Music ASCAP
9. I Have You (Jimmie Rodgers) Bibo Music/Steel Plate Music/13thDay Music ASCAP
10. Just A Little Time To Say Goodbye (Jimmie Rodgers) Bibo Music/Steel Plate Music ASCAP
KTEL: The “Today” side masters of this double album are now owned by Jimmie Rodgers.
Album listed above was released and sold or licensed to KTEL without Jimmie Rodgers knowledge. It was originally recorded in Nashville on Scrimshaw Records owned by Bob Gentile (now deceased). The album was produced by Jimmie Bowen. Six of the songs on the today side and two songs on the yesterday side were written by Jimmie Rodgers. These songs have been released in England and the U.S.
In their divorce settlement (Melanie Gentile) Bob Gentiles ex wife received ownership of the Scrimshaw masters and released the songs through KTEL without notifying Jimmie Rodgers. At some point she sold the masters to Grant Griffin in California who sold the masters back to Jimmie Rodgers. Rodgers now has the masters and a written bill of sale signed by Griffin.
In the confusion Rodgers has never received any information about the sale or license to KTEL nor has he received any royalties. The album was an $80.000 dollar production by Scrimshaw Records. Record of inventory to Jimmie Rodgers dated Nov. 27 1989.
The agreement between Grant Griffin American International Records and Jimmies Rodgers is dated Nov. 27 1989. Sold to Jimmie Rodgers for 500.00 dollars. The sale to Grant Griffin From Melanie Gentile is dated September 6 1986 for 3000.00 dollars. All information about this album should be passed on to Jimmie Rodgers (owner) who now has the masters.
Rod McKuen, November 1963
Jimmie Rodgers has appeared around the country and around the world. There is hardly a major night club or concert hall he hasn’t played and this as is it should be for Jimmie Rodgers is one of the few entertainers around the world who has something to say vocally that reaches us all.
He is not merely a folk singer or a man capable of doing justice to a song, He is a singer who moves with ease through all types of music yet it is the folk song that he likes and performs best. He is at home with lyrics that say something and melodies that flow. In the concert halls, on television, on records it is always his way with folk songs that hush the crowd. This is hardly unusual when you think that in the 1950s when the “folk renaissance” began there were only a handful of artist who had continuing success in the folk field. Those entertainers Belafonte, The Weavers, The Kingston Trio, and Jimmie Rodgers have been joined by Peter, Paul and Mary, Chad Mitchell and Joan Baez and they are still the leaders today.
I am a song writer and a singer and it‘s important to me the way my songs are performed. When Jim launches into a blues or ballad or a song with a beat, he always seems to have complete identification with the material.
In all the years that I have known Jimmie, I can’t remember him ever singing a song he didn’t believe in. If it’s a novelty song, he plays it for fun. His ballads he takes apart line by line until he is the song he is singing. As for songs with a beat when he’s got it behind him nobody can touch him.
Jimmie is one of the great balladeers of our time I feel very lucky that over the years he has recorded my music. Rod McKuen
JIMMIE RODGERS 12th of August 2008
Rediffusion is a joke, just like Contour Records and other English Company’s that are used to surface when ever necessary. There are companies like this used all over the world. Hamilton and Pickwick are Dot by-products that artist do not know about when signing a contract.
Known for selling cheap records quietly behind the doors and no-one gets paid. As a matter of fact no one gets paid even while the doors are open.
The publishers and writers on many of these albums are mixed up. Research needs to look closely at all English and Australian released albums. Writers with ASCAP and BMI along with original publishers can be falsified by making deals in different countries. Publishers and writers are sometimes not even listed on these albums. Dot Records and Roulette have released many albums without this information. A&M did the same thing. Artist getting paid for record sales almost do not exist.
Jimmie Rodgers was never paid from Dot or Roulette his whole career
The companies always claimed that recording cost were not recovered by Jimmie Rodgers and there fore he owed them money. A&M did the same.
Because of the Jimmie Rodgers vast coverage all over the world with all his albums and singles there are vast amounts of moneys there never collected.
Artist are put in the position that the cost to fight the companies when the books can not be found is over and above, what they might receive. Consequently the artist is usually forced to give up. If he fights the company’s in question that will guarantee that he will never get paid.
In the 50s and part of the sixties Jimmie Rodgers and Elvis Presley had more records in the top ten then any other artist. Rodgers did his own research of Cashbox and Billboard magazines by gaining access to the files. Records shows that Rodgers sold more records then the rest of the Roulette artists combined, yet like the other Roulette artist he was never paid.
Elvis died young and I was found mysteriously badly beaten, left to die in his car. Buddy Holly’s career became more important after he was killed.
In the early days of rock and roll, if an artist did not have smart attorneys he was screwed from the start. It was also dangerous to fight back. The word on the block was you get hits or you get hit.
Its time for me to get the record set straight. With the advent of computers and modern technology music can be traced and artist who are not protected by old contracts or the need for new contracts can find the help he or she needs.
I have traveled the world and entertained thousands from erected stages in the streets and venues that seat thousands of people. The money I made was for performing, not from record sales. When you go abroad and realize you can knock on any door and people know who you are, its from the records they have listened to for fifty years. Radio makes more international artist then TV or Movies. Radio goes into every nation.
I recorded “Honeycomb” and became a national star in three weeks. Many TV stars in America were not seen or heard around the world because of equipment people did not have access too. Fifty’s artist were big sellers and I was at the top with a fistful of number one records my first year following that with films and National TV shows
Many wonderful artists were destroyed by greed that has shaken the music business for years. Artists need capable and honest music attorneys that will spend the time to uncover what has been stolen from them.
We want nothing more then what is owed to us for our work.
JIMMIE RODGERS
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