The Jimmie Rodgers Museum is dedicated to preserving the legacy of the quirky, yodeling musician known by many as “The Singing Brakeman” and even “The Father of Country Music.” Jimmie was born James Charles Rodgers to Eliza Bozeman and Aaron Rodgers, a railroad foreman, in 1897 in Meridian, Mississippi. Growing up, Jimmie would skip school to watch vaudeville performances, which introduced him to the excitement of showbiz. After winning a talent contest at the local theater, Jimmie ran away to tour with a medicine show, a traveling entertainment act that…
