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Jimmy Rogers

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Biography

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Guitarist Jimmy Rogers was the last living connection to the groundbreaking first Chicago band of Muddy Waters (informally dubbed "the Headhunters" for their penchant of dropping by other musicians' gigs and "cutting their heads" with a superior on-stage performance). Instead of basking in world-wide veneration, he was merely a well-respected Chicago elder boasting a seminal '50s Chess Records catalog, both behind Waters and on his own.

Born James A. Lane (Rogers was his stepdad's surname), the guitarist grew up all over: Mississippi, Atlanta, West Memphis, Memphis, and St. Louis. Actually, Rogers started out on harp as a teenager. Big Bill Broonzy, Joe Willie Wilkins, and Robert Jr. Lockwood all influenced him, the latter two when he passed through Helena. Rogers settled in Chicago during the early '40s and began playing professionally around 1946, gigging with Sonny Boy Williamson, Sunnyland Slim, and Broonzy.

Rogers was playing harp with guitarist Blue Smitty when Muddy Waters joined them. When Smitty split, Little Walter was welcomed into the configuration, Rogers switched over to second guitar, and the entire post-war Chicago blues genre felt the stylistic earthquake that directly followed. Rogers made his recorded debut as a leader in 1947 for the tiny Ora-Nelle logo, then saw his efforts for Regal and Apollo go unissued.

Those labels' monumental errors in judgment were the gain of Leonard Chess, who recognized the comparatively smooth-voiced Rogers' potential as a blues star in his own right. (He first played with Muddy Waters on an Aristocrat 78 in 1949 and remained his indispensable rhythm guitarist on wax into 1955.) With Walter and bassist Big Crawford laying down support, Rogers' debut Chess single in 1950, "That's All Right," has earned standard status after countless covers, but his version still reigns supreme.

Rogers' artistic quality was remarkably high while at Chess. "The World Is in a Tangle," "Money, Marbles and Chalk," "Back Door Friend," "Left Me with a Broken Heart," "Act Like You Love Me," and the 1954 rockers "Sloppy Drunk" and "Chicago Bound" are essential early-'50s Chicago blues.

In 1955, Rogers left Muddy Waters to venture out as a bandleader, cutting another gem, "You're the One," for Chess. He made his only appearance on Billboard's R&B charts in early 1957 with the driving "Walking by Myself," which boasted a stunning harp solo from Big Walter Horton (a last-second stand-in for no-show Good Rockin' Charles). The tune itself was an adaptation of a T-Bone Walker tune, "Why Not," that Rogers had played rhythm guitar on when Walker cut it for Atlantic.

By 1957, blues was losing favor at Chess, the label reaping the rewards of rock via Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley. Rogers' platters slowed to a trickle, though his 1959 Chess farewell, "Rock This House," ranked with his most exciting outings (Reggie Boyd's light-fingered guitar wasn't the least of its charms).

Rogers virtually retired from music for a time during the '60s, operating a Westside clothing shop that burned down in the aftermath of Dr. Martin Luther King's tragic assassination. He returned to the studio in 1972 for Leon Russell's Shelter logo, cutting his first LP, Gold-Tailed Bird (with help from the Aces and Freddie King). There were a few more fine albums — notably Ludella, a 1990 set for Antone's — but Rogers never fattened his discography nearly as much as some of his contemporaries have. Jimmy's son, Jimmy D. Lane, played rhythm guitar in his dad's band and fronts a combo of his own on the side. Rogers died December 19, 1997. At the time of his death, he was working on an all-star project featuring contributions from Eric Clapton, Taj Mahal, Robert Plant, and Jimmy Page, and Mick Jagger and Keith Richards; upon its completion, the disc was issued posthumously in early 1999 under the title Blues, Blues, Blues.

Title: Listen This Music

Artist: Jimmy Rogers

Genre: Jazz

Title: Confectioner's

Artist: Jimmy Rogers

Genre: Jazz

Title: Revolver Hits

Artist: Jimmy Rogers

Genre: Jazz

Title: Preserve The Good

Artist: Jimmy Rogers

Genre: Jazz

Title: Feelin' Good

Artist: Jimmy Rogers

Genre: Blues

Title: The Last Time

Artist: Jimmy Rogers

Genre: Pop

Title: Blue Bird

Artist: Jimmy Rogers

Genre: Blues

Title: Headman

Artist: Jimmy Rogers

Genre: Jazz

Title: Carousel

Artist: Jimmy Rogers

Genre: Jazz

Title: Ludella

Artist: Jimmy Rogers

Genre: Blues

Title: Piano

Artist: Jimmy Rogers

Genre: Jazz

Title: Guitar Town Music

Artist: Jimmy Rogers

Genre: Jazz

Title: His Best

Artist: Jimmy Rogers

Genre: Blues

Title: Pussy Cat

Artist: Jimmy Rogers

Genre: Jazz

Title: Chicago Bound

Artist: Jimmy Rogers

Genre: Blues

Title: Today, Today Blues

Artist: Jimmy Rogers

Genre: Blues

Title: Rooftop Storys

Artist: Jimmy Rogers

Genre: Jazz

Title: Gaudy Colours

Artist: Jimmy Rogers

Genre: Jazz

Title: You're The One

Artist: Jimmy Rogers

Genre: Blues

Collections

Title: Oldies But Goodies

Genre: Pop

Title: Voodoo Blues

Genre: Blues

Title: Rock'n Roll Is Back

Genre: Rock

Title: Best Chicago Blues

Genre: Blues

Title: Blues Hall of Fame

Genre: Blues

Title: Chicago Town Blues

Genre: Blues

Title: Blues 'n Boogie

Genre: Blues

Title: Just the Blues

Genre: Blues

Title: Blues Classics

Genre: Blues

Title: Downtown Blues

Genre: Blues

Title: Blues Story 1

Genre: Blues

Title: Country Hits

Genre: Blues, Country

Title: Love the Blues

Genre: Blues

Title: Good Houserockin'

Genre: Blues

Title: Chicago Blues 2

Genre: Blues

Title: Jazum 13

Genre: Jazz

Featuring albums

Title: Color Blind

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Genre: Blues

Title: Chess Blues

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Blues

Title: Chicago Blues

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Blues

Title: Crazy Legs

Artist: Little Walter

Genre: Blues

Title: Deep Blues

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Blues

Title: 50 Rockin' Blues

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Blues

Title: Blues Ballads

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Blues

Title: 200 Blues

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Blues

Title: Blues Essentials

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Blues

Title: Jazzy Blues

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Blues

Title: Coolest Blues

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Blues

Title: Blues Traveler

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Blues

Title: Dancin' Blues

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Blues

Title: Blues Para Todos

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Blues

Title: Late Night Blues

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Blues

Title: Guitar Blues

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Blues

Title: Jukebox Jive

Artist: Various Artists

Genre: Blues

Title: I'm Ready

Artist: Willie Dixon

Genre: Blues

Title: Seventh Son

Artist: Willie Dixon

Genre: Blues

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