Jimmy Rogers
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Biography
[Edit]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: Jimmy Rogers With Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters
Artist: Jimmy Rogers, The Broadcasters, Ronnie Earl
Genre: Blues
Title: Genuine Blues Legends With Little Mike & The Tornadoes
Artist: Jimmy Rogers, " Pine Top " Perkins
Genre: Blues
Collections
Title: Yodelling Country Classics: 24 Yodelling Hits
Genre: Country
Title: Hillbilly Highway
Title: 25 Country Hits
Genre: Country
Title: On the Owl Hoot Trail
Genre: Country
Title: Smash Blues Hits, Vol. 3
Genre: Blues
Title: The Blues, Vol. 3
Genre: Blues
Title: 100 Cash Poor Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: The Best of the Blues Vol. 3
Genre: Blues
Title: American Blues Pioneers
Genre: Blues
Title: Lost Blues & Old Time Folk Songs
Genre: Pop
Title: The Blues That Built America - Vol. 2
Genre: Blues
Title: Great Songs, Vol. 3
Genre: Pop
Title: Road Trip, Vol.7 (Songs from the Route 66)
Genre: World Music
Title: Called to the Foreign Field
Genre: Country
Title: Don't Ever Go Wrong
Genre: Country
Title: Chicago Blues, Vol. 3
Genre: Blues
Title: Vintage Country
Genre: Country
Title: Blues Legends in the Blues Hall of Fame
Genre: Blues
Title: Mississippi Blues Men
Genre: Blues
Title: Old Glorys Still Waving
Genre: Country
Title: They Got the Blues, Vol. 2
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues Story CD 16
Genre: Blues
Title: The Memories CD 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Jazz, Pop
Title: 100 Songs - The Memories CD 1
Genre: Pop Rock
Title: Essential Blues Vol. 3 CD 1
Genre: Blues
Title: The Teen Years - Dreamlover CD 2
Genre: Punk Rock
Title: Pure Christmas CD1
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Pure Christmas CD 2
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Let Me Tell You About The Blues: Chicago
Genre: Blues
Title: Christmas With The Stars CD 1
Genre: World Music, Pop
Title: Christmas With The Stars CD 2
Genre: World Music, Pop, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Lifetime Of Romance - Young Love (CD2)
Genre: New Romantic, Instrumental, Lounge
Title: Best Christmas 100 (CD3)
Genre: Pop
Title: R & B Legends (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: R & B Legends (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues
Title: Definitive Chicago Blues (CD1)
Genre: Blues
Title: Definitive Chicago Blues (CD2)
Genre: Blues
Title: Definitive Chicago Blues (CD3)
Genre: Blues
Title: Billboard Top 100 Hits Of 1957 (CD1)
Genre: Pop
Title: Live From Antone's: Tenth Anniversary Anthology Vol. 1
Genre: Blues
Title: A Time To Remember - 1957
Genre: Rock & Roll, Pop
Title: A Time To Remember - 1962
Title: Just Wailing (CD2)
Genre: Blues
Title: Don't Worry, Sing The Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Electric Blues 2005 Part1 Beginnings 1939-1954 (CD1)
Genre: Blues
Title: Electric Blues 2005 Part1 Beginnings 1939-1954 (CD2)
Genre: Blues
Title: A Stack Of Blues 60 Original Blues Classics (CD1)
Genre: Blues
Title: The Chess Story 1947-1975 (CD02)
Genre: Blues
Title: The Chess Story 1947-1975 (CD04)
Genre: Blues
Title: The Chess Story 1947-1975 (CD05)
Genre: Blues
Title: The Chess Story 1947-1975 (CD06)
Genre: Blues
Title: Magnificent Jazz! (CD2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Blues Connection (Vol. 3 " After Midnite ") (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues
Title: The R&B Years 1956: Vol. 2 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Blues Absolute Best
Genre: Blues, Vocal Jazz
Title: Living The Blues: Blues Greats
Genre: Blues
Title: Living The Blues - Blues For Fun
Genre: Blues
Title: 100 Blues Hits 2015 (CD2)
Genre: Blues
Title: Chess Blues (CD1)
Genre: Blues
Title: Chess Blues (CD3)
Genre: Blues
Title: Blind Pig Presents: BBQ Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: R&B And Classic Soul Vol. 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Featuring albums
Title: Nos Grandes Idoles Country Disparus
Artist: Multi Interprètes / Multi Interpretes
Genre: Country
Title: Best of Rock 'n' Roll Music - 100 Greatest Originals Hits from the 50s & 60s
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Rock
Title: The Complete Blues Anthology (Doxy Collection, Remastered)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues
Title: The Best Of Blues Guitar 20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues
Title: He Wille Dixon Story 1940-1960 (CD2: The Session Man)
Artist: Willie Dixon
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Jazz
Title: Jody Williams In Session: Diary Of A Chicago Bluesman (1954-62)
Artist: Jody Williams
Genre: Blues