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: The R&B Hits Of 1954 (CD3)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Chess: The Rhythm And The Blues
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues
Title: Chicago Blues (The Absolutely Essential) (CD1)
Genre: Blues
Title: Mojo Presents ~ The Roots Of Fleetwood Mac
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Rock & Roll, Country
Title: Kings & Queens Of Country (CD2)
Genre: Gospel, Rock & Roll, Country, Rockabilly, Pop
Title: Blues: Chicago Sound, Vol. 2
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues: Chicago Sound, Vol. 3
Genre: Blues
Title: Essential Blues Anthology (CD1)
Genre: Blues
Title: Battle Of The Blues (CD1)
Genre: Blues
Title: Battle Of The Blues (CD2)
Genre: Blues
Title: Essential Chess Blues (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues
Title: Essential Chess Blues (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues
Title: Chicago Is Just That Way: 1938-1954 (CD4)
Genre: Blues
Title: Chicago Is Just That Way: 1938 - 1954 (CD3)
Genre: Blues
Title: 50 Electric Blues Classics
Title: Harmonica Blues Deep Cuts
Title: Wolf Records 20th Anniversary Collection
Genre: Blues
Title: The Records Story Vol. 16 (CD1)
Genre: Tech House, Hip Hop/R&B, Reggae
Title: Wall Street Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues For Big Walter
Genre: Blues
Title: Five Star Guitar Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: 100 Tubes Blues (CD3)
Genre: Blues
Title: Driftless Dreamers In Cuca Country, Vol. 1
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, World Music, Country
Title: Downtown Chicago Blues 2019
Genre: Blues
Title: 100 Hits The Blues (CD2)
Genre: Blues
Title: 100 Hits The Blues Collection 2019 (CD1)
Genre: Rock, Punk, Punk Rock, Alternative
Title: 100 Hits The Blues Collection 2019 (CD2)
Genre: Rock, Punk, Punk Rock, Alternative
Title: Soul & R&B Music Edition
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Relax Winter Soul Music
Genre: Soul
Title: R&B Gold Soul Old Collection
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: R&B Classic Soul Hits
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Juke Joint Essentials
Genre: Blues
Title: Oldies Soul Magic Stars
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Rnb Of Time
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues
Title: Blues Music 2020
Genre: Blues
Title: A Rhythm & Blues Chronology 7: 1950, Vol. 1 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues
Title: Blues For Your Evening (CD1)
Genre: Blues
Title: Blues For Your Evening 2023 (CD1)
Genre: Blues
Title: Fin De Semana Tranquilo
Genre: Blues
Title: Immense Slow Blues 2023 (CD4)
Genre: Blues
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