1928 HITS ARCHIVE: Blue Yodel (“T” for Texas) - Jimmie Rodgers

Now commonly identified as “Blue Yodel No. 1,” this was the first and best-known of thirteen ‘blue yodel’ songs written and recorded between 1927 and 1933 by “The Singing Brakeman” (also known as “The Father of Country Music”) featuring the 12-bar blues format and his trademark yodel refrains. CD audio source, originally issued on 78rpm: Victor 21142 - Blue Yodel (Rodgers) by Jimmie Rodgers, vocal with guitar, recorded at the Trinity Baptist Church in Camden NJ, November 30, 1927 THE 1928 HITS ARCHIVE - a collection of commercial recordings and songs that proved popular during the calendar year 1928 (some were recorded in 1927) via sales, sheet music, and radio exposure.…plus some others that have gained increased recognition or have been shown to have had an impact during the decades that followed. . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The three* MusicProf channels are home to The HITS ARCHIVES, YouTube’s most comprehensive collection of U.S. ‘popular music’ recordings from 1925 thru 1975. Discover thousands of original hit versions, conveniently arranged in year-by-year playlists and sorted alphabetically in your choice of either song title or artist name. Simply visit this channel’s home page (here: @the78prof72 ), scroll down the rows of playlist categories, choose a favorite year, click on “view full playlist,” and then pick out the songs that you want to hear. Enjoy the music! * The78Prof The45Prof AnotherProf