Jimmy Rogers (June 3, 1924 – December 19, 1997)[1] was an American Chicago blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player, best known for his work as a member of Muddy Waters's band in the early 1950s.[2] He also had a solo career and recorded several popular blues songs, including "That's All Right" (now a blues standard), "Chicago Bound", "Walking by Myself" (his sole R&B chart appearance), and "Rock This House".[3] He withdrew from the music industry at the end of the 1950s, but returned to recording and touring in the 1970s.
Rogers was born Jay[4] or James[3] Arthur Lane in Ruleville, Mississippi, on June 3, 1924. He was raised in Atlanta and Memphis.[5] He adopted his stepfather's surname.[2] He learned to play the harmonica with his childhood friend Snooky Pryor, and as a teenager he took up the guitar. He played professionally in East St. Louis, Illinois, with Robert Lockwood, Jr., among others.[6] Rogers moved to Chicago in the mid-1940s.[7] By 1946, he had recorded as a harmonica player and singer for the Harlem record label, run by J. Mayo Williams. Rogers's name did not appear on the record, which was mislabeled as the work of Memphis Slim and His Houserockers.
In 1947, Rogers, Muddy Waters and Little Walter began playing together, forming Waters's first band in Chicago[8] (sometimes referred to as the Headcutters or the Headhunters, because of their practice of stealing jobs from other local bands).[9] The band members recorded and released music credited to each of them as solo artists. The band defined the sound of the nascent Chicago blues style (more specifically, South Side Chicago blues). Rogers recorded several sides of his own with small labels in Chicago, but none were released at the time. He began to achieve success as a solo artist in 1950, with the song "That's All Right", released by Chess Records, but he stayed in Waters's band until 1954.[2] In the mid-1950s he had several successful records released by Chess, most of them featuring either Little Walter or Big Walter Horton on harmonica, notably "Walking by Myself".[10] In the late 1950s, as interest in the blues waned, he gradually withdrew from the music industry.[11]
In the early 1960s, Rogers briefly worked as a member of Howling Wolf's band, before quitting the music business altogether for almost a decade.[11] He worked as a taxicab driver and owned a clothing store, which burned down in the 1968 Chicago riots following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Rogers gradually began performing in public again, and in 1971, when fashions made him somewhat popular in Europe, he began occasionally touring and recording, including a 1977 session with Waters which resulted in the album I'm Ready.[11] By 1982, Rogers was again a full-time solo artist. He continued touring and recording albums until his death.
In 1995, Rogers was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame.[12] His song, "That's All Right", was inducted by the organization in 2016 as a "Classic of Blues Recording", which identified it as a blues standard.[13]
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For other people with similar names see Jimmie Rodgers country singer Jimmie Rodgers pop singer and James Rogers disambiguation Jimmy Rogers June 3 1924 December 19 1997 1 was an American Chicago blues singer guitarist and harmonica player best known for his work as a member of Muddy Waters s band in the early 1950s 2 He also had a solo career and recorded several popular blues songs including That s All Right now a blues standard Chicago Bound Walking by Myself his sole R amp B chart appearance and Rock This House 3 He withdrew from the music industry at the end of the 1950s but returned to recording and touring in the 1970s Jimmy RogersRogers in concert in 1991Background informationBirth nameJay or James Arthur LaneBorn 1924 06 03 June 3 1924Ruleville Mississippi U S DiedDecember 19 1997 1997 12 19 aged 73 ChicagoGenresChicago bluesOccupation s MusicianInstrument s Vocals guitar harmonicaYears active1946 1997LabelsChess Contents 1 Career 2 Partial discography 3 References 4 SourcesCareer EditRogers was born Jay 4 or James 3 Arthur Lane in Ruleville Mississippi on June 3 1924 He was raised in Atlanta and Memphis 5 He adopted his stepfather s surname 2 He learned to play the harmonica with his childhood friend Snooky Pryor and as a teenager he took up the guitar He played professionally in East St Louis Illinois with Robert Lockwood Jr among others 6 Rogers moved to Chicago in the mid 1940s 7 By 1946 he had recorded as a harmonica player and singer for the Harlem record label run by J Mayo Williams Rogers s name did not appear on the record which was mislabeled as the work of Memphis Slim and His Houserockers In 1947 Rogers Muddy Waters and Little Walter began playing together forming Waters s first band in Chicago 8 sometimes referred to as the Headcutters or the Headhunters because of their practice of stealing jobs from other local bands 9 The band members recorded and released music credited to each of them as solo artists The band defined the sound of the nascent Chicago blues style more specifically South Side Chicago blues Rogers recorded several sides of his own with small labels in Chicago but none were released at the time He began to achieve success as a solo artist in 1950 with the song That s All Right released by Chess Records but he stayed in Waters s band until 1954 2 In the mid 1950s he had several successful records released by Chess most of them featuring either Little Walter or Big Walter Horton on harmonica notably Walking by Myself 10 In the late 1950s as interest in the blues waned he gradually withdrew from the music industry 11 In the early 1960s Rogers briefly worked as a member of Howling Wolf s band before quitting the music business altogether for almost a decade 11 He worked as a taxicab driver and owned a clothing store which burned down in the 1968 Chicago riots following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr Rogers gradually began performing in public again and in 1971 when fashions made him somewhat popular in Europe he began occasionally touring and recording including a 1977 session with Waters which resulted in the album I m Ready 11 By 1982 Rogers was again a full time solo artist He continued touring and recording albums until his death In 1995 Rogers was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame 12 His song That s All Right was inducted by the organization in 2016 as a Classic of Blues Recording which identified it as a blues standard 13 Rogers died of colon cancer in Chicago in 1997 1 He was survived by his son Jimmy D Lane a guitarist record producer and recording engineer for Blue Heaven Studios and APO Records Partial discography EditSingles 14 That s All Right backed with Ludella 1950 Chess Goin Away Baby Today Today Blues 1950 Chess The World s in a Tangle She Loves Another Man 1951 Chess Out on the Road The Last Time 1952 Chess Chicago Bound Sloppy Drunk 1954 Chess Walking by Myself If It Ain t Me Who You Thinking Of 1956 Chess Rock This House My Last Meal 1959 Chess Albums 15 Chicago Bound 1970 Chess compilation of 1950s Chess recordings Sloppy Drunk 1973 Black amp Blue studio album recorded in 1973 Gold Tailed Bird 1971 Shelter Jimmy Rogers 1984 Chess Masters series double LP compilation with more 1950s recordings That s All Right 1989 Charly compilation of Chess recordings Ludella 1990 Antone s studio and live recordings c 1990 Jimmy Rogers with Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters 1993 CrossCut live recording from 1991 Feelin Good 1994 Blind Pig with Rod Piazza Blue Bird 1994 Analogue Productions studio recording from 1993 The Complete Chess Recordings 1997 Chess MCA double CD Blues Blues Blues 1999 Atlantic as the Jimmy Rogers All Stars with Mick Jagger Keith Richards Eric Clapton Taj Mahal Lowell Fulson Jimmy Page Robert Plant Jeff Healey and othersReferences Edit a b Died On This Date December 19 1997 Jimmy Rogers Played With Muddy Waters Themusicisover com 19 December 2009 Retrieved March 10 2021 a b c Russell 1997 p 161 sfn error no target CITEREFRussell1997 help a b Dahl 1996 p 226 Eagle amp LeBlanc 2013 p 196 Harris 1979 p 442 sfn error no target CITEREFHarris1979 help Palmer 1981 p 200 sfn error no target CITEREFPalmer1981 help Gordon 2002 p 74 Palmer 1981 p 15 sfn error no target CITEREFPalmer1981 help Palmer 1981 p 208 sfn error no target CITEREFPalmer1981 help Dahl Bill Good Rockin Charles AllMusic Retrieved November 23 2011 a b c Colin Larkin ed 1995 The Guinness Who s Who of Blues Second ed Guinness Publishing pp 309 311 ISBN 0 85112 673 1 1995 Hall of Fame Inductees Jimmy Rogers The Blues Foundation Archived from the original on February 10 2009 Retrieved October 27 2008 2016 Hall of Fame Inductees Jimmy Rogers That s All Right Chess 1950 The Blues Foundation September 14 2016 Retrieved March 1 2017 Darwen 1989 p 2 Dahl 1996 pp 226 227 Sources EditDahl Bill 1996 Jimmy Rogers In Erlewine Michael Bogdanov Vladimir Woodstra Chris Koda Cub eds All Music Guide to the Blues San Francisco Miller Freeman Books ISBN 0 87930 424 3 Darwen Norman 1989 That s All Right Album notes Jimmy Rogers London Charly Records CD RED 16 Eagle Bob L LeBlanc Eric S 2013 Blues A Regional Experience Santa Barbara California Praeger ISBN 978 0313344244 Gordon Robert 2002 Can t Be Satisfied The Life and Times of Muddy Waters New York City Little Brown ISBN 0 316 32849 9 Palmer Robert 1982 Deep Blues New York City Penguin Books ISBN 0 14006 223 8 Whitburn Joel 1988 Jimmy Rogers Top R amp B Singles 1942 1988 Menomonee Falls Wisconsin Record Research ISBN 0 89820 068 7 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jimmy Rogers amp oldid 1145617112, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
