The World's In A Tangle - Music

Jimmy Rogers June 3 1924–December 19 1997 Was A Blues Guitarist Best Known For His Work As A Member Of Muddy Waters' Band Of The 1950s. Jimmy Rogers Was Born James A. Lane In Ruleville Mississippi And Was Raised In Memphis. Rogers Learned The Harmonica Alongside His Childhood Friend Snooky Pryor And As A Teenager Took Up The Guitar And Played Professionally In East St. Louis Illinois Where He Played With Junior Lockwood Before Moving To Chicago In The Mid-1940s After Serving In The Military. By 1946 He'd Made His First Record As A Harmonica Player And Singer For The Local Harlem Label Although His Name Was Not Included On The Label — The Record Was Issued Under The Names "Memphis Slim And His Houserockers". Rogers Joined Waters The Next Year With Whom He Helped Shape The Sound Of The Nascent Chicago Blues Style. Although He Had Several Successful Releases Of His Own On Chess Records Beginning In 1950 With "That's Alright" He Stayed In Waters' Band Until Leaving The Band For A Solo Career In 1954. In The Mid 1950s He Enjoyed Several Successful Record Releases Most Notably "Walking By Myself" But As The '50s Drew To A Close And Interest In The Blues Waned He Gradually Withdrew From The Music Business. By The 1960s He Was Working Mainly Outside Of Music Until 1971 When Fashions Made Him A Reasonable Draw In Europe And He Was Able To Record Again Including A 1977 Session With Waters. By 1982 Rogers Was Again A Solo Artist. He Continued Touring And Recording Albums Until His Death In 1997 In Chicago.
Jimmy Rogers 1984 - Compilation Album Of Some Pre-1960 Songs Ludella 1990 Jimmy Rogers With Ronnie Earl And The Broadcasters 1991 - Live Feelin' Good With Special Guest Rod Piazza 1994 Blind Pig Sloppy Drunk 1998 - Compact Disc Re-Issue Of Original Album Released In December 1973 Blue Bird 1994 - Analogue Productions Originals Blues Blues Blues 1999 The Complete Chess Recordings 1997 read less