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Jimmie Rodgers: A voice that carried

Bear Family Records' remarkable new release, "Let Me Be Your Sidetrack: The Influence of Jimmie Rodgers," makes a persuasive argument that Rodgers is one of the most important figures in the history of country music.

By Robert Hilburn

September 17, 2008

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