What could be more wonderful than a relaxed, easy drive while listening to great music with your sweetie? Near Satsop above a field marked with a sign that said "Hay for Sale" a huge hawk floated above circling hay binders. Like the hawk, our Buick Century floated over the miles from Tacoma to Ocean Shores
The music playing continually was
The Songs of Jimmie Rodgers A Tribute. The CD was released in 1997 on the 100th birthday of the legendary "Singing Breakman." Peg had purchased the CD long before our drive across Western Washington, but I had never had a chance to sit and listen. I'm overjoyed I had the chance
Peg's father loved the "Father of Country Music" and we used to listen to Ike's Jimmie Rodgers record album when we were first married. For a birthday present Peg bought me a Jimmie Rodgers songbook from which I occasionally play songs on the piano
The CD dedication is written by Bob Dylan and is surprisingly coherent, "His voice gives hope to the vanquished and humility to the mighty." Rodgers performed music from different current venues and made them his own. County Music is too limiting for the likes of Rodgers. Dylan even credits Jerry Lee Lewis with a statement, "Jerry Lee Lewis once said that there are only four stylists - Jimmie, Al Jolson, Hank Williams, and himself."
The joy of listening to the music is to realize and respect the diversity and wide range of the performers. If you heard the songs being played on the radio you would just accept the beauty of the songs. To hear them in this collection makes you say, "Wow." The CD starts off with an incredibly soulful version of
Dreaming with Tears in My Eyes by Bono
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