JIMMIE RODGERS
Compared to other popular 20th century entertainers, Jimmie Rodgers has faced more than his share of hardship. A major American singing star with a number one hit early in his career, he later hosted his own television series and was, for a time, a household name. Then suddenly his luck changed; he was the victim of the most brutal kind of beating that left him near death, followed by a long, tedious rehabilitation...only to be afflicted later in life by a disorder that made it difficult to speak, much less sing. Yet he remained suprisingly upbeat despite suffering through one daunting physical challenge after another. He grew up in Camas, Washington, just across the Columbia River from Portland, Oregon, a child like any other but with a fascination for music ... MORE ››
