Jimmie Rodgers: Greatest Hits

Ah. Now I spot my mistake. It was only when I went to look up Sonny Boy Williamson on Wikipedia that I realised there were two of them. And it's only now I realise there were two Jimmie Rodgerses. This isn't the one I was expecting when I bought the CD (it has no sleeve notes). I remember looking at the tracklisting and wondering how a Jimmie Rodgers Greatest Hits could not have any of his yodel songs on it. Now I understand: different guy, different hits.

But, hell, it was £1 from Fopp — I can remember the days, not much more than a decade ago, when blank CDs cost more than that. And at least one of the hits, Kisses Sweeter Than Wine is one that I'm quite fond of, mainly via Bongwater's much later version. Honeycomb is OK, too. And unlike some bargain basement compilations, these do seem to be genuinely some of Jimmie Rodgers' greatest hits.

As for the other JR, his stuff is plastered all around the free streaming services on the net — who needs one of his CDs?

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