Thanks for those links. I have’nt heard Jimmie Rodgers in over 40 years.
He was one of the all time yodeling greats.
Though, I have to admit that I’m partial to the Fendermen’s version of Mule Skinner Blues (now that’s some sh**kickin’ music, LOL):
Mule Skinner Blues (The Fendermen)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n_qTbAuKl2c&feature=related
I love their version too. It is the first version I ever heard of it. I was just about 10 years old, kept the radio tuned to KRLA (the Rock & Roll station in LA at the time), when I heard this wierd music, couldn't understand hardly a word, but it sure was on fire! Not like anything by Little Richard or Buddy Holly.
Not being able to duplicate Jimmie Rodger's yodeling, they substituted the "Yaw ha ha ha ha ha, Yaw ha ha ha", which I thought was crazy/wonderful.
It was years later that I discovered Jimmie Rodgers, (who is NOT Jimmie Rodgers 'Kisses Sweeter Than Wine'), and heard the truth.
It was similar to when I found out all those early Rolling Stones hits were rip offs of tunes by real bluesmen like Elmore James and Howlin' Wolf. Before that, I actually thought Mick Jagger wrote 'It Hurts Me Too'.