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Rodgers' yodeling refrains are integral to the blue yodel songs. His vocal ornamentation has been described as "that famous blue yodel that defies the rational and conjecturing mind". Rodgers viewed his yodeling as little more than a vocal flourish; he described them as "curlicues I can make with my
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Rodgersâs first blue yodel, âBlue Yodel No. 1 (T for Texas) â, was recorded on November 30, 1927, in the Trinity Baptist Church at Camden, New Jersey. When the song was released in February 1928 it became "a national phenomenon and generated an excitement and record-buying frenzy that no-one
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Rodgers' yodel had the "steady ease of hobo song, and was simple enough to imitate", unlike the yodeling of other contemporary performers. Rodgers' recording and performing successes in the late 1920s and early 1930s ensured that yodeling "became not only an obligatory stylistic flourish, but a
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covered three of the blue yodels: #3, #7, and #8. However, there has been continued confusion with his performance of "Blue Yodel #3", as his label incorrectly named it "Blue Yodel #4". Others that have copied Monroe's rendition have repeated this error, including
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Rodgers' background in the blackface minstrel shows and as a railroad worker enabled him to develop a unique musical hybridization drawing from both black and white traditions, as exemplified by the blue yodel songs. In his recordings
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Rodgers said he saw a troupe of Swiss yodelers doing a demonstration at a church. They were touring
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215:âBlue Yodel No. 12 (Barefoot Blues)â, recorded on May 17, 1933, at New York, New York; released posthumously on June 27, 1933 (BS 76138-1), a month after Jimmie Rodgersâ death.
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209:âBlue Yodel No. 10 (Ground Hog Rootinâ in My Backyard)â, recorded February 6, 1932, at Dallas, Texas; released on August 12, 1932 (BVE 70650-2).
212:âBlue Yodel No. 11 (Iâve Got a Gal)â, recorded on November 27, 1929, at Atlanta, Georgia; released posthumously on June 30, 1933 (BVE 56617-4).
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181:âBlue Yodel No. 6 (She Left Me This Morninâ)â, recorded on October 22, 1929, at Dallas, Texas; released on February 21, 1930 (BVE 56453-3).
178:âBlue Yodel No. 5 (Itâs Raining Here)â, recorded on February 23, 1929, at New York, New York; released on September 20, 1929 (BVE 49990-2).
172:âBlue Yodel No. 3 (Evening Sun Yodel)â, recorded on February 15, 1928, at Camden, New Jersey; released on September 7, 1928 (BVE 41743-2).
169:âBlue Yodel No. 2 (My Lovinâ Gal, Lucille)â, recorded on February 15, 1928, at Camden, New Jersey; released on May 4, 1928 (BVE 41741-2).
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first encountered the blue yodels in the 1940s, they attributed
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