The Jimmie Rodgers Music Festival continued at the Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Experience, as many people gathered to hear artists such as Cuffing Season, Vasti Jackson, and St. Paul and ...

Jimmie Rodgers was one of the artists who helped popularize country music in the late 1920s. His blend of folk and blues inspired generations of artists.

Country singer Jimmie Rodgers and bluegrass musicians the Carter Family circa 1930 in Poor Valley, Virginia. (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) In Bristol, Virginia, there is a living monument ...