Douglas B. Green Hand-colored poster advertising Gene Autry’s tribute song, “The Death of Jimmie Rodgers,” 1933. After he landed a spot on radio station WLS in Chicago, Autry dropped the ...

Jimmie Rodgers would come be called the “Father ... honky tonk dance tunes (and lived a raucous life) but also some songs that reflected his upbringing in church music, songs like “I Saw ...