Jimmie Rodgers (pop singer)

Jimmie Rodgers
Rodgers in 1968
Background information
Birth name	James Frederick Rodgers
Also known as	Jimmie F. Rodgers (credited as)
Born	(1933-09-18)September 18, 1933 Camas, Washington, U.S.
Died	January 18, 2021(2021-01-18) (aged 87) Palm Desert, California, U.S.
Genres	Folk traditional pop rock and roll rockabilly country
Occupations	Singer musician songwriter
Instruments	Vocals guitar piano
Years active	1957–2021
Labels	Roulette Dot A&M

James Frederick Rodgers (September 18, 1933 – January 18, 2021) was an American pop singer. Rodgers had a run of hits and mainstream popularity in the 1950s and 1960s. His string of crossover singles ranked highly on the Billboard Pop Singles, Hot Country and Western Sides, and Hot Rhythm and Blues Sides charts; in the 1960s, Rodgers had more modest successes with adult contemporary music.

He was not related to country music pioneer Jimmie C. Rodgers (1897–1933), who died the same year the younger Rodgers was born. Among country audiences, and in his official songwriting credits, the younger Rodgers, Jimmie Frederick, was often credited as Jimmie F. Rodgers to differentiate the two.