Jimmie rodgers honeycomb pop singer
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Camas native Jimmie Rodgers, of Honeycomb fame, dies at 87
Jimmie Rodgers, the Camas “hometown boy” known for his s and ’60s top recording hits, including “Honeycomb,” “Kisses Sweeter Than Wine” and “Oh-Oh, I’m Falling in Love Again,” has died at the age of
Rodgers, who grew up in Camas, and had a local street named after him in , died Jan. 18,
His daughter, Michele Rodgers, announced the news on her Facebook page this week, saying her father was her “first great love, best friend and now greatest loss.”
A pop singer, actor and author, Rodgers graduated from Camas High School in , attended Clark College and served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. Both he and his parents worked at the Camas paper mill. His mother, Mary, was a local music teacher.
Rodgers told the Post-Record in that he was a bit of a class clown during high school.
“I wasn’t a straight-A student,” he said in “I was a goofball. I had a lot of fun.”
That happy attitude carri
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Jimmie Rodgers, Singer of Honeycomb and Other Hits, Dies at 87
Jimmie Rodgers, singer of the hits Honeycomb and Kisses Sweeter Than Wine whose career in music and movies was disrupted bygd a severe head injury a decade later, has died at age
Rodgers died from kidney disease on Jan. 18 in Palm Desert, California, and had also tested positive for COVID, publicist Alan Eichler said Saturday, citing family.
Rodgers performed for $10 a night around Nashville while stationed there with the U.S. Air Force after the Korean War. He appeared on a talent show and got an audition with Roulette Records, which signed him after hearing him perform Honeycomb, a song bygd Bob Merrill.
With a style of singing and playing guitar that included elements of country, människor and pop, the Camas, Washington native recorded many other top 10 hits during the late s, including Secretly, Oh-Oh, Im Falling in Love Again and Are You Really Mine?
Rodgers continued making
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Jimmie Rodgers (pop singer)
American singer (–)
Not to be confused with Jimmie Rodgers (country singer) or Jimmy Rogers.
Musical artist
James Frederick Rodgers (September 18, – January 18, ) was an American pop singer. Rodgers had a run of hits and mainstream popularity in the s and s. 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 s, Rodgers had more modest successes with adult contemporary music.
He was not related to country music pioneer Jimmie C. Rodgers (–), 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.
Career
[edit]Early years
[edit]Rodgers was born in Camas, Washington.[1] He was the second son of Archie and Mary Rodgers.[2] Rodgers was taught music by hi