Jimmie Rodgers (pop singer)

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.

Not to be confused with Jimmie Rodgers (country singer) or Jimmy Rogers.
Jimmie Rodgers
Rodgers in 1968
Background information
Birth nameJames Frederick Rodgers
Also known asJimmie F. Rodgers (credited as)
Born(1933-09-18)September 18, 1933
Camas, Washington, U.S.
DiedJanuary 18, 2021(2021-01-18) (aged 87)
Palm Desert, California, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • musician
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • guitar
  • piano
Years active1957–2021
Labels

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.

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