
Jimmie Rodgers (born James Frederick Rodgers), a pop star who had previously tested positive for COVID-19, passed away on January 18 from kidney disease, according to PEOPLE. He passed away at home in Palm Desert, California.
He was born in Washington state on September 8, 1933, and first became well-known in the 1950s and 1960s after producing singles on the Billboard charts like “Kisses Sweeter Than Wine” and his cover of the smash hit song “Honeycomb.”
As a young child, Rodgers became interested in music after learning from his mother, a piano instructor. He self-taught himself how to play the guitar and sung in the chapel.
After serving in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War, Rodgers was transferred to Nashville after his return to the country.
He started singing in Nashville clubs for $10 a night, and after competing on Arthur Godfrey’s CBS talent show, he took home $700, which was a sizable prize at the time. Soon after, he obtained a recording contract with Roulette Records and cut his own version of “Honeycomb” in 1957.
The song, which was composed by Bob Merrill and initially performed by Georgie Shaw, became Richard Rodgers’ biggest hit and spent four weeks on the charts.
Who is Jimmie Rodgers’ wife Mary Biggerstaff?
Mary Louise Biggerstaff, was the third wife of rodgers, whom he wed in 1978. With him, she gave birth to a daughter named Katrine Rodgers.
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