I finally got around to watching the PBS country music special by Ken Burns.

My daddy loved Jimmie Rodgers but always said he didn't like country very much. During most of my childhood he owned a nightclub that featured most of the country and western stars of that era but he always said he preferred the Blues.

I was always puzzled by his love ofJimmie Rodgers since he sounded country to me but the PBS program made it clear that my fathers experiences were so much like that of Jimmie Rodgers that I'm sure he felt like the songs were about his own life.

I'm also sure blue yodel number 9 with one of his favorites.