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    • Dec 22, 1923
    Jimmie Rodgers' second daughter, June Rebecca Rodgers, dies in Meridian, Mississippi, six months after her birth
    Feb 21, 1927
    WWNC Radio goes on the air in Asheville, North Carolina. Two months later, it provides a home for Jimmie Rodgers' broadcast debut
    Apr 18, 1927
    Jimmie Rodgers makes his radio debut at Asheville's WWNC
    Jun 13, 1927
    Two months after his debut on Asheville's WWNC Radio, Jimmie Rodgers' weekly broadcasts come to an end
    Jul 21, 1927
    Record producer Ralph Peer drives into Bristol, Tennessee, where he erects a recording studio in a hat warehouse. He uses the site to record Ernest Stoneman and to hold the first sessions with The Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers
    Aug 3, 1927
    Jimmie Rodgers auditions for record producer Ralph Peer in Bristol, Tennessee. He receives a thumbs-up, leading to a historic recording session the following day
    Aug 4, 1927
    Jimmie Rodgers records for the first time in Bristol, Tennessee, singing "Sleep, Baby, Sleep" and "The Soldier's Sweetheart" during an afternoon session with producer Ralph Peer at a hat warehouse at 408 State Street
    Oct 7, 1927
    Jimmie Rodgers' first record, "The Soldier's Sweetheart" backed with "Sleep Baby Sleep," goes on sale
    Nov 30, 1927
    Jimmie Rodgers records "Blue Yodel No. 1 (T For Texas)" along with "Away On The Mountain," "Ben Dewberry's Final Run" and "Mother Was A Lady (If Brother Jack Were Here)" at the Victor Studio in Camden, New Jersey
    Feb 3, 1928
    Victor releases Jimmie Rodgers' "Blue Yodel No. 1 (T For Texas)" and the flip side, "Away On The Mountain"
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