Pistol Packin' Papa by Jimmie Rodgers (1930)

This video is presented as an historical reference by Empty Set Group, producers of "Waiting For A Train", the new Jimmie Rodgers musical.
Information on the musical can be found at www.waitingforatrain.com.

[@connorperrett9559]

This is actually the first hip hop song.

[@RealmsofPixelation]

This is my favorite artist of all time. No one my age understands this type of music or my reasoning for listening to it but I really enjoy old time country, especially when it's the singing brakeman.

[@richardbrazzel242]

percursor to gangsta rap sang by a tubercular frail ex railroad hand.

[@deepblueseeds5563]

Jimmie said “try me and ima pull out the stick” 1930 and then yodeled about it hahahahha

[@mako4268]

This song would be great in Fallout New Vegas.

[@xm193ball2]

I wonder what Jimmie would think about gun control....oh wait no I don't.

[@undergroundkustomz2796]

Obviously culture is a neutral lol. most of this man's music sounds like an antique version of gangster rap. I love it. My dad introduced this to me when I was 8 years old. That was about 40 years ago

[@WarKid-ut8mx]

Gangster music has been around for centuries “Jimmie Rodgers” “Johnny cash”

[@ruthdixon7807]

and you thought the likes of tupac were the first to invent a hard man, gun slinging persona?

[@Themaddprof]

Ah, good old fashioned double entendre.

[@davidhwalton]

I have a new favorite song and artist. Jimmie Rodgers was a genius.

[@charlesmerchant5752]

Jimmy had ties to my Great Grandma. From Chicora Mississippi. I am73 years old now.Been listening to him since 1965.Know most by heart !

[@cedricthompson53]

Real music

[@thendrjazz]

Done in Hollywood,CA July 1.1930 just Rodgers vocal and guitar. A couple of weeks later on July 16 in the same place, he would record Blue Yodel No. 9 with Louis Armstrong,t; Lil Hardin Armstrong,p. Johnny Cash would re-enact that moment on his tv show.

[@DCronk-qc6sn]

Damn, a player.....

[@nirit3167]

Oh layyyyyyyyyyyy oh layyyyyyyyyy oooooo leyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyg

[@8626John]

Love this song.

[@beefbright114]

hood classic

[@johnjurkewicz9925]

👍👍It so great 👍👍

[@timoconnor2041]

Jimmie Rodgers was the first of the masters and after Hank Williams the greatest of them all.