Jimmie Rodgers, singer of 'Honeycomb' and other hits, dies
Source: Omaha World Herald-AP
PALM DESERT, Calif. (AP) — Jimmie Rodgers, singer of the 1957 hits “Honeycomb” and “Kisses Sweeter Than Wine” whose career in music and movies was disrupted by a severe head injury a decade later, has died at age 87.
Rodgers died from kidney disease on Jan. 18 in Palm Desert, California, and had also tested positive for COVID-19, publicist Alan Eichler said Saturday, citing family.
Rodgers performed for $10 a night around Nashville while stationed there with the U.S. Air Force after the Korean War. He appeared on a talent show and got an audition with Roulette Records, which signed him after hearing him perform “Honeycomb,” a song by Bob Merrill.
With a style of singing and playing guitar that included elements of country, folk and pop, the Camas, Washington native recorded many other Top 10 hits during the late 1950s, including “Secretly," “Oh-Oh, I'm Falling in Love Again,” and “Are You Really Mine?”
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in my double-size carrying case of 45s that exists somewhere . . . it's probably either "Honeycomb" or "Secretly" . . . I'm tempted to do some digging and spend a little nostalgia time thumbing through those little records with the big holes to see it I can find it . . . should also uncover a bunch of other long forgotten hits . . . I'm sure there's several Elvis records, and a few Beatles hits in their original photographic covers as well . . . could be a fun way to spend an afternoon . . . 