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Considered as the Father of Country Music, Meridian, Mississippi, salutes their legendary son Jimmie Rodgers. Built to resemble a train depot, the Jimmie Rodgers Museum is located in Meridian’s Highland Park. Known by a number of nicknames, James Charles Rodgers the Singing Brakeman was born September 8, 1897, the youngest of three boys.