Rodgers comes home to benefit Meals on Wheels
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
More like this
‘Camas royalty’ returns to town for book signing and concerts
Ballard & Call sells ‘all things creative’
Camas — Native son Jimmie Rodgers performed two 90-minute concerts at Journey Community Church on Sept. 25, to benefit Loaves and Fishes and its Meals on Wheels program.
Rodgers, born in Camas in 1933, learned music from his mother and became a chart-topper in the late 1950s and early 1960s with hits such as “Honeycomb,” “Oh-Oh, I’m Falling In Love Again” and “Kisses Sweeter Than Wine.” (He shares a name and spelling with the country singer famed as "The Singing Brakeman," but he’s a different guy.)
Rodgers also signed copies of his new autobiography, “Dancing on the Moon,” and some vinyl copies of fans’ albums.
“Camas has always been my favorite place,” he said before the concert. “I always look forward to it.” He makes it back here ever few years.
Rate this
You must be logged in to rate this.
Current Rating : Nobody has rated this article yet.
Search Alerts
Receive updates from us on people or topics that interest you. (What's this?)
Sign up to receive email and/or text alerts from us whenever someone or something of interest appears on columbian.com. For example, if you follow the Blazers, you could enter LaMarcus Aldridge and we'd send you a link to our stories whenever he is mentioned in them. You just enter the person's name or other search terms, i.e., light rail or Vancouver crime, and then click Submit to sign up to receive updates. Note: Keep in mind that carrier charges may apply for SMS updates.
Choose a term below or enter in your own for you to automatically receive alerts when we post something new.
