Jimmie Rodgers was the 'Singing Brakeman', a Mississippi boy who used to work the railroads, done good. With his trademark yodel, he brought so-called hillbilly music into the mainstream. In a life as colourful as the songs he sang, the 'father of country music', rose from obscurity to create a new level of international stardom for American music before his tragic early death"--Container.

The sounds of the islands, Africa, and Europe come together in the music that is calypso. Here, this Caribbean music is highlighted with performances by some of the finest artists in the genre.