Jimmie Rodgers Museum

The Father of Country Music, "the Singing Brakeman," was born and reared in the Meridian area. The museum contains the original guitar of Jimmie Rodgers and other memorabilia of his life and career, as well as railroad equipment from the steam engine era. The Father of Country Music has had a profound impact on all of our lives and touched our souls with his simple but unique way with music. The Jimmie Rodgers Foundation devotes its time and effort to preserving the heritage of country music by presenting special events throughout the year in Meridian, Mississippi.