Editing Jimmie Rodgers (section)

===Tributes===
In January 1935, [[Grand Ole Opry]] artists the [[The Delmore Brothers|Delmore Brothers]] and [[Uncle Dave Macon]] stopped on their way to New Orleans to visit Rodgers' brother Talmage and his wife in Meridian to play a tribute song called "Blue Railroad Train".{{sfn|Ellison, Curtis|1995|pp=46-47}} That same year, Rodgers' widow published a biographical book: ''My Husband, Jimmie Rodgers''.{{sfn|Malone, Bill|1975|p=140}} On May 16, 1953, the first Jimmie Rodgers Memorial Festival was held in Meridian. The festival featured appearances by country music singers and other entertainers who were influenced by Rodgers, as well as his family members. The festival was celebrated in an intermittent fashion until it became a recurring event starting in 1972.{{sfn|Ellison, Curtis|1995|p=47}} Attendees at the first event included Carrie Rodgers, Elsie McWilliams, Ralph Peer, [[Hugh L. White]], [[Frank G. Clement]], railroad representatives, Mary Jones (the wife of engineer [[Casey Jones]]) and Lillie Williams ([[Hank Williams]]' mother). Several performers who were influenced by Rodgers were present, including 25 Grand Ole Opry artists led by Ernest Tubb and Hank Snow. The show attracted a crowd of 30,000. A granite monument to Rodgers was unveiled, as well as a static locomotive as a memorial to the deceased railroad workers of Meridian.{{sfn|Ellison, Curtis|1995|p=48}}

On May 24, 1978, the [[United States Postal Service]] issued a 13-cent commemorative stamp honoring Rodgers, the first in its long-running Performing Arts Series. The stamp was designed by Jim Sharpe and depicted Rodgers with brakeman's outfit and guitar, standing in front of a locomotive giving his famous "two thumbs up" gesture.{{sfn|Abjorensen, Norman|2014|p=435}} The 1982 film ''[[Honkytonk Man]]'', directed by and starring [[Clint Eastwood]], was loosely based on Rodgers' life.{{sfn|Ellison, Curtis|1995|p=131}} In 1997, Bob Dylan put together a tribute compilation of major artists covering Rodgers' songs, ''The Songs of Jimmie Rodgers: A Tribute''. The artists included [[Bono]], [[Alison Krauss & Union Station]], [[Jerry Garcia]], [[Dickey Betts]], [[Dwight Yoakam]], [[Aaron Neville]], [[John Mellencamp]], Willie Nelson and others.{{sfn|Porterfield, Nolan|2007|p=Preface}} In 2004, [[Steve Forbert]]'s tribute album ''Any Old Time'' was nominated for a [[Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album]].{{sfn|Tully, Jonathan|2004}} In 2007, Rodgers was honored with a marker on the [[Mississippi Blues Trail]] in his hometown of Meridian, the first outside of the Mississippi Delta.{{sfn|AP|2007|p=E-3}} In May 2010, a marker on the Mississippi Country Music Trail was erected near Rodgers' grave site.{{sfn|AP|2010|p=8-A}} The [[Elton John]] and [[Leon Russell]] 2010 collaboration ''[[The Union (Elton John and Leon Russell album)|The Union]]'' featured the tribute "Jimmie Rodgers' Dream".{{sfn|Lewis, Randy|2010|p=E13}} In 2013, a North Carolina historical marker was dedicated on Haywood Street in Asheville.{{sfn|Kiss, Tony|2013|p=B3}}