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Little Jimmy Dickens
12+ albums
countryHonky Tonkclassic country50sAll
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James Cecil Dickens (born December 19, 1920 - January 2, 2015), better known as Little Jimmy Dickens, is an American country music singer famous for his humorous novelty songs, his small size, 4'11" (150 cm), and his rhinestone-studded outfits. He started as a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 1948 and became a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1983. Born in Bolt, West Virginia, Dickens began his musical career in the late 1930s, performing on a local radio station while attending West Virginia University. He soon quit school to pursue a full-time music career, and travelled the country performing on various local radio stations under the name "Jimmy the Kid." In 1948, Dickens was heard performing on a radio station in Saginaw, Michigan by Roy Acuff, who introduced him to Art Satherly at Columbia Records and officials from the Grand Ole Opry. Dickens signed with Columbia in September and joined the Opry in August. Around this time he began using the nickname, Little Jimmy Dickens, inspired by his short stature. Dickens recorded many novelty songs for Columbia, including "Country Boy," "A-Sleeping at the Foot of the Bed" and "I'm Little But I'm Loud." His song "Take an Old Cold Tater (And Wait)" inspired Hank Williams to nickname him "Tater". Later, telling Jimmy he needed a hit, Williams penned "Hey Good Lookin'" specifically for Dickens in only 20 minutes while on a Grand Ole Opry tour bus. A week later Williams cut the song himself, jokingly telling him, "That so
top songs
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May The Bird Of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose
11,9362Hillbilly Fever
3,9153Country Boy
3,5334A-Sleepin' At The Foot Of The Bed
3,2675Take an Old Cold 'tater (And Wait)
3,1366The Picture - Little Jimmy Dickens
2,8307May the Bird of Paradise (Fly Up Your Nose)
1,9228Salty Boogie
1,4929(I Got) A Hole In My Pocket
1,42710I Got A Hole in My Pocket
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