ABOUT
"Little" Jimmy Dickens (December 19, 1920 - January 2, 2015) was a highly acclaimed and veteran country singer and songwriter known for his small stature (standing at only 4'10") and humorous novelty songs who became famous beginning in the late 1940s. He had his biggest hit and crossover success in 1965 with "May The Bird Of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose," which topped the Country charts and made the Pop/Rock Top 20.
Born James Cecil Dickens in Bolt, West Virginia, he began in the late 1930s performing on radio station WJLS in Beckley, West Virginia, while studying at West Virginia University. In 1948, he was discovered by Roy Acuff who heard him performing on a Saginaw, Michigan radio station. Later that year, he joined the Grand Ole Opry and signed with Columbia Records.
Dickens debuted on the Country charts in 1949 with "Take An Old Cold 'Tater (And Wait)," which was followed by a long string of hits that also includes "Country Boy" (1949), "A-Sleeping At The Foot Of The Bed" (1950), "Hillbilly Fever" (1950), "Out Behind The Barn" (1954), and "The Violet And A Rose" (1962). His hits on the Country charts continued through 1972 when he had his final charting song with "Try It, You'll Like It."
Dickens' numerous honors and accolades include being inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1983.
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