Little Jimmy Dickens | |
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Dickens in 1955 | |
Background information | |
Birth name | James Cecil Dickens |
Also known as | Little Jimmy Dickens Tater |
Born | Bolt, West Virginia, United States | December 19, 1920
Died | January 2, 2015 Nashville, Tennessee, United States | (aged 94)
Genres | Country |
Instruments | Guitar |
Years active | 1936–2014 |
Labels | Columbia Records, Decca Records, United Artists Records |
James Cecil Dickens (December 19, 1920 – January 2, 2015), better known as Little Jimmy Dickens, was an American country music singer. He was 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.
Dickens was hospitalized after a stroke on December 25, 2014. He died of cardiac arrest on January 2, 2015, at the age of 94.[1]