Official Website of Little Jimmy Dickens
February 03, 2005
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When I was growing up, one of my memories is the country and western music that my father used to listen to. It was Hank Williams, Ernest Tubb, Roy Acuff, and more. If they were on the Grand Ole Opry, he liked to listen to them. We couldn't get that program where we lived, but their occassional personal appearances made it possible for us to see them. Well, most of the entertainers that my dad listened to have passed on. There are still a few around, however, and today's Family First Site visits with one of them.
The site we are visting to day is the Official Website of Little Jimmy Dickens. He is the oldest member of the Grand Ole Opry, and even though he is "retired", he can usually be seen every weekend hosting one of the shows segments. He is truly a legend in the country music field, having entertained all over the world, from SE Asia to Germany. In fact, he is the first country music entertainer to have completely circled the globe, which he did in 1964. He has been an entertainer for over 60 years. He joined the Grand Ole Opry in 1948, where he became close friends to the legendary Hank Williams (who gave Jimmy his nickname of "Tater"). He has performed on just about every country music television show broadcast at one time or the other.
Little Jimmy Dickens is one of the most recognized entertainers in the music business. There isn't a day that goes by that one of his songs are played on some radio station somewhere. He is fun to listen to, as my youngest daughter recently found out. Now she doesn't miss the Grand Ole Opry when he is on it.
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i am a musician, and play and sing country music. I play piano and fiddle. I would like to find for my mother-in-law, the sheet music of Little Jimmy Dickens's "Out
Behind The Barn". I'm trying to find it for her- she also plays the piano and would very much like to find a copy of it. thank you- I like your webb site and will visit it again.
I am looking for a song. (I LOVE LUCY BROWN) I think it is by jimmy dickens.Thank You
I am seeking the lyrics to "Waitress Waitress"
a Boudleaux Bryant song which JD performed in his inimitable style
I believe Little Jimmy Dickens is known for playing with Paul Howard and the Arkansas Cotton Pickers in the mid to late 1940's. I would like very much to know if Little Jimmy recalls the name of "Sonny Albright", who played a great sound on his steel guitar. I met Sunny in Waterloo, Iowa in March of 1950 at a barndance, headed by Asher Sizemore of the Grand Ole Opry, and I have never heard anything about Sonny since, and nobody I have been in contact with ever heard of him. Does anyone have any knowledge of this great musician? Sonny told me he had formerly played with Paul Howard and the Arkansas Cotton Pickers, as well as being on standby back-stage of the Grand Ole Opry, for anyone needing a steel guitar player, during the 1940's. Darlene Milbrandt, Northeast Iowa.
From what I remember they are:
Waitress, waitress – purdy little waitress
get my order right
I’ll take a a bowl of beans, side of greens,
And a date with you tonight.
You’re the prettiest thing I’ve ever seen
Your bubbling over with a charm
You should be on the cover of a magazine
Or better yet in my arms
Waitress, waitress – purdy little waitress
Tell me when you’ll be through
And no matter how late
I’ll be here a waitin
Just outside for you
Or something like that – I’m trying to remember from 25 years ago – listening to it on a 78 my grandmother had.
family question: Which event(s) put the big Ephriam and little Ephriam sides of the Dickens family at such great odds? I heard that these family sides have disowned each other.
hello, my name is james dickens jr i am from west virginia. i need to talk to little jimmy dickens i am related to him, distant related on the dickens side of my family but on my moms side, my grandma's maden name was jarrell yes the same jarrells. my grandma told me when she was little she would play with little jimmy dickens oh yea its the jarrells that is from stickney west virginia, i need to talk to him cause i was wanting to get into singing country music and he is the only person i can think of that can help me. thank u james dickens jr
p.s. email me please
Hi, I am trying to find a song for my late 80ish aunt. She says she and her sister used to listen to Asher and Little Jimmy sing it. They sang as much as they knew of it to me..They thought it was called Telephone to Heaven. I can find no telephone in heaven but without looking at the words have no idea if it is what they are looking for. Also, I am not really computer literate myself and am not sure I will ever find this again if it is posted some where. THank you for reading this.(if it ever goes anywhere...lol)
Hi, I am trying to find a song for my late 80ish aunt. She says she and her sister used to listen to Asher and Little Jimmy sing it. They sang as much as they knew of it to me..They thought it was called Telephone to Heaven. I can find no telephone in heaven but without looking at the words have no idea if it is what they are looking for. Also, I am not really computer literate myself and am not sure I will ever find this again if it is posted some where. THank you for reading this.(if it ever goes anywhere...lol)
I AM RELATED TO OKIE JONES. HE WAS AFRIEND AND BUS DRIVER FOR JIMMY DICKENS. I WAS WONDERING IF HE REMEMBERS HIM? MY GRANDFATHER WAS CECIL JONES-BROTHER TO OKIE.
THANKS SHAREE
I am a distant relative of Little Jimmy Dickens and my parents were Howard and Mary Peters of Beckley, WV formerly Naoma, WV. I have always admired Little Jimmy and I would love to meet him sometime. I was brought up in church my entire life and played the piano. I would love the opportunity to play for him sometime.
I am a distant relative of Little Jimmy Dickens and my parents were Howard and Mary Peters of Beckley, WV formerly Naoma, WV. I have always admired Little Jimmy and I would love to meet him sometime. I was brought up in church my entire life and played the piano. I would love the opportunity to play for him sometime.
i just purchased a 1959 cadillac from a car museum in helen georgia that use to belong to little jimmy dickens. this is a very nice car and it had several pictures of him with the car.
i am writing for my grand mother .she is jimmys cousin if there is any way she can contact him , or he to contact her she was from Olo ms.
i am writing for my grand mother .she is jimmys cousin if there is any way she can contact him , or he to contact her she was from Olo ms.
I am an entertainer and was stationed in Hawaii in 1962 when Little Jimmy Dickens and Tex Ritter came to do a show for the military at Ft. DeRussey on Waikiki Beach. I will never forget that show and how Little Jimmy kept the crowd roaring with his on stage antics. Tex Ritter was getting older at the time and he would go down in the audience to a table and put his boots up on the table and his big white hat over his eyes and take a nap. Jimmy kept the audience roaring with stories of "that wife of mine".
my dad jack taylor says he remembered a little boy as a kid singing little songs for candy on a stump in front of lemays store in alicia arkansas his name was jimmy dickens my dad jimmy and jimmys brother went to school together he wants to know if this is the same little jimmy dickens if he remembers this was probably in the 30's
Is it possible to order C Ds from you? If so, let me know price of the c d Songs I Love to Sing"
Thanks Chuck
Jimmy Dickens did 3 of my husbands' songs on his "May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose" Album. Skip Graves is his name. Who was a DJ on KWOW in Calif. at the time.(That was before my time with Skip I am Skip's 2nd wife). Wondered why Jimmy doesn't sing either of the 3 on the Grand Ole Opry,? as he did a Great Job on the album and Gene Watson did 1 of the 3 on his latest CD.I do enjoy hearing these songs,just asking as we watch the Opry every Saturday night. Thanks for letting me share.
My mom adores Little Jimmy and she very much enjoys seeing him fish on tv with Bill Hall. Anyway, my moms been very sick this past year and is in need of something to cheer her up, so i am needing to learn how I can get an autographed pic of Jimmy for my mom. Someone plz help! ty
I saw Little Jimmy Dickens perform in our town in Ne. in 1957 or 58. He was with Hawkshaw Hawkens and Jean Sheppard also Pat Kelly. I enjoyed them all but I am wondering what ever happened to Pat Kelly? He came from back stage and we talked a lot. Where is he now?
i purchased a 1959 cadillac that belonged to little jimmy dickens. it has the pillow in it that he sat on to see to drive, also it has his tag on front of car. i have it for sale i have no room for it, if interested in it contact me.
Hi! I am looking for a way to communicate with Little Jimmy Dickens. 'Would like to ask about a possible booking for him in North Carolina.
LITTLE JIMMY DICKENS IS A GREAT ARTIST..HAD A CHANCE TO RIDE HOME TO NASHVILLE WITH HIM AND THE BAND, SOME YEARS AGO..HE IS AN OUTSTANDING PERSON AS WELL AS AN ARTIST
There is a 12 year old boy in Mineral Wells, Texas who's one wish in life is to meet "Little Jimmy Dickens". This boys name is Taylor and will be having a life threating surgery Jan.16,2007. He has MD and is deteriating very fast. This surgery will be very trying on his little frail body and a chance he may not make it. If there is any
way I could have some kind of correspondance from Little Jimmy Dickens to this
young man before he goes thru this ordeal, I feel part of his life dreams would be fulfilled before he
undergoes this surgery.
His email address is joshuatomerlin@yahoo.net
Thank you in advance and hopefully there will be
a response prior to his surgery date
Cathy Self
My name is Donna Slade. I am the daughter of James Laurence Slade. He was a song writer he wrote "Take an old cold Potato" When my sister Cindy was a baby..little Jimmy Dickens took her on stage and showed her off and said "Have you ever seen such a beautiful baby?". My dad who lived in Purvis and Poplarville Mississippi...and one day when we were out with my father..he saw Little Jimmy Dickens's bus and chased it down. Jimmy Dickens's got off and asked which one of your kids took on stage. My father replied "This one" pointing to my sister Cindy.Jimmy Dickens replied "She is still a beauty". I am commenting all this in hopes to ajar a memory.. My father had nine children and we remember the songs he wrote. We have the rough draft of "I saw Momma Kissing Santa" My dad would sell his songs for $10 or $30 dollars. I feel sad that I hear these songs on the radio..and I know who wrote them. For the sake of my passing dad and the truth of his life. I pray God would bestow in your heart to let me know if you remember my father.
LITTLE JIMMY DICKENS I WILL SEE YOU TOMORROW EVENING IN SPINDALE,N.C. (01-18-2007) AND I HOPE TO GET YOUR AND BILL ANDERSONS' AUTOGRAPHS. THANX VERY MUCH.
I have a guitar that once belonged to Little Jimmy Dickens. It was bought from him by Clete Carrington in Missawa Air Force Base in the mid 60s at a club that my dad managed.Dad bought it for me for my 16th birthday.It is one of my most cherished possesions.
I would like to talk to Little Jimmy Dickens. actually I have emailed him before. What is really exciting is that he's my 6th cousin.
Love Austin
Hi, I'm trying to find away to get ahold of Little Jimmy Dickens, He was a relative if my Grandmother...Lola Marie Dickens Johnson Lane. She was the daughter of Jess and Senna (Hicks) Dickens. She was rasied in Cabin Creek W.Va. Lola had a sister Eliza Dickens and Brothers, Charles, Ray and Samuel Dickens. I thought maybe he could help in my tracing back some family.
I was just going thru my moms old photographs and came across a few photos of little jimmy and her playing guitar together at a local bar here in indiana. And also 2 photographs of little jimmy that is autographed... My mother passed in 1997 and i was wondering if there was any references about little jimmy playing the Indiana bar scene around 1970 to 1974?
Can anyone please help me to get my hands on the album called "Ain't It Fun" by Little Jimmy Dickens made in 1967? I would be so greatful!! Believe me I have tried everyplace.
dear mr.Dickens, my dad has been collecting country music since he was 19. He had a collection of over 20 thousand albums most signed by the artist. but in 2004 his house burnt to the ground losing everything but the clothes on his back. I have been trying to locate any of the artist that would be so kind maybe to send him a copy of maybe on of there albums and if possible sign it, i am asking this because it would be a great honor if i could get you and some of your friends in the industry to do the same i wish i pictures on my computer to show you of what he lost, he has been trying to get some albums when he sees them but everything he finds, none of them were like his he kept his in great shape no scratches paper still over the cover the artist would sometimes sign the album cover. I am trying to do this for my dad because first of all he is the best dad in the world and second we live with him myself and my husband who is sick and my future daughter in law and granddaughter he has helped us out so much and i could never repay him for what he has done for us, but this would be the best gift i could ever think of and with the holidays comming up this would truly be a wish come true. I hope you can find it in your heart to think about maybe sending him your album, i remeber a story about one of your ablums he had and the song on it was may the bird of paradise fly up your nose.my father never would lend his albums out but a friend were my mom worked asked to borrow it and a few others well they brought the albums back but my mom was gone for the day so they left them on her desk, she worked in the insurance business but when she came in the next day this person ask her if she got the albums back and she told him no. well it was stolen, and to make this short my mom got on the phone and called every place she could find in nashville to get that album but this was original and the only thing they had was a copy of something. she finally told my dad which he was very upset about it, not with my mom but just the fact that the album was gone and he said never again will i lend them out again. so thank you for your time and i hope you get the chance to read this and able to help me out my dad has been through alot in the past few years He lost my mom who had been sick many years and he took great care of her at home and then he lost his home along with his collection and then he lost his son. I would love nothing more then to make this the best christmas for him and i cant do this alone. my email address is sexything_692000@yahoo.com feel free to email for any information you need or any information you can send me to help me out. again many thanks and we the family of john divel the mccauley family say thank you and god bless you and your family we think your wonderfull.Merry Christmas to you and your family.
Mr Dickens, I am seeking help in trying to locate or find some info. on my lost family ?Father:Kenneth Earl Galloway
(Deceased)Promotor?Nashville,Tenn.
Brother:Bobby Galloway,guitarist and bus driver for you(GRAND OLE OPRY) I,too have learned that Bobby also was with Stonewall Jackson? I too, have been told he sang under name of Bobby Rich?
Sir, I am 61yrs old and have been seeking someone that might know and reply to this request.Myself and my sister were hidden from my fathers family as infants.and later adopted.It has thus far been impossible to contact and have a reply or any info. I just contacted Suzanne Higgins(WV,she did an article on you:A conversation with Little Jimmy Dickens. Please, if you can direct me to someone,or have someone contact me with any info about my family, I would and will be gratefully indebited to you.
Thank You,
H.Howell Medford
Birthname: Hobert Howell Galloway
Oh Yes,one more thing,I saw a picture of my mother and father(Ken Galloway) with Pearl Minnie(Minnie Pearl) and her husband in Lawton, Oklahoma around 1948,please respond.
352 236 0161
medsog@myway.com
Mr. Dickens,
I saw you in person at Grand Ole Opry way back in 1987 or 1988 and I took a photo of you on stage with your guitar. I would gratefully appreciate it if I could get it autographed by you. I will send you a self-addressed stamped envelope. As you may have guessed by my e mail address, I am a rap song writer / performer. I have written over 200 original rap song lyrics in English and in Hebrew, and have had one in English recorded professionally. I didn't receive any remuneration however because it was for charity. My wife was a big country music fan, however I never made it to Nashville with her. That is because she and our daughter went to Sbarro's Pizza in Jerusalem on Aug. 9, 2001 when the arab (lower case letter on purpose--they don't deserve more) suicide bomber entered...a nail (as in hammer & nail) from the bomb cut one of her coronary arteries and she has never regained consciousness. Our daughter, who will be 10 on Oct. 9, was/ is OK, thank G-d. My wife's father also is a fan of country music. I thank you in advance for providing your mailing address, and hope to see you in concert again someday.
Respectfully,
David Nachenberg
Modi'in
Israel
Mr. Dickens,
In reference to my previous e mail today, my e mail address is: rapdaddyd@yahoo.com . I would gratefully appreciate it if you would e mail me your mailing address so I can send you that picture to sign. Thank you in advance.
Sincerely,
David Nachenberg
Modi'in
Israel
My great-grandfather Edward Gillam married Artie Hicks. Their daughter Elizabeth married Fred Dickens. Elizabeth's brother Henry is my grandfather. My dad always said that they were the Aunt Liz and Uncle Fred that Jimmy sings about. He said that when his Dad, Henry, married Minnie Crisp, her sister Liz gave her the old feather bed as a wedding gift. As a young boy I slept on that bed in my grandparent's home in Gillum Holler in Hunnewell,Kentucky.
Can anyone verify the authenticity of the relationship? I have no information as to the children of Fred and Liz, Fred's brother would have to be Jimmy's father. I would really like to know information about the family.
To whom this may concern:
I am wanting to Purchase a CD of Jimmy Dickens.
The lyrics are something like these:
If any one could ever say that their true love
was here to stay we could, we could, you and I.
When you're in my arms I know you're happy
to be there and just as long as I'm with you
I'm happy any where.
If any one could pray each night to thank the Lord
cause all is right we could, we could, you and I.
If You can sell me that CD, or direct me to where it
can be purchased, E-Mail me ASAP!
Thank You!
Sincerely.
ted johnston
Number Two.
To whom this may concern:
I am wanting to Purchase a CD of Jimmy Dickens.
The lyrics are something like these:
If any one could ever say that their true love
was here to stay we could, we could, you and I.
When you're in my arms I know you're happy
to be there and just as long as I'm with you
I'm happy any where.
If any one could pray each night to thank the Lord
cause all is right we could, we could, you and I.
If You can sell me that CD, or direct me to where it
can be purchased, E-Mail me ASAP!
Thank You!
Sincerely.
ted johnston
I'm looking for the words and music to "Bessie, the Heifer", sung by Little Jimmy Dickens, It was on his album,
Ain't it Fun?"
I would like to purchase either the song alone, or that album, or the words and music.
THANKS
Jimmy, there is a song called "Does This Train Go To Heaven" on the web that has your singing style all over it.
Can be heard on "CD Baby" web site. The CD is titled "God The Creator" www.cdbaby.com
I hope you enjoy it!
Congratulations on you accomplishment in life with the Grand Ole Opry.
Are you related in any way to the Sylvanus and Maudie Dickens who were my Great Grandparents. My Grandmother was Olive Ruth Dickens and she always said you were from her family. She is 1 of 14 children.
I have seen you at the Opry several times, but never had the courage to ask this question.
Please respond if possible.
would like to know if Mr. Dickens remembers working in Topeka Kansas. my great Uncle Kieth Naff played with him on the show that was with WREN Radio. If so would like to know what he remembers of him.
Thank you
I'm associated with a public alternative radio station, WWUH, 91.3 FM (not an NPR affiliate) in Hartford, Ct, where I produce and host a weekly three hour specialty program, Country Classics. I profile classic country music artists from the early days of the Grand Ole Opry and WSN up to the time when country music developed into other forms; mixed genre and such. Yes, I focus on country music that still has those country roots. I record interviews with some of the artists when available. I would like to request an interview with Jimmy Dickens sometime at his convenience. Some of my previous guests were; Lee Greenwood, Ray Price, Lynn Anderson, Bill Anderson, Charlie Daniels, Jack Greene, Charlie Louvin, Jean Shepard. These programs have no hidden agenda, political or otherwise. I try to keep the subject material light, informative and fun. I may be reached M-F at (860) 565-9415 or by e-mail as to his availability.
Thank You
Steve Brewer
Country Classics
WWUH, 91.3 FM
West Hartford, Ct