Little Jimmy Dickens' Greatest Hits

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Little Jimmy Dickens' Greatest Hits is a Greatest Hits album by Little Jimmy Dickens released in 1966. It reached No. 39 on the Billboard album chart. [1]

Little Jimmy Dickens American musician

James Cecil Dickens, better known by his stage name, Little Jimmy Dickens, was an American country music singer and songwriter famous for his humorous novelty songs, his small size, and his rhinestone-studded outfits. He started as a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 1948 and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1983. Before his death he was the oldest living member of the Grand Ole Opry.

Track listing

  1. "Take an Old Cold Tater (And Wait)" (Eugene Bartlett)
  2. "May the Bird of Paradise Fly up Your Nose" (Neal Merritt)
  3. "He Knocked Me Right Out of the Box" (Harlan Howard)
  4. "When the Ship Hits the Sand" (Larry Kingston)
  5. "Truck Load of Starvin' Kangaroos" (Dallas Frazier, Billy Mize)
  6. "A-Sleeping at the Foot of the Bed" (Eugene B. Wilson, Happy Wilson)
  7. "Out Behind the Barn" (Boudleaux Bryant)
  8. "Night Train to Memphis" (Owen Bradley, Marvin Hughes, Harry Beasley Smith)
  9. "Fireball Mail" (Fred Rose)
  10. "Wabash Cannonball" (A.P. Carter)
  11. "Y'all Come" (Arlie Duff)

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References

  1. Billboard - Apr 2, 1966 - Page 38 COUNTRY SPOTLIGHT "LITTLE" JIMMY DICKENS' GREATEST HITS Columbia 9351 (S) CL 2551 (M); CS Jimmy Dickens tries on some of- his greatest tunes— tunes so closely associated ...