American Songwriter

Born on This Day in 1920, One of Country Music’s Greatest (and Smallest) Entertainers and the First to Embark on a World Tour

On this day (December 19) in 1920, Little Jimmy Dickens was born in Bolt, West Virginia. He was a longtime member of the Grand Ole Opry and has been hailed as one of country music’s greatest ...
American Songwriter

On This Day in 2009, We Lost One of the First Country Artists to Ever Crossover Into Pop Music—and Wrote Songs for Little Jimmy Dickens and Johnny Horton

Multiple country artists—such as Johnny Cash, Charley Pride, and Patsy Cline—also tasted success on the pop charts. One of the first musicians to do so was Ernest Ashworth, who died on this day (March ...
Bristol Herald Courier

Little Jimmy Dickens, oldest Opry member, dies at 94

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Little Jimmy Dickens, a diminutive singer-songwriter who was the oldest cast member of the Grand Ole Opry, has died. He was 94. Dickens died Friday at a Nashville-area hospital ...