# Little Jimmy Dickens has died **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 3, 2015, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-jimmy-dickens-has-died/708823 "2015-01-03T01:55:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2015, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-jimmy-dickens-has-died/708823/1 "2015-01-03T01:55:34Z")
Dickens was the country-western performer who recorded “May the Bird of Paradise Fly up Your Nose.” He was past 90. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2015, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-jimmy-dickens-has-died/708823/2 "2015-01-03T02:01:00Z")
He was always quite a character. Part comic and part singer. He’s been guesting on the Grand Ole Opry recently. His touring days long behind him. But he could do a few minutes at the Opry. Here he is Nov 8 just a few weeks before the stroke. Still looked pretty good for 94. The article says he even performed there Dec 20. So he was still able to work before the stroke. > **[Grand Ole Opry star Little Jimmy Dickens dies at 94](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/grand-ole-opry-star-little-jimmy-dickens-dies-at-94/)** > > Dickens joined the Opry in 1948, and last performed there on Dec. 20, 2014, his birthday I’m glad he didn’t suffer long. RIP in Honky Tonk Heaven Jimmy ---
**Author:** ![SeldomSeen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ba0ec/32.png) [@SeldomSeen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeldomSeen)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2015, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-jimmy-dickens-has-died/708823/3 "2015-01-03T02:04:35Z")
That’s unhappy news. Until recently he was still making regular appearances at the Grand Ol’ Opry. He first performed there in 1948… an amazing run. R.I.P. Jimmy. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2015, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-jimmy-dickens-has-died/708823/4 "2015-01-03T03:28:41Z")
Jimmy and Trace Adkins [http://www.cmt.com/sitewide/assets/img/events/2005/cma/opry\_ny/56168729\_10-x365.jpg](http://www.cmt.com/sitewide/assets/img/events/2005/cma/opry_ny/56168729_10-x365.jpg) 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Cub\_Mistress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2015, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-jimmy-dickens-has-died/708823/5 "2015-01-03T04:10:23Z")
I am pretty sure Little Jimmy Dickens was in the audience at every show I ever saw at the Ryman, and introduced from the stage at every show. Only Marty Stuart comes close to that kind of ubiquity in Nashville, now. Sleep well, Little Jimmy. I hope they bury you in a Nudie suit. ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [January 3, 2015, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-jimmy-dickens-has-died/708823/6 "2015-01-03T05:40:50Z")
RIP, Jimmy. Thanks for making us laugh. ---
**Author:** ![C.Montgomery\_Burns](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecd19e/32.png) [@C.Montgomery\_Burns](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C.Montgomery_Burns)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2015, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-jimmy-dickens-has-died/708823/7 "2015-01-04T23:09:51Z")
He told the exact same jokes every single week and sang the exact same songs on the Opry! In the old days, he was a surprisingly good ballad singer in addition to his novelty songs. Also, I believe Little Jimmy Dickens was the last of the Nudie-suited singers that dominated Nashville in the 1950s. Webb Pierce, Porter Waggoner, Ray Price, Hank Snow, and the like have already by now. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2015, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/little-jimmy-dickens-has-died/708823/8 "2015-01-04T23:54:44Z")
Found this great photo from 2007. Porter Wagoner, Brenda Lee, Jimmy Dickens, George Jones legends of country. They’ve all gone now except for Brenda Lee. [http://www.cmt.com/sitewide/assets/img/news/2007/05\_07/medallion\_ceremony/4E8U5962-x365.jpg](http://www.cmt.com/sitewide/assets/img/news/2007/05_07/medallion_ceremony/4E8U5962-x365.jpg)