Oldguy48 Posted January 3, 2015 Report Posted January 3, 2015 Certainly OT for a car forum, but "Little Jimmy Dickens" has passed away. If you are a country music fan, you know who he was. If you're not a fan, you've certainly heard him sing. This gentleman was 94 years of age, and just recently performed on the Grand Ole Opry on his birthday. RIP Jimmy. Wayne 1 Quote
MarcDeSoto Posted January 3, 2015 Report Posted January 3, 2015 I'm a phonograph and antique record collector and I've seen his name on some old records from the 30s or 40s, 78 rpm. Quote
Niel Hoback Posted January 3, 2015 Report Posted January 3, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_mUz3RWKHQ I'll miss that guy. He was real. Nothing phony about him. 1 Quote
austinsailor Posted January 3, 2015 Report Posted January 3, 2015 (edited) I've heard him say several times on the Opry, "and this is from my latest recording, released in 1964" (or close to that) Still did pretty good for a guy in his 90's. A while back we had the Opry on, they introduced him and he started telling a stale joke. (Probably from 1964 as well!) My wife says, "I wonder if he's still alive?" I pointed out we were listening to it live! Edited January 3, 2015 by austinsailor Quote
austinsailor Posted January 3, 2015 Report Posted January 3, 2015 If you don't know who he was, here's one from that era: 2 Quote
Oldguy48 Posted January 3, 2015 Author Report Posted January 3, 2015 It was obvious that he truly loved performing, and considering he was 4'11" tall, his guitar looked like it was way too big for him. I always enjoyed hearing him sing. He was truly one of the "greats" of country music, and will be greatly missed. Sadly, most of the "greats" have passed on. Wayne Quote
Frank Elder Posted January 3, 2015 Report Posted January 3, 2015 also Ellie may Clampett aka Donna Douglas died at age 82....... Quote
wayfarerstranger Posted January 3, 2015 Report Posted January 3, 2015 Was sad to hear the news i knew him for years he was a funny man ,he use to stop in the Nashville Palace where i worked , ever time he was on the OPRY which was just about ever week i owned one of his CADILLAC`S for a while . and a while back i got him to sign one of his 78`s for me . RIP OLD FRIEND . Quote
LAKOTA169 Posted January 3, 2015 Report Posted January 3, 2015 Can't forget this classic Little Jimmy Dickens song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkgkWpyVLfg Quote
BobT-47P15 Posted January 4, 2015 Report Posted January 4, 2015 We had seen him live on the Opry a couple times over the years. He seemed like a nice man, and we enjoyed his songs. Also, Donna Douglas was living in Arkansas, in the Eureka Springs area last I knew. She did things in the crafts field. RIP Jimmy and Donna. Quote
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