James Cecil Dickens (December 19, 1920 – January 2, 2015), better known by his stage name, Little Jimmy Dickens, was an American country music singer and songwriter famous for his humorous novelty ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Little Jimmy Dickens was remembered on Thursday for his humor and warmth at a funeral on the stage of the Grand Ole Opry, where he performed regularly for decades until shortly ...

NASHVILLE -- Little Jimmy Dickens, a diminutive singer-songwriter who was the oldest cast member of the Grand Ole Opry, has died. He was 94. Opry spokeswoman Jessie Schmidt says Dickens died Friday at ...

Born on Dec. 19, 1920, in Bolt, West Virginia, James Cecil Dickens -- better known as Little Jimmy Dickens-- was a household name in the 1940s, '50s and '60s. The country singer and songwriter was as ...

Country Music Hall of Famer Jimmy Dickens, the Grand Ole Opry's most beloved and diminutive ambassador, died Friday at a Nashville area hospital. He was 94. Mr. Dickens starred for decades on the ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- His performances on the Grand Ole Opry are memorable. Wearing a flashy rhinestone suit, Little Jimmy Dickens charges onto the stage carrying a J-200 Gibson guitar about as big as ...

Photo Provided “The Rhinestone Hillbilly” is a 16-song tribute to Little Jimmy Dickens. CHARLESTON — Country and bluegrass hero Little Jimmy Dickens was a true American icon, but he was a West ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn.- Little Jimmy Dickens, the diminutive but big-voiced country singer best known for his novelty recordings and his self-deprecating sense of humor, died Friday at a hospital here. He ...

At the entrance to the Grand Ole Opry's backstage area is a checkpoint. At the ticket area out front is another checkpoint. A guard who's traveled this route for going on two decades leads a visitor ...