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The Professional Work of Little Jimmy Dickens  

(b d )

Career Highlights

Worked as Jimmy the Kid with Johnny Bailes & His Happy Valley Boys -1949

Barn Dance Affiliate: Louisiana Hayride

Grand Ole Opry Member -1948

Band Name: Country Boys

Alter Ego: Tater

Instrument: Gibson Super 400

Radio, Film & TV

• Ernest Tubb’s  Midnight Jamboree
• Hee Haw
• Nashville Now
• Pop Goes the Country
• The Tonight Show 

Billboard Chart Data 

• No. 1 Singles: 1
• Top-10 Singles: 8 
• Crossover Singles: 1
• Charted Singles: 19
• Years Active: (1949-1972)

Awards

Country Music Association

Country Music Hall Of Fame -1982

Career Label:

• Columbia Records (1949-1968)
• Decca Records (1968-1970)
• United Artists Records (1971-1972)

Billboard Top-10 Singles

1. Take An Old Cold Tater (And Wait) 1949
2. Country Boy
3. My Heart's Bouquet
4. A-Sleeping At The Foot Of The Bed -1950
5. Hillbilly Fever
6. Out Behind the Barn -1954
7. The Violet and a Rose -1962
8. May the Bird of Paradise fly Up...*#1

*-No. 1 Chart Single

#Biggest Chart Single

1-Crossover Single 

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Columbia Records Singles Catalog (1949- 1967)

1. Take An Old Cold Tater (And Wait)
2. Pennies For Papa
3. Crazy Worried Mind
4. Golden Haired Darlin'
5. Country Boy
6. I'm Fading Fast With The Time
7. I'll Be Back A-Sunday
8. My Heart's Bouquet
9. I'm In Love Up To My Ears
10. A Rose From The Bride's Bouquet
11. Beautiful Morning Glory
12. Lovin' Lies
13. A-Sleeping At The Foot Of The Bed
14. Sign By The Highway
15. Be Careful Of Stones That You Throw
16. Then I Had To Turn Around And Get Married
17. If It Ain't One Thing It's Another
18. F-O-O-L-I-S-H M-E
19. Hillbilly Fever
20. Walk, Chicken, Walk
21. Just When I Needed You
22. When That Love Bug Bites You
23. Waitin' For The Tide To Change
24. Cold Feet
25. Out Of Business
26. Bessie The Heifer
27. Lola Lee
28. I'm Little But I'm Loud
29. The Bible On The Table
30. What About You?
31. The Galvanized Washing Tub
32. He Turned Up His Nose
33. It May Be Silly (But Ain't It Fun)
34. I Wish You Didn't Love Me So Much
35. Bring Your Broken Heart To Me
36. I Sure Would Like To Set A Spell With You
37. On The Sea Of Broken Dreams
38. Poor Little Darlin'
39. They Don't Know Nothin' At All
40. I've Just Got To See You Once More
41. They Locked God Outside The Iron Curtain
42. Brother, Do You Take Time To Pray
43. Hot Diggity Dog
44. Waitress, Waitress
45. On The Sea Of Broken Dreams
46. No Tears In Heaven
47. He Spoke Not A Word
48. That Little Old Country Church House
49. Take Up Thy Cross
50. Just A Closer Walk With Thee
51. The Old Country Preacher
52. Take My Hand, Precious Lord
53. I Shall Not Be Moved
54. Wedding Bell Waltz
55. You Don't Have Love At All
56. I'm Gettin' Nowhere Fast
57. Love Must Be Catching
58. Thick And Thin
59. Teardrops (Fell Like Raindrops)
60. Sidemeat And Cabbage
61. Forever Is Too Long To Be Alone
62. Would You Mind?
63. I'll Dance At Your Wedding
64. I'm Making Love To A Stranger
65. Barefooted Little Cowboy
66. No Place Like Home On Christmas
67. Rockin' With Red
68. Y'all Come
69. Out Behind The Barn
70. Love Song Of The Bayou
71. You Better Not Do That
72. Closing Time
73. Slow Suicide
74. Take Me As I Am (Or Let Me Go)
75. Where's Willie
76. Blackeyed Joe's
77. A Ribbon And A Rose
78. Stinky Passed The Hat Around
79. Salty Boogie
80. Conscience (Set Me Free)
81. We Could
82. Hey Worm! (You Wanna Wiggle)
83. Where Did The Sunshine Go?
84. I'm Braver Now
85. Are You Insured Beyond The Grave
86. When They Get Too Rough 
87. I Feel Right For You
88. Big Sandy
89. It Scares Me Half To Death
90. You Gotta Have A Heartbreak
91. Red Wing [Instrumental]
92. Country Boy Bounce [Instrumental]
93. Buddy's Boogie [Instrumental]
94. Raisin' The Dickens [Instrumental]
95. I Never Thought It Would Happen To Me
96. Say It Now
97. I'm Coming Over Tonight
98. Cornbread And Buttermilk
99. I Don't Love You Anymore
100. Happy Heartaches
101. The Last Time
102. Let's Quit Before We Started

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Reasearched, compiled and written by Richard Bell, Roots of Country Music, Nov. 16, 2011.