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The Singles Collection 1949-62

Little Jimmy Dickens
Styles: Country
Catalogue Number: ADDCD3244

Little Jimmy Dickens was one of the most distinctive personalities on the country scene during the post-war era, famous not only for his short stature from which he derived his nickname, but for the novelty country songs he became associated with and his ostentatious rhinestone-studded suits - he as one of the first country performers to adopt the style. He enjoyed a long career, and when he died in 2014 at the age of 94, he was the oldest living member of the Grand Ole Opry. This collection focuses on the first phase of his career, from his 1949 debut in the country charts through to 1962, when a return to the country Top 10 kicked off another period in the limelight as the country scene continued to evolve. It comprises most of the A and B sides of his singles for Columbia during that time, featuring all his country hits in those years, including the Top 10 successes "country Boy", "My Heart's Bouquet", "Pennies For Papa", "Take An Old Cold 'Tater", "A-Sleepin' At The Foot Of The Bed", "Hillbilly Fever", "Out Behind The Barn and "The Violet And A Rose", many of them typical of his quirky novelty style. It's a comprehensive and entertaining overview of his significant early career.

Disk 1:
Track	Title	Artist
1	Take an Old Cold 'Tater (And Wait)	Little Jimmy Dickens
2	Pennies For Papa	Little Jimmy Dickens
3	Country Boy	Little Jimmy Dickens
4	My Heart's Bouquet	Little Jimmy Dickens
5	A-Sleeping at the Foot of the Bed	Little Jimmy Dickens
6	A Rose from the Bride's Bouquet	Little Jimmy Dickens
7	Hillbilly Fever	Little Jimmy Dickens
8	Walk Chicken, Walk	Little Jimmy Dickens
9	Out of Business	Little Jimmy Dickens
10	I'm Little, but I'm Loud	Little Jimmy Dickens
11	Cold Feet	Little Jimmy Dickens
12	It May Be Silly But Ain't it Fun	Little Jimmy Dickens
13	What About You	Little Jimmy Dickens
14	Sign by the Highway	Little Jimmy Dickens
15	Poor Little Darlin'	Little Jimmy Dickens
16	They Locked God Outside the Iron Curtain	Little Jimmy Dickens
17	Lola Lee	Little Jimmy Dickens
18	They Don't Know Nothin' At All	Little Jimmy Dickens
19	Just A Closer Walk With Thee	Little Jimmy Dickens
20	No Tears in Heaven	Little Jimmy Dickens
21	Wedding Bell Waltz	Little Jimmy Dickens
22	I Shall Not Be Moved	Little Jimmy Dickens
23	Sidemeat and Cabbage	Little Jimmy Dickens
24	I'm Making Love to a Stranger	Little Jimmy Dickens
25	Thick and Thin	Little Jimmy Dickens
26	That Little Old Country Church House	Little Jimmy Dickens
Disk 2:
Track	Title	Artist
1	Y'All Come Home	Little Jimmy Dickens
2	You Better Not Do That	Little Jimmy Dickens
3	Out Behind the Barn	Little Jimmy Dickens
4	Take Me As I Am (Or Let Me Go)	Little Jimmy Dickens
5	Blackeyed Joe's	Little Jimmy Dickens
6	Stinky Pass the Hat Around	Little Jimmy Dickens
7	Salty Boogie	Little Jimmy Dickens
8	When They Get Too Rough (They're Just Right For Me)	Little Jimmy Dickens
9	We Could	Little Jimmy Dickens
10	I'm Braver Now	Little Jimmy Dickens
11	Hey Worm (You Wanna Wiggle)	Little Jimmy Dickens
12	Big Sandy	Little Jimmy Dickens
13	Country Boy Bounce	Little Jimmy Dickens
14	Cornbread and Buttermilk	Little Jimmy Dickens
15	Say It Now	Little Jimmy Dickens
16	Raisin' the Dickens	Little Jimmy Dickens
17	I Never Had the Blues	Little Jimmy Dickens
18	Makin' the Rounds	Little Jimmy Dickens
19	Family Reunion	Little Jimmy Dickens
20	(I Got a) Hole in My Pocket	Little Jimmy Dickens
21	Me An My Big Loud Mouth	Little Jimmy Dickens
22	When Your House Is Not a Home	Little Jimmy Dickens
23	Country Ways And City Ideas	Little Jimmy Dickens
24	Hannah	Little Jimmy Dickens
25	Hey Ma (Hide the Daughter)	Little Jimmy Dickens
26	We Lived It Up	Little Jimmy Dickens
27	Fire Ball Mail	Little Jimmy Dickens
28	Talking to the Wall	Little Jimmy Dickens
29	Eight More Miles	Little Jimmy Dickens
30	Honky Tonk Troubles	Little Jimmy Dickens
31	The Violet and the Rose	Little Jimmy Dickens