Little Jimmy Dickens
James Cecil Dickens, más conocido como Little Jimmy Dickens (Bolt, Virginia Occidental, 19 de diciembre de 1920 − Nashville, Tennessee, 2 de enero de 2015),[1] fue un cantante de country estadounidense. Se hizo conocido por el buen humor de las letras de sus canciones, su pequeña estatura 4'11" (150 cm), y su vestuario adornado con tachones. Fue miembro del Grand Ole Opry durante 60 años, así como del Country Music Hall of Fame.
| Little Jimmy Dickens | ||
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 Dickens en 1971. | ||
| Información personal | ||
| Nombre de nacimiento | James Cecil Dickens | |
| Nacimiento |
19 de diciembre de 1920 Bolt, Virginia Occidental; Estados Unidos | |
| Fallecimiento |
2 de enero de 2015 (94 años) Nashville, Tennessee; Estados Unidos | |
| Causa de muerte | Paro cardiorrespiratorio | |
| Nacionalidad | estadounidense | |
| Educación | ||
| Educado en | Universidad de Virginia Occidental | |
| Información profesional | ||
| Ocupación | Músico, cantante y compositor de canciones | |
| Años activo | 1936-2015 | |
| Seudónimo | Little Jimmy Dickens | |
| Género | Country | |
| Instrumento | Guitarra | |
| Discográficas | Columbia Records, Decca Records, United Artists Records | |
Su estilo
Forman parte de sus canciones grandes frases como:[2]
- “Lord, have mercy, John. There goes Mighty Mouse in his pajamas!”
- “I cannot do both.”
- “Daddy’s name was Ferdinand, Mommy’s name was Lizer, so they named him Fertilizer.”
- “Shake hands, old man, I married your sister!”
- “You’d better run, idiot, we’re brothers!”
- “Rose! What’s the name of that medicine I’m takin’?!”
- “No, but if you’ll go up to the front desk and ask the nurse she’ll tell you who you are.”
- “That all depends. The lady that lives here lets me sleep with her.”
- “Get it over with, Shorty. I’m the janitor and I’d like to go home.”
- “Now I know what I did with my hearing aid!”
Discografía
Álbumes de estudio
| Año | Detalles | Posición |
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| US Country | ||
| 1954 | Old Country Church
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| 1960 | Big Songs by Little Jimmy Dickens
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| 1962 | Little Jimmy Dickens Sings Out Behind the Barn
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| 1965 | Handle with Care
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May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose
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| 1968 | Big Man in Country Music
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Little Jimmy Dickens Sings
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| 1969 | "Jimmy Dickens Comes Callin"
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||
Recopilatorios
| Año | Detalles | Posición |
|---|---|---|
| US Country | ||
| 1957 | Raisin' the Dickens
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| 1966 | Little Jimmy Dickens' Greatest Hits
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| 1969 | Greatest Hits
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| 1976 | Hymns of the Hour
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| 1983 | Historic Edition
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||
Singles
| Año | Canción | Peak positions | Álbum | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Country | US | |||
| 1949 | "Take an Old Cold 'Tater (And Wait)" | 7 | — | Raisin' the Dickens |
| "Country Boy" | 7 | — | ||
| "My Heart's Bouquet" | 10 | — | Big Songs by Little Jimmy Dickens | |
| "A-Sleeping at the Foot of the Bed" | 6 | — | Raisin' the Dickens | |
| 1950 | "A Rose From Bride's Bouquet" | — | — | non-album singles |
| "Hillbilly Fever" | 3 | — | ||
| "F-o-o-l-i-sh Me" | — | — | ||
| "Walk Chicken, Walk" | — | — | ||
| "Out of Business" | — | — | ||
| "I'm Little, But I'm Loud" | — | — | Raisin' the Dickens | |
| 1951 | "Cold Feet" | — | — | non-album singles |
| "What About You" | — | — | ||
| "Sign of the Highway" | — | — | ||
| "Poor Little Darlin'" | — | — | ||
| "Old Rugged Cross" (with the Johnson Family Singers) | — | — | ||
| 1952 | "They Locked God Outside the Iron Curtain" | — | — | |
| "Lola Lee" | — | — | ||
| "Hot Diggity Dog" | — | — | ||
| "Waitress, Waitress" | — | — | ||
| "Take Up Thy' Cross" | — | — | Old Country Church | |
| "No Tears in Heaven" | — | — | ||
| "Wedding Bell Waltz" | — | — | non-album single | |
| 1953 | "I Shall Not Be Moved" | — | — | Old Country Church |
| "Sidemeat and Cabbage" | — | — | non-album singles | |
| "I'm Making Love to a Stranger" | — | — | ||
| "Thick and Thin" | — | — | ||
| "No Place Like Home on Christmas" | — | — | ||
| 1954 | "That Little Old Country Church House" | — | — | Old Country Church |
| "Y'All Come Home" | — | — | non-album singles | |
| "You Better Not Do That" | — | — | ||
| "Out Behind the Barn" | 9 | — | Raisin' the Dickens | |
| "Blackeyed Joe's" | — | — | non-album singles | |
| "Stinky Pass That Hat Around" | — | — | ||
| 1955 | "Salty Boogie" | — | — | |
| "We Could" | — | — | ||
| "I'm Braver Now" | — | — | ||
| 1956 | "Hey Worm (You Wanna Wiggle)" | — | — | |
| "Big Sandy" | — | — | ||
| "Country Boy Bounce" (with The Country Boys) | — | — | ||
| "Cornbread and Buttermilk" | — | — | ||
| "Say It Now" | — | — | ||
| "Raisin' the Dickens" (with The Country Boys) | — | — | ||
| 1957 | "I Never Had the Blues" | — | — | |
| "Makin' the Rounds" | — | — | ||
| "Family Reunion" | — | — | ||
| 1958 | "(I Got a) Hole in My Pocket" | — | — | |
| 1959 | "When Your House Is Not a Home" | — | — | |
| "Hannah" | — | — | ||
| "Hey Ma (Hide the Daughter)" | — | — | ||
| 1960 | "We Lived It Up" | — | — | |
| "Fireball Mail" | — | — | Big Songs by Little Jimmy Dickens | |
| 1961 | "Talking to the Wall" | — | — | non-album single |
| 1962 | "Twenty Cigarettes" | — | — | Out Behind the Barn |
| "The Violet and the Rose" | 10 | — | ||
| "Police, Police" | — | — | non-album single | |
| 1963 | "Another Bridge to Burn" | 28 | — | Handle with Care' |
| 1964 | "I Leaned Over Backwards for You" | — | — | |
| "Is Goodbye That Easy to Say" | — | — | ||
| 1965 | "He Stands Real Tall" | 21 | — | |
| "May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose]]"[A] | 1 | 15 | May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose | |
| 1966 | "When the Ship Hit the Sand" | 27 | 103 | Greatest Hits |
| "Who Licked the Red Off Your Candy" | 41 | — | Big Man in Country Music | |
| "Where the Buffalo Trud" | — | — | ||
| 1967 | "Country Music Lover" | 23 | — | |
| "Johnny Needs a G-String (For Her Old Guitar)" | — | — | ||
| "Daddy and the Wine" | — | — | Little Jimmy Dickens Sings | |
| 1968 | "I Love Lucy Brown" | — | — | |
| "How to Catch an African Skeeter Alive" | 69 | — | Little Jimmy Dickens Comes Callin' | |
| "Someday You'll Call My Name" | — | — | ||
| "When You're Seventeen" | 55 | — | Greatest Hits (1966) | |
| 1969 | "Times Are Gonna Get Better" | — | — | non-album singles |
| 1970 | "(You've Been Quite a Doll) Raggedy Ann" | 75 | — | |
| "Everyday Family Man" | 70 | — | ||
| 1971 | "Here It Comes Again" | — | — | |
| "You Only Want Me for My Body" | — | — | ||
| 1972 | "Try It, You'll Like It" | 61 | — | |
| "Alabam" | — | — | ||
| 1976 | "Preacherman" | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||
Caras B
| Año | Canción | Peak positions | A-Side Single |
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| US Country | |||
| 1949 | "Pennies for Papa" | 12 | "Take an Old Cold 'Tater (And Wait)" |
Referencias
- «Country great "Little" Jimmy Dickens dies at 94». USA Today (en inglés). 2 de enero de 2015. Consultado el 3 de enero de 2015.
- «Copia archivada». Archivado desde el original el 9 de diciembre de 2013. Consultado el 11 de octubre de 2011.
Enlaces externos
Wikimedia Commons alberga una categoría multimedia sobre Little Jimmy Dickens.- Little Jimmy Dickens, "Hannah", en Ozark Jubilee,el uno de agosto de 1959
- Dickens in the Country Music Hall of Fame
- Miembro del Grand Ole Opry
- Vídeo
Datos: Q706417- Multimedia: Little Jimmy Dickens / Q706417
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