Dickens,Jimmy Little Singles Collection 1949-62 CD

The Singles Collection 1949-62 Little Jimmy Dickens 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. This collection focuses on the first phase of his career, from his 1949 debut in the country charts through to 1962

1. Take An Old Cold 'Tater (And Wait) 2. Pennies for Papa 3. Country Boy 4. My Heart's Bouquet 5. A-Sleeping at the Foot of the Bed 6. A Rose from the Bride's Bouquet 7. Hillbilly Fever 8. Walk Chicken, Walk 9. Out of Business 10. I'm Little, But I'm Loud 11. Cold Feet 12. It May Be Silly But Ain't It Fun 13. What About You 14. Sign By the Highway 15. Poor Little Darlin' 16. They Locked God Outside the Iron Curtain 17. Lola Lee 18. They Don't Know Nothin' at All 19. Just a Closer Walk with Thee 20. No Tears in Heaven 21. Wedding Bell Waltz 22. I Shall Not Be Moved 23. Sidemeat and Cabbage 24. I'm Making Love to a Stranger 25. Thick and Thin 26. That Little Old Country Church House 27. Y'all Come Home 28. You Better Not Do That 29. Out Behind the Barn 30. Take Me As I Am (Or Let Me Go) 31. Blackeyed Joe's 32. Stinky Pass the Hat Around 33. Salty Boogie 34. When They Get Too Rough (They're Just Right for Me) 35. We Could 36. I'm Braver Now 37. Hey Worm (You Wanna Wiggle) 38. Big Sandy 39. Country Boy Bounce 40. Cornbread and Buttermilk 41. Say It Now 42. Raisin' the Dickens 43. I Never Had the Blues 44. Makin' the Rounds 45. Family Reunion 46. (I Got a) Hole in My Pocket 47. Me An My Big Loud Mouth 48. When Your House Is Not a Home 49. Country Ways and City Ideas 50. Hannah 51. Hey Ma (Hide the Daughter) 52. We Lived It Up 53. Fire Ball Mail 54. Talking to the Wall 55. Eight More Miles 56. Honky Tonk Troubles 57. The Violet and the Rose