RIP Little Jimmy Dickens

Sam White R.I.P. · Post by **Sam White R.I.P.** » 3 Jan 2015 8:53 am

So Sad we will all miss you little Jimmy Dickens.God will take good care of you you were one of my favoriet's.I had the honor of meeting Little Jimmy Dickens at the Country Tonight Theater back a few years ago in Pigion Forge TN.One of the nice's people you would ever want to meet.
Sam White

Sam White R.I.P. · Post by **Sam White R.I.P.** » 3 Jan 2015 8:53 am

So Sad we will all miss you little Jimmy Dickens.God will take good care of you you were one of my favoriet's.I had the honor of meeting Little Jimmy Dickens at the Country Tonight Theater back a few years ago in Pigion Forge TN.One of the nice's people you would ever want to meet.
Sam White

Frank Freniere · Post by **Frank Freniere** » 3 Jan 2015 10:46 am

Another link to the past broken - may he rest in peace.

chris ivey · Post by **chris ivey** » 3 Jan 2015 11:59 am

if only entertainers today would address the audience with the respect little jimmy dickens, and others of his era, did.

Carl Williams · Post by **Carl Williams** » 3 Jan 2015 6:49 pm

Well, it has been almost 40 years ago but I had the privilege and high honor to play steel for two of Jimmy's shows. I was (and still am ha!) a wet-behind-the-ears kid who was in awe of this Opry star. I did address him as Mr. Dickens out of respect knowing he could have been my Dad. The memory of the two shows is slowly diming from my memory but to this day I have two photos to help my memory. One with Little Jimmy with that BIG O'l Gibson across his chest and me, scared to death, behind a little S-10 MSA. Thanks for all the great songs Mr. Dickens...it's so very sad to see you go...Carl

David L. Donald · Post by **David L. Donald** » 3 Jan 2015 10:41 pm

RIP Jimmy!

I got to see him about 12 years ago at the Opry after ISGC,
and he was the consummate country performer.
No flies on him at that age, none at all.

I also like how he was part Rock n Roller in his early days.
A nice mix of Texas Swing instrumental on a Rockabilly base.
I put him in a column with Hank Snow, who also drew from
outside straight-arrow country when he wanted to.
For me an unsung legend of Rock too,
which didn't diminish his country music love or credentials.

And he always employed and promoted the finest pickers around.
A true friend to the steel guitar world.

Tommy White · Post by **Tommy White** » 3 Jan 2015 11:26 pm

Chris Ivy, you should be president of country music for the Steel Guitar Forum. Your posts are always spot on, honest and to the point.

Jim Smith · Post by **Jim Smith** » 3 Jan 2015 11:52 pm

I thought it was very nice that RFDTV replayed Marty Stewart's first show from 2008 tonight with Tater as the guest star. It will be replayed again early tomorrow morning, at least.

Charlie McDonald · Post by **Charlie McDonald** » 4 Jan 2015 3:54 am

chris ivey wrote:if only entertainers today would address the audience with the respect little jimmy dickens....

Mr. Dickens was big enough to be on the end of national news the other night, in black and white,
in his guitar and hand-tooled strap that says 'Tater.'
No everybody makes it to that level.

His manner was a humility that has to be real.
Made him seem pretty big to me.

Bob Knight · Post by **Bob Knight** » 4 Jan 2015 4:32 am

Tommy White wrote:Chris Ivy, you should be president of country music for the Steel Guitar Forum. Your posts are always spot on, honest and to the point.

Tommy,
I agree with you 100%.

RIP Tater.

Bob

Al Risbeck · Post by **Al Risbeck** » 4 Jan 2015 7:48 am

I'll never forget the spine tingling "chill" I got every time he would start "life turned her that way" that was and is my favorite by the Biggest, small man I ever met.

Alan Brookes · Post by **Alan Brookes** » 4 Jan 2015 3:29 pm

He was one of a kind. We shalln't see his like again in our lifetimes. He was cheerful to the end. A little man with a big heart.

Paddy Long · Post by **Paddy Long** » 4 Jan 2015 5:28 pm

I had the great privilege to work with Tater out here in NZ back in 1984 on the TV Show "Thats Country" ... I remember when he came to the first music rehearsal - he apologised for "occasionally breaking meter" (his words) ... so we apologised right back in case we didn't catch him in time hehe !! He was a lovely man and a truly great Star. RIP wee Jim

Rick Jackson · Post by **Rick Jackson** » 4 Jan 2015 7:54 pm

I found this photo of Bud Isaacs and Skeeter Davis with Jimmy backstage at the Opry. Not sure of the exact date. Jimmy is the one that brought Bud to Nashville around 1948-49 after he saw him playing in a bar and liked his sound so much he invited him to play in his band.

Skeeter Stultz · Post by **Skeeter Stultz** » 5 Jan 2015 9:06 pm

Jimmy Dickens was the first major artist I ever saw. That was in either '52 or '53. I still remember the band members names. The last time I saw him was at the Foothill. Doug was with him. Amazing show.

Brett Day · Post by **Brett Day** » 8 Jan 2015 12:37 pm

Right after I started playing steel, I had the opportunity to go to the Opry and sit onstage and see the show. While I was backstage that Saturday night in 2000, I met Little Jimmy Dickens and Pee Wee Rogers, who played steel with him at the time. At the Opry that night, it was me, my brother Jeff, my dad, and my grandma. My grandma was so excited because she got to meet Little Jimmy and I was excited too! A few of the artists who were there were Merle Haggard, Jim Ed Brown, Rhonda Vincent, Chad Brock, and of course, Little Jimmy Dickens. RIP, Little Jimmy

Neil Lang · Post by **Neil Lang** » 8 Jan 2015 2:18 pm

Rest in Peace Jimmy.
First and only time we saw little Jimmy Dickens in person was back in 1968 in a Honky Tonk on Broadway in Nashville. I can't remember the name of it but it was upstairs over some place like Acuff Music. (?) He had Doug Jernigan on steel.......wow what a great time we had. It was our first time in Nashville, they had us star-struck for sure. What a wonderful, down to earth man he was.

LJ Eiffert · Post by **LJ Eiffert** » 12 Jan 2015 7:59 pm

We always enjoyed the fun with Tater here in Southern California. Last time I talked to Mona was in Las Vegas at the ACM Award show at the MGM. We talked about the good ole days with little Jimmy & he was home healing at that time.RIP Tater & have fun in Musicians heaven with all them ole friends of ours.Uncle Leo J Eiffert jr & the Pigeons - facebook.

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