JIMMY "LITTLE JIMMY" DICKENS - CONTRACT SIGNED 02/03/1967 CO-SIGNED BY: DAN HABECKER - HFSID 56381

JIMMY "LITTLE JIMMY" DICKENS, CO-SIGNED BY: DAN HABECKER
The country singer signs a contract to appear in Freeport, Illinois on April 1, 1967
Contract Signed: "Jimmy Dickens", 1p, 8½x16. February 3, 1967. Moeller Talent, Inc. Contract Blank for the appearance of "Jimmy Dickens and the Country Boys" at Consistory Auditorium in Freeport, Illinois on April 1, 1967 at 7pm and 9:30pm for $750. Also signed: "Dan Habecker" as Employer. Co-signer merits further research. Jimmy Dickens (1920-2015), born James Cecil Dickens, was an American country music singer. He performed at the Grand Ole Opry since the 1940s and was known as much for his funny novelty songs and flamboyant, rhinestone-encrusted outfits as much for his short size - four feet 11 inches. The 13th child of a farmer, he began performing professionally while a student at the University of West Virginia in the late 1930s, singing on a local radio station. Originally known as Jimmy the Kid, he first appeared on the Grand Ole Opry in 1948 and became a permanent performer there in 1949, whenhe changed his nickname to Little Jimmy. He's released at least one hit every decade between the 1940s and 1970s, including "Take a Cold Tater and Wait" - his first single, released in 1949 - as well as "Out Behind the Barn" (1954), "The Violet and the Rose "(1962) and his biggest hit, "May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose" (1965). He was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1983. Corners rounded. Staple holes at top left corner. Horizontal fold through center. Otherwise, fine condition.