JIMMY "LITTLE JIMMY" DICKENS - CONTRACT SIGNED 03/29/1967 CO-SIGNED BY: JACK ROBERTS - HFSID 56367

JIMMY "LITTLE JIMMY" DICKENS, CO-SIGNED BY: JACK ROBERTS
The acclaimed country singer signs this contract dated 1967 to appear at the Sportsman's Chateau in Tacoma, Washington in 1967
Contract signed: "Jimmy Dickens" as leader of Jimmy Dickens and the Country Boys and "Jack Roberts" as Employer. Co-signer merits further research. Blue ink marks in unknown hand at left edge.2pages, 8¼x15¾, 1 sheet, front and verso. March 29, 1967. Moeller Talent, Inc. contract. Dickens signed this contract to appear at the Sportsman's Chateau in Tacoma, Washington on May 19, 1967 from 9:30 to 1:30 for $600. 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. Lightly creased. Dickens' signature is lightly smeared in places but legible. Staple holes in top left corner. Wax binding remnants at top edge. Folded twice, comes folded in half. Otherwise, fine condition.