JIMMY "LITTLE JIMMY" DICKENS - CONTRACT SIGNED 05/10/1968 CO-SIGNED BY: JIM HINKLE - HFSID 56396

JIMMY "LITTLE JIMMY" DICKENS, CO-SIGNED BY JIM HINKLE
The country singer signs a contract to appear in Clinton, New York at the Clinton Arena
Contract Signed: "Jimmy Dickens", 1p, 8¼x15. January 9, 1968. Moeller Talent, Inc. contract for the appearance of "Jimmy Dickens and the Country Boys" at the Clinton Arena in Clinton, New York on April 26, 1968 at 7:15 and 9:15 pm for $750. Also signed: "J. Hinkle" as employer. Co-signer merits further research. Jimmy Dickens (1920-2015), born James Cecil Dickens, is an American country music singer. He has performed at the Grand Ole Opry since the 1940s and is 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, when he 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 slightly rounded. Top left corner torn. Horizontal fold across center. Employer signature faded and smeared. Otherwise, fine condition.