JIMMY "LITTLE JIMMY" DICKENS - CONTRACT SIGNED 11/21/1967 - HFSID 56402

JIMMY "LITTLE JIMMY" DICKENS
Signed 1967 contract between the singer and a Trenton, NJ bowling academy
Contract signed: "Jimmy Dickens" and "Charles M. Fox Jr." in blue ink. 1 page, 8¼x15¾. American Federation of Musicians contract, through Moeller Talent, Inc. of Nashville, Tennessee, Nov. 21, 1967. This contract is for Jimmy Dickens and the Country Boys to perform three times at the White Horse Bowling Academy in Trenton, New Jersey on June 28, 1968 for $800. 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). Lightly toned and creased. Two small tears on right side. Page has been folded in three and unfolded. Staple holes in upper left corner. Otherwise, fine condition.