In this week's show we're featuring a later career album for longtime Opry staple and country music fixture Little Jimmy Dickens: Country Music Hall Of Fame (1984). The front cover indeed depicts the moment Dickens was inducted to the Hall Of Fame after four years of nominations; a plaque tucked under his arm while being greeted on stage by Barbara Mandrell and trying not to shed a tear. For a man so long in country music, Dickens was best known for his Opry appearances, razor sharp wit and for being simply a "part" of the industry. Most fans could recognise his name but Dickens' own catalogue remains overlooked. We change that this week with Country Music Hall Of Fame: the album Porter Wagoner called Dickens' best-to-date and an appropriate slice of the 4'11" "Tater" - his versatility and sterling treatment of a good country song is on full display. From the showstopping tearjerker Raggedy Ann and the peppy She'll Party At The Drop Of A Hat to the lovelorn Holding On To Life, Dickens' place as "part of the Opry furniture" hides a very long and fascinating career and a voice that didn't seem to age.
HOUR 1:
1. Little Jimmy Dickens – She’ll Party At The Drop Of A Hat (1984)
2. NEW MUSIC FEATURE: Joshua Hedley – Neon Blue (2022)
3. NEW MUSIC FEATURE: Kristi Kalyn – Can’t Make It Past Your Memory (2022)
4. NEW MUSIC FEATURE: Kristi Kalyn – My Ears Should Burn (When Fools Are Talked About) (2022)
5. Little Jimmy Dickens – Holding On To Life (1984)
6. Little Jimmy Dickens – Mem’ries Of the Mountains (1984)
7. Alan Jackson – It’s Time You Learned About Goodbye (1996)
8. George Jones – Her Name Is (1976)
9. Glen Patterson – Unwanted Babies (1967)
10. Glen Patterson – Between My House And Town (1967)
11. Annie B. – In And Out Of Love (2000)
12. Little Jimmy Dickens – Wrong Woman Blues (1984)
13. Casey Clark & The Lazy Ranch Boys – Hey Now (1955)
14. Little Jimmy Dickens - Country Ways And City Ideas (1959)
15. Little Jimmy Dickens - Farewell Party (1961)
16. Little Jimmy Dickens - I'm Just Blue Enough (To Do 'Most Anything) (1960)
17. Little Jimmy Dickens - Twice The Fool (1965)
18. Little Jimmy Dickens - When Your House Is Not A Home (1959)
HOUR 2:
1. Jack Ward – Baby You Got It (1972)
2. Tony Booth – The Courage To Go Home (1973)
3. Garland Frady – Fort Worth I Love You (early 70s)
4. Little Jimmy Dickens – My Eyes Are Jealous (1984)
5. Little Jimmy Dickens – Raggedy Ann (1984)
6. Keith Whitley – I Want My Rib Back (late 80s)
7. Little Jimmy Dickens - Tomorrow's Just Another Day To Cry (1960)
8. Little Jimmy Dickens - We Lived It Up (Now We've Got To Live It Down) (1959)
9. Brad Paisley & The Kung Pao Buckaroos - Cornography (2005)
10. Brad Paisley & The Kung Pao Buckaroos - Too Country (2001)
11. Brad Paisley & The Kung Pao Buckaroos - Kung Pao Buckaroo Holiday (2006)
12. Eddie Noack – The Fall-Out Keeps On Hurting (1963)
13. COUNTRY COVERS: Skeets McDonald – Strollin’ (1955)
14. COUNTRY COVERS: Bob Bishop – If Your Sweet Love Don’t Stop Me (60s)
15. COUNTRY COVERS: Asleep At The Wheel – Gone But Not Forgotten (1990)
16. SHOT OF STEEL: Billy Crash Craddock – Your Love Is What Is (1968)
17. SHOT OF STEEL: Billy Crash Craddock – Whipping Boy (1968)
18. Little Jimmy Dickens – Shopping For Dresses (1984)
19. Little Jimmy Dickens – Geraldine (1984)
20. Little Jimmy Dickens - Talking To The Wall (1961)
21. Hank Williams feat. Little Jimmy Dickens - Old Country Church (1949)
HOUR 3: If That Ain’t Country’s Year In Country Music - 1964
1. Margie Bowes – Understand Your Gal
2. Skeets McDonald – Call Me Mr. Brown
3. Little Jimmy Dickens – Life Turned Her That Way
4. Mel Tillis – I’m Gonna Act Right
5. David Houston – Love Looks Good On You
6. Dewey Groom – Don’t Squeeze My Sharmon
7. George Hamilton IV – Fort Worth, Dallas Or Houston
8. Freddie Hart – Love Can Make Or Break A Heart
9. Faron Young - You’ll Drive Me Back (Into Her Arms Again)
10. Jean Shepard – Second Fiddle (To An Old Guitar)
11. Roy Drusky – Pick Of The Week
12. Justin Tubb – The Other Kind
13. Faron Young & Margie Singleton – Keeping Up With The Joneses
14. Orville Couch – Strike A Match
15. Connie Smith – Then And Only Then
16. George Jones – The Race Is On
17. Del Reeves – Not Since Adam