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Jimmy Dickens
Hillbilly singers never will come any hillbilly-er than Little Jimmy Dickens. Indeed, as he put it himself on one early hit record, he’s “a plain old ... cornbread lovin’ country boy,” from the toes of his loudly colored cowboy boots to the top of his head, just 4’11” later.
The current generation of country fans will recognize Jimmy from his frequent guest spots in the videos of Brad Paisley, but the truth is that Jimmy first gained national exposure nearly half a century ago. None other than Roy Acuff first introduced him to the old Ryman Auditorium stage all the way back in 1948, and Dickens has been wowing Opry audiences pretty much ever since—longer than any other current cast member—with his flamboyant rhinestone-studded outfits, wild novelty hits, and country humor.
Jimmy was the oldest of 13 children born to a West Virginia farmer. He started singing on radio station WOLS in nearby Beckley while attending the University of West Virginia, opening his program “crowing like a rooster.” Even though Jimmy had to walk to and from the station, he set his sights on an entertainment career that would eventually find him spreading his brand of “Hillbilly Fever” all around the world.
Literally. Jimmy has made 13 trips to Europe, and he twice entertained the troops in Vietnam. In 1964, Jimmy became the first country artist to completely circle the globe on a world tour. That same year, he released “May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose.” The single topped the country charts, even went to No. 15 on the pop charts, and Jimmy found himself on several network shows, including The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.
Of course, by then, Jimmy had been a beloved figure among the country faithful for years. He’d had a string of down-home novelty hits, including “A-Sleeping at the Foot of the Bed,” “Out Behind the Barn,” and “Take an Old Cold Tater (And Wait),” the song that prompted Hank Williams to dub his diminutive friend “Tater.” Jimmy is also a master of the recitation and a ballad singer so expert that it once prompted no less than George Jones to honor his friend with the tribute album Like the Dickens!
Jimmy joined the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1983, and in 1996 he and his wife Mona celebrated their 25th anniversary by renewing their marriage vows on the very Opry stage where Dickens still shows the world that “I may be little....but I’m loud!”
06/02/2013 A singer performing at the Bay Ridge 5th Avenue Festival. Kodak Ektar 100. Konica FC-1. Konica Hexanon 50mm 1:1.4.
Made in Clydebank, Scotland
SR: EN902606
12/5/1958
Update of 99K, 3/4 size, straight-stitch, side drop-in bobbin, external motor, green
It's a little dirty, but the light still works and the needle goes up and down when you press the foot petal. Still threaded!
It's really a beautiful piece of hardware... I am hoping it actually works. I am mostly wondering if this is actually rare or not... there are a few on eBay from $70 to $400 (not that I would sell this), as well as some spare parts I might have to buy.
Yay for Brooklyn curbside trash stuff!
My 1969 Singer Chamois WMV180G parked in Woodley Hill, Chesham, sometime around 1977. It had 30k miles on the clock when I bought it in 1974, and 109k by the time it 'died' in 1982.
Patas or Red Monkey (Erythrocebus patas patas, Patas, Singe rouge).
Parc National de la Pendjari, Benin.
This one is for themanwithsalthair ;-)
Watussi lead singer Oscar Jimenez belts out a tune at the Newtown festival in Sydney, November 12, 2006
Singer-songwriter James Allan from Coldstream at Newcastle Head of Steam.
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Singer sewing machine.
Auto & Technik MUSEUM , SINSHEIM , Germany
This machine reminded me of my grandma who had a very similar model to that one and I grew up with the sound of the machine and magical touch of the fabrics . My role was to thread the needle as her sight was declining and now I realize I wouldn't be able to do it as well. I also remember that in some point my parents have bought a new modern machine for my grandma but she never mastered it and it was just picking a dust in the corner .