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Available Friday Sept 1st 2017
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THE RHINESTONE HILLBILLY
A Tribute to Little Jimmy Dickens
Country and bluegrass hero Little Jimmy Dickens was a true American icon, but he was a West Virginian first. So when the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame contacted other HOF inductees and noted Mountain State musicians about recording a tribute to the "little but proud" hillbilly hero, they enthusiastically joined the project. The compelling result: The Rhinestone Hillbilly, a 16-song album complete with a 12-page booklet.
"Growing up in West Virginia in the ‘30s and ‘40s meant you were living what you heard from Little Jimmy Dickens," says three-time Grammy winner Bill Withers who chose Dickens' chestnut "(You've been Quite a Doll) Raggedy Ann" for his contribution to the album, Wither's first new recording in decades. "'Sleeping at the foot of the bed' was a reality…...more
Todd Burge - Shopping for Dresses (Little Jimmy Dickens Tribute)
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2016Sep 27
Available Friday Sept 1st 2017
Order CD www.wvmusichalloffame.com
iTunes
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THE RHINESTONE HILLBILLY
A Tribute to Little Jimmy Dickens
Country and bluegrass hero Little Jimmy Dickens was a true American icon, but he was a West Virginian first. So when the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame contacted other HOF inductees and noted Mountain State musicians about recording a tribute to the "little but proud" hillbilly hero, they enthusiastically joined the project. The compelling result: The Rhinestone Hillbilly, a 16-song album complete with a 12-page booklet.
"Growing up in West Virginia in the ‘30s and ‘40s meant you were living what you heard from Little Jimmy Dickens," says three-time Grammy winner Bill Withers who chose Dickens' chestnut "(You've been Quite a Doll) Raggedy Ann" for his contribution to the album, Wither's first new recording in decades. "'Sleeping at the foot of the bed' was a reality for a lot of us. Your sister had a 'Raggedy Ann' doll. And 'Bird of Paradise' was almost a quote from your favorite uncle, if his feelings got hurt!" And renowned singer/multi-instrumentalist Tim O'Brien remembers how he'd listened to his Dickens' Grand Ole Opry performances from his parents' coal camp radio as a child.
Other music luminaries joining Withers and O'Brien on the album include a who's who of country and Americana performers, featuring Kathy Mattea, Charlie McCoy, Connie Smith, Russ Hicks, Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr., Mollie O'Brien, James Price and Larry Groce as well as musician-actress-artist Ann Magnuson and others.
The man they all honor on The Rhinestone Hillbilly was there at the early years of country music. Little Jimmy Dickens played with West Virginia supergroup The Happy Valley Folks, in which he was billed as “The Singing Midget.” Along the way, he dipped his toe quite convincingly into rockabilly, pioneered the use of twin guitar hold lines and was known around the globe for his incredible cache of novelty songs.
But most of all, he was a pure singer, the first country music artist to tour the world, a tuneful ambassador of the rural Appalachian experience. Rhinestone Hillbilly mirrors the broad influence and respect that Little Jimmy Dickens' music commands until this day.
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Track List:
1. Fireball Mail (2:55)
CHARLIE MCCOY
2. Poor Little Darlin’ (3:17)
TIM O'BRIEN with KATHY MATTEA
3. When Your House Is Not a Home (3:25)
JAMES PRICE
4. I’m Little but I’m Loud (2:39)
MOLLIE O'BRIEN and JULIE ADAMS
5. I Got a Hole in My Pocket (2:46)
LARRY GROCE
6. Hillbilly Fever (2:37)
MAYF NUTTER with KIM MCABEE
7. How to Catch an African Skeeter Alive (3:20)
THE CARPENTER ANTS
8. (You've Been Quite a Doll) Raggedy Ann (4:04)
BILL WITHERS
9. A-Sleepin’ at the Foot of the Bed (2:51)
KATHY MATTEA
10. They’ve Stole My Steel Guitar (2:38)
RUSS HICKS
11. We Could (2:49)
CONNIE SMITH
12. Raisin' the Dickens (3:11)
RUSS HICKS, ROBERT SHAFER, CHARLIE MCCOY, JAMES PRICE
13. Shopping for Dresses (2:59
TODD BURGE
14.Out of Business (2:50)
JOHN LILLY
15. May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose (3:55)
LANDAU EUGENE MURPHY, JR.
16. Slow Suicide (6:48)
ANN MAGNUSON
Press and Radio: Contact Robert Vickers at Proxy Media, proxymediapr@gmail.com, 212-674-3541
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