Grand Ole Opry Star Little Jimmy Dickens Dead At 94

Jimmy Dickens, also popular as Little Jimmy Dickens, has died. He was 94.  








The country singer, who began as a member of the Grand Ole Opry, passed away from cardiac arrest at a hospital on January 2, 2015, in Nashville, Tennessee.

Before Dickens died, he suffered a stroke on Christmas Day. The star is survived by his wife, Mona Dickens and two daughters: Pamela Detert and Lisa King.

"The Grand Ole Opry did not have a better friend than Little Jimmy Dickens," Pete Fisher, Opry vice president and general manager, said in a statement, noting: "He loved the audience and his Opry family, and all of us loved him back. He was a one-of-kind entertainer and a great soul whose spirit will live on for years to come."






It has to be noted that Dickens became a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1983.


R.I.P Jimmy Dickens


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