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    • Nov 13, 1949
    A Grand Ole Opry revue heads to Europe to entertain Air Force enlistees. The tour lineup includes Red Foley, Roy Acuff, Little Jimmy Dickens, Minnie Pearl, Rod Brasfield and Hank Williams
    Nov 27, 1949
    A two-week Grand Ole Opry tour of American military bases in Europe, sponsored by the Air Force, comes to a close. On the bill: Roy Acuff, Hank Williams, Red Foley, Minnie Pearl, Little Jimmy Dickens and Grant Turner
    Nov 28, 1949
    Columbia releases Little Jimmy Dickens' "A-Sleeping At The Foot Of The Bed"
    Feb 9, 1950
    Little Jimmy Dickens records "Hillbilly Fever" in Nashville at the Castle Studio in the Tulane Hotel. The song also mentions "Slipping Around," "Lovesick Blues," "Sugarfoot Rag" and "Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy"
    Mar 20, 1950
    Columbia releases Little Jimmy Dickens' "Hillbilly Fever"
    Jan 4, 1953
    Hank Williams' funeral draws more than 20,000 people in Montgomery, Alabama. A country choir led by Webb Pierce, Red Foley, Little Jimmy Dickens and Carl Smith performs "I Saw The Light." Ernest Tubb offers "Beyond The Sunset"
    Jan 22, 1954
    Little Jimmy Dickens records "Out Behind The Barn" in Nashville
    May 3, 1954
    Columbia releases Little Jimmy Dickens' "Out Behind The Barn"
    May 12, 1954
    Little Jimmy Dickens records "Take Me As I Am (Or Let Me Go)" in Nashville. The song becomes a hit for Ray Price a lucky 13 years later
    Feb 22, 1956
    Elvis Presley opens for Little Jimmy Dickens at City Auditorium in Waycross, Georgia. Sitting in the front row for the show is future Byrd Gram Parsons, who goes backstage to collect The King's autograph
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