DICKENS, LITTLE JIMMY
(*1920)
DICKENS, LITTLE JIMMY (b. Bolt, W. Va., December 19, 1920) Little Jimmy is a perennial country hitmaker known for his tiny size, rhinestone-encrusted outfits, and novelty hits, including his big pop crossover, 1965's May the Bluebird of Paradise Fly up Your Nose. Dickens was the thirteenth child born to a smalltime rancher in rural West Virginia. After attending the small local school, Dickens was accepted by the University of West Virginia, where he also landed a job as a performer on the…