Oldest member of Grand Ole Opry honored
'Little' Jimmy Dickens performs at Little Big Town's induction into The Grand Ole Opry on October 17, 2014 in Nashville, Tennessee.
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There will be a public celebration Thursday at the Grand Ole Opry of the life of "Little" Jimmy Dickens, who died last week.
At 94, he was the oldest cast member of the Opry and had been a member since 1948. Dickens was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1983.
His first single was "Take an Old Cold Tater (And Wait), released in 1949. It also prompted Hank Williams to give him the nickname "Tater," which stuck throughout his lifetime.
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