‘Little’ Jimmy Dickens, Oldest Grand Ole Opry Member, Dead at 94

‘Little’ Jimmy Dickens, the oldest cast member of the Grand Ole Opry, has died. He was 94.

The singer-writer suffered a stroke on Christmas Day and then died of cardiac arrest in a Nashville area hospital, his representative told TheWrap.

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Dickens had been performing at the Opry almost continuously since 1948, and made his last appearance on Dec. 20 as part of his birthday celebration, when he sang “Out Behind the Barn.”

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