May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose
Wedding of Tiny Tim & "Miss Vicki"
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Happy birthday, Liberace, King of Bling
Johnny Carson
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May 16, 2020
Johnny Carson articles/mentions
May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose
Wedding of Tiny Tim & "Miss Vicki"
mentions:
Happy birthday, Liberace, King of Bling
Johnny Carson
date & photographer unknown
December 21, 2019
Little Jimmy Dickens ~ May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose
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May the Bird of Paradise Fly up Your Nose is a 1965 novelty song performed by Little Jimmy Dickens.
It was Dickens' most successful single on the U.S. country music chart.
It spent two weeks at No. 1 that November, and stayed on the chart for a
total of 18 weeks. On the overall Billboard Hot 100 the song peaked at No. 15. It was his only Top 40 hit on the latter chart.
The song, written by Neal Merritt, was inspired by one of the many comic putdowns uttered by host Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show.
The song, written by Neal Merritt, was inspired by one of the many comic putdowns uttered by host Johnny Carson on The Tonight Show.
The song features three verses, each of which mentions an incident
where Dickens (the narrator) acts in a cheap and/or rude manner that
insults the other person:
The distinctive guitar work was done by Grady Martin, using the brand new Echoplex unit which had just been released.
- In the first verse, Dickens sees a beggar and proceeds to give him only a penny.
- In the second verse, Dickens gets a call from his laundryman, who returns $100 that Dickens left in his clothes. Dickens gives him 10 cents, to compensate him for the phone call.
- In the final verse, Dickens asks a cabdriver to rush so he can catch a train; the driver is ticketed for speeding, while Dickens stands by, waiting for the change from his fare.
The distinctive guitar work was done by Grady Martin, using the brand new Echoplex unit which had just been released.
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Styrous® ~ Saturday, December 21, 2019
December 18, 2019
Little Jimmy Dickens ~ The rhinestone cowboy
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Tomorrow is the birthday of Little Jimmy Dickens who was a whopping 4' 11" tall. I can completely relate to him!
Styrous® ~ Wednesday, December 18, 2019
Little Jimmy Dickens - 1971
Tomorrow is the birthday of Little Jimmy Dickens who was a whopping 4' 11" tall. I can completely relate to him!
He was born James Cecil Dickens on December 19, 1920, was known as known as "Tater" but was better known by his stage name, Little Jimmy Dickens.
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He started as a member of the Grand Ole Opry in 1948 and was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1983.
Little Jimmy Dickens - 14 November 1955
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He was an American country music
singer and songwriter famous for his humorous novelty songs, his small
size (4'11" [150 cm]), and his rhinestone-studded outfits (which he is
given credit for introducing into country music live performances).
His biggest hit, written by Neal Merritt, was May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose which hit the scene in 1965 (link below).
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At the time of his death in Nashville on January 2, 2015, he
was the oldest living member of the Grand Ole Opry.
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Styrous® ~ Wednesday, December 18, 2019
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