Seventy-three years ago today (Feb. 21, 1948) was an historic day for Little Jimmy Dickens: It was on that date that the then-27-year-old made his debut at the Grand Ole Opry, performing John Henry and I Dreamed of an Old Love Affair.
Dickens began his career as a teenager, under the moniker Jimmy the Kid, performing at radio stations all over the country. From his first time on the Opry stage, when he was introduced by Roy Acuff, Dickens fell in in love with the revered venue. He became a member the following August, switching to the stage name Little Jimmy Dickens.
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Today in Music History - Feb. 19
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Today in Music History for Feb. 19:
In 1938, Canadian blues legend Dutch Mason, known as prime minister of the blues, was born in Lunenburg, N.S. The singer-guitarist was inducted into the Canadian Jazz and Blues Hall of Fame and, in 2005, was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada. He died Dec. 23, 2006.
In 1940, Smokey Robinson, whom Bob Dylan once said was his favourite poet, was born in Detroit. Robinson, who developed into one of the foremost songwriters and singers in pop music, formed a band called The Miracles in high school. The group met Berry Gordy Jr. in 1957, and the success of The Miracles first single, Bad Girl, convinced Gordy to make Motown Records a national company. The Miracles put Motown on the map in 1960 with Shop Around, the company s first million-seller. The Miracles were one of Motown s premier groups, with hits such as Get Ready, Second That Emotion and
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The Montpelier Bridge
Tom Azarian, foreground, pictured in an unnamed newspaper clipping dated 1963–64. Courtesy image.
There is so much more to tell what music and life was like from the 1930s through 1940s before TV and all. I left out many French Canadian fiddlers small town square dances, etc. As poor as everyone was during the Depression, we had one bright spot. That was radio. It seems every family had a radio. We didn’t have cars or phones, we had little food, but radio helped the country through the hardest times.
There have been so many musicians in Vermont it’s hard to list them all. Old time fiddlers, retired farmers, country people of that radio generation now are gone. Thankfully young people are keeping traditional music from going extinct.