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There will be a public celebration Thursday at the Grand Ole Opry of the life of "Little" Jimmy Dickens, who 

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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There will be a public celebration Thursday at the Grand Ole Opry of the life of "Little" Jimmy Dickens, who died last week at the age of 94.

Today's Morning Edition music is from the song "Take an Old Cold Tater and Wait" by country music legend Little Jimmy Dickens. Dickens died on Friday at the age of 94 . There will be a public celebration of his life today at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville. He has been a member of that institution since 1948. Dickens was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1983. This song was his first single and it reached number 7 on the country charts in 1949. It also prompted Hank Williams to give him a nickname that stuck throughout his lifetime, Tater.

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