Opry star Little Jimmy Dickens dies at 94

“It is with a heavy heart that I say goodbye to my hero and friend today. I loved you Jimmy,” Brad Paisley wrote on Twitter.

It is with a heavy heart that I say goodbye to my hero and friend today. I loved you Jimmy.

Dickens joined the Opry, the showcase for country music, in 1948.

He said he wanted to be remembered for his honesty with his fans and coworkers and for his desire to always get better as a performer.

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