Little
Jimmy Dickens to be treated for precancerous condition
Posted: Jun 25, 2013 12:55 PM CDT-Updated: Jun 25, 2013 1:21 PM CDT
Posted by Scott Sutton
NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) -A
beloved member of the Grand Ole
Opry will undergo short-term radiation treatment for a pre-cancerous condition
on his vocal chords.
beloved member of the Grand Ole
Opry will undergo short-term radiation treatment for a pre-cancerous condition
on his vocal chords.
Little Jimmy
Dickens, 92, will undergo the treatment starting next week, which will last
about three weeks.
Dickens, 92, will undergo the treatment starting next week, which will last
about three weeks.
Dickens has been
absent from the Opry stage for most of 2013.
absent from the Opry stage for most of 2013.
The singer said
in a statement that he and his family appreciate everyone’s support and
prayers.
in a statement that he and his family appreciate everyone’s support and
prayers.
Doctors expect
him to make a full recovery.
him to make a full recovery.
The Opry is
inviting Dickens’ friends and fans to send cards and letters wishing him well.
Correspondence should be mailed to the address below:
Jimmy Dickens
c/o Grand Ole Opry House
2804 Oprylandinviting Dickens’ friends and fans to send cards and letters wishing him well.
Correspondence should be mailed to the address below:
Drive Nashville, TN
37214
Dickens became a
Grand Ole Opry member
in 1948 and elected to the Country
Music Hall of Fame in 1983.
Grand Ole Opry member
in 1948 and elected to the CountryMusic Hall of Fame in 1983.
Some of his
classics include Take An Old
Cold Tater (And Wait), Country Boy, Out Behind The Barn, and May The Bird Of Paradise Fly Up
Your Nose.