For several years in the 1950s, he traveled with Hank Williams, Sr., as the opening act for Williams and his "Drifting Cowboys." As a regular performer on the Grand Ole Opry, Lister worked with most of the stars of the day, including Little Jimmy Dickens, String Bean, Minnie Pearl, Del Wood, The Carter Family, and others.
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The video features artists such as George Jones on a riding mower, Willie Nelson, Mel Tillis, Kris Kristofferson, Cheech and Chong, Waylon Jennings, Porter Waggoner, Little Jimmy Dickens, George Thorogood, Paul Williams and several other celebrities in a party thrown by Hank Williams, Jr. At the end of the video, a ghost Cadillac flies into the night sky, referencing the fact that his father, Hank Williams, Sr., died while riding in a Cadillac.
A later Williams-composed hit was "Farewell Party"; originally recorded by Little Jimmy Dickens in 1961, it was covered in 1978 by Gene Watson and reached #5 on the US country charts in 1979.
The firm obtained copyrights for national country hits including Little Jimmy Dickens' smash "A-Sleeping at the Foot of the Bed" (1950) and Johnny Mullins' novelty tune "Company's Comin'" (1954).