0 ▁minutes ▁while ▁on ▁a ▁plane ▁with ▁Dick ens , ▁Minn ie ▁Pear l , ▁and ▁Pear l ' s ▁husband , ▁Henry ▁C annon . ▁ ▁A ▁week ▁later ▁Williams ▁recorded ▁the ▁song ▁himself , ▁j ok ingly ▁telling ▁Dick ens , ▁" That ▁song ' s ▁too ▁good ▁for ▁you !" ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁Dick ens ▁formed ▁the ▁Country ▁Boys ▁with ▁mus icians ▁J ab bo ▁Arr ington , ▁Gr ady ▁Martin , ▁Bob ▁Moore , ▁and ▁Th umb s ▁Car ll ile . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁during ▁this ▁time ▁that ▁he ▁discovered ▁future ▁Country ▁Music ▁Hall ▁of ▁F amer ▁Mart y ▁Rob b ins ▁at ▁a ▁Phoenix , ▁Arizona ▁television ▁station ▁while ▁on ▁tour ▁with ▁the ▁Grand ▁Ole ▁O pr y ▁road ▁show . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁Dick ens ▁left ▁the ▁Grand ▁Ole ▁O pr y ▁to ▁tour ▁with ▁the ▁Philip ▁Morris ▁Country ▁Music ▁Show . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁Dick ens ▁had ▁his ▁first ▁top - 1 0 ▁country ▁hit ▁since ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁with ▁" The ▁V io let ▁and ▁the ▁Rose ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁country ▁artist ▁to ▁circle ▁the ▁glo be ▁while ▁on ▁tour . ▁He ▁also ▁made ▁numerous ▁appearances ▁on ▁television , ▁including ▁on ▁The ▁Ton ight ▁Show ▁St arring ▁Johnny ▁Car son . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 , ▁he ▁released ▁his ▁biggest ▁hit , ▁" May ▁the ▁Bird