Slim Bryant... Georgia southern Thomas Hoyt Bryant December 7, 1908 – May 28, 2010 In 1932, Jimmie Rodgers recorded Bryant's song "Mother, the Queen of My Heart," with Bryant accompanying him on guitar. He also recorded nine other songs with Rodgers. With his back-up group, the Wildcats, he wrote and recorded such novelty songs during his career as "Eeny Meeny Dixie Deeny,"