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"The Jolly Green Giant" is a song written by Lynn Easton, Don Harris, and Dewey Terry and performed by The Kingsmen. It reached No.1 on the Canadian chart , No.4 on the U.S. pop chart , and No.25 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1965. [ 1 ]
[78] [76] K-tel had also similarly marketed the Lynn Easton re-recording of "The Jolly Green Giant". Also in 1983, a music video, The Kingsmen – Live at Delta House , aired on MTV . [ 79 ] Directed by David Jester, the video recreated the raucous, toga party atmosphere popularized in National Lampoon's Animal House using the "Delta House" on ...
The album sold well due to the success of "The Jolly Green Giant", the group's frenetic touring schedule, and the ongoing controversy over the lyrics of "Louie Louie". It entered the Billboard Top LPs chart on February 20, 1965, and remained for 18 weeks, peaking at No. 22.
The lyrics of Armour Hot Dog's jingle from the 1960's are a real eyebrow-raiser today. "Fat kids, skinny kids, kids who climb on rocks. ... That voice of the Jolly Green Giant was recorded in 1959 ...
Bass singer Len Dresslar (1924–2005) was known as the voice of the Jolly Green Giant ("Ho, Ho, Ho!") for over 40 years, as well as the voice behind other jingles. He was president of the Chicago branch of the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) for several years in the mid-to-late 1980s.
"Big Boy Pete" became a minor hit in 1960 for The Olympics, reaching #50 and a #4 hit for The Kingsmen when recorded with new lyrics as "The Jolly Green Giant" in 1965. In 1959 Don and Dewey and producer Sonny Bono left Specialty Records for Rush Records, where they recorded a few songs but split up shortly afterward.
Jolly Green Giant statue in Blue Earth, Minnesota. "The Valley of the Jolly Green Giant" refers to the Minnesota River valley around Le Sueur.Today, just before dropping down into the valley heading south on U.S. Route 169 an enormous wooden sign of the Jolly Green Giant, along with the Little Green Sprout, is visible with the caption "Welcome to the Valley."
President Obama promised that the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) would have a verdant hue, and the stimulus package indeed came wrapped in green. The money for eco-friendly programs ...