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Jimmy Dean "Big Bad John" is a country song originally performed by Jimmy Dean, who wrote and composed it. [1] It was released in September 1961 and by the beginning of November it had gone to number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Jimmy Ray Dean (August 10, 1928 – June 13, 2010) [1] was an American country music singer, television host, actor and businessman. He was the creator of the Jimmy Dean sausage brand as well as the spokesman for its TV commercials, and his likeness and voice continue to be used in advertisements after his death.
As the world mourns the death of singer and sausage king Jimmy Dean, his second wife, Donna Meade Dean, has been pushed into the spotlight. Then again, center stage is a familiar place for her.
"PT-109" is a 1962 song by Jimmy Dean about the combat service of John F. Kennedy and the crew of the PT-109 in World War II. The boat was famous even before Kennedy ran for office, because Kennedy and most of the crew had survived after it was rammed and cut in two by a Japanese destroyer.
"My Big John" is a song written by Jean Dean, Ira Louvin and Charlie Louvin of the Louvin Brothers, and J. Newman. [1] The song was recorded by American country music artist Dottie West, as an answer song to Jimmy Dean's hit "Big Bad John". It was released in October 1961 as her third release on Starday Records.
I.O.U. is a song written by Jimmy Dean and Larry Markes, and recorded most famously by Dean. A recitation with an instrumental backing that paid homage to mothers and motherhood, "I.O.U." became Dean's first top 10 country hit in 10 years and briefly sparked the comeback of sentimental-style recitations.
One of Hamblen's few secular songs to become popular was "(Remember Me) I'm the One Who Loves You", recorded by Ernest Tubb, [1] Jimmy Dean, Red Foley and others, and made into a gold record by Dean Martin in a 1965 Reprise recording. The Hamblen family participated in the Pasadena Rose Parade for many years, riding Peruvian Paso horses.
The song was later recorded by American singer Dean Martin in 1965 and included as the B side of his single Houston. He included it on his 1965 album (Remember Me) I'm the One Who Loves You and it was reprised by him in the 1967 television special, Movin' With Nancy, starring Nancy Sinatra. The television special was released to home video in 2000.