Jimmy Dean

Birth Name:

Jimmy Ray Dean

Birth Place:

Plainview, Texas, United States

Profession

Soundtrack, Actor, Music department

At the 1962 Grammy Awards, he won Best Country & Western Recording for his track "Big Bad John․"
After serving in the U․S․ Air Force, he pursued a career as a professional singer
Founded Jimmy Dean Sausage Company with his brother before selling it to Consolidated Foods while remaining their pitchman
His song "Big Bad John" was a No․ 1 hit in both the U․S․ and England
Helped found the band The Texas Wildcats, which featured lead guitarist Roy Clark
His variety show with ABC introduced the first Muppet in Jim Jenson's Rowlf the Dog
Wrote the song "PT 109," which commemorated President John F․ Kennedy's plywood torpedo boat

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