Jimmy Dean
Jimmy Dean (August 10, 1928 Olton, Texas - June 13, 2010 Varina, Virginia) … Read Full Bio ↴Jimmy Dean (August 10, 1928 Olton, Texas - June 13, 2010 Varina, Virginia) was an American singer, actor, and businessman who became a professional entertainer following a stint in the U.S. Air Force in the late 1940s. He was born Jimmy Ray Dean (not Seth Ward, as is sometimes stated - Seth Ward is the district of Plainview, Texas where he grew up).

He became the host of the popular Washington D.C. TV program Town and Country Time and, with his Texas Wildcats, became regional favorites. Both Patsy Cline and Roy Clark got their starts with Dean, who eventually fired Clark, his lead guitarist, for chronic tardiness. Patsy Cline and Dean were good friends during the run of the TV run of Town and Country Time in the mid-50s. He had his first hit, "Bummin' Around," in 1953 on the 4-Star label, which went Top 5, Country.

By 1958 he was recording for Columbia for whom he had a Pop (non-Country) hit with "Little Sandy Sleightfoot", a Christmas novelty number. Dean moved to New York in the 1950s where he hosted another TV variety show for CBS. He became best known internationally for his 1961 song "Big Bad John," recorded in Nashville, that went to No.1 on the Billboard charts and was a pop hit in the UK.. The song won Dean the 1962 Grammy for Best Country & Western Recording. He had several more Top 40 songs including a Top 10 in 1962 with "PT-109", a song in honor of PT-109 and John F. Kennedy. He followed that up with "Dear Ivan" which he wrote. It hit #9 Country and was also a Top 20 crossover success.

In 1959, he'd become the regular host of the CBS morning program. In the early 1960s he also hosted the Tonight Show on occasion and one night introduced Roy Clark, with whom he'd remained friendly, to a wider audience, helping advance Clark's career. In 1962 Dean also had a double sided hit with the recitation "To A Sleeping Beauty" coupled with "The Cajun Queen", harking back to "Big Bad John".

His mid-1960s ABC TV variety show was one of the first to present country artists with some dignity and class. Roger Miller, George Jones, Charlie Rich, Buck Owens and some like Joe Maphis, who seldom got any network TV exposure. He's also best remembered for his regular sketches with one of Jim Henson's long running muppets, Rowlf the Dog. Many guests, not remotely related to country music appeared on the show, as it was considered a solid entertainment program, and it offered the priceless "exposure" that is the food and drink to performers.

When the show ended, he began to dabble in acting in the late 1960s, with his best-known role being that of millionaire Willard Whyte in the 1971 James Bond movie, Diamonds Are Forever. He also performed around the country. He was mentioned in the Madonna song "Vogue" and in the 2006 Def Leppard song "Rock On".

Jimmy Dean passed away on Sunday June 13th 2010 at home on the banks of the James River near Richmond, Virginia following a lengthy illness which had left him wheelchair bound. He was 81 years old. He is survived by his widow, Donna, and two granddaughters, Caroline and Brianna.
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Jimmy Dean Lyrics


A Rose Is a Rose Is a Rose Though they say she's not your kind if you love…
A Thing Called Love Six foot six, he stood on the ground Weighed two hundred…
All By Myself All by myself in the morning all by myself in…
Back In Your Own Backyard We leave home expecting to find a blue bird, Hoping ev'ry…
Basin Street Blues Won'tcha come along with me (come along with me) Down to…
Big Bad John (Big John, big John) Every mornin' at the mine you could…
Big John (Big John, big John) Every mornin' at the mine you could…
Bummin' Around Got an old slauch hat got my roll on my…
Cajun Queen She kinda breezed into town from New Orleans And said, "Boys…
Dear Heart Dear heart wish you were here to warm this night My…
Dear Ivan (His Truth is marching on) To Ivan Kovanovich, USSR Dear I…
Deep Blue Sea Deep blue sea, Willy, deep blue sea Storms are coming, hear…
Do You Love Me Do you love me do you want me do you…



First Thing Ev'ry Morning The first thing every morning and the last thing every…
Freight Train Blues I was born in Dixie in a boomer shack Just a…
Glad Rags Now honey, you do the dishes and I'll feed the…
Gonna Raise A Ruckus Tonight Army life, it just won't do (Raise a rukus tonight) The food…
Gotta Travel On Well, my pretty baby just left me this mornin' …
Grasshopper MacClain Me and that navy ain't speakin' at sailin' I tell…
Harvest Of Sunshine A harvest of sunshine, a sky full of blue A haystack…
Have You Ever Been Lonely Have you ever been lonely have you ever been blue Have…
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas Have yourself a merry little Christmas Let your heart be li…
I Didn't Have The Time Monday morning and I best be on my way got…
I Know What It Means To Be Lonesome Well I know what it means to be lonesome And I…
I Was Just Walking Out the Door I was just walkin' out the door it's too bad…
I Won't Go Huntin' With You Jake Oh, it's springtime in the mountains And I'm full of mountai…
I-O-U Stand beside me stand beside me you're the only one…
I. O. U. Many people look through their wallet or their pocket books…
If It's Wrong To Love You If it's wrong to love you wrong I'll alway be Though…
IOU Many people look through their wallet or their pocket books…
It'll Be Easy OPRAVIT (Break my heart) it'll be easy (tear it apart) it'll…
Jean Jean Jean roses're red and all of the leaves have…
Jingle Bells (James Pierpont) Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the…
Kentucky Means Paradise Now a lot of words have spelled the same with…
Life's Railway To Heaven Life is like a mountain railroad with an engineer that's…
Little Bitty Big John When he was twelve years old, he wore a thirteen…
Little Black Book Well, my pretty baby just left me this mornin' Said she…
Little Sandy Sleighfoot His name was Sandy Sleighfoot And, oh, so sad was he For…
Look On The Good Side It's good to see you you're looking fine love sure…
Make the Waterwheel Roll Make the waterwheel roll make the waterwheel roll Bossman bo…
Mama Sang A Song (God put a song in the heart of an angel…
Me Pass me not oh gentle Saviour hear my humble cry While…
Medley RAMBLIN' ROSE (Noel Sherman - Joe Sherman) « © '62 Sneco M…
Mind Your Own Business If the wife and I are fussin' brother that's our…
My Christmas Room Let's go Olhaedo dasiboneun Christmas tree Gidaryeotdeon na…
Never Is A Long Long Day Six foot six stood on the ground weighed two hundred…
Night Train to Memphis Take that night train to Memphis take that night train…
Nine Pound Hammer Well that nine pound hammer is a little too heavy For…
nobody When life seems full of clouds and rain and I…
Nothing Can Stop My Love I gotta get up I gotta get goin' rain or…
Oklahoma Bill The General just gave me a medal oh I'm a…
Old Rivers How old was I when I first seen Old Rivers I…
One Last Time One last time one last time let me kiss you…
P. T. 109 In '43 they put to sea, thirteen men and Kennedy Aboard…
Pass Me Not Pass me not oh gentle Saviour hear my humble cry While…
Please Pass the Biscuits (singers) Just picture a lad, between Mom and Dad Its Sunday…
Precious Memories Precious memories how they linger sent from somewhere to my…
PT 109 In '43 they put to sea, thirteen men and Kennedy Aboard…
PT-109 In '43 they put to sea, thirteen men and Kennedy Aboard…
Put On Your Old Grey Bonnet On an old far house veranda there sat Silas and…
Read 'em & Weep Oh it don't worked out the way that I planned…
Sam Hill (Tommy Collins) There's a certain hill outside of town call…
Shenandoah Oh Shenandoah I long to see you away you rolling…
Shutters And Boards (Shutters and boards cover the windows of the house where…
Sixteen Tons Some people say a man is made outta mud. A poor…
Skip a Rope Skip a rope Skip a rope Listen to the children While they p…
Sleeping Beauty Dear daughter I tiptoed in your room tonight And I looked do…
Slowly Slowly I'm falling more in love with you And slowly you're…
Smoke Smoke Smoke That Cigarette Smoke Smoke Smoke That Cigarette Merle Travis/Tex Ritter 1.…
Smoke, Smoke, Smoke That Cigarette (Merle Travis - Tex Williams) Now, I'm a fellow with a…
Stand Beside Me Stand beside me stand beside me you're the only one…
Steel Men Steel men, hey Working on a bridge of steel Working on a…
Sunday Morning Comin' Down Well I woke up Sunday morning With no way to hold…
Take My Hand Precious Lord Precious Lord take my hand lead me on let me…
Talk To Me Baby Talk to me baby tell me what's on your mind…
The Cajun Queen She kinda breezed into town from New Orleans And said, "Boys…
The Farmer and the Lord While resting the other evening by the side of the…
The First Thing Ev The first thing every morning And the last thing every night…
The First Thing Ev'ry Morning (And The Last Thing Ev'ry Night) (Jimmy Dean - Ruth Roberts) The first thing every morning A…
The Man In The Glass Funny how you've changed it makes me wonder have I…
The Touch Of The Master's Hand Well it was battered and scared, And the auctioneer felt it…
These Hands These hands ain't the hands of a gentleman these hands…
This Old House This ole house once knew my children This ole house once…
To a Sleeping Beauty Dear daughter I tiptoed in your room tonight And I looked do…
Too Many Times Too many times you've broken my heart too many times…
Touch of The Master Well it was battered and scared, And the auctioneer felt it…
Touch of the Master's Hand Well it was battered and scared, And the auctioneer felt it…
Under The Sun Under the sun more than just a sun a shinin' Under…
Walk on Walk on, boy I was born one mornin' Rain was pourin' down I…
What This Old World Needs What this whole world needs is a lot more lovin' A…
When It's Sleep Time Down South Homesick tired All alone in a big city Why should…
When They Ring The Golden Bells There's a land beyond the river that they call the…


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