aREDSKIN Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 RICHMOND, Va. -- Jimmy Dean, a country music legend for his smash hit about a workingman hero, "Big Bad John," and an entrepreneur known for his sausage brand, died on Sunday. He was 81. His wife, Donna Meade Dean, said her husband died at their Henrico County, Va., home. She told The Associated Press that he had some health problems but was still functioning well, so his death came as a shock. She said he was eating in front of the television. She left the room for a time and came back and he was unresponsive. She said he was pronounced dead at 7:54 p.m. "He was amazing," she said. "He had a lot of talents." Born in 1928, Dean was raised in poverty in Plainview, Texas, and dropped out of high school after the ninth grade. He went on to a successful entertainment career in the 1950s and '60s that included the nationally televised "The Jimmy Dean Show." In 1969, Dean went into the sausage business, starting the Jimmy Dean Meat Co. in his hometown. He sold the company to Sara Lee Corp. in 1984. Dean lived in semi retirement with his wife, who is a songwriter and recording artist, on their 200-acre estate just outside Richmond, where he enjoyed investing, boating and watching the sun set over the James River. In 2009 a fire gutted their home, but his Grammy for "Big Bad John," a puppet made by Muppets creator Jim Henson, a clock that had belonged to Prince Charles and Princess Diana and other valuables were saved. Lost were a collection of celebrity-autographed books, posters of Dean with Elvis Presley and other prized possessions. http://www.news4jax.com/entertainment/23888686/detail.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACW Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 :hungry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budski Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 I still have one of his albums with big bad john, and several other hits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss_Hogg Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 just saw that. I remember the commercials from the 80's. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visionary Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS3ErDN50Qk <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS3ErDN50Qk&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS3ErDN50Qk&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object> <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcZ9UwF-kv8&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcZ9UwF-kv8&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shuler74 Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 In your honor I will devour your delicous breakfast sammiches all this week in memory. http://music.msn.com/music/article.aspx?news=505764>1=28102 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostofSparta Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 I love his sausage. This is a day day. PS, do you have a link? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 http://www.extremeskins.com/showthread.php?t=32514 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLongshot Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 I will always remember him for this... XbwDGtj84YY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sideshow24 Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 Rock on . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.C.O.L.B. Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 <object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS3ErDN50Qk&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CS3ErDN50Qk&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object> RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACW Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 http://extremeskins.com/showthread.php?t=325142:look: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumbo Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 Always liked the dude. Used to watch his variety show when I was a kid. If memory serves, it's where Jim Henson (Muppets) first displayed one of his creations on TV---a comedy dog (Rolf? maybe). Big Bad John was always a favorite. RIP, amigo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrypticVillain Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 RIP, your breakfast products always were on point and your singing was good too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Brave Little Toaster Oven Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 RIP Jimmy, I love your wieners in the morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RammsteinSkins Posted June 14, 2010 Share Posted June 14, 2010 I would love to have that nickname. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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