This rare Live performance of Big Bad John appeared on The Jimmy Dean Show in 1963. Jimmy Ray Dean[2] (August 10, 1928 – June 13, 2010)[1] was an American country music singer, television host, actor and businessman. Although he may be best known today as the creator of the Jimmy Dean sausage brand, he became a national television personality starting in 1957, rising to fame for his 1961 country crossover hit Big Bad John and his television series, The Jimmy Dean Show, which also gave puppeteer Jim Henson his first national media exposure. His acting career included a supporting role as Willard Whyte in the 1971 James Bond movie, Diamonds Are Forever. He lived near Richmond, Virginia, and was nominated for the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2010, although he was formally inducted posthumously. Dean died at the age of 81, on June 13, 2010, at his Red Roof Inn in Varina, Virginia. He was survived by his second wife Donna.[14] He was entombed in a 9-foot-tall (2.7 m) piano-shaped mausoleum overlooking the James River on the grounds of his estate. His epitaph reads Here Lies One Hell of a Man, which is a quote from a lyric from his uncensored version of the song Big Bad John.[1][15] On June 24, 2014, a groundbreaking was held for the Jimmy Dean Museum, which will become part of the museum and grounds at Wayland Baptist University in his hometown of Plainview, Texas. Deans widow, Donna Dean Stevens, was on hand for the ceremony and to view the mens dormitory bearing Jimmys name. The museum will house much of Jimmy Deans memorabilia as well as a larger-than-life-size bronze created by Richmond sculptor Paul DiPasquale and funded by Hillshire Brands. Completion of the museum, which is funded by a gift from the Dean Family Foundation, is expected in Fall 2015
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