BIG BAD JOHN ~ Jimmy Dean (1961)

BIG BAD JOHN ~ Jimmy Dean (1961) Columbia # CL 1735 Jimmy Dean - (August 10, 1928 – June 13, 2010) Birth name: Jimmy Ray Dean Birth place: Plainview, Texas Place of death: Varina, Virginia (at 81 years old) Per the notes written on the back of the JIMMY DEAN: BIG BAD JOHN AND OTHER FABULOUS SONGS AND TALES (Columbia LP #CL 1735) record jacket, it states: "Jimmy Dean had been thinking for some time of writing a song about a PAUL BUNYAN-like hero. He began writing the lyrics at home, but never quite finished them, because he had to fly to Nashville, Tennessee for a recording session with veteran Columbia producer, Don Law. Jimmy simply brought along the unfinished song. By the time he got off the plane, he was virtually jumping with excitement. The song was completed and Don Law liked it so much, that Big Bad John was recorded immediately" - (Side note: There's a little touch of "Sixteen Tons" by Tennessee Ernie Ford here as well) - Note: What many today call, "rapping" was origi