Facts About Jimmy Dean
3 min readNov 4, 2023
He was more than a sausage king.
First of all, let’s differentiate between James Dean, the heart throb who died young in an automobile accident, and Jimmy Dean, the singer, actor and sausage king. Frankly, I find the sausage king to be more interesting.
When I think of Jimmy Dean, I think of his huge musical hit, “Big John,” his TV show featuring Rowlf the dog, and his breakfast products. I like all three. But I know there was more to Jimmy than that. So, after some research, here are some things you might not have known about Jimmy Dean.
1: Dean’s signature song, “Big John,” was a ballad about a coal miner who gave his life so his fellow workers could get out of a collapsing mine alive.
Man, that’s the time of thing that could result in a class action lawsuit.
2: Jimmy Dean hosted “The Jimmy Dean Show” on CBS. After it was cancelled, he had another show on ABC called, “The Jimmy Dean Show.”
Actually, the second show should have been called “Jimmy and Rowlf.
