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Jimmy Dean. "Big Bad John" is a country song originally performed by Jimmy Dean, who wrote and composed it. [1] It was released in September 1961 and by the beginning of November it had gone to number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It won Dean the 1962 Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording, and was nominated for the Grammy Award for ...
- "I Won't Go Huntin' With You Jake"
- September 1961
- August 18, 1961
Big Bad John Lyrics: (Big John) / (Big John) / Ev'ry mornin' at the mine you could see him arrive / He stood six foot six and weighed two forty five / Kinda broad at the shoulder and narrow at the hip
Feb 1, 1990 · Big Bad John is a movie based on Jimmy Dean's song of the same name, about a young couple who elopes to escape the girl's evil stepfather. The movie features Jimmy Dean, Jack Elam, Ned Beatty and other actors in a road movie set in Colorado.
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- Action, Drama, Western
- Burt Kennedy
- 1990-02-01
Learn about the origin, lyrics and chart success of this 1961 hit song by Jimmy Dean, who wrote it about a fellow actor named John Mentoe. Find out how it was a joke, a monster hit and a crossover success, and how it was the 100th #1 song of the Rock Era.
