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Jimmy Ray Dean (August 10, 1928 – June 13, 2010) [1] was an American country music singer, television host, actor and businessman. He was the creator of the Jimmy Dean sausage brand as well as the spokesman for its TV commercials, and his likeness continues to be used in advertisements after his death. [2]
Jun 14, 2010 · By Daniel Kreps. June 14, 2010. Country music singer and sausage company founder Jimmy Dean passed away at his Henrico, Virginia home this weekend at the age of 81. According to a brief...
Sep 27, 2023 · Entrepreneurs. Jimmy Dean was a Grammy Award-winning country musician, actor, television host and entrepreneur. He owned a hog-butchering company that he sold to Sara Lee in 1984. By...
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Jun 13, 2010 · Between 1963 and 1966 he fronted his updated Jimmy Dean Show on ABC-TV, increasing national exposure for numerous guest artists. These included country talents such as Eddy Arnold, Homer & Jethro, and Molly Bee, as well as a parade of pop acts.
GRAMMY-winning country artist Jimmy Dean died Sunday at his home in Varina, Va. No cause of death was provided. He was 81 years old. Dean was known for his work in music, television and film, and as a sausage business entrepreneur with the Jimmy Dean Meat Company.
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Jun 14, 2010 · (CNN) -- Country music artist and sausage entrepreneur Jimmy Dean died at his home in Varina, Virginia, Sunday evening, police said. He was 81. Dean, a member of the Country Music...
Jun 14, 2010 · Pop Culture. Singer, sausage businessman Jimmy Dean dies. Jimmy Dean, a country music legend for his smash hit about a workingman hero, "Big Bad John," and an entrepreneur known for his...
