Big Bad John by Jimmy Dean
Monday, November 6, 1961
– December 10, 1961
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Artist: Jimmy Dean Weeks at #1: 5 weeks Chart dates: November 6, 1961 – December 4, 1961
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"Big Bad John" is a country song written and originally performed by Jimmy Dean. 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 Song of the Year. The song and its sequels tell a story typical of American folklore, reminiscent of Paul Bunyan or John Henry. Big Bad John was also the title of a 1990 television movie starring Dean.
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