Thirty Years Of Sausage...fifty Years Of Ham

Jimmy Dean was born in Olton, Texas, joined the Merchant Marine at age seventeen, and served in the Air Force in Washington, D.C. It was during his time there that Jimmy began his musical career, singing with country bands in local venues. His first hit single in 1953, "Bummin' Around," sold close to one million copies, two additional singles went gold, and "Big Bad John" won Dean a Grammy Award. He also hosted the popular The Jimmy Dean Show on ABC, and in 1969, he and his brother, Don, opened the Jimmy Dean Meat Company, marketing their special "pure pork" sausage to the country Donna Meade Dean is a singer, songwriter, and former Mercury-Polygram recording artist. Donna enjoys boating with her husband, spending time at home with their poodles, Tara and Pepper, and writing and producing songs in her studioDean, Donna Meade is the author of 'Thirty Years Of Sausage...fifty Years Of Ham', published 2004 under ISBN 9780425201060 and ISBN 0425201066.