Jimmy Dean Passes Away
Our condolences are extended to family and friends of new Country Music Hall of Fame member Jimmy Dean, who died Sunday (6/13) evening at his home near Richmond, VA. He was 81. Known equally for his musical career ("Big Bad John," "P.T. 109") and the sausage company he founded that bears his name, Dean was to be celebrated at his induction Medallion Ceremony Oct. 24. He is survived by his second wife Donna Meade Dean, three children from his first marriage, two grandchildren and his nephew, singer Billy Dean.
Donna Meade Dean told The Associated Press that he had some health problems but was still functioning well, so his death came as a shock. She said he was eating in front of the television. She left the room for a time and came back and he was unresponsive.
"Big Bad John," which Dean said he wrote in an hour and a half on a flight from New York to Tennessee, earned a Grammy Award for best country and western recording.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csXrTs...r_embedded
Donna Meade Dean told The Associated Press that he had some health problems but was still functioning well, so his death came as a shock. She said he was eating in front of the television. She left the room for a time and came back and he was unresponsive.
"Big Bad John," which Dean said he wrote in an hour and a half on a flight from New York to Tennessee, earned a Grammy Award for best country and western recording.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csXrTs...r_embedded