Last updated 8 january 2015.

Webjimmy dean, a country music legend for his smash hit about a workingman hero, big bad john, and an entrepreneur known for his sausage brand, died on.

Dean, an entrepreneur famous for his eponymous sausage brand, also a hall of fame country.

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By the week staff.

Webdean, who played fess parker's pal josh clements in daniel boone, was an accomplished music and tv star when he started the jimmy dean meat co.

Webthe advertisements were homegrown, homespun, and home runs:

The country star who got rich on sausage.

Dean, a member of the country music hall of fame,.

The sausage sold so well that dean began driving a “ssg king” vanity plate and said every day of his life was.

He was a singer, songwriter, actor, and country music.

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