Jimmy Dean "Big Bad John" on The Ed Sullivan Show
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No overdubs, auto tune or vulgar language just flat out entertainment.
Why would you need auto tune? It’s just a dude talking.
@@Helo_rides_for_commies also I mean... 1960's. autotune never was even conceptualized at that time because the only working computers could at maximum play a game of pong
What about "hell"? Jimmy Dean used that word and Ed Sullivan had no problem with it! I know that in his description of "man made hell" he wasn't meaning for it to be a cuss word, but for the sixties, I was pretty sure that was not an acceptable word for public television shows!
~Dutch
Well in this case it’s playback- he’s not singing in the clip. They’re just playing the record
This was played at my dad's funeral. He was called Big John by many. He would do anything that he could to help people. He was a big man.
That's nice Becky.I had an uncle the same.A great man.This song will always resonate with many.xx
Great tribute to a big, big man!♡
Great song 🎶
every time I hear this song, I think about people judging someone before they know them. how big john was actually a hero
Sorry for your loss. He sounded terrific
There was a guy in our neighborhood his name was John he was a very good friend of my aunt they were best of friends growing !! He did 2 tours of Vietnam as a United States Marine he had come home on leave he was dressed in his military uniform he always had a nice word for me sometimes just kidding around with me !! I started singing Big John big bad John because even as a teenager he was a real bad ass. I often think of him when I hear this song ! Rest in Peace John you were a class act !!
Still the best version. 🥰
Always liked this song, i was a coal miner here in Australia for 43 years, a couple of times throughout the years we needed Big Bad John.
I saw this performance when I was 11 years old. The power of the spoken word conveying the stark images and story of brave 'Big John' still resonate today, right now.
Was it mid 60s? Think I was 7-8
@@dlday7821 November 5th, 1961. TH-cam provides the airdate in the description section. 🇵🇷🇺🇸😎🦂
Please tell me your words are true.
100%
My uncle john couldnt read and could only sign his name but this man had a heart of gold and he could do anything with his hands he helped to raise me and my siblings this was his favorite song to you uncle johnny
One of the first 45s I ever owned. Played it over and over on my Dad's phonograph back in 61when I was 5 or 6. The song had a haunting poetry to it and I really liked the idea of Big John. I realize now what a formative influence it must have been.
My father grew up in a Sicilian sulphur mining town. This was one of his favorite American songs, this and Tennessee Ernie Ford's "Sixteen Tons".
I remember my dad playing this as I was a kid. Reminds me of my dad, R.i.p.
I still love 💕 this song or ballard. Still brings tears to my eyes.
Me too!
Same here ♥️
Ditto
I’m with ya, still tear up😪👍🤠
❤this too, wonder who wrote it great song
One of the biggest selling records of the entire 1960s decade! He had other pop country crossover hits, like P.T. 109 and Little Black Book. ABC gave him a one hour variety show, The Jimmy Dean Show ran for 3 seasons, 1963 to 1966. He did a bit of acting in a James Bond movie, was a substitute host for Johnny Carson in the '60, and yes, then started his sausage company. A really good man and fine country entertainer in his time. Thanks for posting this of Jimmy on Ed Sullivan.
Jim Hilliker I remember as a child, Listening to his record, ' Little Sandy Sleighfoot.'. It was a great Christmas song for kids and adults with a very meaningful, message.
Beautifully put
Very interesting.
Thanks.
On learning that he took on an acting career, especially in that era, with a name like Jimmy Dean..
I guess I'd have packed it in and invested in a sausage factory, too 🤔
Don't forget he did a number of episodes with Fess Parker on The Daniel Boone show
@@mint234567898765432 He was a regular as Josh Clements in the last 2 seasons after Ed Ames' departure. Before that he was a guest in 2 or 3 episodes playing 2 characters : Jeremiah and Delo Jones.
I never thought I’d ever see this clip again I remember seeing it on Ed Sullivan growing up. Thanks for sharing.
@Hubert Harmon another one here, just brilliant
At the age of 22, 6'10" and 245lbs I've come to appreciate these older tracks. God bless. 💪🏼
Just stay out of mines! Ha!
Love this Song!! Brings back childhood memories!! Thanks!!❤Linda
I prayed one night that God would give us back this version of America. I guess sometimes, the answer to prayers is No.
An all-time classic.
“Big John”, I know a great John. He saved my life.
When I saw this on Sullivan ... at age 6, I was insufferable until my mother bought me the LP.
Such a iconic song!
It ranks right up there with Sixteen Tons.
My grandma "Mama" gave me this 45 when they took it off the jukebox in her restaurant when I was probably 6 or 7..I loved it
I had it as a Child and played it a lot as a kid, this is the First Time I have seen Jimmy do this song.
It just stands the test of time so well. But then again great songs tend to do that.
21 year old man and I just found this gem, y'all had some great music back then
What can I say? A great song !!!! With a message !! Stay away from mines !!!!
My wife has always enjoyed this descriptive song growing up, but especially since December 21, 2000 when her younger brother John “Jody” was murdered at work in Alabama while he and his boss were closing the store that his lady boss owned. Two males came into the store as he was finishing up mopping the floor in the back, when he noticed his boss was behaving differently, so he put the mop aside and walked slowly to the counter where the cash resister was and saw the gun pointed at her, and according to her, John “Jody” held up his hands and went behind the counter and opened the cash register, then stepped back slightly in front of his boss with his hand raised. One of the male robbers grabbed the money and the other male holding the gun shot my wife’s brother in the heart, then they both left the store. On Christmas morning the police called the family to let everyone know that they had arrested both male murdering thieves. His boss told the family that John “Jody” had protected her by standing slightly in front of her, which she said was no surprise to her because he was always protective of her, and always taking on the heaviest of the work.
This was my FIRST 45 rpm record ever. My aunt bought it for me. It cost a whopping 79 cents back in 1961. Great song then and still great today.
That was alot of money in 61...I was born in 63
What would that be at the current rate old lad?
My name is John and as a kid I would listen to this on my dad's 8 track in his boat until I ran the battery down. Now I am 6'3" and over 300 lbs so I guess Lived up to my name lol.
Thanks for your sharing. May God bless you all.
Crashing blow from a huge right hand, sent a man to the promise land. " that's a bad ass line right there"
It's also a wrong line. It was 'sent a Louisiana feller to the promised land'
@@clearlake3492 🤔 will look into it. Thanks. " But still a cool line "
0:47
@@kevinkelly1529 sure did say a Louisiana man. 👍
Love Big Bad John. I had an older brother all us boys called big bad John and he was the biggest and baddest of us all. I learned early on not to give him no lip either.
OMG! One of Jimmy Deans best song. Always makes me cry to listen to this song but I love it.
John Wayne always springs to mind when I hear this song.
Jimmy Dean,,great American,down to earth!!👍🇺🇸
My joy of knowing the best of men that God created put me in a place to tell the universe of my step- dad Jim Brady from Dunlap Iowa there has never been a better man, in my opinion!!! He knew love, he was love.
A number 1 hit
This was one of my dad's favourite songs.
This song came out, when my dad was young and before he met my mom. My dad's name was John. Years later, when I was a kid, occasionally one of my dad's friends would start singing this song, as soon as my dad walked up to them. So, it's a special song to me, that makes me think of my dad.
This song was number one on the charts the week I was born in December of 1961. Ironically my name happens to be John as well. Ten years later Jimmy Dean had a role in “Diamonds Are Forever” the last of the Sean Connery James Bond movies.
Sounds like my life born November 61 my name is john they call me bigjohn am 6ft 6 255 loved this song from the first time I heard it
Watching this the morning after Jimmy's birthday in 2022.
Anyone that makes Jimmy Dean sausage when I'm over for breakfast is my new best friend.
He delivers this story like he was a resident in this town and knew the exact faces, places and events that happened as he describes, even looking off to point out where, as if Big John was some real legendary man in the community that led a real life. That is what made the song legendary, the man that wrote and delivered it so sincerely.
It feels like a traditional folksong that's been around forever, but Jimmy Dean wrote it in a few minutes while traveling between appearances. People love myths and legends, so I doubt it'll ever fall out of favor.
One amazing clip of the original recording👏👏👏
Love this song
Jimmy Dean was born the same year as my dad. I grew up hearing about him being a first cousin on my dads side of the family but never had the pleasure of meeting him. I was 13 when he came out with this song and has always been one of my favorites!
There is always someone related
@@hansvonschlader8227, and always a TH-cam troll
When I was a kid the folks took us to the state fair rodeo something of a shock we were staying up past our bed times. Yes kids in those days we had a set time to be in bed. Jimmy Dean was the performer that night, I don't know about my younger siblings but that night was magical. BBJ still brings a tear to my eye.
In Diamonds Are Forever too.
My granddaughter, now 6yrs old, loved this when she was 2, 3, and 4yrs old. I 'sang' it to her at bedtime whenever I could; she also loved Ernie Ford's "16 Tons". Now, well, 😢 she's not into those, but I'll cherish those memories. ❤l
I was a toddler when this was a hit on the radio. I remember the song being played quite a bit during the summers of the mid 1960's though.
Right now we're coming up on Memorial Day. I'm supposing that "Big John" was a must play on pop and country radio stations on Memorial Days back then. I can still hear it on those AM only radios. FM radio, especially FM stereo radio was not in use then. If so not many would have had FM radios yet. Detroit didn't start putting them in cars until the late 1960's. I believe Ford Motor Co. was the leader in that.
I will always remember how this song made me feel better about myself. My older brother was small and built muscular and had girls falling over him. I was a head and shoulders taller than him but felt very awkward because I grew tall and big at an early age. This song made me proud of my size but did nothing to improve my problem with girls.lol😳
Seems like it should have been the other way around. You being tall and big...did you eventually find the right girl or did she find you or is she still out there?
@@alpha-omega2362 I eventually found my soul mate and we have been married over 46yrs. Thank you for your reply please stay safe.
Awesome song on The Ed Sullivan Show!
Loved this song
Haven't heard this song in at least a half a century....he makes a great sausage. The ed Sullivan show was a must see on Sunday? nights ! Live from NYC ! Miss my hometown!
Good taste is timeless
One of my favorites during that time.
He also made the best breakfast sausage on the market.
Love me some Jimmy Dean Sausage.
Masterpiece!
So many great songs from that period.
I wish shows like this and hee haw were still regularly played on tv. My mom and dad told me all about them, wish I could watch them.
I'm good little sid.. I'm 3ft 2"and I wouldn't help you..at the first yell I'd run like hell.. Because I'm sid little good sid...Good little sid
i knew a big bad john although the the only bad was he was no one to mess with and at his funeral came accolades from all over the country fro footballers ,canoeists and baseball players that he had coached and helped along during his spare time .this song brings tears to my eyes and memories of a man to look up to
I remember when this song first appeared. Nothing like it had ever been done before, so it had major impact.
Jimmy Dean was a handsome guy with an affable personality. Very easy-going and easy to like. More than any other issue of his, this song brought him cross-over fame and really gave a push to his career.
He was also an astute businessman: He well knew the music business is Very Fickle; today's hit maker is tomorrow's unknown, thus, he got into the sausage business. Not a sexy product, but one everybody wants, all the time....
I WAS AMAZED WHEN A FRIEND OF MINE SAID THAT IT WAS THE ACTOR THAT PLAYED WILLORD WHITE IN THE BOND FILM "DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER".MY GOD I WAS ONLY 8 YO WHEN THIS RECORD CAME OUT.I'M NOW 68 YO.
Boy does that bring back memories!!
Loved it in 1961 , love it in 2021.
The hammer swinging in the background , was Big John working down in the mine. Listen and you can hear it.
Jimmy Dean didn't think of it that way when it was put in there it was just to fill a space where something was needed , but hero worship turned it into a man swinging a 16 pound
Sludgehammer in the bottom of a
Mine.
I played this classic for my music group.Thanks for sharing 👍⛏️
My Dad loved this song.
Mine too. I just teared up remembering & listening.
Real Music 🎶
This was real situations in the mining, I’ve carried out injured men, and seen many things under there. Thankful to be alive.
I was 8 yrs old when I saw this on the Ed Sullivan show-Watching this right now amazes me because I still remember the lyrics after all these years.
Just great, many thanks for sharing ... remember hearing this as a boy
I loved this song as a little kid. Used to cry
What an enjoyable tune! It makes me want to eat some sausage.
A song you could never forget Thank you patriot God Bless you
I'm old enough to remember when he sang this.
Made his money tho with his first product, Jimmy Dean sausage and it grew from there.
Awesome story, awesome song, well done Jimmy Dean. Just listen to the words., It's a bit of a tearjerker.
😂
@@kevinkelly1529 ,,, 16 tons, and what do you get?,.. another day older, deeper in debt,,,,
Loved this so ng
Great song!!
Old fashion rap!!! Awesome!
AWESOME !.....Love this tune...Always have and always will
When I was I child I got to meet him. His fingers where as big as hot dogs. And so tall.
Nice tune
Still gives l me goosebumps.
Funny how the Network censors allowed Jimmy Dean to utter the line MAN-MADE HELL, yet would never had let him use the original version of the end lyrics:
AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS MINE LIES ONE HELLUVA MAN!
Seems only the monaural single cut had that line while the stereophonic album version was the one you hear him perform on ED SULLIVAN...🇵🇷🇺🇸😎🦂
Jose - Vaughn Monroe's huge 1949 hit version of "Ghost Riders on the Sky" included Hell - I suppose since it references the name of a place. So it wasn't considered swearing in that context. Most likely the same in this situation.
I still have my 45 copy of this song with that original ending. I think it was a much better end to the song.
I prefer the "clean" version myself, because it ties back into the title.
@@LLewis-vu9qf Yes, I have the original as well, think it's a lot better, don't even think the original is allowed on youtube?
Wasn't it "... one hell of a big man"? Thanks for the reminder, brought me back to my grade school years! I thought that it was kind of cool that the radio could say hell in front of my parents but I couldn't! . Times sure have changed! NOT FOR THE BETTER!
This man looks nothing like I expected. I have heard this song for a lot of years.
And, you never saw Jimmy Dean? Criminy.
Best days of my life
Best sounds of love ..
From my childhood!! ❤
Never seen the film clip before but the song brings back so many memories.......thanks!
I have know of this song most of my life, however, until tonight, I have never listened to it all. What a fantastic ballad! Thanks for sharing.
Awesome.
Iconic.
I lke the Big Don version as well. Very apt!
Yes!!!!
best version with the deep bass !
great song
That's America. Awesome
This guy Rocks!! Absolutely awesome, back in the day song!!
I like Jimmy Dean a lot
He died win I was born in 2010
Hahaha waaaay cool!
Thanks for posting this!🙃🙂🙃🙂
Don't forget, Jimmy Dean made mighty good breakfast sausage too
👍
His sausage sucks
The best!
Ooo Errr Misses
@@puffchick4197 you lie, they're greaaat!
After this hit a radio DJ named Phil McClean had a hit in a similar vein with "Small Sad Sam"
Thought he would look older. Badass song