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    • Nov 5, 1961
    Jimmy Dean performs "Big Bad John" in New York for CBS' "The Ed Sullivan Show"
    Nov 20, 1961
    At the top of this list stands a big, big man: "Big Bad John" takes Jimmy Dean to #1 on the Billboard country singles chart
    Nov 29, 1961
    The Grand Ole Opry comes to Carnegie Hall, with Patsy Cline, Grandpa Jones, Bill Monroe, Minnie Pearl, Marty Robbins, Jim Reeves, Faron Young and The Jordanaires. The performance benefits the Musicians' Aid Society. In the crowd: Jimmy Dean and comic Jack Benny
    Dec 5, 1961
    Jimmy Dean records "P.T. 109" and "Dear Ivan"
    Dec 14, 1961
    Jimmy Dean's "Big Bad John" becomes the first country-based record awarded a gold single by the Recording Industry Association of America
    Dec 15, 1961
    Columbia releases Jimmy Dean's Cold War recitation "Dear Ivan"
    Dec 29, 1961
    Columbia releases Jimmy Dean's "To A Sleeping Beauty," written by Jackie Gleason
    Mar 16, 1962
    Columbia releases Jimmy Dean's "P.T. 109," honoring president John F. Kennedy
    Apr 6, 1962
    Time magazine prints the lyrics of "P.T. 109" in their entirety, noting the salute to John F. Kennedy was recorded by "cowboy crooner Jimmy Dean"
    May 3, 1962
    Jimmy Dean, Don Gibson and Patsy Cline play a Kentucky Derby show in Louisville two days before the race. Decidedly wins
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