Talk:Jimmy Dean

Country Music Hall of Fame Induction

Was he inducted postumously or at the age of 81? Which is it? We don't usually ascribe ages to corpses.

Birthplace

Does anyone know whether he was born in Plainview or Seth Ward, Texas? The article gives both, side by side. I note that they are very close to one another, in the same part of the same county. Everyking 11:02, 30 Aug 2004 (UTC)

Somebody changed it to say Seth Ward was his birth name, and he was born in Plainview, but that seems odd to me, since there's a place called "Seth Ward, Texas" right near Plainview, which would be a remarkable coincidence unless the former town was actually named after him at a later date (or the other way around, I guess, theoretically). Everyking 06:55, 9 Feb 2005 (UTC)

Well, I found it in a few different places: [1] [2] and more. The name of the town is relatively new (post-WWII). It was named after a college, which was named after a minister in 1910, so it's highly probably that it's not a coincidence: it could be that Jimmy Dean is a relative of the minister and was given his name. [3] – flamurai (t) 08:07, Feb 9, 2005 (UTC)

As of today (2010-06-14), one part of the article says Plainview, and another says Olton. Is there anyone with a reference that's better than a link that eventually circles back to Wikipedia? Or is that kind of reference a thing of the past? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 139.68.134.1 (talk) 17:41, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

I removed the "molested as a child" reference, since the link clearly refers to the actor James Dean, and NOT the singer Jimmy Dean. (And even for the James Dean article, it was inaccurate).Hartoo (talk) 01:55, 21 April 2011 (UTC)

Parody of Big Bad John

There was this funny parody that I can't remember the title of and it was the opposite pretty much. Instead of a brave tough manly man it was about a guy who was cowardly and ran away from gunfights. Things like that. Anyone remember the title?

The song is "Small Sad Sam" by Phil McLean. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.92.47.140 (talk) 04:33, 3 November 2011 (UTC)

Splitting the article?

Can anyone explain why the "article split" tag has been applied here? I don't get it. 23skidoo 05:45, 21 January 2006 (UTC)

Apparently there's a company "Jimmy Dean Foods" that would qualify as its own article. I added it to the dablink at the top but currently it redirects here. I removed the split template. Kaisershatner 15:42, 27 January 2006 (UTC)

convolution

He was born Jimmy Ray Dean, and not Seth Ward, as is sometimes stated. Seth Ward is the district of Plainview, Texas where he grew up.

Is there an alternative grammar that might be applied?

He was born Jimmy Ray Dean, and not Seth Ward, as is sometimes stated. Seth Ward is a district in Plainview, Texas, where he grew up.

Thank You.

—hopiakuta 16:59, 27 December 2006 (UTC)

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(vandalism erased by)Profhum (talk) 04:13, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

Legitimate quote?

What's up with the line: He also had a passion for the Mexican burrito, which he called "delectable enough for my auntie Geraldine." Is that legit or vandalism? RadioBroadcast (talk) 03:36, 29 May 2009 (UTC)

The Hurst?

Why is "The Hurst" given as a nickname (apparently) of Dean's? The only reference I can find is "hurst" was in the lyrics of his song, "Mile Long Train." As nicknames are not supposed to be part of the first use of the birth name, I would propose removing this unless there is at least an explanation for this nickname. RadioBroadcast (talk) 03:51, 24 October 2009 (UTC)