Country Singer Jimmy Dean Passes Away At 81

June 14th, 2010 - 7:26 pm ICT by GD  

By Gina Gomez
jimmy1Richmond, Virginia, June 14, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Country musical artist and business entrepreneur Jimmy Dean passed away on Sunday at his Henrico County, Virginia home.

The country singer who had also gained immense recognition as the entrepreneur of the Jimmy Dean sausage brand, was 81 years at the time of his demise.

The news of the highly acclaimed musical artist’s death has been confirmed by his wife Donna Meade Dean, who has told news sources that her husband’s death has come as a shock to her entire family as despite suffering from several health problems for quite some time, Jimmy Dean had been doing well in the recent past.

While revealing details about the death of the musical artist, Donna Meade Dean further added that on Sunday, the singer was eating in front of the television when she suddenly found that he had become unresponsive and was later pronounced dead.

Henrico County Police Department official, R.J Clark later added that Jimmy Dean’s demise appears to have occurred due to natural causes. However, the news of the renowned country musical artist’s death has come as a rude shock to his large number of fans who have enjoyed his music throughout his musical career.

Jimmy Dean became a household name in the year 1961 with his hit single “Big Bad John” who received huge popularity among music lovers and went on to become a chart-topping hit in both country as well as pop chart of the year.

The singer also won many accolades when he successfully hosted the program “The Jimmy Dean Show” on ABC network.

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