Thirty Years of Sausage, Fifty Years of Ham: Jimmy Dean's Own Story

by Donna Meade Dean and Jimmy Dean

Book Overview

Jimmy Dean and his wife Donna chronicle his amazing rise-from backroad music gigs to playing The Grand Ole Opry to headlining Carnegie Hall and the London Palladium to the coast-to-coast smash of his... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0425201066
• ISBN13: 9780425201060
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 1.12 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

A conversation with Jimmy

I read this delightful memoir in one sitting. It was like chatting with Jimmy Dean. His recall of dates and names is unbelievable. Whether you are a fan of country music or sausage or self-made success, you will be glad you spent the time to read this book. Well done, Jimmy and Donna Dean!

A walk down memory lane

Quite a story from quite a guy. Wonderful walk down memory lane in a no-holds barred account of his life in West Texas and beyond. Jimmy Dean has too long been overlooked as one of the early Country Music pioneers and once its biggest star. And, he makes some pretty good sausage.

Entertaining Audiences and Sausage Lovers

A great insight look into the life of Jimmy Dean. The king of sausage! Jimmy is responsible for the success and exposure of Jim Henson and The Muppet's. Big Bad John is jimmy's most famous hits. Read his life and you will be amused and entertained.