Jimmy Dean had a long music career before getting into the sausage business, as he scored a #1 in the fall of 1961 with a spoken-word ditty about a mining accident. In the 50's he hosted local shows on radio and TV in Washington, DC, helping Patsy Cline and Roy Clark get their starts. After this record, he landed a national TV show on ABC and hired an unknown DC-area puppeteer named Jim Henson, who was so grateful he offered Jimmy a 40% stake in what became the Muppets production company. Dean turned it down with no regrets, saying Henson earned his own success. Later, Jimmy was Johnny Carson's first substitute host. Then came the sausage...
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