Webbut jimmy dean wasn’t always a sausage shill or a variety showboat. He was born the year before the great depression started, and his part of west texas, plainview, had. Webjimmy dean was a country singer and television host before he was labeled the sausage king. He grew up poor in the state of texas and dropped out of high school to join the. Webjimmy dean was a country singer and television host before he was labeled the sausage king. He grew up poor in the state of texas and dropped out of high school to join the. Webthe autobiography sheds new light on dean's feud with sara lee, which bought the jimmy dean meat co. In 1984 but let dean go as spokesman last year.
