Singer, sausage businessman Jimmy Dean dies at 81 By DENA POTTER 2010-06-14T06:49:23Z RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Jimmy Dean, a country music legend for his smash hit about a workingman hero, "Big Bad John," and an entrepreneur known for his sausage brand, died on Sunday. He was 81.... © 2010 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.