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Today I found a 1961 Columbia six-eye mono recording of Jimmy Dean's "Big Bad John" LP, in very nice shape.As you may know, the original ending lyric of "at the bottom of this mine lies one hell of a man" was almost immediately censored and new 45s rushed out with the line "at the bottom of this mine lies a big, big man". Curiously, the later Columbia two-eye "Jimmy Dean's Greatest Hits" has the "big, big man" ending. It also has "P.T. 109" and "Little Boy Lost" for those who remember Jimmy Dean.
All the recordings I've heard since on best hits and compilations have the altered lyric.
As I suspected, after fifty years of not hearing the original lyric, the original mono LP I now possess does have the original recording.
Earlier this week I also picked up a near-mint looking Columbia six-eye mono "Johnny Horton's Greatest Hits". I haven't auditioned that one yet, but have run it through my VPI record cleaning machine.
The sound on these old recordings is really quite excellent. I'm not a modern country fan, but the old-timers like Patsy Cline, Don Gibson, Marty Robbins, Johnny Cash, Johnny Horton, and others wrote and sang great story-telling songs that I still enjoy.
It's also fun telling youngsters that in our day there was one hit parade with everything from jazz to country to comedy making the top ten at times.
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Edits: 07/19/12Follow Ups:
"I Won't Go Huntin' With You Jake (But I'll Go Chasin' Wimmin)
Doug
my Jimmy Dean and Johnny Horton 45s from back then and they are a source of wonderful childhood memories with them and my little record player.
Doug
I have the 2-eyed mono album of "Big Bad John". I just listened, and this has the altered version.I'm not a big country fan by any means, but I also like these older records that tell good stories. There's a couple of female singers from the 60's I like that are good storytellers like Donna Fargo, Bobbie Gentry, Loretta Lynn and Jeannie C. Riley.
I am a big fan of harmonizing cowboy songs (Sons of the Pioneers, Norman Luboff Choir, etc.) I have a Hendrix live album where he's talking to the crowd while tuning up, and he says something like "cowboys are the only ones that stay in tune anyways".
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...I have that and it is quite nice. In fact, one of the songs (Sink the Bismark) became an earworm for a while.
Later Gator,
Dave
my copy has the censored ending, I'll check this evening. Whenever I heard the openning strains of "Big Bad John", years ago as well as today, I would get ready for fun and good story tellin'. "Timothy" is the same in a R&R vein. Do you remember that one?
Thanks,
;^)
One of the very first 45's I ever purchased!
I still have it, too.
Jim
Simplify.
Trapped in a mine that had caved in
And everyone knows the only ones left
Was Joe and me and Tim
When they broke through to pull us free
The only ones left to tell the tale
Was Joe and me
Timothy, Timothy, where on earth did you go?
Timothy, Timothy, God why don't I know?
Hungry as hell no food to eat
And Joe said that he would sell his soul
For just a piece of meat
Water enough to drink for two
And Joe said to me, "I'll take a swig
And then there's some for you."
Timothy, Timothy, Joe was looking at you
Timothy, Timothy, God what did we do?
I must have blacked out just around then
'Cause the very next thing that I could see
Was the light of the day again
My stomach was full as it could be
And nobody ever got around
To finding Timothy
Timothy, Timothy, where on earth did you go?
Timothy, Timothy, God why don't I know?
Timothy...
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Music. Window or mirror?
in that rocker, Muzikmike.
;^)
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