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ALL MUSIC ----- 2010
Jimmy Dean, best known for his 1961 crossover hit "Big Bad John" and the sausage brand to which he lent his name, died on Sunday evening at age 81. Along with the Grammy winning "Big Bad John," Dean had several other hits in the '60s and appeared on television with his own variety program The Jimmy Dean Show and as a regular on the NBC series Daniel Boone. Dean also started the Jimmy Dean Meat Company around that time, and later sold it to Sara Lee Foods. A member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, Dean died at his home in Varina, Virginia. [Billboard.com]
The Broadway musical adaptation of Green Day's American Idiot won Tony awards on Sunday night for scenic design and lighting design. The production was also nominated for Best Musical -- along with the Jay-Z and Will Smith-produced Fela! -- but lost to Memphis. [MTV.com]
The Broadway musical adaptation of Green Day's American Idiot won Tony awards on Sunday night for scenic design and lighting design. The production was also nominated for Best Musical -- along with the Jay-Z and Will Smith-produced Fela! -- but lost to Memphis. [MTV.com]
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