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"My Big John" | ||||
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Single by Dottie West | ||||
B-side | "Men With Evil Hearts" | |||
Released | October 1961 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 2:58 | |||
Label | Starday | |||
Songwriter(s) | J. Dean, Ira Louvin, Charlie Louvin, J. Newman | |||
Dottie West singles chronology | ||||
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"My Big John" is a song written by Jean Dean, Ira Louvin and Charlie Louvin of the Louvin Brothers, and J. Newman. [1]
The song was recorded by American country music artist Dottie West, as an answer song to Jimmy Dean's hit " Big Bad John". It was released in October 1961 as her third release on Starday Records. The B-side is a track tilted, "Men With Evil Hearts" [2]
The song is told from the point of view of the "Cajun Queen" that drove John away – her search for him, then discovering about his death.
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"My Big John" | ||||
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Single by Dottie West | ||||
B-side | "Men With Evil Hearts" | |||
Released | October 1961 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 2:58 | |||
Label | Starday | |||
Songwriter(s) | J. Dean, Ira Louvin, Charlie Louvin, J. Newman | |||
Dottie West singles chronology | ||||
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"My Big John" is a song written by Jean Dean, Ira Louvin and Charlie Louvin of the Louvin Brothers, and J. Newman. [1]
The song was recorded by American country music artist Dottie West, as an answer song to Jimmy Dean's hit " Big Bad John". It was released in October 1961 as her third release on Starday Records. The B-side is a track tilted, "Men With Evil Hearts" [2]
The song is told from the point of view of the "Cajun Queen" that drove John away – her search for him, then discovering about his death.