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a. (alternative form of jim-dandy English)
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Jim Dandy may refer to:
- "Jim Dandy" (song) by LaVern Baker, American rhythm and blues singer
- James "Jim Dandy" Mangrum (born 1948), vocalist for Black Oak Arkansas
- Jim Dandy Stakes, an American Thoroughbred horse race
- Jim Dandy (horse), the upset winner of the 1930 Travers Stakes, after whom the Jim Dandy Stakes is named
- Jim Dandy Stable
"Jim Dandy" (sometimes known as "Jim Dandy to the Rescue") is a song written by Lincoln Chase, and was first recorded by American R&B singer LaVern Baker in 1956. It reached the top of the R&B chart and #17 on the pop charts in the United States. It was named one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll and was ranked #343 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
The song is about a man (Jim Dandy) who rescues women from improbable or impossible predicaments. It proved popular enough that Chase wrote a second song for Baker entitled "Jim Dandy Got Married.".
The American English term jim-dandy for an outstanding person or thing predates the song; first attested in 1844, it may itself come from the title of an old song, "Dandy Jim of Caroline".
The tenor saxophone solo is by Sam "The Man" Taylor The drummer on the session was veteran Panama Francis.
The song is the b-side to James Reyne's 1989 single, " One More River".
Usage examples of "jim dandy".
Chub exclaimed, reaching behind the passenger seat to haul out his proudest possession, a Little Jim Dandy Mineral Detector.
He can hear Black Oak Arkansas singing 'Jim Dandy' ('Go Jim Dandy, go Jim Dandy' a falsetto voice screams merrily at the slow hall walkers).