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"'The Jolly Green Giant'" is a song written by Lynn Easton, Don Harris, and Dewey Terry and performed by The Kingsmen. It reached #1 on the Canadian chart, #4 on the U.S. pop chart, and #25 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1965. It was featured on their 1965 album 'The Kingsmen Volume 3'. The song was based on Green Giant's mascot the Jolly Green Giant. The single originally only credited Easton as the writer, but Harris and Terry were later added when it was determined the song was a re-write of The Olympics song "Big Boy Pete".

The song was arranged by The Kingsmen and produced by Jerry Dennon.

The song ranked #39 on 'Billboard' magazine's Top 100 singles of 1965."[https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/60s/1965/Billboard-1965-International-Record-&-Talent.pdf Top Singles of 1965]", 'Billboard 1966 International Record & Talent Showcase'. Section Two. December 25, 1965. p. 23-24. Retrieved March 19, 2019.

Other versions



*Sandy Nelson released a version of the song on his 1965 album 'Drum Discotheque'.

*The Ravens released a version of the song as the B-side to their 1965 single "Listen to Me Now".

*The Royal Guardsmen released a version of the song on their 1967 album 'Snoopy vs. the Red Baron'.

*Don and the Goodtimes released a version of the song on their 1995 compilation album 'Don & the Goodtimes'.

*The Knickerbockers released a version of the song on their 1998 compilation album 'The Very Best of the Knickerbockers: Lies'.

*Several other 1965 versions with uncredited groups were released on various "hit parade" labels including Hit, Hit Parader, and Seeburg Rec-O-Dance.

References



Category:1964 songs

Category:1964 singles

Category:The Kingsmen songs

Category:Sandy Nelson songs

Category:RPM Top Singles number-one singles


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