"My Big John"
Single by Dottie West
B-side"Men With Evil Hearts"
ReleasedOctober 1961
GenreCountry
Length2:58
LabelStarday
Songwriter(s)J. Dean, Ira Louvin, Charlie Louvin, J. Newman
Dottie West singles chronology
"I Should Start Running"
(1961)
"My Big John"
(1961)
"You Said I'd Never Love Again"
(1962)

"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]

Song Background

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.

References

  1. "Original versions of My Big John by Dottie West | SecondHandSongs". SecondHandSongs.
  2. "Dottie West – My Big John / Men with Evil Hearts (1961, Vinyl)". Discogs. December 1961.
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