The Jolly Green Giant

"The Jolly Green Giant" is a song written by Lynn Easton, Don Harris, and Dewey Terry and performed by The Kingsmen. It reached No.1 on the Canadian chart, No.4 on the U.S. pop chart, and No.25 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1965.^[1] It was featured on their 1965 album The Kingsmen Volume 3.^[2] The song was based on the Green Giant food brand'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 Jolly Green Giant"
Single by The Kingsmen
from the album The Kingsmen Volume 3
B-side	"Long Green"
Released	December 1964 (1964-12)
Genre	Garage rock
Length	1:56
Label	Wand
Songwriter(s)	Lynn Easton, Don Harris, Dewey Terry
Producer(s)	Jerry Dennon
The Kingsmen singles chronology
"Death of an Angel" (1964) "The Jolly Green Giant" (1964) "The Climb" (1965)

It was arranged by The Kingsmen, produced by Jerry Dennon,^[3]and ranked No. 39 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1965.^[4]

Other versions

• Sandy Nelson - on his 1965 album Drum Discotheque.^[5]
• The Ravens - as the B-side to their 1965 single "Listen to Me Now".^[6]
• The Royal Guardsmen - on their 1967 album Snoopy vs. the Red Baron.^[7]
• Don and the Goodtimes - on their 1995 compilation album Don & the Goodtimes.^[8]
• The Knickerbockers - on their 1998 compilation album The Very Best of the Knickerbockers: Lies.^[9]
• Several other 1965 versions with uncredited groups were released on various "hit parade" labels including Hit, Hit Parader, and Seeburg Rec-O-Dance.^[10]

References

1. "The Kingsmen, "The Jolly Green Giant" Chart Positions". Retrieved March 19, 2019.
2. "The Kingsmen, The Kingsmen Volume 3". Discogs. 1965. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
3. "The Kingsmen, "The Jolly Green Giant" Single Release". Discogs. December 1964. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
4. "Top Singles of 1965", Billboard 1966 International Record & Talent Showcase. Section Two. December 25, 1965. p. 23-24. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
5. "Sandy Nelson, Drum Discotheque". Discogs. 1965. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
6. "The Ravens, "Listen to Me Now"". Discogs. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
7. "The Royal Guardsmen, Snoopy vs. the Red Baron". Discogs. January 1967. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
8. "Don and the Goodtimes, Don & the Goodtimes". AllMusic. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
9. "The Knickerbockers, The Very Best of the Knickerbockers: Lies". Discogs. 1998. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
10. "45cat.com". Retrieved March 20, 2019.