Country music legend, sausage pitchman Jimmy Dean dies

Jimmy Dean, member of the Country Music Hall of Fame turned sausage proprietor, died at his home in Varina, Va., last night, police said. He was 81.

Dean, a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, was with his wife, Donna, at the time of his death, which appears to be from natural causes, said R.J. Clark of the Henrico County Police department.