Jim Dandy ( song ) - Wikipedia Jim Dandy ( song ) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( November 2009 ) `` Jim Dandy '' Song by LaVern Baker from the album LaVern Baker Released 1956 Genre Rhythm and blues Label Atlantic Songwriter ( s ) Lincoln Chase `` 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 # 352 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 ''. Black Oak Arkansas cover `` Jim Dandy '' Song by Black Oak Arkansas from the album High on the Hog Released 1973 Genre Rhythm and blues Southern rock Label Atco Records Songwriter ( s ) Lincoln Chase The song was covered by southern rock band Black Oak Arkansas. It hit # 25 on the pop chart and featured Jim Mangrum ( who had already been using `` Jim Dandy '' as a stage name before they covered the song ) and female vocalist Ruby Starr trading off vocals. It was the first single from their 1973 album High on the Hog, Black Oak 's most commercially successful album. The song has been featured in several movies. The LaVerne Baker version was featured in the 1972 John Waters film Pink Flamingos. The Black Oak Arkansas version was used in the 1993 film Dazed and Confused, while the Wright Brothers Band version was used in the 1987 film Overboard. In the early - to - mid 2000 's, a used car lot called J.D. Byrider produced a version replacing `` Jim Dandy '' with `` JD '' to advertise that they would `` rescue '' buyers with bad credit. References ^ Jump up to : Goldberg, Marv. `` Lavern Baker ''. Uncamarvy.com. Retrieved 2010 - 09 - 09. Jump up ^ The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, Rolling Stone, 2004 - 12 - 09, archived from the original on 2008 - 06 - 21, retrieved 2010 - 09 - 09 Jump up ^ Harper, Douglas. `` jim - dandy ''. Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved 1 February 2012. Jump up ^ John Laughter ( 31 July 2015 ). `` Top 40 Saxophone Solos ''. Cafe Saxophone. Retrieved 6 November 2015. Jump up ^ John H. Beck ( 2013 - 11 - 26 ). `` Encyclopedia of Percussion ''. Books.google.com. p. 330. Retrieved 2016 - 08 - 29. LaVern Baker Singles `` Tweedlee Dee '' `` Jim Dandy '' `` Shake a Hand '' `` Wheel of Fortune '' `` You 're the Boss '' `` I 'll Never Be Free '' `` Saved '' `` See See Rider '' `` Fly Me to the Moon '' Related articles Rock, Rock, Rock Black and Blue Book : LaVern Baker Black Oak Arkansas James L. Mangrum Rickie Lee `` Risky '' / `` Ricochet '' Reynolds Hal McCormack George Hughen Johnnie Bolin Tommy Aldridge Shawn Lane Angelo Earl John Roth Ruby Starr Studio albums Black Oak Arkansas Keep the Faith If an Angel Came to See You, Would You Make Her Feel at Home ? High on the Hog Collaboration albums Hot & Nasty : The Best of Black Oak Arkansas Singles `` Jim Dandy '' This 1950s single - related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jim_Dandy_(song)&oldid=807776234 '' Categories : 1957 singles 1973 singles LaVern Baker songs Songs written by Lincoln Chase Billboard Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs number - one singles 1957 songs Atlantic Records singles Atco Records singles 1950s single stubs Hidden categories : Articles needing additional references from November 2009 All articles needing additional references All stub articles Talk About Wikipedia Français Norsk Edit links This page was last edited on 30 October 2017, at 01 : 59 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: who sang the song jim dandy to the rescue
Answer: LaVern Baker