<Tr> <Th> Songwriter (s) </Th> <Td> Lincoln Chase </Td> </Tr> <P> "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 . </P> <P> 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 .". </P> <P> 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". </P>

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