[5] The backing vocals are provided by Atlantic's in-house backing group at the time, the Cues (credited as the Gliders), consisting of first tenor Abel DeCosta, second tenor Ollie Jones (formerly of the Ravens), bass Edward Barnes, and baritone Winfield Scott.
[6] The song is about a man (Jim Dandy) who rescues women from improbable or impossible predicaments.
[2] It proved popular enough that Chase wrote a second song for Baker entitled "Jim Dandy Got Married.
[7] In 1973 the song was recorded 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.