Elmer "Len" Dresslar Jr who gave the Jolly Green Giant the unforgettable 'ho ho ho' has died at the age of 80. He died in California but was orignally from Texas. His last re-recording of the jingle was 10 years ago. Dresslar began singing on television and on advertising jingles in the 1950's and recorded 15 albums with The Singers Unlimited jazz group. He appeared on the CBS television show In Town Tonight from 1955 to 1960. Other jingles he recorded advertised Rice Krispies cereal, Amoco oil, Dinty Moore canned beef stew and Marlboro cigarettes.

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