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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1927
- Active to
- 2014
Discography
- Cry, Cry, Darling / You Didn't Have to Go1953
- A Fallen Star / I Can't Go On This Way1957
- Grin And Bear It / The Ballad Of Baby Doe1959
- Artificial Rose1966
- Sings Country Songs1966
- Best of Country & Western1979
- Jimmy Newman & Al Terry: Legendary Jay Miller Session, Volume 241981
- Swamp Country1982
- Alligator Man1985
- Bop A Hula1990
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 9,590
- Total plays
- 44,802
Tags
cajuncountryfolkzydecorockabilly
Jimmy Yves Newman (August 29, 1927 – June 21, 2014), better known as Jimmy C. Newman (the C stands for Cajun), was an American singer and a long time star of the Grand Ole Opry. Newman was born near Big Mamou, Louisiana. As a child, he listened more to Gene Autry than to the Cajun music of the area, but had a number of Cajun songs in his repertoire when, as a teenager, he joined Chuck Guillory’s Rhythm Boys. He recorded a few unsuccessful sides for J. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Jimmy+C.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jimmy
- Family name
- Newman
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Mamou
- Place of death
- Nashville
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Genre
- country music
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- jimmycnewman.net
- Image
- Jimmycnewman.jpg
Show 5 more facts
- date of death
- 2014-06-21
- date of birth
- 1927-08-27
- cause of death
- cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1954-00-00
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