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Also known as Jimmy Yves Newman

American singer (1927-2014)

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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.

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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
Instrument
voice
Official website
jimmycnewman.net
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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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