Jimmy Newman was a country artist from Louisiana who enjoyed a career in the mainstream of the genre as a long-time member of the Grand Ole Opry, but who very much had his roots in Cajun music and was able to integrate Cajun style into his performances and recordings, eventually calling himself Jimmy C. Newman, with the "C." representing 'Cajun'. That slightly unusual characteristic of his music did not stop him having more than thirty hits in a chart career that lasted through to 1970. This great value 58-track 2-CD set comprises selected A and B sides from his releases on the Modern, Fais Do Do, Feature, Crown, Dot, MGM and Decca labels from his 1948 debut with Chuck Guillory and His Rhythm Boys, through recordings leading his own Rhythm Boys line-up, and his subsequent solo recordings. It naturally features his eighteen hits in the US country and pop charts from this era, including his No. 4 debut hit "Cry, Cry Darling" and his No. 2 hits "Fallen Star" and "You're Making A Fool Out Of Me" along with six more Top 10 entries. Also featured is the Cajun-influenced 1962 hit "Alligator Man", which became his theme song in later years as he focused on bayou music after his primary country career was over. It was Newman who famously, in 1959, gave up one of his Grand Ole Opry slots to allow a 13-year-old Dolly Parton to perform an impromptu debut. This collection is a varied and entertaining insight into the music of one of country's more individual performers, and a worthy showcase of his distinctive talent.
9 If You Tried As Hard to Love Me (As You Do to Break My Heart)
10 I Made a Big Mistake
11 I Don't Know What I'm Going to Do
12 Don't Say Goodbye
13 I'll Have to Burn the Letters
14 Let's Stay Together
15 Cry Cry Darling
16 You Didn't Have to Go
17 Night Time Is Cry Time
18 Diggy Liggy Lo
19 Your True and Faithful One
20 Crying for a Pastime
21 Daydreamin'
22 Blue Darlin'
23 Let Me Stay in Your Arms
24 God Was So Good
25 Thought I'd Never Fall in Love Again
26 Seasons of My Heart
27 Come Back to Me
- Disc 2 -
1 Honky Tonk Tears
2 Fallen Star
3 I Can't Go on This Way
4 A Sweet Kind of Love
5 Step Aside Shallow Water
6 Carry on
7 Bop-A-Hula
8 Outside Your Door
9 You're Making a Fool Out of Me
10 So Soon
11 What'cha Gonna Do'
12 I'd Be Fool Enough
13 Lonely Girl
14 The Ballad of Baby Doe
15 Grin and Bear It
16 Angels Cryin'
17 Walkin' Down the Road
18 The End of the Line
19 I Miss You Already
20 A Lovely Work of Art
21 What About Me
22 Now That You're Gone
23 Wanting You (With Me Tonight)
24 Everybody's Dying for Love
25 Just One More Night (With You)
26 Finally
27 Alligator Man
28 Give Me Heaven
29 Crazy Old Heart
30 After Dark Affair
31 Bayou Talk
Jimmy Newman was a country artist from Louisiana who enjoyed a career in the mainstream of the genre as a long-time member of the Grand Ole Opry, but who very much had his roots in Cajun music and was able to integrate Cajun style into his performances and recordings, eventually calling himself Jimmy C. Newman, with the "C." representing 'Cajun'. That slightly unusual characteristic of his music did not stop him having more than thirty hits in a chart career that lasted through to 1970. This great value 58-track 2-CD set comprises selected A and B sides from his releases on the Modern, Fais Do Do, Feature, Crown, Dot, MGM and Decca labels from his 1948 debut with Chuck Guillory and His Rhythm Boys, through recordings leading his own Rhythm Boys line-up, and his subsequent solo recordings. It naturally features his eighteen hits in the US country and pop charts from this era, including his No. 4 debut hit "Cry, Cry Darling" and his No. 2 hits "Fallen Star" and "You're Making A Fool Out Of Me" along with six more Top 10 entries. Also featured is the Cajun-influenced 1962 hit "Alligator Man", which became his theme song in later years as he focused on bayou music after his primary country career was over. It was Newman who famously, in 1959, gave up one of his Grand Ole Opry slots to allow a 13-year-old Dolly Parton to perform an impromptu debut. This collection is a varied and entertaining insight into the music of one of country's more individual performers, and a worthy showcase of his distinctive talent.
