FLAC tracks | Country | 02:23:41 | 372 MbJimmy 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, Mgmg 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.

Tracklist:CD11. Chuck Guillory And His Rhythm Boys – Chere Petite2. Jimmy Durbin and The Country Boys – Drunkard’s Waltz3. Jimmy Newman and His Rhythm Boys – H-Brown Shuffle4. Jimmy Newman and His Rhythm Boys – Dreamland Island5. Jimmy Newman and His Rhythm Boys – The More I Give, The More You Take6. Jimmy Newman and His Rhythm Boys – Wondering7. Jimmy Newman and His Rhythm Boys – Again In Your Arms8. Jimmy Newman and His Rhythm Boys – What Will I Do If I Can’t Have You9. Jimmy Newman and His Rhythm Boys – If You Tried As Hard To Love Me (As You Do To Break My Heart)10. Jimmy Newman and His Rhythm Boys – I Made A Big Mistake11. Jimmy Newman and His Rhythm Boys – I Don’t Know What I’m Going To Do12. Jimmy Newman and His Rhythm Boys – Don’t Say Goodbye13. Jimmy Newman and His Rhythm Boys – I’ll Have To Burn The Letters14. Jimmy Newman and His Rhythm Boys – Let’s Stay Together15. Jimmy Newman – Cry Cry Darling16. Jimmy Newman – You Didn’t Have To Go17. Jimmy Newman – Night Time Is Cry Time18. Jimmy Newman – Diggy Liggy Lo19. Jimmy Newman – Your True And Faithful One20. Jimmy Newman – Crying For A Pastime21. Jimmy Newman – Daydreamin’22. Jimmy Newman – Blue Darlin’23. Jimmy Newman – Let Me Stay In Your Arms24. Jimmy Newman – God Was So Good25. Jimmy Newman – Thought I’d Never Fall In Love Again26. Jimmy Newman – Seasons Of My Heart27. Jimmy Newman – Come Back To MeCD21. Jimmy Newman – Honky Tonk Tears2. Jimmy Newman – Fallen Star3. Jimmy Newman – I Can’t Go On This Way4. Jimmy Newman – A Sweet Kind Of Love5. Jimmy Newman – Step Aside Shallow Water6. Jimmy Newman – Carry On7. Jimmy Newman – Bop-A-Hula8. Jimmy Newman – Outside Your Door9. Jimmy Newman – You’re Making A Fool Out Of Me10. Jimmy Newman – So Soon11. Jimmy Newman – What’cha Gonna Do’12. Jimmy Newman – I’d Be Fool Enough13. Jimmy Newman – Lonely Girl14. Jimmy Newman – The Ballad Of Baby Doe15. Jimmy Newman – Grin And Bear It16. Jimmy Newman – Angels Cryin’17. Jimmy Newman – Walkin’ Down The Road18. Jimmy Newman – The End Of The Line19. Jimmy Newman – I Miss You Already20. Jimmy Newman – A Lovely Work Of Art21. Jimmy Newman – What About Me22. Jimmy Newman – Now That You’re Gone23. Jimmy Newman – Wanting You (With Me Tonight)24. Jimmy Newman – Everybody’s Dying For Love25. Jimmy Newman – Just One More Night (With You)26. Jimmy Newman – Finally27. Jimmy Newman – Alligator Man28. Jimmy Newman – Give Me Heaven29. Jimmy Newman – Crazy Old Heart30. Jimmy Newman – After Dark Affair31. Jimmy _C_ Newman – Bayou Talk