Newman,Jimmy Collection 1948-62 CD

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.

1. Chere Petite 2. Drunkard's Waltz 3. H-Brown Shuffle 4. Dreamland Island 5. The More I Give, the More You Take 6. Wondering 7. Again in Your Arms 8. What Will I Do If I Can't Have You 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 28. Honky Tonk Tears 29. Fallen Star 30. I Can't Go on This Way 31. A Sweet Kind of Love 32. Step Aside Shallow Water 33. Carry on 34. Bop-A-Hula 35. Outside Your Door 36. You're Making a Fool Out of Me 37. So Soon 38. What'cha Gonna Do' 39. I'd Be Fool Enough 40. Lonely Girl 41. The Ballad of Baby Doe 42. Grin and Bear It 43. Angels Cryin' 44. Walkin' Down the Road 45. The End of the Line 46. I Miss You Already 47. A Lovely Work of Art 48. What About Me 49. Now That You're Gone 50. Wanting You (With Me Tonight) 51. Everybody's Dying for Love 52. Just One More Night (With You) 53. Finally 54. Alligator Man 55. Give Me Heaven 56. Crazy Old Heart 57. After Dark Affair 58. Bayou Talk