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Newman, Jimmy C

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Descriptive conventionsrda
Personal name headingNewman, Jimmy C.
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See alsoCorporate body: Cajun Country (Musical group)
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Corporate body: Rhythm Boys
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Associated countryUnited States
Birth date1927-08-29
Death date2014-06-21
Place of birthMamou (La.)
Place of deathNashville (Tenn.)
Field of activityCountry music Cajun music
AffiliationCajun Country (Musical group) Rhythm Boys
Profession or occupationSingers Guitarists Musicians
Found inThe alligator man, ℗1991: label (Jimmy C. Newman)
Definitive country, 1995: (Newman, Jimmy C. (given name: Jimmy Yves Newman); b. Aug. 27, 1927, High Point, La.; singer, songwriter, guitar)
Los Angeles times website, July 7, 2014 (in blog posting dated June 23, 2014: country singer Jimmy C. Newman; born in High Point, La.; born Jimmy Yves Newman, the singer and songwriter adopted the initial "C," often saying that it stood for Cajun; died Saturday [June 21, 2014] in Nashville, at 86; as a teenager played Cajun music with Chuck Guillory's Rhythm Boys before veering into country music; periodically recorded Cajun tunes along with the country music for which he was best known; scored a Grammy nomination for his latter-day re-recording of "Alligator Man" in 1991 with his band, Cajun Country)
Wikipedia, March 19, 2021: Jimmy C. Newman page (Jimmy C. Newman, born August 29, 1927, in Mamou, Louisiana)
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Associated languageeng
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