Joel Savoy, Kelli Jones, Caleb Klauder, And Reeb Williams - Farewell, Alligator Man: A Tribute to the Music of Jimmy C. Newman

There was a time in south Louisiana that the name JimmyC Newman was spoken with an almost god-like reverence. Ayoung singer from Mamou had made it to the big timeand the locals could not have been more proud to tellfolks that the C stood for Cajun. Jimmy's career endureda lifetime. performing on the Grand Ole Opry for 58 yearsuntil just before his death in 2014, but what you will hearon this record is not a slick star-studded tribute to aNashville legend. Instead it's a small group of friends fromvery different regions of the United States that discoveredthis music individually and built a relationship on a mutualaffection for these early country songs. We feel fortunateto have had the wonderful experience of getting to knowJimmy and sharing the stage with him a few times in thelater years of his life. We are also truly honored to haveJimmy's son Gary join us on this record playing uprightbass. Listening to the original recordings of these songs, it'shard to believe that the majority of them were consideredunsuccessful in their time. We like to think of them ashidden treasures and we hope that you will feel the same.Lache pas Ia patate les amis!