Jimmy Yves Newman (August 29, 1927 – June 21, 2014),[1] better known as Jimmy C. Newman (the C stands for Cajun),[1][2] was an American country music and cajun singer-songwriter and long-time star of the Grand Ole Opry.

[1] His next four records all reached Top 10 status, and in 1956 he was invited to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry.

When his commercial popularity declined he returned to Cajun music, forming his Cajun Country band and taking the high energy fiddle- and accordion-based music of his native Louisiana to fans around the world.

In 1991, Newman and Cajun Country earned a Grammy Award nomination for their album, Alligator Man.

Entertainer Dolly Parton has long credited Newman with enabling her first appearance on the Grand Ole Opry, in 1959, describing how when she appeared at the Opry unannounced at age 13, asking to sing, Newman relinquished one of his two allotted slots to allow Parton to perform.