Jimmy Newman & Al Terry Their Earliest Recordings 1949-1952

Accession No.: 
C010-0059

Jimmy Newman* & Al Terry – Their Earliest Recordings 1949-1952, released in the UK, 1982

The Legendary Jay Miller Sessions – Volume 24

Label: Flyright Records – FLY 573

A1 Jimmy Newman*– Wondering
A2 Jimmy Newman*– What Will I Do
A3 Jimmy Newman*– Let's Stay Together
A4 Jimmy Newman*– Don't Say Goodbye
A5 Jimmy Newman*– I Made A Big Mistake
A6 Jimmy Newman*– If You Lose You'll Understand
A7 Jimmy Newman*– I'll Have To Burn The Letters
B1 Al Terry– I Wonder If I Can Lose The Blues This Way
B2 Al Terry– City Hall Rag
B3 Al Terry– How Can It Be
B4 Al Terry– Diggy Liggy Lo/Big Texas
B5 Al Terry– I Nearly Made A Fool Of My Heart
B6 Al Terry– Waking And Crying With The Blues
B7 Al Terry– What Can I Do

Musician Credits:

Bass – Merton Thibodeaux (tracks: A2 to A7), Rufus Alleman (tracks: B1 to B7)
Drums – Curzy Roy (tracks: A2 to A7)
Fiddle – Bob Henderson (tracks: B7), Doug Kershaw (tracks: B2, B5), Rufus Thibodeaux (tracks: A2 to A7, B1, B3, B6)
Guitar – Al Terry (tracks: B4), Jimmy Newman* (tracks: A2 to A7)
Lead Guitar [Electric] – Al Terry (tracks: B2)
Liner Notes – Bruce Bastin
Maracas – Bob Terry (2) (tracks: B7)
Performer [Electric Sock Rhythm] – Rusty Kershaw (tracks: B2, B5)
Piano – Benny Frugé* (tracks: A2 to A7), Freddie Rhymes (tracks: B1 to B7)
Plated By – EG*
Producer – J.D. Miller
Remastered By – Ron Geesin
Rhythm Guitar – Hank Redlich (tracks: B1, B2, B4 to B7), Jimmy Newman* (tracks: B3)
Steel Guitar – Bob Terry (2) (tracks: B1 to B7)
Steel Guitar [Possibly] – Berlan LeBleue (tracks: A2 to A7)
Vocals – Al Terry (tracks: B1 to B7), Jimmy Newman* (tracks: A1 to A7)

 

Tracks A2 to A7 recorded in Crowley, 1951. A1, probably using some of the same performers, recorded in Crowley, 1949.
Tracks B3 & B7 recorded at KVOL Radio, Lafayette, 1949 & 1950 respectively. The rest recorded at Crowley: B2 & B5 in 1951, B1 & B6 in 1952.

Media Type: 
Audio
Collection: 
CLS Commercial Collection
Subject: 
Country music, Louisiana Heyride
Creator: 
Flyright Records
Recording date: 
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Coverage Spatial: 
Southern Louisiana; Crowley, Lafayette, LA
Publisher: 
Interstate Music Ltd.
Rights Usage: 
All Rights Reserved
Language: 
English
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Cataloged Date: 
Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Digitized Date: 
Wednesday, January 28, 2026