Jimmy Newman "D. J. For A Day" Single Of The Day

Greetings From Asheville, where good music is always on the turntable, or in the CD player.  Today’s Single Of The Day takes you back nearly fifty years for one of the twelve top ten hits enjoyed by Jimmy “C” Newman.  Jimmy, who has always said the C stands for Cajun in honor of his Louisiana roots, made his first Country40 appearance in 1954, when “Cry Cry Darling” became a top five hit.  He would go on to score thirty more Country 40 hits between 1954 and 1969, the biggest being his 1957 classic “A Fallen Star”.

Jimmy’s first seven chart hits came during his tenure with Dot Records, where he resided through the end of 1957.  1958 saw him move to MGM Records, where he enjoyed a couple of top ten hits, before moving on to Decca Records in 1961.

“D. J. For A Day” was his first top ten hit on the Decca imprint, making it’s debut in December, 1963.  The single would peak at nine on the charts, but enjoyed an extended run of nineteen weeks on the Country 40, a longevity not often seen on a single that just makes it inside the top ten.

One other item worth noting about this single, is that the song was also one of the early songwriting successes for an up and coming songwriter and future hall of famer, Tom T. Hall.

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Jimmy Newman "D. J. For A Day" Single Of The Day