Cléoma Falcon (née Breaux; May 27, 1906 – April 8, 1941) was an American guitarist and vocalist who, along with her husband Joe Falcon, recorded one of...

1936 and San Antonio in 1937. Cléoma died suddenly on April 9, 1941, but Joe continued to perform as leader of Joe Falcon and His Silver Bell String Band...

"Allons à Lafayette" is the B-side of a 78rpm single recorded by Joe Falcon and Cléoma Breaux in 1928. The song is based on an older traditional tune called...

Amédé Ardoin, Canray Fontenot, Wade Frugé, Dewey Segura, Joe Falcon and Cléoma Falcon, and the Breaux Brothers are examples of this genre. This style...

mouth harp. When his brothers, Ophey and Clifford, and his sister, Cléoma Breaux Falcon, were old enough they played music together. That was when he recorded...

single #17000, recorded by Joe Falcon and Cléoma Breaux in 1934. Side B contains "Mes Yeux Bleus" sung by his wife, Cleoma Falcon. Madame Sosten or "Sosthene"...

of the Hackberry Ramblers Cléoma Falcon (1906-1941), Cajun guitarist and vocalist, known for being the wife of Joe Falcon as well as being one of the...

Joe and Cléoma Falcon made the first recording, "Allons à Lafayette", in 1928. The song was a regional hit that paved the way for Cleoma's brother, Amédée...

Savoy generalizes Cajun guitar strumming to two styles: Old Time Style (Cléoma Falcon) and D. L. Menard Style. It uses bass runs on chord changes and incorporates...

Rodney Crowell "O, Ma Chère 'Tite Fille (Oh, My Dear Little Girl)" (Cléoma Falcon, with English lyrics by Ann Savoy) – 3:49 Ann Savoy and featuring Linda...

Breaux Brothers, accordion, fiddle, guitar trio Cléoma Breaux, guitar Sady Courville, fiddle Joe Falcon, accordion Canray Fontenot, fiddle Wade Fruge,...

the earliest recordings of Cajun and Creole music, alongside Joe and Cléoma Falcon, Leo Soileau, Mayeus Lafleur, Douglas Bellard, and Kirby Riley. In the...

first guitar. (His mother, the former Helen Falcon, was the goddaughter of Joseph Falcon and Cleoma Falcon, the first Cajun recording artists, and sometimes...

re-issued on Victor 20-1595. It was recorded in French by Cajun singer Cléoma Breaux in 1936 or 1937. Four further recordings of the song were made in...

version of "Allons à Lafayette" (a song first recorded in 1928 by Joe Falcon and Cléoma Breaux) reached No. 30 in the Dutch singles chart. The band was still...

recording of the song is believed to be a 1934 version sung by Cleoma Breaux and played by Joe Falcon entitled "Ils La Volet Mon Trancas", recorded in San Antonio...

handclaps Charley Patton – vocals, guitar (track 11) Joseph Falcon – vocals, accordion (track 12) Cléoma Breaux – guitar (track 12) Frank Hutchison – vocals,...

Lafayette" ("Let's Go To Lafayette") was recorded in 1928 by Joe Falcon and Cléoma Breaux. Standard versions of songs started to emerge due to the increase...

Carter Family 2:44 12. "Le vieux soûlard et sa femme" (1928) Cleoma Breaux and Joseph Falcon 3:08 13. "Rabbit Foot Blues" (1927) Blind Lemon Jefferson 2:55...

worth around 650 billion dollars. The most recent of these was a claim from Cleoma Foore, whose research led to the foundation of the Pennsylvania Association...

Evan (born 1948) – of Jethro Tull Joe Falcon (1900–1965) – Cajun accordion player who recorded with his wife Cléoma Breaux, mainly in French Jeff Fatt (born...

Sessions (2017), directed by Bernard MacMahon. They recorded Joe Falcon and Cleoma Breaux's 1928 song "Allons à Lafayette" (the first commercial Cajun...

Savoy, Bi Kidude, Brenda Fassie, Chabuca Granda, Chava Alberstein, Cleoma Breaux Falcon, Dolly Collins, Elizabeth Cotten, Frehel, Gal Costa, Genoa Keawe...

region. He married Euphemie Desormeaux. After the success of Joe Falcon and Cleoma Breaux's record "Allons a Lafayette", Columbia began recording Cajun...

to read music and play the fiddle and became good friends with Joe Falcon and Cleoma Breaux. He married Bessie Short. In 1934, he formed the Daylight Creepers...

contains the first use of the word signifyin' in a record. Joseph and Cleoma Breaux Falcon record "Allons a Lafayette", a major hit that marks the beginning...

on Me” Eddie Head and Family 1930 3:09 12 “Prenez Courage” Cléoma Breaux with Joseph Falcon and Ophy Breaux 1929 2:57 13 “Pickin' Off Peanuts” Dilly and...

Very rare archival audio interviews were used with key characters like Joe Falcon, Maybelle Carter, Will Shade, Ralph Peer and Frank Walker. These required...

(Bee) Cormier Lesa Cormier Lionel Cormier Camey Doucet Jerry Dugas Joe Falcon Ledel (Blackie) Forestier Oran "Doc" Guidry Adam Hebert Leroy (Happy Fats)...