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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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"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...
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Amédé Ardoin, Canray Fontenot, Wade Frugé, Dewey Segura, Joe Falcon and Cléoma Falcon, and the Breaux Brothers are examples of this genre. This style...
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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"...
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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...
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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...
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Breaux Brothers, accordion, fiddle, guitar trio Cléoma Breaux, guitar Sady Courville, fiddle Joe Falcon, accordion Canray Fontenot, fiddle Wade Fruge,...
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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...
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first guitar. (His mother, the former Helen Falcon, was the goddaughter of Joseph Falcon and Cleoma Falcon, the first Cajun recording artists, and sometimes...
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the earliest recordings of Cajun and Creole music, alongside Joe and Cléoma Falcon, Leo Soileau, Mayeus Lafleur, Douglas Bellard, and Kirby Riley. In the...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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handclaps Charley Patton – vocals, guitar (track 11) Joseph Falcon – vocals, accordion (track 12) Cléoma Breaux – guitar (track 12) Frank Hutchison – vocals,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Sessions (2017), directed by Bernard MacMahon. They recorded Joe Falcon and Cleoma Breaux's 1928 song "Allons à Lafayette" (the first commercial Cajun...
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Savoy, Bi Kidude, Brenda Fassie, Chabuca Granda, Chava Alberstein, Cleoma Breaux Falcon, Dolly Collins, Elizabeth Cotten, Frehel, Gal Costa, Genoa Keawe...
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region. He married Euphemie Desormeaux. After the success of Joe Falcon and Cleoma Breaux's record "Allons a Lafayette", Columbia began recording Cajun...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Very rare archival audio interviews were used with key characters like Joe Falcon, Maybelle Carter, Will Shade, Ralph Peer and Frank Walker. These required...
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(Bee) Cormier Lesa Cormier Lionel Cormier Camey Doucet Jerry Dugas Joe Falcon Ledel (Blackie) Forestier Oran "Doc" Guidry Adam Hebert Leroy (Happy Fats)...
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