Joe & Cleoma Falcon

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Joe & Cléoma Falcon were an American early Cajun duo best known for the first recording of a Cajun song entitled "Allons à Lafayette" in 1928. They performed across southern Louisiana and Texas. Joseph Falcon (September 28, 1900 – November 19, 1965) was a Cajun accordion player and singer in southwest Louisiana, his wife Cléoma Falcon (née Breaux) (May 27, 1906 – April 4, 1941) was a Cajun guitarist and singer born in southwest Crowley, Louisiana. Joe Falcon was the fifth child of Pierre Illaire Falcon and Marie Arvilia Boudreaux. He was born near a small German community north of Rayne, Louisiana known as Roberts Cove, located by Bayou Plaquemine Brule. He began playing accordion at the age of seven. His career as a professional musician began some years later at a fais-do-do hall called the "Blue Goose" (Oneziphore Guidry's dance hall) in Rayne, Louisiana when the regular band didn’t show up and the dance hall owner insisted that Joe take their place. As a young man, Joe was friends with accordionist Amédée Breaux of the legendary Breaux family and sometimes accompanied him on triangle. Amédée’s sister, Cléoma, a gifted guitarist and singer, became Joe’s frequent accompanist and they married not long after the onset of their recording career. In April 1928, a jeweler, George Burrow, from Rayne, Louisiana persuaded Columbia records to record Joe and his wife Cléoma by agreeing to purchase the records. Recorded on April 27, 1928 in New Orleans, "Lafayette" caused a sensa

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1001 Songs Before You Die

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1001 songs you must hear before you die

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Cajun Country 2, Vol. A

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For The Faithful

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1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die Part 01

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Allons à Lafayette

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For the Faithful: A Tompkins Square Label Sampler

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J'ai Ete Au Bal - Vol. 1 (I Went To The Dance)

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1001 Songs You Must Hear Before You Die VOL 1

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1002 Songs Before You Die

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VA – For The Faithful

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