An accordion virtuoso and a gifted vocalist, he scored country hits in the 1980s by putting a Cajun spin on songs like Richard Thompson’s “Tear-Stained Letter.” By Bill Friskics-Warren Jo-El Sonnier, ...

Jo-El Sonnier, the Grammy-winning artist from Louisiana who performed Cajun and country music, has died at age 77. Sonnier passed away while on tour, Texas country music promoter Tracy Pitcox stated ...

Jo-El Sonnier, a singer and accordionist who scored country hits with "No More One More Time" and "Tear-Stained Letter," died last Saturday after a show at the Llano Country Opry near Austin. He was ...

Louisiana music legend Jo-El Sonnier, buried Saturday in Sulphur, Louisiana, left behind a rich musical in Cajun and country music – and a final note many musicians might envy: He passed just after ...

I’ll never forget the Facebook message from David Faulk last January. It was one of those late-night surprises that I looked at three times to make sure I was reading it right. Cajun music legend ...

It’s a sad day in the wonderful world of music due to the tragic news of Grammy-winning artist Jo-El Sonnier’s passing. Over the weekend, Texas country music promoter Tracy Pitcox shared a post on ...