Cleoma Falcon
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 the first known examples of Cajun music. The recording, "Allons à Lafayette" was released in 1928, and opened the way for other commercial releases of Cajun music. Aside from being a ground-breaking recording artist, Cléoma Breaux also was one of the few women to perform live, despite the social standards of the era. She was the first woman induced into the Cajun Music Hall of Fame. |
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 41 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia | W110551 | 10-in. | 4/18/1929 | C'est si triste sans lui | Cleoma Falcon | Female vocal solo, with fiddle (violin) and accordion | vocalist | |
| Decca | 39185 | 10-in. | 12/22/1934 | La valse de Madame Sosten-1 | Joe Falcon | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 39186 | 10-in. | 12/22/1934 | Mes yeux bleus-2 | Cleoma Falcon | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 39187 | 10-in. | 12/22/1934 | Au revoir cherie-1 | Joe Falcon | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 39188 | 10-in. | 12/22/1934 | Ouvrez grand ma fenêtre-2 | Cleoma Falcon | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 39189 | 10-in. | 12/22/1934 | Rayne special-1 | Joe Falcon | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 39190 | 10-in. | 12/22/1934 | Ma valse preféférée-2 | Cleoma Falcon | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 39191 | 10-in. | 12/22/1934 | La jolie fille n'en veut plus-1 | Joe Falcon | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 39192 | 10-in. | 12/22/1934 | Ne buvez plus jamais-1 | Joe Falcon | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 39193 | 10-in. | 12/22/1934 | Vous êtes gentille-1 | Joe Falcon | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 39194 | 10-in. | 12/22/1934 | The waltz Crowley-2 | Cleoma Falcon | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 39207 | 10-in. | 12/22/1934 | Blues negre (Nigger blues)-2 | Cleoma Falcon ; Cleoma Falcon ; Joe Falcon | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 39208 | 10-in. | 12/22/1934 | Soucis quand j'etais gamin-1 (Troubles when I was a boy) | Cleoma Falcon ; Joe Falcon ; Joe Falcon | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 60701 | 10-in. | 3/12/1936 | When I leave your home | Joe Falcon | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 60702 | 10-in. | 3/12/1936 | La valse de Baldwin | Joe Falcon | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 60703 | 10-in. | 3/12/1936 | You are hard to please | Joe Falcon | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 60704 | 10-in. | 3/12/1936 | I can't do without you | Cleoma Falcon | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 60705 | 10-in. | 3/12/1936 | The old breakdown-1 | Cleoma Falcon | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 60706 | 10-in. | 3/12/1936 | Frisco | Cleoma Falcon | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 60707 | 10-in. | 3/12/1936 | Careless love | Cleoma Falcon | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 60708 | 10-in. | 3/12/1936 | Lonesome pine | Cleoma Falcon | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 60709 | 10-in. | 3/12/1936 | Just because | Cleoma Falcon | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 60710 | 10-in. | 3/12/1936 | Nobody's darlin' but mine | Cleoma Falcon | instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist | ||
| Decca | 61902 | 10-in. | 2/21/1937 | New Lafayette | Joe Falcon | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
| Decca | 61903 | 10-in. | 2/21/1937 | The waltz that carried me | Joe Falcon | instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Falcon, Cleoma," accessed November 4, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/203069.
Falcon, Cleoma. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 4, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/203069.
"Falcon, Cleoma." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 4 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Breaux, Cleoma, 1905-1941 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91079645
Wikidata: Cléoma Falcon - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2967575
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/69121492
MusicBrainz: Cléoma Falcon - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/92f6ce8e-c150-4f83-a277-0e110d317eb8
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