Jo-El Sonnier of Rayne, Louisiana, photographed ca. 1968. Two decades later “The Cajun Valentino” would score a top-ten country hit with a cover of Richard Thompson’s “Tear Stained Letter”. Photo from the Goldband Records Collection.
Exploring the Southern Folklife Collection
Jo-El Sonnier of Rayne, Louisiana, photographed ca. 1968. Two decades later “The Cajun Valentino” would score a top-ten country hit with a cover of Richard Thompson’s “Tear Stained Letter”. Photo from the Goldband Records Collection.