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.

Birth and Death Data: Born May 27, 1906 (Crowley), Died April 9, 1941 (Louisiana)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1937

Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, vocalist

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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 vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
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 vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
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 vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
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 vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 39207 10-in. 12/22/1934 Blues negre (Nigger blues)-2 Cleoma Falcon ; Cleoma Falcon ; Joe Falcon vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
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 vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 60707 10-in. 3/12/1936 Careless love Cleoma Falcon vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 60708 10-in. 3/12/1936 Lonesome pine Cleoma Falcon vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 60709 10-in. 3/12/1936 Just because Cleoma Falcon vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
Decca 60710 10-in. 3/12/1936 Nobody's darlin' but mine Cleoma Falcon vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar  
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  
(Results 1-25 of 41 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Falcon, Cleoma," accessed March 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/203069.

Falcon, Cleoma. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved March 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/203069.

"Falcon, Cleoma." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 March 2024.

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URI: https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/203069

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