Jo-El Sonnier: Evangeline Special (Live)

The great "King of Cajun", Jo-El Sonnier, performing a well known Cajun song "Evangeline Special".

[@jonijenkins8006]

Just saw the news of the passing of Jo - el due to a heart attack after performing. My heart is broken.The legacy he left behind,and what he did for Cajun and country music will never be forgotten. Godspeed Jo - el.

[@setdrift]

This cuts to the bone. The fact that Johnny Cash said he was his favorite musician is all you need to know...

[@juliebrtek4506]

I never knew this , sad breaking news. God Bless him up in heaven now

[@eboooo]

RIP to this man i dont speak even a goshdarn word of Cajun French but i love his passion

[@ChristopherCovington-op3si]

He died doing what he loved. Godspeed sir.

[@davidwayne4296]

This is the man at the top of his game! Nashville was not his top. Right here among his people, singing and playing for them while they dance . . . THAT was his top. This live performace is the absolute best, most lively version of this well known song. This band accompanying him added excitement. Perfection!

[@lucblin5302]

I agree !!

[@taylor2self]

Can't watch it enough.... His music was pure energy!

[@tracypage1953]

Same here , never gets old...!!!❤

[@dntamuu76]

Rest in peace , Jo-El Sonnier. Great man, great music. He will be missed.

[@1blastman]

Rock In Peace - Jo-el, Clifton, BooZoo, Ray Abshire, Nathan Abshire, Buckwheat Zydeco, DL Menard, and Beau Jeaque all want to come join them for a jam session.

[@SereneandMommyprecioustimetoge]

throw Adam Hebert in there too

[@Cajun-outdoorsman]

He is in my family rip he will be missed

[@walters6628]

No one sings Cajun like Jo El Sonnier.

[@calfan4life]

Rest in Peace. No one will ever play like you again.

[@homlehomer8205]

RIP Jo El hope to see you again on the other side.

[@bikkk57]

This video has brought me a lot of joy over the years! Rest in Peace, Jo-El

[@Sariel555]

J'aime, qu'est-ce que j'aurai bien voulu être là, et danser comme tous ces gens heureux... merci J-El Sonnier à ton souvenir.

[@hank6887]

Opelousas child here, proud of my cajun heritage and love the music , reminds me of my younger days, crawl fish on the picnic tables was good times for sho .

[@S33Kr0TruthZ]

Such a profound loss. Our Cajun community will never be the same. Reposez en paix, cher cousin! 🙏

[@JHargis68]

RIP Jo-El Sonnier †.

[@stanleyartinger2564]

I met the ELVIS WITH A MUSIC BOX down in San Diego at a music festival. Very nice man straight out of Boogaloosa, Louisiana> JO-El rocks it!

[@TheSkaggs54]

Rest In Peace Jo-El Sonnier

[@The2HappyHippies]

That is My amazing Wonderful Father-In-Law right there! I sure am Lucky to have him in my life. And he was Just nominated for a Grammy in the Best Regional Roots Music Category. We are all so excited. He put's his heart and soul into every piece of music he Writes, Sings and Plays. He truly deserves this nomination!

[@regineauxrheinkreuzer258]

He certainly does! I love this, it makes me very happy... Regards to all of your family.

[@molamama]

Yay! He won! So well-deserved!

[@araymond1able]

Yes you are so lucky! He is just the best of the best. Congrats and well deserved!

[@The2HappyHippies]

Thanks everyone I will give him all the congrats from you all :) He's on cloud nine right now from the Grammy win, We alll are :)

[@molamama]

All of us Cajuns couldn't be more proud or happier for him!!! Send him regards and a big hug from the Gaudets!!

[@billymagnus2005]

If you don't like this, you ain't right!

[@juliavee889]

Straight up:-)!!

[@Kuntyful]

ya right about dat

[@donday1010]

Chuck berry

[@Labaron26]

Just found this by surfing...Went right on my Favorites List....

[@kathyheitchue2022]

Not just not right, YOU ARE DEAD💀

[@williamwalker1540]

R.I.P. A great entertainer who will be missd.

[@ThePolka]

Wow!!! and double Wow!!!! What ta band.....What ta squeezeboxman...pure Franscois Cajunman.... just look at those people dancing their hearts out.....

[@matthewclarkjr6155]

RIP Jo-El Sonnier The King of Cajun Music

[@daleharapat4440]

Magic...One of the best live performance ever....Just purely sensational...No other way to describe this Soul of Cajun music.

[@CajunGodfather]

Man this guy ALSO puts on a great show......l

[@joycemcfee1829]

He did win the Grammy this year. Well deserved. Congratulations!

[@NauticElk]

Rip, one of the best

[@martentrudeau6948]

Amazing music. Love it.

[@scott8323]

Adieu, Jo-el. He went out doing what he loved. A man can't ask for more.

[@terrirose9559]

I agree ,he was doing what he loved. You will be missed my friend. How are you holding up Ms Bobbie. Terri from Michigan

[@juliebrtek4506]

Cajun Country Tv show. Enjoy Songs . Was on TNN channel. Saw few Cajun one was Doug Kershaw. Back 1989. At Tennessean State Fair. One year went to Tennessee state Fair was so much Fun. Jimmy Newman , and Father and daughter. Got on video .

[@francoispedinielli7293]

Une musique pleine de joie vivre.Vous etes nos freres .Salutations de France

[@JHargis68]

Love me some Jo El Sonnier!!

[@GordonBrown-ol6ur]

A descendant of Acadians dating back in ancestry to Port-Royal, Nova Scotia (1642), I can understand why it is my most lively and favorite KZbin playlist... sincere thanks!😅😅

[@johnrockey6097]

Met jo el twice a very down to earth man. .

[@judyhoffmann2719]

REST IN PEACE Jo-EL!!

[@tuv554]

Sandy 2020 now this is fun, makes you feel good

[@thelakeman5207]

Man, can that guy jam or what !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Stormi Sonnier, you sure are lucky to have such a talented man in your life!!!!

[@donniesavoie1651]

One of the Greats.

[@wayneeaves9208]

I just live for this music

[@brucerdavidson]

Whenever I get homesick for Louisiana I trust that Jo-El will help to relieve my blues. The joy from Cajun and Zydeco is infectious!!!

[@MrSebboxxx]

I am german but I get homesick for Louisiana too :-)

[@MonsieurPogo]

Scheiße!

[@emmettyoung7603]

zydeco is my favorite way to remember home, i don’t miss the humidity, but i do miss the people

[@ronaldclate5092]

Im.not a cajun butove the musicians culture great people Mr sonnier is great

[@dbg3006]

I'm a metalhead and I love this.

[@DeathCallZz]

Davíð Ben Same here! (:

[@jerrywestermann4435]

I'm a 61 year old Frenchman,guitarist,singer,songwriter,lotta different genres,& I also love this!

[@gingerlavigne4515]

Dis is how we roll in da bayou!!!

[@Jc-hn1ns]

Any hard and fast music will do

[@MrSebboxxx]

... es ist ja auch großartig - its just great ...

[@macman1138]

The Cajun Elvis!!! I love it!

[@richardp1962]

Quelle belle énergie.

[@timmclaughlin2316]

My soul says, YES! YES!

[@vinylgroovs]

I could hardly believe my own ears when Jo-El hit the country chart with "Tear Stained Letter" so many years ago and his music still hits me like a drum stick.

[@alirashawi7429]

That drummer and bass player are totally awesome and add so much to Joel's shows

[@vandelisle]

Paul Griffith on drums and Ron Eoff on bass. Also John Jackson on lead guitar

[@michelringlet4902]

Bonne année........................les cajuns.........bonne ambiance , bonne musique , que de la joie , god bless you............

[@patcaruso9386]

No matter how many times I listen it never loses a bit of goodness!

[@zcatcreative]

This guy is Good!

[@jasonargone9777]

Keep on coming back to watch this band....they have....charisma...Ok, its the real deal with Jo-El. This stripped down version is him at his very best. Very impressive. Once Nashville took over, the posse in charge at the time burdened him with "The Nashville Sound'. Still he has the fire....

[@brad1368]

That's the greatest sound from an accordion I've ever heard.

[@goricaj1]

i watched this about 20 times this week..man this guy is the best ever !!!

[@goricaj1]

jo-el aint takin no prisoners,,he is badddddddddd !!!!!!!

[@user-il2jh8uw6i]

I loved his music

[@elwoodblues9613]

Now this guy has lots of stage presence! Not just great music, he's a real showman, as is everyone else in the band. Not that the people in front were noticing, they were too busy dancing. And if anyone else was there and NOT dancing . . . well, how can you not dance to this? Lassiez les bon temps rouler!

[@chaoskampf3562]

And a handsome dude, to boot

[@billszarek6257]

Joel is the best Cajun accordian player ever!!! His sound is so unique and a joy to listen too!

[@commioschiefgaul197]

Aldus Roger (dead in 1999),even in a totally opposite style,was a fantastic cajun accordion player too !

[@tvicic]

there's speed metal, speed wood and this. great for weddings (also funerals). this guy knows his music.

[@PelvisCashley]

Elvis of the bayou right there! GREAT

[@LazierSophie]

La musique cajun est vraiment merveilleuse ! J'adore cette musique-là ! Meilleures salutations de France ! Vive le peuple acadien ! Cajun music is really great and awesome! Best greetings from Paris, France. Long live the Acadian (Cajun) People!

[@razehellsmessager]

one of the best Cajun musician I've ever heard in the south so good it made me buy some more music and listen

[@MrSebboxxx]

it's so good makes me cry

[@raymccraine2449]

I had first heard of Jo El Sonnier way back in '71. I've always loved Cajun Music. I liked Jo El from the first time I heard him.

[@raymccranie7872]

This is it Man! Before I die I want to be at a Jo El Sonnier show. He kicks Ass,!!!!

[@ramie5783]

How does this not have the highest # of views on KZbin?

[@frnzkuester]

My arms would want to fall off after playing like that. This is great.

[@ericdeming6029]

Never gets old!

[@josephchampagne9134]

Laissez les bons temps rouler!

[@lucblin5302]

This drummer is having a good time,!!

[@yvesjunqua1419]

Hommage à tous les cousins d'Acadie-Louisiane! love !

[@franzkafka77]

This is us. This is where I live. This is who we are. Forever. Amen. This is not the United States. This is Louisiane.

[@franzkafka77]

The South went through it. Nowhere in the South is Louisiane. If you lived here instead of where it is that you do, you'd know. We have our own language, culture, music. And we don't need yours. What does Ohio have? Or Kansas? Or anywhere else in the United States. White bread and boredom. We have Alligators and Jo-El, Cajun French, etuffe, jambalaya, gumbo. We eat life. You? Life eats you out there in America.

[@texastwostep]

we are cajun. and PROUD of it, mes amis.

[@JRCinKY]

Franz Kafka You really hit the nail on the head. I am from Kentucky...we got Bluegrass and white Likker I love SW Louisiana and real Cajun music

[@kathyheitchue6069]

best anti Depressant in the universe

[@michaelmurphy7177]

I feel the same way about the Nation of Texas!

[@Dix424USA4]

I admire Jo-El and his music. I do have his CD's and play them often. ty for the music

[@mosesreza510]

Fine Musicians .God ' s Gift

[@allanpolk2681]

Cajun music has to be some of the most cheerful music on the whole planet. My feet get a mind of their own when that accordion begins to play. YAAAHEEE !

[@markuswogerbauer260]

einer der besten

[@vondakayb1680]

A great entertainer and I just adore the way he always speaks of his wife " Bobbie"

[@joelbahl6830]

A national treasure!

[@mikesullivan6422]

And a good time was had by all . I love it

[@christophecernicchia8227]

Ça c’est bon !

[@johnmckay9581]

Great music I love it

[@tenretnit]

Saw Jo-El at last year's International Festival of Country Music - so good he made me cry...

[@svendufva8865]

Cajun music should ALWAYS be sung in French! There ought to be a law.

[@caribman10]

He's just incredible.

[@jroy3275]

Rest in peace Jo-el

[@tradergirl7067]

I've never heard this guy other than tear stained letter.. I hear mexican Cajun and Country all at once here..

[@southlander2023]

man is possessed! love his playing! and what a great band!

[@Muziekgenot]

This music blows you from your deepest depression

[@soumliterallylikeyeah]

this is my grandma's cousin and I always grew up listening to this song in our house (as well as others by him) but I never knew the name of it...now I found it :D

[@raymccraine2449]

Jo El Sonnier is the best among so many talented Cajun musicians. I've been a big Sonnier fan for many years. Merci Jo!

[@sclawman]

Jo-el's a beast on that squeezebox.

[@ORYGUNLADY]

Laissez les bon temps roulez

[@skyriderize]

Real rhythm. Hypnotic atmosphere

[@raymccranie7872]

This,ll get your blood flowing!

[@drrjim]

Man, what energy. He's so amped up he almost fell down......

[@jessiemorton4219]

The best!!

[@MsBieberbabe4eva]

Nice to see folks can actually dance to this!!! love it.

[@mr.wizard2974]

What an entertainer!!!!!😀😁😂👍👍👍👌👌👌☝☝☝👋👋👋

[@maggieleroy3184]

A great singer and entertainer, I just love the way he sings, performs and his overall happiness while being on stage!

[@loveyourneighbor9354]

Real music happiness joy fun and loving every minute of this wonderful music that sets your soul dancing! Thank you for this great gift of sound.

[@b0atboy574]

RIP you absolute king

[@videochaoui]

C'est vraiment très bon.

[@jasonroberto6474]

I guess I'm pretty randomly asking but do anybody know of a good place to stream new series online ?

[@alijuboori1328]

Love this video Jo el had a great band with him but I have to say the drummer is like Jo el high tension and makes a good show s great show he really gets Into the music and had a great time like every one in the building did I am not a Cajun but every time I travel I 10 I stop at the Rice Palace and get me a big helping of that Cajun gumbo thanks Jo el for all the great toe tappin music

[@skyangel1100]

One thing about Cajun music,it has a flavor all of its own.And im one of those folks who LOVE its flavor.

[@dennistate1090]

Woo boy...I remember listening and watching him on TV when he and I were kids