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Jo-El Sonnier

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American singer

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Vinony's link graph records 119 inbound references to Jo-El Sonnier, and connects out to accordion, International Standard Book Number and IMDb.

Vinony files it under 1946 births, 2024 deaths and 21st-century American accordionists.

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Film & TV

Known for

  • The Thing Called Love — Jo-El Sonnier1993
  • Zandalee — Bartender1991
  • Mask — Sunshine1985
  • They All Laughed — (uncredited)1981

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
US
Active from
1946-10-02
Active to
2024-01-13

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
22,200
Total plays
97,184

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Jo-El Sonnier (/ʒoʊˌɛl sɒnˈjeɪ/;) (born in Rayne, Louisiana, on 2 October 1946; died 13 January 2024) was an American singer-songwriter and accordionist who performed country music and Cajun music. In 2009, he was inducted into The Louisiana Music Hall of Fame. In 2015, he won a Grammy Award for Best Regional Roots Music Album. Initially signed to Mercury Nashville Records, Sonnier charted several minor singles on the Billboard country charts in the late 1970s. <a href="https://www.last.fm/mus

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Joel
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Rayne
Place of death
Austin
Occupation
songwriter
Languages spoken
English language
Instrument
accordion
Official website
www.jo-elsonnier.com
Image
Joelsonnier.jpg
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date of birth
1946-10-02
start of work period
1967-00-00
Commons category
Jo-El Sonnier
date of death
2024-01-13
end of work period
2024-00-00
medical condition
Asperger syndrome
manner of death
natural causes
cause of death
cardiac arrest
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