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- 1900-09-28
- Active to
- 1965-11-19
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Joseph Falcon (September 28, 1900 – November 19, 1965) was a Cajun accordion player in southwest Louisiana, best known for the first recording of a Cajun song entitled "Allons à Lafayette" in 1928 . He and his wife Cléoma Breaux left for New Orleans to record the first Cajun record and went on to perform across southern Louisiana and Texas. Joe was the fifth child of Pierre Illaire Falcon and Marie Arvilia Boudreaux. He was born near a small German community north of Rayne <a href="http
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- human
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- male
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- United States
- Occupation
- musician
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- Cajun music
- Instrument
- accordion
- Record label
- Decca
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- Joe Falcon in 1934.PNG
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- 1965-11-19
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