SCOTT, La. (KLFY) – Last month, Cajun singer and songwriter, Johnny Sonnier, was involved in a freak accident that nearly took his life. While working on a vehicle that was on a ramp, Johnny says the ...

Since retiring as an active musician about three years ago, Johnny Sonnier says he's been spending his days building accordions, working on his vehicles, and every now and then jumping in to play when ...

In the liner notes of his new CD, Johnny Sonnier calls Aldus Roger and the Lafayette Playboys “the best Cajun dance band ever.” It’s hard to argue against that statement. In the 1950s and ‘60s, Roger ...

Jo-El Sonnier, a singer and accordionist who scored country hits with "No More One More Time" and "Tear-Stained Letter," died last Saturday after a show at the Llano Country Opry near Austin. He was ...

Jo-El Sonnier has been recording music since he was 11 years old. Now at the ripe old age of 69, Sonnier hasn’t grown tired of music. He’s been working hard and playing his signature accordion for ...

Never tell Johnny Sonnier he can’t do something. He loves to prove doubters wrong. An Opelousas native, Sonnier was an 11-year-old drummer with Gordon Lalonde and the Cadillac Playboys. He bought a ...

Grammy Award-winning Cajun and country musician Jo-El Sonnier died while on tour in Texas earlier this month. He was 77. The singer died after performing at the Llano Country Opry in Llano, Texas on ...