Jo-El Sonnier Concert History

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.

Jo-El Sonnier Tours & Concerts

Date Concert Venue Location
Jul 02, 2022
Ashley McBryde / Gary Mule Deer / Chris Jones & the Night Drivers / Jo-El Sonnier

at Grand Ole Opry House

Grand Ole Opry House Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Dec 20, 2017
Wayne Toups / James Burton / Jo-El Sonnier Margaritaville Resort Casino Bossier City, LA, US
Oct 15, 2017
Festivals Acadiens
"Festivals Acadiens" / Wayne Toups / Charivari / Jo-El Sonnier / Nathan & The Zydeco Cha-Chas / Leroy Thomas & The Zydeco Road Runners / Magnolia Sisters / Horace Trahan / Beausoleil Avec Michael Doucet / Rusty Metoyer And The Zydeco Crush / Geno Delafose & French Rockin' Boogie / Babineaux Sisters / Gregg Martinez / Robert Jardell / Chubby Carrier & The Bayou Swamp Band / Jesse Lege / Pine Leaf Boys / Preston Frank / Lost Bayou Ramblers Show all bands
Girard Park Lafayette, Louisiana, United States
May 28, 2017
Simi Valley Cajun & Blues Music Festival
"Simi Valley Cajun & Blues Music Festival" / Jo-El Sonnier / Dwayne Dolphin / Big Bad Voodoo Daddy / Mitch Ryder / Big Chief Monk Boudreaux / Bayou Brothers / The 44s / Alex Nester
  Setlists
Cajun & Blues Music Festival Simi Valley, California, United States
May 27, 2017
Simi Valley Cajun & Blues Music Festival
"Simi Valley Cajun & Blues Music Festival" / Doug Kershaw / Jo-El Sonnier / Big Chief Monk Boudreaux / Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers / Robby Krieger / The Yardbirds / Lazy Lester / Kelly's Lot
Cajun & Blues Music Festival Simi Valley, California, United States
Feb 25, 2017
"Mardi Gras At The Beach" / Aaron Tippin / Jo-El Sonnier / Sarah Jayde Williams / Louisiana LeRoux

Mardi Gras At The Beach

Pier Park Panama City Beach, Florida, United States
Feb 03, 2017
Country Music Cruise
"Country Music Cruise" / Vince Gill / Charley Pride / The Oak Ridge Boys / brenda lee / Lee Greenwood / Tanya Tucker / moe bandy / joe stampley / Dailey & Vincent / Jimmy Fortune / Wade Hayes / Jo-El Sonnier / ______ / Chuck Mead
Holland America Line - M/S Oosterdam Tampa, Florida, United States
Feb 02, 2017
Country Music Cruise
"Country Music Cruise" / Vince Gill / Charley Pride / The Oak Ridge Boys / brenda lee / Lee Greenwood / Tanya Tucker / moe bandy / joe stampley / Dailey & Vincent / Jimmy Fortune / Wade Hayes / Jo-El Sonnier / ______ / Chuck Mead
Holland America Line - M/S Oosterdam Tampa, Florida, United States
Feb 01, 2017
Country Music Cruise
"Country Music Cruise" / Vince Gill / Charley Pride / The Oak Ridge Boys / brenda lee / Lee Greenwood / Tanya Tucker / moe bandy / joe stampley / Dailey & Vincent / Jimmy Fortune / Wade Hayes / Jo-El Sonnier / ______ / Chuck Mead
Holland America Line - M/S Oosterdam Tampa, Florida, United States
Jan 31, 2017
Country Music Cruise
"Country Music Cruise" / Vince Gill / Charley Pride / The Oak Ridge Boys / brenda lee / Lee Greenwood / Tanya Tucker / moe bandy / joe stampley / Dailey & Vincent / Jimmy Fortune / Wade Hayes / Jo-El Sonnier / ______ / Chuck Mead
Holland America Line - M/S Oosterdam Tampa, Florida, United States
Jan 30, 2017
Country Music Cruise
"Country Music Cruise" / Vince Gill / Charley Pride / The Oak Ridge Boys / brenda lee / Lee Greenwood / Tanya Tucker / moe bandy / joe stampley / Dailey & Vincent / Jimmy Fortune / Wade Hayes / Jo-El Sonnier / ______ / Chuck Mead
  Setlists
Holland America Line - M/S Oosterdam Tampa, Florida, United States
Jan 29, 2017
Country Music Cruise
"Country Music Cruise" / Vince Gill / Charley Pride / The Oak Ridge Boys / brenda lee / Lee Greenwood / Tanya Tucker / moe bandy / joe stampley / Dailey & Vincent / Jimmy Fortune / Wade Hayes / Jo-El Sonnier / ______ / Chuck Mead
Holland America Line - M/S Oosterdam Tampa, Florida, United States
Jan 28, 2017
Country Music Cruise
"Country Music Cruise" / Vince Gill / Charley Pride / The Oak Ridge Boys / brenda lee / Lee Greenwood / Tanya Tucker / moe bandy / joe stampley / Dailey & Vincent / Jimmy Fortune / Wade Hayes / Jo-El Sonnier / ______ / Chuck Mead
Holland America Line - M/S Oosterdam Tampa, Florida, United States
Sep 25, 2016
Red Stick Together
"Red Stick Together" / Mark Chesnutt / john conlee / Tracy Byrd / Aaron Tippin / Lonestar / Jamie O'Neal / Marty Raybon & Full Circle / John Schneider / mickey gilley / Chad Brock / Wayne Toups / Jo-El Sonnier
Repentance Park Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
May 29, 2016
Simi Valley Cajun & Blues Music Festival
"Simi Valley Cajun & Blues Music Festival" / Leon Russell / Dwayne Dopsie & The Zydeco Hellraisers / Doug Kershaw / Steve Riley / Chubby Carrier & The Bayou Swamp Band / Jo-El Sonnier / Bonne Musique Zydeco / Reverend Tall Tree / Alvon Johnson / Kelly's Lot / Booker T. Jones Show all bands
  Setlists
Cajun & Blues Music Festival Simi Valley, California, United States
Apr 09, 2016
French Quarter Festival
"French Quarter Festival" / Flow Tribe / Feufollet / Anaïs St. John / Andre Bohren / Andrew Duhon / Big Chief Bo Dollis & The Wild Magnolias / Big Sam's Funky Nation / Bonerama / Brother Tyrone / Camile Baudoin / Charmaine Neville / Christian Serpas & Ghostown / Clive Wilson's New Orleans Serenaders / Dash Rip Rock / Dayna Kurtz / Creole Jazz Serenaders with Don Vappie / Donna Angelle / Duke Heitger / Erin Miley / Funk Monkey / Gal Holiday & Her Honky Tonk Revue / Gina Brown / Happy Talk Band / Hot Club Of New Orleans / Hot Rod Lincoln / the iguanas / Jo-El Sonnier / John Mooney & Bluesiana / Kelcy Mae / Lena Prima / Leroy Jones / Lillian Boutte / Linnzi Zaorski / Little Freddie King / Mahogany Brass Band / Meschiya Lake / Naughty Professor / New Breed Brass Band / New Orleans Jazz Vipers / New Orleans Swamp Donkeys / Paulin Brothers Brass Band / Red Hot Brass Band / The Revealers / Riccardo Crespo & Sol Brasil / Ronnie Kole / Smoke n Bones / Some Like It Hot (LA) / Stooges Brass Band / Storyville Stompers Brass Band / Sunpie & The Louisiana Sunspots / Tank and the Bangas / Tim Laughlin / Tom McDermott / Vivaz / Washboard Chaz Blues Trio / Wendell Brunious / Wes Raymond / Garden District Band Hot Groove Seven/Eight Show all bands
French Quarter New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Sep 26, 2015
Best Of The Bayou
"Best Of The Bayou" / Marc Broussard / Big Sam's Funky Nation / Kristin Diable / Sweet Crude / Jo-El Sonnier / Lil Nathan & The Zydeco Big Timers / The Dulac Smack
Downtown Houma Houma, Louisiana, United States
Apr 12, 2015
French Quarter Festival
"French Quarter Festival" / Kristin Diable / Alexis & the Samurai / Amy Trail / Astral Project / Babineaux Sisters / Barbara Shorts / BOTTOMS UP BLUES GANG / Brother Tyrone / Bucktown All Stars / Cardinal Sons / Carl Leblanc Band / Corey Henry's Treme Funktet / Creole String Beans / Chubby Carrier & The Bayou Swamp Band / Dash Rip Rock / Duke Heitger / Erin Miley / The Friendly Travelers / Funk Monkey / Glen David Andrews / Higher Heights / Honey Island Swamp Band / Hot Club Of New Orleans / Irene Sage / Jeremy Davenport / Joe Cabral / Jo-El Sonnier / Kermit Ruffins & The Barbecue Swingers / The Last Straws / Leroy Jones / Los Po-Boy-Citos / Mahogany Brass Band / Michaela Harrison / New Birth Brass Band / Irvin Mayfield & The New Orleans Jazz Orchestra / Palmetto Bug Stompers / Peter Novelli Band / Pfister Sisters / Raw Oyster Cult / Red Hot Brass Band / Riccardo Crespo & Sol Brasil / Rockin' Dopsie Jr. & The Zydeco Twisters / Treme Brass Band / Tuba Skinny / Wanda Rouzan Show all bands
French Quarter New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Sep 15, 2014
Leftover Salmon / Bill Payne / John Bell / Taj Mahal / The Travelin' McCourys / Jeff Coffin & The Mu'Tet / Sam Bush / Elizabeth Cook / John Cowan / Col. Bruce Hampton / Jeff Hanna / Todd Park Mohr / Randy Scruggs / Jo-El Sonnier / Sally Van Meter ...
Leftover Salmon / Bill Payne / John Bell / Taj Mahal / The Travelin' McCourys / Jeff Coffin & The Mu'Tet / Sam Bush / Elizabeth Cook / John Cowan / Col. Bruce Hampton / Jeff Hanna / Todd Park Mohr / Randy Scruggs / Jo-El Sonnier / Sally Van Meter / Reese Wynans Show all bands
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Ryman Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Oct 13, 2013
Voice Of the Wetlands Festival
"Voice Of the Wetlands Festival" / Sol Driven Train / Voice of the Wetlands All-Stars / Tab Benoit / Anders Osborne / Cyril Neville / Big Chief Monk Boudreaux / Johnny Sansone / Waylon Thibodeaux / Johnny Vidacovich / Mitch Woods / Stanton Moore / Chubby Carrier & The Bayou Swamp Band / Damon Fowler / michael doucet / Jo-El Sonnier / Mitch Woods & His Rocket 88's Show all bands
Southdown Plantation Houma, Louisiana, United States

Genres:

Zydeco
Swamp Pop
Cajun
Accordion
Louisiana

Concerts Per Year:

2022 1 concert
2017 12 concerts
2016 3 concerts
2015 2 concerts
2014 1 concert
2013 3 concerts
2012 2 concerts
2009 1 concert
2001 1 concert
1993 1 concert
1990 1 concert
1989 1 concert

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How many concerts has Jo-El Sonnier had?

Jo-El Sonnier has had 29 concerts.

What genre is Jo-El Sonnier?

Jo-El Sonnier is most often considered to be Zydeco, Swamp Pop, Cajun, Accordion, and Louisiana.

When was the last Jo-El Sonnier concert?

The last Jo-El Sonnier concert was on July 02, 2022 at Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. The bands that performed were: Ashley McBryde / Gary Mule Deer / Chris Jones & the Night Drivers / Jo-El Sonnier.

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