Down Home Cajun Music- Lionel Cormier & The Sundown Playboys

Down Home Cajun Music- Lionel Cormier & The Sundown PlayboysFormed in 1947, The Sundown Playboys were the musical journey of the Lionel Cormier family. The group recorded for JD Miller's Feature label in 1951 and didn't record again till 1956, this time with Goldband records. For the 1956-1957 recordings, Dewey Balfa replaced Wallace Toucet on fiddle, but Wallace was back for the 1959 Goldband recordings. On their 1960's recordings, they returned to recording for JD Miller on his Cajun Classics label, but during these years original member Howard Mire was replaced with Darrell Higginbotham. The group's last recording with Lionel was done in 1969. Sadly, Lionel passed away in 1971, with a new era of the Sundown Playboys to emerge afterwards.Welcome Club Waltz (Feature 1037) 1951 (Howard Mire- vocals)Sundown Playboy's Special (Feature 1037) 1951Mermentau Special (Goldband 1054) 1956 (with Dewey Balfa) *Big Boy Bounce (Goldband 1090) 1959 (Howard Mire- vocals)*River Two Step (Goldband 1073) 1957 (Dewey Balfa- vocalsSundown Waltz (Goldband 1073) 1957 (Dewey Balfa- vocals)Louisiana Gumbo (Cajun Classics 107) 1961 (Lesa Cormier- vocals)Black Bayou Special (Cajun Classics 107) 1961 (Blackie Fruge- vocals)Waltz of My Heart (Cajun Classics 2012) 1969 (Lesa Cormier- vocals)The Riceville Special (Cajun Classics 2012) 1969All selections from the original 78 & 45 rpm recordsexcept (*) which is from   GCL110  Lp.  (thanks Wade Falcon)