Hackberry Ramblers
Hackberry Ramblers was a Grammy Award-nominated Cajun music band based in Hackberry, Louisiana, USA, formed in 1933 by fiddler Luderin Darbone and accordionist Edwin Duhon. The band played its last gig in November 2005 at the Shaw Center's Manship Theater in Baton Rouge.
While the roots of the band lie in its Cajun music repertoire, the Ramblers performed a broad range of American music, from Western swing to blues and rockabilly.
Last known line-up (2003):
Luderin Darbone - fiddle
Edwid Duhon - accordion
Glen Croker - guitar, vocals
Johnny Faulk - bass
Ben Sandmel - drums
Former members:
Lennis Sonnier - vocals, guitar
Johnny Farque - vocals, guitar
Johnny Parker - bass
Butch Oega - bass, vocals
Crawford Vincent - drums, triangle
Maxie Sonnier - snare drum
Joe Werner - guitar, harmonica
Floyd Shreve
Floyd Rainwater - guitar
Danny Shreve - guitar
Lonnie Rainwater - steel guitar
Pete Dubon
Johnny Puderer - bass
Early Recordings: 1935-1950
Luderin Darbone's Hackberry Ramblers*
2003
Arhoolie Records
CD, Comp
Deep Water
The Hackberry Ramblers*
1997
Hot Biscuits Recording Company
CD, Album
Cajun Boogie
The Hackberry Ramblers*
1992
Early Recordings 1935-1948
The Hackberry Ramblers*
1988
Pallet Su Le Planchier (Pallet On The Floor) / Ma Chere Bebe (My Sweet Baby)
Luderin Darbone And His Hackberry Ramblers*
1966
Goldband Records
7", Single
Turtle Tail / Madame Saustin
Hackberry Ramblers
1963
Arhoolie Records
7", Single
Poddy Woo
Harlan Duhon With The Hackberry Rambler's*
1963
Goldband Records
7", Single
Louisiana Cajun Music
Hackberry Ramblers
1963
Dans Le Grande Bois / Silver Star Stomp
Luderin Darbone And His Hackberry Ramblers*
1954
DeLuxe (2)
Shellac, 10"
Te Petite / Hippitiyo
Luderin Darbone And His Hackberry Ramblers*
1947
DeLuxe (2)
Shellac, 10"
Lafayette / Crowley Waltz
Luderin Darbone And His Hackberry Ramblers*
1947
DeLuxe (2)
Shellac, 10"
Dans Le Grand Bois (In The Forest) / French Two-Step
Hackberry Ramblers
1938
Bluebird (3)
Shellac, 10"
Quitter La Maison / Pas Aller Vita-One-Step
Hackberry Ramblers
1937
Bluebird (3)
Shellac, 10"
The Wandering Man / Dobie Shack
Hackberry Ramblers
1937
Bluebird (3)
Shellac, 10"
Se Pas Lapan / Rice City Stomp
Hackberry Ramblers
1937
Bluebird (3)
Shellac, 10"
Don't Ever Trust A Friend / Sonny Boy
Hackberry Ramblers
1936
Bluebird (3)
Shellac, 10"
Catahoula Stomp / Leave Me If You Wish
Falcon Trio / Hackberry Ramblers
1936
Bluebird (3)
Shellac, 10"
Jolie Blonde / Mermentan Stomp
Hackberry Ramblers
1936
Tickle Her / Crowley Waltz
Hackberry Ramblers
1935
Bluebird (3)
Shellac, 10"
Bonnie Blue Eyes / Just Because
Hackberry Ramblers
1935
Montgomery Ward
Shellac, 10"
J'Vas Tamey Camaime (I Love You) / La Valse De La Prison (Waltz Of The Prison)
Hackberry Ramblers
Bluebird (3)
Shellac, 10"
Church Point Breakdown / Darbone's Creole Stomp
Hackberry Ramblers
Bluebird (3)
Shellac, 10"
A Little Rendezvous In Honolulu / Blue Eyes
Hackberry Ramblers
Bluebird (3)
Shellac, 10"
Fais Pas Ca / Et La Bas
Hackberry Ramblers
Bluebird (3)
Shellac, 10"
Chere Tite Fille / Cherie A You Toi Te?
Hackberry Ramblers
Bluebird (3)
Shellac, 10"
On Top Of The World / Rambling
Hackberry Ramblers
Bluebird (3)
Shellac, 10"
Green Valley Waltz / Bring It Down To The Jailhouse, Honey
Hackberry Ramblers
Bluebird (3)
Shellac, 10"
Mon Cour Me Fais Ci Mal / Faux Pas Tu Bray Cherie
Hackberry Ramblers
Bluebird (3)
Shellac, 10"
Jai Passe Devonde Ta Parte / Jai Pas Bien Fey
Hackberry Ramblers
Bluebird (3)
Shellac, 10"
Jai Maitritte Pas Sa / Vie Vals
Hackberry Ramblers
Bluebird (3)
Shellac, 10"
Cajun Pogo
Harlan Duhon With The Hackberry Ramblers*
Goldband Records
7", Single
Featuring Linda Dodd LaPointe
Hackberry Ramblers, Linda Dodd LaPointe
Goldband Records
CD, Album
Pretty Blonde / Okie Boogie
Luderin Darbone And His Hackberry Ramblers*
DeLuxe (2)
Shellac, 10"
Oh Josephine, My Josephine / La Breakdown A Pete
Hackberry Ramblers
Bluebird (3)
Shellac, 10"
Une Pias Ici Et Une Pias La Bas / One Step De L'Amour
Hackberry Ramblers
Bluebird (3)
Shellac, 10"
Ma Chere Belle / Darbone's Breakdown
Hackberry Ramblers
Bluebird (3)
Shellac, 10"
Chers Amis
Magnolia Sisters
2000
Rounder Select, Rounder Select
CD, Album
Lâchez-Les !
Bélisaire
1997
Production Bélisaire
CD, Album
Riverside Double Eagle
Mc Ilhenny's Hot Pepper
1995
Not On Label
Cass, MiniAlbum, Ltd, Promo
L'Écho
BeauSoleil
1994
Bayou Boogie
Beausoleil
1986
Stampfel & Weber
The Holy Modal Rounders
1972
The Holy Modal Rounders 2
The Holy Modal Rounders
1965
La Robe A Parasol
Chère Alice
Not On Label (Chère Alice Self-released)
CD, Album
Cajun & Zydeco - Milestones Of Legends
Various
2016
The Intense Media, Documents
10xCD, RE, RM + Box, Comp
Cajun Party (The Absolutely Essential 3 CD Collection)
Various
2016
Big3
3xCD, Comp
The Complete History Of Country Music 1923-1962
Various
2016
Proper Records (2)
4xCD, Comp + Box
Ramblers, Gamblers, Vagabonds And Revelers
Various
2012
Proper Records (2)
4xCD, Comp, Box
Simply America
Various
2011
Union Square Music
4xCD, Comp + Box
The Best Of Cajun & Zydeco
Various
2010
Not Now Music
2xCD, Comp, RM, Sli
Hear Me Howling! (Blues, Ballads, & Beyond)
Various
2010
Arhoolie Records
4xCD, Comp + Box
Harry Smith's Complete Anthology Of American Folk Music
Harry Smith
2010
The Beginner's Guide To Cajun Music
Various
2008
Primo (2)
2xCD, Comp, RM
Cajun Music - Musique De La Louisiane
Various
2008
The Intense Music
CD, Comp
The Essential Guide To Cajun Music
Various
2007
Union Square Production
3xCD, Comp
The Essential Guide to American Roots
Various
2006
The Essential Guide
3xCD, Comp
Laissez Le Bon Temps Rouler! Authentic Cajun
Various
2006
Xtra (2)
CD, Comp
Cajun Capers: Cajun Music 1928-1954
Various
2005
Proper Records (2)
4xCD, RM + Box, Comp
Cajun Country 2 (More Hits From The Swamp)
Various
2005
JSP Records
4xCD, Comp + Box
Cajun Early Recordings (Important Swamp Hits Remastered)
Various
2004
JSP Records
4xCD, Comp
Cajun Champs
Various
2004
Arhoolie Records, Arhoolie Records
CD, Comp
Christmas Gumbo (Fourteen Spicy New Holiday Songs)
Various
2004
Cajun Hot Stuff 1928-1940
Various
2003
Acrobat
CD, Comp
Boozoo Hoodoo! (The Songs Of Boozoo Chavis)
Various
2003
Fuel 2000
CD, Comp
Les Triomphes De La Country Music
Various
2002
Habana
20xCD, Comp, Ltd, RM + Box
Jole Blon - 23 Artists One Theme
Various
2002
Bear Family Records
CD, Album, Comp
Thacker Mountain Radio An Anthology Of Words And Music, Live In Oxford, Mississippi
Various
2002
Thacker Mountain Records
2xCD, Comp, Transcription
Cajun Origins
Various
2001
Catfish Records
CD, Comp
Arhoolie Records 40th Anniversary Collection: 1960-2000 (The Journey Of Chris Strachwitz)
Various
2000
Arhoolie Records
5xCD, Comp, RM + Box
Harry Smith's Anthology Of American Folk Music, Volume Four
Harry Smith
2000
American Roots - A History Of American Folk Music
Various
1999
Disky, Disky, Disky, Disky, Disky
4xCD, Comp + Box, Comp
The Oxford American Southern Sampler 1998
Various
1998
Oxford American
CD, Smplr
Cajun String Bands: The 1930s: "Cajun Breakdown"
Various
1997
Arhoolie Records, folklyric records
CD, Comp
15 Louisiana Cajun Classics
Various
1996
Arhoolie Records
CD, Comp
More Cajun Music And Zydeco
Various
1995
Rounder Records
CD, Comp
Cajun Hot Sauce
Various
1995
Ace
CD, Comp
Cajun - Louisiane 1928-1939
Various
1994
Frémeaux & Associés
2xCD, Comp
More Cajun Classics (The Kings Of Cajun At Their Very Best)
Various
1994
Ace
CD
The Flying Fish Records 20th Anniversary Sampler
Various
1994
Flying Fish (2)
CD, Comp, Promo
New Country - November 1994
Various
1994
Gran Prairie: A Cajun Music Anthology 1935-1940 (The Historic Victor-Bluebird Sessions Vol. 3)
Various
1993
Country Music Foundation Records
CD, Comp
New Orleans Mardi Gras
Various
1993
Street Records (8)
Cass, Comp
Raise Your Window: A Cajun Music Anthology 1928 - 1941 (The Historic Victor-Bluebird Sessions Vol. 2)
Various
1993
Cajun Gold Volume II
Various
1992
Goldband Records
Cass, Comp
Le Gran Mamou: A Cajun Music Anthology - The Historic Victor–Bluebird Sessions 1928–1941 Vol. 1
Various
1990
The Greatest Country Music Recordings Of All Time Volumes 79 & 80 - Cajun Country
Various
1985
The Franklin Mint Record Society
2xLP, Comp, Box
Southern String Bands Vol. 1 & 2
Various
1984
Arhoolie Records
Cass, Comp, RE
60 Anni Di Country Music
Various
1982
Country Music: South And West
Various
1977
New World Records
LP, Comp, Mono, Gat
Louisiana Cajun Music Volume 4: From The 30s To The 50s
Various
1972
The Wonderful World Of Old Time Fiddlers Volume 1
Various
1971
Vetco Records
LP, Comp, Mono
Louisiana Cajun Music Volume 3 (The String Bands Of The 1930s)
Various
1971
The Cajuns: Songs, Waltzes, & Two-Steps
Various
1971
The Roots Of America's Music
Various
1968
Western Swing (Historic Recordings)
Various
1967
Old Time Southern Dance Music : The String Bands Vol 1
Various
1965
Rare Cajun Music - Rare & Authentic
Various
JSP Records
4xCD, Comp
The Wonderful World Of Old Time Fiddlers Volumes 1 & 2
Various
Vetco Records
2xLP, Comp, Mono
The Greatest Country Music Recordings Of All Time - The Folk Roots Of Country Music / Cajun Country
Various
The Franklin Mint Record Society
4xCass, Comp + Box
String Band Legacy
Various
Fleetline Audio-Video
CDr, Comp
Dans Le Grand Bois (In the Forest)
Hackberry Ramblers
Jolie Blonde
Hackberry Ramblers
Crowley Waltz
Hackberry Ramblers
Grand Texas
Hackberry Ramblers
Fais pas ca
Hackberry Ramblers
Darbone's Creole Stomp
Hackberry Ramblers
Vinton High Society
Hackberry Ramblers
The Only Thing Missing
Hackberry Ramblers
Cajun Crawl
Hackberry Ramblers
La valse de la prison
Hackberry Ramblers
Rice City Stomp
Hackberry Ramblers
Jolie Fille
Hackberry Ramblers
Mermentau Stomp
Hackberry Ramblers
Colinda
Hackberry Ramblers
Hackberry Trot
Hackberry Ramblers
Black Bayou Rag
Hackberry Ramblers
Just Once More
Hackberry Ramblers
Louisiana Breakdown
Hackberry Ramblers
Darbone's Breakdown
Hackberry Ramblers
Turtle Tail
Hackberry Ramblers
