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  • Oct 2, 1946
    Jo-El Sonnier is born in Rayne, Louisiana. The Cajun performer briefly breaks into mainstream country in 1988 behind the hit singles "No More One More Time" and "Tear-Stained Letter"
    Jun 24, 1975
    Jo-El Sonnier records "I've Been Around Enough To Know" in Nashville. Nine years later, the song becomes a country hit for John Schneider
    Jul 6, 1978
    Johnny Cash records two songs destined to become hits for other artists: "The Gambler," which succeeds for Kenny Rogers; and the Rodney Crowell-penned "A Song For The Life," a future hit for Alan Jackson. Jo-El Sonnier sits in on the session at the House of Cash in Hendersonville, Tennessee
    Jan 24, 1986
    Jo-El Sonnier plays a "Farewell To Los Angeles" concert, before heading off to Nashville in search of a new recording contract
    May 20, 1989
    Vern Gosdin, Jo-El Sonnier and Roy Acuff are musical guests on TV's "Hee Haw," hosted for the week by Loretta Lynn and Roy Clark
    Nov 17, 1989
    Jo-El Sonnier's wife, Jamie, dies of a heart attack in Eunice, Louisiana
    Sep 28, 1990
    "Texasville" debuts in film houses, with music by Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, Johnny Cash, Rosanne Cash, Johnny Rodriguez, Bobby Bare, Crystal Gayle, Jo-El Sonnier, Waylon Jennings, Eddy Raven, Juice Newton, Reba McEntire and The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
    Sep 29, 1990
    Barbara Mandrell and Jo-El Sonnier are the musical guests on the week's installment of "Hee Haw"
    Aug 11, 1992
    Jo-El Sonnier marries longtime friend Bobbye Weaver
    Sep 20, 1992
    Charlie Daniels hosts Volunteer Jam XV at Nashville's Starwood Amphitheatre. It features Eddie Rabbitt, Paulette Carlson, Suzy Bogguss, Jo-El Sonnier, Pirates Of The Mississippi, Confederate Railroad, The Oak Ridge Boys, Little Feat, Hal Ketchum, Poco and The Desert Rose Band, among others

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