Biography
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Hackberry Ramblers
Effective period / Period of releases: 1936 - 1992
Members: Eddie Shuler, Joe Werner, Johnny Farque, Luderin Darbone, Glen Croker, Edwin Duhon, Crawford Vincent, Ben Sandmel, Johnny Faulk, Pete Duhon, Lennis Sonnier, Floyd Rainwater, Johnnie Puderer, Lonnie Rainwater, Grover Heard, Butch Ogea, Maxie Sonnier
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