{"id":1395,"date":"2024-01-17T23:38:28","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T23:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=1395"},"modified":"2024-01-17T23:38:28","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T23:38:28","slug":"award-winning-country-singer-passes-away-at-77","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xstorynews.com\/?p=1395","title":{"rendered":"Award-Winning Country Singer Passes Away At 77"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jo-El Sonnier, the Cajun country singer whose Grammy Award-winning career chronicled the trials and tribulations of Southern Americans, passed away at the age of 77 after delivering a final performance that drew a standing ovation.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c8rBkc oLJ4Uc\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"rimg_1\" class=\"IOZdEc mNbAre\" 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alt=\"Musician Jo-El Sonnier visits Quitman library | Wood County Monitor\" data-csiid=\"1\" data-atf=\"1\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Sonnier spent Saturday performing for a sold-out show at the Llano Country Opry in Llano, Texas before his health troubles began. A representing from Heart of Texas Records, which owns the Opry, described the singer\u2019s final moments charming fans before a sudden heart attack set in.<\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\"><ins class=\"adsbygoogle adsbygoogle-noablate\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7410456683810485\" data-adsbygoogle-status=\"done\" data-ad-status=\"unfilled\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"aswift_2_host\" tabindex=\"0\" title=\"Advertisement\" aria-label=\"Advertisement\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"aswift_2\" src=\"https:\/\/googleads.g.doubleclick.net\/pagead\/ads?gdpr=0&amp;client=ca-pub-7410456683810485&amp;output=html&amp;h=280&amp;adk=349344271&amp;adf=254068973&amp;pi=t.aa~a.1292700414~i.5~rp.4&amp;w=726&amp;fwrn=4&amp;fwrnh=100&amp;lmt=1705534534&amp;num_ads=1&amp;rafmt=1&amp;armr=3&amp;sem=mc&amp;pwprc=4386813631&amp;ad_type=text_image&amp;format=726x280&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Ftrendingpoliticsnews.com%2Faward-winning-country-singer-passes-away-at-77-mstef%2F%3Futm_source%3DTPN%26utm_medium%3Dfacebookcomment%26fbclid%3DIwAR3vytJkggrkYLYZT3sM6HP3cjpxDcwemUkoBoXzi0WZSaiGmrNGdUzGlOU&amp;fwr=0&amp;pra=3&amp;rh=182&amp;rw=726&amp;rpe=1&amp;resp_fmts=3&amp;wgl=1&amp;fa=27&amp;dt=1705534671575&amp;bpp=3&amp;bdt=2242&amp;idt=-M&amp;shv=r20240116&amp;mjsv=m202401090101&amp;ptt=9&amp;saldr=aa&amp;abxe=1&amp;cookie=ID%3D695e8910219e50ae-2254a44d04e30039%3AT%3D1697656404%3ART%3D1705534669%3AS%3DALNI_MYZgNs-gVI0w5cGKtJ63vgGfS-IaQ&amp;gpic=UID%3D00000c9bd2c81c26%3AT%3D1697656404%3ART%3D1705534669%3AS%3DALNI_Mbms5OoPfOpECS4GrLq7FMjDlbM_A&amp;prev_fmts=0x0%2C1200x280&amp;nras=3&amp;correlator=6987690999107&amp;frm=20&amp;pv=1&amp;ga_vid=954209678.1697656401&amp;ga_sid=1705534671&amp;ga_hid=1505059198&amp;ga_fc=1&amp;u_tz=60&amp;u_his=1&amp;u_h=1080&amp;u_w=1920&amp;u_ah=1040&amp;u_aw=1920&amp;u_cd=24&amp;u_sd=1&amp;adx=382&amp;ady=932&amp;biw=1903&amp;bih=927&amp;scr_x=0&amp;scr_y=0&amp;eid=44759875%2C44759926%2C44759837%2C95320239%2C31080411%2C95320377%2C95320889%2C95321627%2C95322164&amp;oid=2&amp;pvsid=1108338418265425&amp;tmod=494481010&amp;uas=3&amp;nvt=1&amp;ref=https%3A%2F%2Fl.facebook.com%2F&amp;fc=1408&amp;brdim=-8%2C-8%2C-8%2C-8%2C1920%2C0%2C1936%2C1056%2C1920%2C927&amp;vis=1&amp;rsz=%7C%7Cs%7C&amp;abl=NS&amp;fu=128&amp;bc=31&amp;bz=1.01&amp;ifi=3&amp;uci=a!3&amp;btvi=1&amp;fsb=1&amp;dtd=126\" name=\"aswift_2\" width=\"726\" height=\"0\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-forms allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" data-google-container-id=\"a!3\" data-load-complete=\"true\" data-google-query-id=\"CNzl0-HL5YMDFWmJgwcdIz4FuA\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><\/ins><\/div>\n<p>\u201cJo-El Sonnier had just completed an incredible show at the Llano Country Opry in Llano, Texas,\u201d Tracy Pitcox\u00a0 wrote on Facebook according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2024\/01\/15\/country-singer-jo-el-sonnier-dies-77-final-performance-texas-grammy-award\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Caller<\/a>. \u201cHe had entertained over an hour and ended with his signature \u2018Tear Stained Letter\u2019. He received a standing ovation and I asked him to do \u2018Jambalaya\u2019 as an encore.<\/p>\n<p>With the 90s came a wave of country music grounded in the rock \u2018n\u2019 roll of earlier decades, leaving Sonnier and his contemporaries behind. He dabbled in acting for a time, taking small roles in films such as Mask, They All Laughed, and A Thing Called Love. 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