Down Home Cajun Music- The Sugar Bees

Cleveland Crochet first recorded as The Hillbilly Ramblers in 1954, recording for Eddie Shuler's Folk Star label. This group was different than the later line up with the exception that Charlie Babineaux was on guitar. It wasn't until 1957 when Cleveland got the lineup right when he recorded for George Khoury's Lyric and Khoury's label. Joining him this time was Vorris "Shorty" LeBlanc on accordion, Jay Stutes on steel guitar, Charlie on guitar and Clifton Newman on drums. In 1960 they recorded "Sugar Bee" for the Goldband label and soon changed their name to "The Sugar Bees". The group recorded for Goldband until 1963 and sometimes used other musicians such as Rufus Thibodeaux, Abe Manuel and Benny Martin among others. The group split up in 1965 when Shorty LeBlanc passed away.

Deedle-E-Deedle-D-Da (Folk-Star 1191) 1954 * As the Hillbilly Ramblers
Big Boy Waltz  (Folk-Star 1191) 1954 * As the Hillbilly Ramblers
Sha Meon Waltz (Lyric 1001) 1957 * As the Hillbilly Ramblers
Midnight Blues (Lyric 1001) 1957 * As the Hillbilly Ramblers
Sugar Bee (Goldband 1106)
Sweet Thing (Goldband 1114) 1961
Hound Dog Baby  (Goldband 1114) 1961
Coming Home (Goldband 1134) 1962
Boss Cajun (Goldband 1139) 1962
My Little Cabbage (Goldband 1147) 1962
Don't Get Married (Goldband 1147) 1962
Kaw-liga (Goldband 1128) 1962
Waltz of Mulberry Limb (Goldband 7749) 1963
unknown tune.

Thanks to Jared M for use of his Folk-Star 1191.

*All selections from the original 78 and 45 rpm records

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