Tear Drop Records was a record label founded in Winnie, Texas, United States, in the early 1960s by recording pioneer and radio personality, Huey P Meaux. As a deejay, Meaux was known as the "Crazy Cajun", a name that stuck with him throughout his long, music career.
In 1964, Meaux moved his Tear Drop label and his Crazy Cajun Enterprises to Conroe, Texas, where he partnered with a seasoned record producer, Foy Lee. They not only continued to release new material, but also started various subsidiary labels including Capri Records, Tribe Records, and Eric Records. Together, Meaux and Lee produced many chart singles on the Tear Drop label. They became nationally distributed by Jay Gee Records (J/G) which was owned by Jamie Records in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Tear Drop's biggest hit was "Talk to Me" by Sunny & the Sunglows from San Antonio, Texas, which broke into the Billboard Top 100. Meaux and Lee also scored another hit in 1964 by Gene Summers & the Tom Toms entitled "Big Blue Diamonds" on their newly formed Capri Records label and later released Summers' rockabilly classic, "Alabama Shake", also on Capri.
In the 1970s, Meaux reactivated the Crazy Cajun record label and began to produce records by early-1960s rocker, Freddy Fender. He scored the biggest hit of his career when Fender's "Before The Next Teardrop Falls" single broke through all chart boundaries and went platinum selling over a million copies. By this time, Meaux had purchased both the SugarHill Recording Studios in Houston, Texas, and the TNT Records pressing plant in San Antonio.
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Albums
2000 Sunny & The Sunliners - Talk to Me (1963) 2001 Sunny & The Sunliners - Las Vegas Welcomes 2002 Jimmy Donley (Memorial To The Unforgettable) - Born To Be A Loser (1963) 2003 Sunny & The Sunliners - Carino Nuevo 2004 Dale McBride - Sings (1963) 2005 Rudy Gonzales Y Sus Reno Bops - Un Ratito El Tejano Enamorado 2006 Sunny & The Sunliners - Las Ciudades 2007 Rudy Gonzales Y Sus Reno Bops - La Palma 2008 Sunny & The Sunliners - Tear Drop Presents 2009 Roy Montelongo - Brindo Por Ti 2010 Rudy And The Reno Bops - Dejame Sonar 2011 Los Muchachos - Frijolitos Pintos 2012 Rocky Gil & The Bishops - The Two Sides Of Rocky Gil & The Bishops (1966) 2013 Roy Montelongo - Adios Chiquita 2014 Los Monarcas - Perlita 2015 The Starlight's - Triste Payaso 2016 Rocky Gil & The Bishops - El Fantastico 2017 Los Fabulosos Dominos - Nada Contigo 2018 Sunny & The Sunliners - From The Past 2019 Los Stardusters - All Night Worker 2020 Gilbert & The Blue Notes - Yo Soy Aquel 2021 Los Muchachos - El Bomberito 2022 Rocky Gil & The Bishops - Soul Party 2023 Los Pablos - Dame Un Poco De Ti 2025 Los Pablos - Los Pablos 2026 The Jives - Espera Un Tantito 2027 Jives - The Jives 2028 Jives - Making Time 2029 Dueto Los Galan - Dos Hojas Sin Rumbo 2030 Rudy Tee Gonzales Y Sus Reno Bops - "Country" 2031 Gary And The Epics - Gary And The Epics 2032 Charlie & The Jives - No Tengo Dinero 2038 Juan Sifuentes - El Lado Pobre Del Pueblo 2039 Julio Casas - Julio Casas y El Mariachi Nuevo San Juan 2040 Sunny y Los Sunliners - Sunny Y Los Sunliners (White Album) 2042 Chucho Moreno Y Su Conjunto - Chucho Moreno Y Su Conjunto 2044 Juan Ramos Y Los Principes De Nuevo Laredo - Mis Corridos Famosas Del '74-'75 2046 Los Guadalupanos - Los Guadalupanos 2047 Henry Zimmerle - Henry Zimmerle 2048 Juan Ramos - Cumbias, Cumbias, Y Mas Cumbias!!! 2049 Trinity-I - Trinity-I 2051 Flaco Jimenez - Flaco Jimenez (1976) 2054 Sunny Ozuna - Yesterday... & Sunny 2063 Juan Ramos Y Los Principes De Nuevo Laredo - A Bailar Sabrozo Con Cumbias (1977) 2064 Julio Casas Con Mariachi - Sueno Con Tu Amor (1977) 2067 Jimmy Velvit - Jimmy Velvit Country 2068 Juan Ramos - Homenaje A Elvis Presley (1978) 2069 Henry Balderama Y La Patria - La Ultima Vez (1978) 2073 Juan Ramos Y Los Principes De Nuevo Laredo - De Todo Como En Botica (1978) 2075 Los Tamps - Los Tamps (1979) 2076 Jay Garcia/Joe T. Campos and the Crusaders Band - Los Pesadotes 2080 Street People - Street People (1979) 2083 Street People - Los Callejeros (1980) 2085 Shawn Sahm & Prezence - Life In The City (1983) 5000 Doug Sahm/Augie Meyers - The West Side Sound Rolls Again (1983) 5001 Bad News - The Bad News Is Out
Extended Play (EP) 3031 Sunny Ozuna And The Sunliners - De Mi Nada Mas/Usted - Pa Que Sientas, Lo Que Siento/Que Tal Te Sientes (1964)