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.
Select discography 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)
Singles 3001 Jerry (Count) Jackson - The Band Doll/Where Can You 3002 Kenny James - A Woman's Gonna Have Her Way/Please Mr Sandman 3003 Prince Charles (Sheffield) - Come On Home/Only You 3004 Jay Richards - Sneaking Home/I Want To Know 3005 Jimmy Donley - Honey, Stop Twistin'/Hello Remember Me (1962) 3006 Hub Brando And The Dreamers - Easy/Free Loader 3007 Jimmy Donely - Think It Over/Santa Don't Pass Me By (1962) 3007 Jimmy Donley - Forever Lillie Mae/Think It Over (1962) 3008 Hub Brando & The Dreamers - Eskimo Walk/Jingle Bells 3009 Jimmy Donley - Lovin' Cajun Style/Baby Heaven Sent Me You (1963) 3010 Jerry Arnold - Walking/While The Town Is Asleep 3012 T.B. Fisher - Don't Worry About Me/Don't Change Your Mind 3013 Jerry Starr - I'm Writing A Letter/You Don't Want Me 3014 Sunny & The Sunglows - Talk To Me/ Every Day Every Month Every Year (1963) 3014 Sunny & The Sunglows - Talk To Me/Pony Time (1963) 3015 Mark Hanson - A Long Times (Is Much Longer Then I Thought)/Mr. Clock (1963) 3015 Mark Hanson - A Long Times (Is Much Longer Then I Thought)/Sugar Gay 3016 Sunny & The Sunliners - Carino Nuevo/Sufriendo Y Piensando (1963) 3017 Jimmy Donley - You're Why I'm lonely/Let Me Told You (1963) 3018 Joey Long - If I Should Need You/You Can't Give Back The Love 3019 Mark James - She's Gone Away/River Of Tears 3020 Dale McBride - Old Enough To Break A Heart/The Rest Of My Life (1963) 3021 Jimmy Donley - Santa Please Don't Pass Me By/Santa's Alley (1963) 3022 Sunny & The Sunliners - Rags To Riches/Not Even Judgement Day (1963) 3023 Jerry Starr & The Clippers - Hearts Of Stone/I'm Confessin' 3024 The Hitchhikers - Goin' To L.A./Wimpey's Blues (1963) 3025 Sunny & The Sunliners - Cuando El Destino/Emocion Pasajera (1963) 3026 Jimmy Donley - I Really Got The Blues/Just A Game (1964) 3027 Sunny & The Sunliners - Out Of Sight Out Of Mind/No One Else Will Do (1964) 3028 The Loafers - Honey Hush/Ain't That Loving You Baby 3029 Dale McBride - Guess Who/Lovely Little One (1964) 3030 Champagne Brothers - It's Raining/Robin 3033 Steve Tyrell - Stand By Me/I'm Losing You 3034 Jimmy Donley - I'm Lonesome Without The Blues/Forget The Past (1964) 3035 Sunny & The Sunliners - It's Too Late/You Gave Me A True Love (1964) 3036 Kirby St. Romaine - Oh, Baby Doll/Summertime Fun 3037 Sunny & The Sunliners - Dime Como Le Haces/Tu Nueva Vida (1964) 3038 Rudy & The Reno Bop's - Rudy's Monkey/Together Again (1964) 3039 Rudy Gonzales & The Reno Bops - El Tejano Enamorado/Un Ratito (1964) 3040 Sunny & The Sunliners - You Send Me/His Greatest Creation (1964) 3041 Dale McBride - Barbara/I Can't Ever Free My Mind (1964) 3042 Champagne Brothers - I'll Run Away, Far Away/Let's Live 3043 Margo White - If Only You Were Here/I've Got A Right To Lose My Mind 3044 Rod Bernard - Our Teenage Love/Doing The Oo-Wa-Woo (1964) 3045 Sunny & The Sunliners - Something's Got A Hold On Me/Not A Fool Anymore (1965) 3045 Sunny & The Sunliners - Something's Got A Hold On Me/Teenage Promise 3046 Champagne Bros. - Snow On The Ole' Bayou/Christmas Time Without You 3047 The Stardusters - La Bola Negra/No Me Tengas Compacion (1965) 3048 Rudy Gonzales & The Reno Bops - Sufres Porque Quieres/Fuiste Tu Me Destino (1965) 3049 Perry Salinas - Sorpresa/Un Poco Mas 3050 Rudy Gonzales & The Reno Bops - Do The Jerk Like Me/Once A Day (1965) 3051 Jimmy Donley - Love Bug/I'm To Blame (1965) 3052 Rod Bernard - My Jole Blon/You're The Reason I'm In love (1965) 3053 The Stardusters - Alma Sin Rumbo/Amor De Todos 3054 Sammy Jay & The Tiffanaires - Come Closer To Me/La Tentacion 3055 Don Keyes - Little Man (Part 1)/Little Man (Part 2) 3056 Sunny & The Sunliners - Hey Little Dancing Girl/Token Of Love (1965) 3057 Rudy Gonzales & The Reno Bops - All I Could Do Was Cry/Have Faith (1965) 3058 Ivory Joe Hunter - Heart Don't Love Her Anymore/I've Asked You For The Last Time 3059 The Champagne Brothers - Raining In My Heart/Old Enough To Break A Heart 3060 Rod Bernard - No Money Down/Little Green Man (1965) 3061 The Stardusters Con Chano Rodriguez - La Vacilona/Tu Retirado 3062 Dale McBride - Am I That Easy To Forget/Our Hearts Beat As One (1965) 3063 Rudy "Tee" Gonzales & The Reno Bops - It Was Just An Illusion/The Phillie (1965) 3064 Rudy "Tee" Gonzales & The Reno Bops - Adios Dolores (Goodbye Heartaches)/Era Domingo (1965) 3065 Ivory Joe Hunter - One Of A Kind/Most Of All (I Need Your Love) 3065 Ivory Joe Hunter - Most Of All (I Need Your Love)/Upon Heartbreak Hill 3066 Sunny Ozuna/Sunliners - El Taconazo/Las Ciudades (1965) 3067 Sunny & The Sunliners - Hitch Hike/That Night In San Antonio (1965) 3068 Bill White (The Living Corpse)- Don't Leave Me Here/Ain't It Weird 3069 Starro And The Stardusters - Buena Suerte/Nuncas De Volver 3070 Dan Goldie - Take Our Last Walk Tonight/Walking The Streets 3071 Sunny & The Sunliners - Too Young/The Very Thought Of You (1965) 3072 Denny Ezba - Raining In My Heart/Cindy 3073 Joe Bravo & The Stardusters - Ella (Vals Ran.)/Pa Que No Serve (Polka Ran.) 3074 Him - It's A Man Down There/4 AM 3075 Sunny Ozuna & The Sunliners - Pobre Del Pobre/Aguanta Corazon (1965) 3076 Carlos & His Guitar - Mr Bolero/The Beach 3077 Dale McBride - Prissey Missey/Two Steps From The Blues (1965) 3078 Gilbert Guerra & The Skylighters - Amorcito Concendito/Tu Recuerdo Y Yo 3079 Gilbert Guerra & The Skylighters - You're So Fine/Ramona 3080 Rudy "Tee" Gonzales & The Reno Bops - La Palma/Ya No Quiero (1966) 3081 Sunny & The Sunliners - Trick Bag/Cheatin' Traces (1966) 3082 Joey Welz - Baby Let Your Hair Hang Down/You Changed 3083 Denny Ezba - Society 4-F/Wisdom Of A Fool 3084 Rudy "Tee" Gonzales & The Reno Bops - Tell Me What You Gonna Do/Only You (Can Break My Heart) (1966) 3085 Johnny Mitchell - A letter To The President/Blinking Lights 3086 The Champagnes - I Love The Go Go Girls/The Love I Lost 3087 Bobby & The Starlights - Mi Soldita/La Media Vuelta 3088 Gilbert Guerra & The Skylighters - Cada Vez Que Te miro/Antononico 3089 Los Muchachos - Siempre Hace Frio/Nada Pude Lograr 3090 Joe Saldivar Orchestra - El Zavz Y La Palma/Yo Vivo Mi Vida 3091 Dale McBride - What's Happening Baby/Haunted Hungry Heart (1966) 3092 Rudy "Tee" Gonzales & The Reno Bops - Hasta La Frontera/Limosna De Un Hijo (1966) 3093 Denny Ezba - It Ain't That Way With Our Love/Think Of The Good Times 3094 Sunny & The Sunliners - Short, Short, Shorty/Fly Me To The Moon (1966) 3095 Don Mahoney & Jeana Clare - Soldier's Last Letter/At Mail Call Today 3096 Sunny Ozuna & The Sunliners - Triste Y Lastimado/Tu Boda (1966) 3097 Rudy "Tee" Gonzales & The Reno Bops - In The Palm Of Your Hand/The Tables Have Turned (1966) 3098 Stevo - Shirley/Don Goldie - Popcorn (Inst.) 3099 Starlights - Bootleg/My Special Angel 3100 Dale McBride - I Might Cry/I Love Only You (1966) 3101 Roy Montelongo - La Mal Pagadora/En Donde Esta El Corazon 3102 Ralph & The Moonlighters - Corazon De Mi Amor/La Mula Bronca 3103 Mid-Americans - Lonely Surfer (Inst.)/Lucille 3104 Rudy "Tee" Gonzales & The Reno Bops - Que Todos Sepas/Te Salles (1966) 3105 Los Stardusters - El Tiempo Mire/No Mas Por Quierte Tanto 3106 Los Stardusters - All Night Worker/Forever (1966) 3107 Roy Montelongo Con El Mariachi Alma Jalisco - La Corriente/Noche De Mi Mal 3108 Champagne Brothers - Don't Ask Me Why/My Love And The Seasons 3109 Rudy "Tee" Gonzales & The Reno Bops - La Bamba/Those Long, Lonely Nights (1966) 3111 Sunny & The Sunliners - Que Sera Mi China/Por Si Mi Olvido (1966) 3112 Rudy "Tee" Gonzales & The Reno Bops - Palabras Del Cielo/La Revolcada (1966) 3113 The Stardusters - We're Just Lonely/El Papalote