Les Compagnons De La Chanson
This French male vocal group were Edith Piaf’s original accompanists and comprised Guy Bourguignon (b. 1920, Tulle, France, d. 31 December 1969, Paris, France; bass), Jean Broussolle (b. 1920, Saint-Vallier, France, d. 1984; baritone), Jean-Pierre Calvet (b. 1925, Orgon, France, d. 1989; tenor), Jo Frachon (b. 1919, Davézieux, France, d, 1992; bass), Jean-Louis Jaubert (b. 29 August 1920, Mulhouse, France; bass), Hubert Lancelot (b. 1923, Lyon, France, d. 1995, Paris, France; baritone), Fred Mella (b. 10 March 1924, Annonay, Ardèche, France; tenor), René Mella (b. 1926, Annonay, Ardèche, France; tenor), and Gérard Sabbat (b. 1926, Lyon, France; baritone). They featured on one of her best-known numbers, ‘Les Trois Cloches’, composed by Jean Villard in 1945. Later, they recorded it under their own name, and when an English lyric by Bert Reisfeld was added in 1948, the song was retitled ‘The Three Bells’ (‘The Jimmy Brown Song)’. Their re-recorded Anglicized version reached the UK chart in 1959. Apparently, it was their version, sung on the Ed Sullivan Show in 1951, that inspired US group the Browns to record it, thereby giving themselves a number 1 hit. Composer Jean Villard used the same melody in 1945 for ‘While The Angelus Was Ringing’, which had a lyric by the American songwriter Dick Manning.
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Les compagnons de la chanson à travers le monde (Mono Version)
French Music - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1959
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Mes jeunes années (Songs from France)
French Music - Released by EPM on 30 Nov 2002
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Double album - Double plaisir
French Music - Released by Marianne Mélodie on 1 Jan 2010
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Les trois cloches
French Music - Released by Sony Music Media on 10 Aug 1994
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L'intégrale des compagnons de la chanson (Mono Version)
Alternative & Indie - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 2014
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Heritage - Le Chant De Mallory - Polydor (1963-1965)
Pop - Released by Universal Music Division Label Panthéon on 1 Jan 2008
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Verte Campagne
Pop - Released by Parlophone (France) on 17 Jan 2000
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L' Essentiel
Pop - Released by Parlophone (France) on 21 Oct 2002
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La prière (Mono Version)
French Music - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1955
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Le Meilleur des Compagnons de la Chanson
Pop - Released by Parlophone (France) on 24 Oct 1998
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Olympia 1983 (Live)
French Music - Released by Universal Music Division Label Panthéon on 1 Jan 1983
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Qu'il fait bon vivre
Pop - Released by Parlophone (France) on 5 Mar 2010
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Les Compagnons de la Chanson - Ses Grands Succès, Vol. 1
World - Released by Iswjdigital on 11 Oct 1965
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Les chansons d'or
French Music - Released by Parlophone (France) on 18 Sep 2020
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Heritage - Les Comédiens - Polydor (1962-1963)
Pop - Released by Universal Music Division Label Panthéon on 1 Jan 2008
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Les "showmen" de la chanson
French Music - Released by EPM Musique on 22 Mar 2017
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Le Bleu De L'été
Pop - Released by Parlophone (France) on 24 Oct 1998
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Le Meilleur (Remastered)
French Music - Released by Master Tape Records on 4 Oct 2019
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Leurs Plus Grands Succès
Pop - Released by Parlophone (France) on 28 Feb 2003
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