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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Chanson à ma bien-aimée (Mono version)
French Music - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1952
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Les Trois Cloches (The Three Bells) (UK Chart Top 40 - No. 21)
Pop - Released by Music Manager on 19 Dec 2018
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Le Meilleur de Les Compagnons de la Chanson
Pop - Released by dom on 5 Apr 2021
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Les Compagnons de la Chanson - Ses Premières Chansons
World - Released by Iswjdigital on 11 Oct 1965
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Les plus belles chansons des Compagnons de la chanson
Pop - Released by Rendez-Vous Digital on 14 Jun 2010
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Mes jeunes années
French Music - Released by Documents on 1 Jan 2003
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Vénus (Mono Version)
French Music - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1959
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Les Compagnons de la Chanson en 20 titres (Mono Version)
Alternative & Indie - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 2014
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La guitare et la mer / Le marchand de bonheur (Mono version)
French Music - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1959
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Nick Nack Paddy Whack (Mono Version)
French Music - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1959
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Alors, raconte... (Mono Version)
French Music - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1956
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Alors, raconte / La java du diable (Mono Version)
French Music - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1956
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Le violon de tante Estelle (Mono Version)
French Music - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1955
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Trop beau pour être vrai / Mon ami, mon ami (Mono Version)
French Music - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1955
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Navarone (Mono Version)
French Music - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1961
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Quand on s'a, quand on s'aime / Lettre à Virginie (Mono Version)
French Music - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1955
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Gondolier / Ronde, ronde, ronde (Mono Version)
French Music - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1958
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Pauvre pêcheur (Mono Version)
French Music - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1955
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