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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Marianne / C'était hier (Mono Version)
French Music - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1957
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Y'aura toujours (Mono Version)
French Music - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1962
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Day O (Mono Version)
French Music - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1957
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4 Calypsos (Mono Version)
French Music - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1957
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Ronde mexicaine (Mono version)
French Music - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1960
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Dansons mon amour / Tom Dooley (Mono Version)
French Music - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1959
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Mélodie perdue (Mono Version)
French Music - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1958
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Mélodie perdue (Mono Version)
French Music - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1958
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Gondolier (Mono Version)
French Music - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1958
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Nightingale
Pop - Released by oldies and hits for future on 18 May 2019
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Ice Skating
Pop - Released by backstagepro records on 23 May 2019
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Les Compagnons De La Chanson - Souffle du Passé
French Music - Released by Vintage Jukebox on 4 Aug 2021
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Les trois cloches
French Music - Released by MusicTales Classics on 23 Apr 2010
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Les Compagnons de la Chanson chantent Noël
French Music - Released by JB Production CH on 8 Mar 2021
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Les Compagnons De La Chanson
Pop - Released by Leverage on 1 Jan 2000
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Les compagnons de la chanson, vol. 1
Pop - Released by Mon patrimoine musical on 5 Oct 2018
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