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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Tom Dooley (Mono Version)
French Music - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1959
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Les Compagnons de la Chanson 1946-1958
World - Released by Fremeaux Heritage on 7 Sep 2009
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Le palmarès de nos chansons
French Music - Released by Omaha Music on 2 Feb 2018
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Le marchand de bonheur (Mono Version)
French Music - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1960
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Les Compagnons De La Chanson 2
World - Released by TP4 Music on 6 Jan 2023
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Les comédiens (Stereo version)
French Music - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1962
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Verte Campagne (Remastered)
French Music - Released by Vintage Records on 20 May 2017
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Le Meilleur
Pop - Released by Parlophone (France) on 24 Oct 1998
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Verte campagne (Remastered)
French Music - Released by Old Europe on 21 Mar 2022
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Trop beau pour être vrai (Mono Version)
French Music - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1955
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Les Trois Cloches
Pop - Released by Rendez-Vous Digital on 12 Apr 2011
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Le Moulin Rouge (Remastered)
French Music - Released by Old Europe on 28 Mar 2022
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Les compagnons de la chanson - les meilleures chansons
French Music - Released by Don't stop the music on 6 Aug 2021
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Les Compagnons De La Chanson
World - Released by TP4 Music on 6 Jan 2023
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Venus (Remastered)
French Music - Released by Old Europe on 21 Mar 2022
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Vénus / Carioca, mon ami (Mono Version)
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1959
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Comme un petit coquelicot / Si jamais (Mono Version)
French Music - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1900
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Si tous les gars du monde / Moisson (Mono Version)
French Music - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1957
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Guitare et tambourin (Mono Version)
French Music - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1958
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