Les Habits Jaunes

Quebec pop group from the Montérégie region (Canada), formed in 1963 by Bernard Desranleau, Gilbert Chénard, Léo Ménard and Ronald Grenier. The group was originally called Les Mervels, and dressed in black suits. At the beginning of their career, they played at dances only for fun. At the end of 1964, they asked Gaston Legault, who had already composed for the group Les Jérolas, to help them translate Larry Wiliams' hit song " Miss Boney Maronie ", in order to break into the market. In 1965, the group recorded their first single with this French-language version of the song. They change their black suits for yellow, hence the band's new name. The song is released in May 1965 and reaches the top of the major Quebec charts. They release an eponymous album the same year, and another song, " Monsieur Longtemps ", hits Quebec radio. Les Habits Jaunes toured the province from 1965 to 1972, until the group disbanded. Several members joined and left the group during these years. Only Gilbert Chénard remained a member from beginning to end.