French group, created in Lyon, France in 1941 under the name Compagnons de la Musique. The name was changed in 1946 to Compagnons de la Chanson. The group included 9 singers who each had additional roles (such as lyrics). In 1944 they met Edith Piaf who would become their strongest supporter. recorded and performed many French songs, at first from the popular folk music but later with more modern music and lyrics. They toured in the USA in the late 1960's as well as, among others, Canada, Ja...
French group, created in Lyon, France in 1941 under the name Compagnons de la Musique. The name was changed in 1946 to Compagnons de la Chanson. The group included 9 singers who each had additional roles (such as lyrics). In 1944 they met Edith Piaf who would become their strongest supporter. recorded and performed many French songs, at first from the popular folk music but later with more modern music and lyrics. They toured in the USA in the late 1960's as well as, among others, Canada, Japan, Israel, Lebanon, Brazil, Africa, the UK, Italy and more. Their "last, goodbye" concert was in 1980 but they continued to sing and perform until 1985.
Members through the years:
Jean Albert (February 1946 - September 1956) Guy Bourguignon (February 1946 - December 1969) Jean Broussolle (March 1952 - December 1972) (Replaced Marc Herrand) Paul Buissonneau (September 1946 - September 1950) Jean-Pierre Calvet (September 1956 - 1984) (Replaced Jean Albert) Gaston M. Cassez (January 1973 - February 1985) (Replaced Jean Broussolle) Jean Driant (March 1946 - May 1946) Jo Frachon (February 1946 - February 1985) Marc Herrand (February 1946 - March 1952) Mario Hirle (February 1952 - April 1953) (Replaced Gérard Sabbat) (1955, Replaced Jo Frachon occasionally) Jean-Louis Jaubert (February 1946 - February 1985) Hubert Lancelot (February 1946 - February 1985) Fred Mella (February 1946 - February 1985) (10 March 1924 - 16 November 2019) René Mella (September 1950 - February 1985) Paul Mery (1984 - February 1985) (Replaced Jean-Piere Calvet) Gérard Sabbat (February 1946 - February 1985) Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
