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Alain Bashung (1947–2009) Div. 13
Musicians in Père Lachaise b. Paris, 1 December 1947 † Paris, 14 March 2009 All Music Guide Though he was present at the birth of ’60s rock & roll […]
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Édouard Lalo (1823–1892) Div. 67
Musicians in Père Lachaise All Music Guide Author of the popular Symphonie espagnole for violin and orchestra, a work which captivates the listener with its melodic charm and great passion, […]
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Stéphane Grappelli (1908–1997) © 417
Musicians in Père Lachaise ALL MUSIC GUIDE—One of the all-time great jazz violinists (ranking with Joe Venuti and Stuff Smith as one of the big three of pre-bop), Stéphane Grappelli’s […]
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The Sorcerer’s Apprentice, Paul Dukas
1865–1935 Paul Dukas’ music, like his life, straddled the Romantic and modern periods (and encompassed a still wider range of influences), and he remained true to classical structures well into […]
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DJ Mehdi, a magician at the turntables
Mehdi Favéris-Essadi 1977–2011 DJ Mehdi was a critically acclaimed and award-winning Paris-based music producer and DJ. He initially started out producing hip-hop records, most notably 113’s Les...
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Chopin, the poet of the piano
Frédéric François Chopin was a classical pianist and composer. Born in Poland in 1810 to a French father and a Polish mother, Chopin arrived in Paris in October 1831 and […]
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Georges Moustaki (1934–2013) tribute wall
Moustaki inhumé au Père Lachaise dlvr.it/3QyGz2— Le Parisien (@le_Parisien) May 27, 2013 Les obsèques de Georges #Moustaki lundi au Père Lachaise ow.ly/lmNxz #AFP— Agence France-Presse (@afpfr) May 24,...
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The Internationale lyricist, Eugène Pottier 1816–1887
Today in Père Lachaise, the Association des amis de la Commune commemorated the 142th anniversary of the Paris Commune at the Mur des Fédérés and sang The Internationale: The Internationale […]
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Édith Piaf, 50 years gone
La Môme December 19, 1915 – October 10, 1963 Next week will be the 50th anniversary of Edith Piaf’s death. Undoubtedly, crowds will gather at her grave in Père Lachaise. But there […]
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Abelard, the medieval punk monk
12th century France Peter Abelard (1079–1142) You know the story: Teacher and student fall in love, have a baby (a boy, Astrolabe!), then marry secretly. Furious, student’s uncle has teacher […]
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