Les Chaussettes Noires ( en, 'The Black Socks') were a French

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band founded in 1960, that was among the pioneer of rock music in France, together with

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. It was originally composed of Claude Moine, a.k.a.

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(vocals), William Benaïm (guitar solo), Tony D'Arpa (rhythm guitar), Aldo Martinez (bass guitar), and Jean-Pierre Chichportich (drums) Les Chaussettes Noires signed in late 1960 with

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, under which the band recorded a score of successful

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s, including: " Be-Bop-A-Lula" (1960), "Tu parles trop" (1960), "Daniela" (1961) — which remains their biggest hit, "Eddie Sois Bon" (1961) — a

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adaptation of Chuck Berry's 1958 song "

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", "Hey Pony" (1961), "Madame Madam" (1961), "Dactylo rock" (1961), "La leçon de twist" (1962), "Le twist du canotier" (1962) with

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, and "Parce que tu sais". They also recorded a cover version of

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's self-penned 1962 hit, "

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". In 1962, the band released their only studio album '' Le 2.000.000eme disque des Chausettes Noires''. The band declined from 1962 with the departure of Mitchell for his military service. He started a solo career in 1963. The group stopped recording in late 1964. As a result of replacement or integration, the following musicians were also part of the band: Michel Santangeli (drums), Arturo Motta (drums), Armand Molinetti (drums), Gilbert Bastelica (drums), Michel Gaucher (saxophone), Mick Picard (saxophone), and Paul Benaïm (rhythm guitar).

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