Jean Dréjac,
stage name
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of Jean André Jacques Brun (3 June 1921, in
Grenoble
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– 11 August 2003, in
Paris
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) was a French singer and composer.
He is noted for writing the songs "
Ah! Le petit vin blanc", "
Sous le ciel de Paris" and "La Chansonnette" (for
Yves Montand) the French adaptations of "
Black Denim Trousers and Motorcycle Boots" for
Édith Piaf and "Bleu, blanc, blond" for
Marcel Amont, and various songs for
Serge Reggiani (with
Michel Legrand
Michel Jean Legrand (; 24 February 1932 – 26 January 2019) was a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, jazz pianist, and singer. Legrand was a prolific composer, having written over 200 film and television scores, in addition to ma ...
as composer).
He was an adjoint secretary of the
Société des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs de musique from 1967 to 1969, and a vice-president from 1977 to 2002.
He is the father of writer
Frédéric Brun, born in 1960 in Paris.
Honors
* 2003:
Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et Lettres.
Bibliography
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References
External links
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Commandeurs of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
Musicians from Grenoble
1921 births
2003 deaths
20th-century French male singers
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