Jean Drejac

Jean Dréjac, stage name of Jean André Jacques Brun (3 June 1921, in Grenoble – 11 August 2003, in Paris) 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 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.

Birth and Death Data: Born June 3, 1921 (Grenoble), Died August 11, 2003 (Paris)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1946 - 1955

Roles Represented in DAHR: lyricist, composer

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Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	D6FB-1557	10-in.	1/11/1946	Ah! le petit vin blanc	Greta Keller ; RCA Victor Continental Orchestra	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	lyricist
Columbia (U.K.)	CL8715	10-in.	10/1/1949	Les quais de la Seine	Aimé Barelli ; Lucienne Delyle	Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble	composer, lyricist
Columbia (U.K.)	CL9873	10-in.	10/5/1954	Ma petite rime	Robert Chauvigny ; Jacques Pills	Male vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist
Columbia (U.K.)	CL9884	10-in.	10/20/1954	Sous le ciel de Paris	Robert Chauvigny ; Choeur Marguerite Murcier ; Edith Piaf	Female vocal solo, with orchestra and vocal ensemble	lyricist
Columbia (U.K.)	CL10026	10-in.	2/28/1955	Le chemin des forains	Robert Chauvigny ; Edith Piaf	Female vocal solo, with orchestra	lyricist

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ISNI: 0000 0000 7971 2561 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000079712561

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1957163

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