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Eddy Mitchell (born Claude Moine July 3, 1942, Paris) is a French singer and actor. He began his career in the late 1950s, with the group Les Chaussettes Noires (The Black Socks), taking his name from the American expatriate tough-guy actor Eddie Constantine (later the star of Jean-Luc Godard's Alphaville). The band performed at the Parisian nightclub Le Golf Drouot before signing to Barclay Records and finding almost instant success; in 1961 it sold two million records.
Heavily influenced by American rock & roll, Mitchell (who went solo in 1963) has often recorded outside France, at first in London, but...
まさに赤鬼のごとき風貌で超絶技巧を涼しい顔で弾く。白人のベーシストとしては、当時としては珍しく、1950年代半ばから黒人と一緒に活躍している凄腕。1955年のハンプトンホーズトリオVOL.1を最初に聴いたとき、愕然とした。EASY LIVINGにおける、ベースソロは当時としては珍しいぐらいのメロディアスなアドリブを展開している。
BASS CLUBというアルバムでは、1979年に日本で録音しているが、鈴木勲(Piccolo base)と山本剛(P)と共演した素晴らしい音を残してくれている。1927年生まれだから生きていれば81歳、1992年に亡くなっているが、いまだにどこかで弾いているような気がしてならないぐらい、強烈なテクニック、個性を発揮したスーパーベーシストであることに違いない。 .
A veteran composer, vocalist, guitarist, and pianist, Prince Phillip Mitchell's roots are in vintage R & B, although he's better known for soul tunes.
Mitchell sang with both The Premiers and The Checkmates in the late '50's and early '60's including 'Shout, Smash (Keep On Talking)' in 1960 and 'Lollipop' in 1961.
He also recorded for Hi Records and Event ('There's Another In My Life', 'We Get Caught' and 'I'll See You In Hell First').
He was also a dancer with The Bean Brothers in Los Angeles.
Mitchell had hits recorded by Mel & Tim, Millie Jackson, Norman Connors, Joe...
Mounira Mitchala is a singer from Chad. She was awarded RFI’s "Découvertes" ("Discoveries") prize in 2007. She has recorded songs in Chadian Arabic and English, in a modern take on the sounds and rhythms of her native country. She also took part on Frédéric Galliano's 2005 album African Divas. Her first solo album, Talou Lena, was released on January 2008 on the Marabi Productions label. .