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Videos: Sacha Distel Duets
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
In the 1960s, one of France's biggest heartthrobs was Sacha Distel. A TV variety-show host with movie-star looks and a gentle, romantic persona, Distel seemed to melt the hearts of female singers who appeared with him. As one French singer from that era told me recently, Sacha was impossibly handsome," which she followed with a sigh. Like Andy Williams, Distel was at ease in front of the camera and had a deep, warm voice to match. In the 1950s, Distel ...
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Sacha Distel: Guitarist-Singer
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JazzWax by Marc Myers
French and Belgian jazz musicians from the 1950s aren't given nearly as much credit in the U.S. as they deserve. The same is true for British jazz musicians. Ask most Americans to name their favorite European jazz artists from the period and they'll likely run dry after a handfulusually Toots Thielemans, Tubby Hayes, Bobby Jaspar, Martial Solal and maybe René Urtreger. There were plenty more greats, of course, including guitarist Sacha Distel. Like Nat King Cole, Distel today is best ...
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