By Michael Stevenson
Show #3 July 20, 2025
Tonight’s abbreviated show is only one hour, désolé pour ça. Even so, we’ll hear a classic Tin Pan Alley song performed by the legendary Maurice Chevalier; a set of music from Oscar-winning singer/composer Camille Dalmais; the sublime harmonica of Toots Thielemans, and in the middle show, the first “Rock ‘n Roll” song recorded in France.
D’accord!
THE FRENCH CONNECTION
The French Connection, hosted by Mike Stevenson, is broadcast Sundays at 7 pm from WRIU, Kingston, 90.3 FM,
Each week on The French Connection, we will explore the wonderful varieties of French music, from the early 1920s to present day: Chanson, Jazz, Folk, Jazz Manouche and Rock n Roll.
Our show is intended for not only the Francophile, but also the music lover thus far unaware of the long and rich history of French chanson. The French Connection welcomes your comments and song suggestions for future shows.
Show #3 JULY 20, 2025 Playlist :
- Boris Vian “J’Suis Snob” ( 1955)
- Camille “Mon Petit Veux” (2002)
- Zaz “La Vie en Rose” (Piaf) 2013
- Moriarty “Isabella” (2010)
- Toots Thielemans “The Blacksmith Blues” (1961)
- Maurice Chevalier “You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me” (Fain/Kahal) 1930
- Noel Harrison “The Windmills of Your Mind” (Legrand/Bergman) 1968
- Henry Cording and his Original Rock and Roll Boys – “Rock n Roll Mops” (1956)
Henri Cording (aka Henri Salvador ), Vernon Sinclair (aka Boris Vian ) and Mig Bike (aka Michel Legrand ) - Camille “Guns of Brixton” (Simonon) 2004
- Camille “Le Festin” (Michael Giacchino) 2007
- Camille “Mi Camino” (2025)
- Les Baxter “The Poor People of Paris” (Monnot/Roussard) 1956
Pas De Merde 