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!

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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.

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Show #3 JULY 20, 2025 Playlist :

1. Boris Vian “J’Suis Snob” ( 1955)
2. Camille “Mon Petit Veux” (2002)
3. Zaz “La Vie en Rose” (Piaf) 2013
4. Moriarty “Isabella” (2010)
5. Toots Thielemans “The Blacksmith Blues” (1961)
6. Maurice Chevalier “You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me” (Fain/Kahal) 1930
7. Noel Harrison “The Windmills of Your Mind” (Legrand/Bergman) 1968
8. 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 )
9. Camille “Guns of Brixton” (Simonon) 2004
10. Camille “Le Festin” (Michael Giacchino) 2007
11. Camille “Mi Camino” (2025)
12. Les Baxter “The Poor People of Paris” (Monnot/Roussard) 1956

By Michael Stevenson

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THE FRENCH CONNECTION

From WRIU, Kingston, 90.3 FM, welcome to our show, The French Connection.  I am your host, Mike Stevenson.

We broadcast from the University of Rhode Island’s Memorial Union every Sunday at 7 pm EST, following Wayne Cresser’s Picture This – Film Music on the Radio.

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.

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JULY 13 SHOW

Our Bastille Day Celebration show included sets of music by two legends of chanson, Charles Trenet and Serge Gainsbourg. We also played three renditions of La Marseillaise, and closed with a set of anti-war songs.
A complete list of music played on the show is below.

The FRENCH CONNECTION PLAYLIST JULY 13, 2025

By Michael Stevenson

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You’re listening to WRIU, Kingston, 90.3 FM. It’s 7 o’clock and our show is called The French Connection.  I am your host, Mike Stevenson.

We broadcast from the University of Rhode Island’s Memorial Union every Sunday at 7 pm EST, following Wayne Cresser’s Picture This – Film Music on the Radio. “

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.

Play List :: THE FRENCH CONNECTION :: July 6, 2025

• BORIS VIAN “J’suis Snob”
• PATACHOU “Mon Homme”
• FRANCIS CABREL “Simple Twist of Fate”
• MADELEINE PEYROUX “J’ai Deux Amours.”
• JACQUES BREL “Qu’avons-nous fait, bonnes Gens”
• ZAZ “Le Long de la Route”
• from “CHOCOLAT” Movie Soundrack “Minor Swing”
• KEREN ANN ”Jardin d’hiver”
• GILBERT BECAUD “Plain Soleil”
• HENRI SALVADOR “Dans mon Ile”
• PAULINE CROZE “Samba Saravah”
• ETIENNE DAHO & SWINGLE SINGERS “Timide Intimide”
• TOOTS THIELSMAN “The Mountain Whistler”
• FRANCOISE HARDY “Pas Gentile”