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Louis Rodolphe Salis [1] (29 May 1851 – 20 March 1897) was the creator, host and owner of the Le Chat Noir ("The Black Cat") cabaret (known briefly in 1881 at its beginning as "Cabaret Artistique") in the Montmartre district of Paris. With this establishment Salis is remembered as the creator of the modern cabaret: a nightclub where the ...
Le Chat Noir (French pronunciation: [lə ʃa nwaʁ]; French for "The Black Cat") was a 19th century entertainment establishment in the bohemian Montmartre district of Paris. It was opened on 18 November 1881 at 84 Boulevard de Rochechouart by impresario Rodolphe Salis , and closed in 1897 not long after Salis' death.
Belle Epoque (also referenced in some sources as La Belle Epoque; French for "(the) beautiful past") was the name of a female vocal trio, based in Paris, France.The group first rose to popularity during the late 1970s with a disco remake of the song "Black Is Black", originally a hit in 1966 for the Spanish group Los Bravos.
Ada Beatrice Queen Victoria Louise Virginia Smith (August 14, 1894 – February 1, 1984), better known as Bricktop, was an American dancer, jazz singer, vaudevillian, and self-described saloon-keeper who owned the famous nightclub "Chez Bricktop" in Paris from 1924 to 1961, as well as clubs in Mexico City and Rome.
Black Is Black" was released in 1966 as the band's first Decca single. [6] According to the liner notes of Black Is Black: The Anthology 1966–1969 (2017), the song features the band members in "largely token roles behind Kogel's lead vocal", as well as contributions from session musicians Vic Flick and John McLaughlin. [7]
The song is instrumentally an exact reprise of Valjean's Soliloquy, though sung by Javert with changed lyrics. Part of an instrumental from Stars is heard at the end of song as he is falling. French versions. 1980 Original French Version – This song is known as Noir ou blanc (Black or White).
"The Song of La Palice" (in French: La chanson de la Palisse) is a burlesque song attributed to Bernard de la Monnoye (1641–1728) about alleged feats of French nobleman and military leader Jacques de la Palice (1470–1525). From that song came the French term lapalissade meaning an utterly obvious truth—i.e. a truism or tautology. When you ...
Just a month before "If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind" was about to be released, Tages' changed their name to the more internationally viable Blond at the suggestion of Reese-Edwards. [7] [12] Nonetheless, the song was initially released on 20 June 1969 as the B-side of the group's British single "I Wake Up And Call" through Fontana.