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Françoise Hardy
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Two of the biggest and most influential musicians have recently passed away: French singer/songwriter Françoise Hardy and Gaps Hendrickson from the 2-tone Ska The Selecter, have died on June 11.
As you know we are big fans of yé-yé pop music. If you didn’t know, it’s basically the French girl-yeah-yeah singers of the sixties such as Jane Birkin (who died in July 2023) and France Gall (who died in Jan 2018).
Hardy is one of the few French singers of that era to write her own songs, but she is probably famous for covering Perry Como’s “Catch a Falling Star”. I know it is Como’s song, but I’ll always associate that song with Hardy.
As for The Selecter singer, Gaps Hendrickson, he passed away at the age of 73 to cancer. We’re big UK 2-tone fans, such as The Specials, or Madness, so we’ve seen the Selecter at the Cedar Cultural Center in Sep 2013 and wrote, “British ska legend The Selecter made a rare U.S. appearance at the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis last night, September 13th; kicking off the start of their 8-date tour in North America. If it's a sign for what's to come, then you'll be happy to know that the band is in tight form, playing all the songs (plus extra b-sides) from Too Much Pressure and, of course, looking good and well-dressed while doing it.”
I’ll always remember that show, because the band played “Too Much Pressure” twice! I guess they wanted us to remember that song.
As you know we are big fans of yé-yé pop music. If you didn’t know, it’s basically the French girl-yeah-yeah singers of the sixties such as Jane Birkin (who died in July 2023) and France Gall (who died in Jan 2018).
Hardy is one of the few French singers of that era to write her own songs, but she is probably famous for covering Perry Como’s “Catch a Falling Star”. I know it is Como’s song, but I’ll always associate that song with Hardy.
As for The Selecter singer, Gaps Hendrickson, he passed away at the age of 73 to cancer. We’re big UK 2-tone fans, such as The Specials, or Madness, so we’ve seen the Selecter at the Cedar Cultural Center in Sep 2013 and wrote, “British ska legend The Selecter made a rare U.S. appearance at the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis last night, September 13th; kicking off the start of their 8-date tour in North America. If it's a sign for what's to come, then you'll be happy to know that the band is in tight form, playing all the songs (plus extra b-sides) from Too Much Pressure and, of course, looking good and well-dressed while doing it.”
I’ll always remember that show, because the band played “Too Much Pressure” twice! I guess they wanted us to remember that song.
The Selecter at the Cedar Cultural Center, Minneapolis (13 Sep 2013) |
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