F. Pourcell

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Franck Pourcel (August 14, 1913 in Marseille - November 12, 2000) was a musician of the lounge or easy listening genre. Born in Marseilles August 11, 1913 His father, a musician in the navy in Marseilles, started teaching him music when he was 6 years old. Pourcel studied violin at the Conservatoire in Marseilles, but also drums because he loved jazz. He led several jazz ensembles, including the French Fiddlers. Then he spend a year in Paris at the Conservatoire. 1931: he worked as a violinist at the Théâtre des Variétés in Marseilles June 10, 1939: he married Odette. At that period he became the musical director of some singers, among them Yves Montand and Lucienne Boyer, with whom he went on a world tour. 1946: he had a baby-girl named Françoise. 1952: he emigrated to the US, receiving a green card and the musician Union card, because he wanted to produce a big band orchestra. 1953, a french producer Maurice Tézé, called him back to France to record his first record Blue Tango and the follow up Limelight He got his first success with this record, and from then on, all french singers wanted to hire Franck "The American" to be their musical director. 1954: he recorded his first LP under the label Pathé-Marconi- with whom he would record 9 LPs in 3 years. and created the series Amour Danse et Violons which included 54 LPs 1956: he recorded his version of Only You, the success created by the Platters ; it sold over 3 millions copies in the US and went to #9 in the US

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