Jean-Philippe Smet, aka Johnny Hallyday, receives a "popular hommage" -- not an official national hommage, rather something organised by fans -- in an odd mixture of religious rites, rock n' roll memorabilia, republican pump, bickers meeting and street demonstrations of mourning in Paris today. A few friends and fellow musicians will play (at church) some of his best songs, without his famed voice. This to underline his absence of course.
He was a lot of things, good or bad, but primarily a great showman and a generous voice.
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Sat 9 Dec, 2017 09:21 am
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Sat 9 Dec, 2017 11:10 am
Good morning. It's birthday number 101 for Kirk Douglas.
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Sat 9 Dec, 2017 11:42 am
This song tells a different story in English than the original French version.
