Raymond Lefèvre (November 20, 1929 – June 27, 2008) was a French easy listening orchestra leader, arranger and composer.
Biography and career
Born on November 20, 1929 in Calais, France, Raymond Lefèvre is best known for his 1968 theme "Soul Coaxing (Ame Caline)", which became an international hit. He also wrote soundtracks for movies with Louis de Funès such as La Soupe Aux Choux (1981) or the legendary series Le Gendarme de Saint Tropez. During the late 1950s and early 1960s he accompanied Dalida on most of her recordings (Bambino, Por Favor, Tu peux tout faire de moi, Quand on n'a que l'amour), amongst many others. He started his musical career in 1956 on the Barclay Records label. His recordings were released in the United States on the Kapp and Four Corners record labels until 1969.
Early career
He was accepted at the Paris Conservatory when 17 years old. During the early 1950s he played the piano for the Franck Pourcel orchestra. In 1953 he played the piano at the Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. He started his musical career in 1956 on the Barclay label and recorded his debut album that year.
He worked on the French television programmes Musicorama (1950s) and Palmarés des Chansons (1965, 1966, 1967) accompanying such famous artists as Dalida, Claude François, Richard Anthony, with his own orchestra.
His recording of "The Day the Rains Came" was a best seller in the United States in 1958. The song "Ame câline" (Soul Coaxing) became an international hit in 1968 and "La La La (He Gives Me Love)" was a minor hit in 1968 in Canada and the United States. In 1969 his recording of "La Reine de Saba" (Queen of Sheba) became a big hit in Japan. From 1972 until the early 2000s (decade), he undertook several successful tours of Japan.
He worked on the soundtracks of many Louis de Funès movies.
Eurovision
Lefèvre conducted entries four times at the Eurovision Song Contest, three times for Monaco (in 1961, 1962, and 1963) and once for Luxembourg (in 1970).
Death
Raymond Lefèvre died on June 27, 2008 at the age of 78.
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這是第一次聽到他的音樂 Raymond Lefevre《La Reine De Saba》1969，好喜歡這旋律，憶起童年許多往事~
部落格 '純音樂之迷' 介紹了此曲的典故，感謝他的分享：
Gounod Charles (1818-1893)
19 世紀法國著名歌劇作曲家, 亦是一位虔誠的教徒,一直想當神父, 但終生卻是一位音樂家. 其宗教音樂充滿了對上帝激昂的熱情. 《Reine De Saba》是Gounod Charles的創作歌劇, 1862 年 2 月28 日在巴黎首演, 歌曲內容取材自一個傳說. 此傳說跟舊約聖經有關.
Gounod Charles -La Reine De Saba
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Michel Laurent – 出生於法屬北非Tunisia, 母親是演員,父親是小提琴家,Mricel 幼受庭訓, 自小受蕭邦、Rachmaninoff 、Bethoven 和Mozart等古典薰陶, 十三歲那年擁有自己的吉他,爾後就在音樂路上邁進. 不多久Tunisia突尼斯這個地區陷於政變, Michel 有機會回到巴黎繼續學業, 最終成為法國歌手及作曲家, 1967年他大概受了《Reine De Saba》這個歌劇的影響, 亦以此故事,創作了現代版本, 原名為《Ma Reine De Saba》,甫一發表,震撼了全球, 數日本最為瘋狂,樂迷都為此曲如痴如醉.
Michel Laurent《Ma Reine De Saba》
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATdkR6qF-GQ
日本人都很愛此曲《La Reine De Saba》
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8JV7OJf6hA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwpVBy7hnho&feature=related
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三大輕音樂團Paul Mauriat 就曾經數次編曲演奏, 但始終不敵 Raymond Lefevre
Paul Mauriat《La Reine De Saba》
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dt7LvV4IAG8
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Raymond Lefevre(1929-2008)法國人, 樂團指揮家, 同是Paul Mauriat 及Franck Pourcel的好友, 1968年以《Soul Coaxin' (Ame Caline)》享譽全球.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILFsdDcgwdQ
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1969年Raymond Lefevre演奏《La Reine De Saba》, 被公認為最完美的版本, 自此深受日本人所愛戴, 直到目前,還未有人可以超逾他的風格, 一個最完美的版本,是經典中的經典.
Raymond Lefevre《La Reine De Saba》1969
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=foUSPq_cRh0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGZfVto4loM
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基督徒雜感http://david305f.blogspot.hk/
電影配樂之迷http://david305b.blogspot.com/
Rock N Roll 之迷http://david305c.blogspot.com/
PauL Mauriat 之迷http://david305d.blogspot.com/
舊歌曲/舊電影配樂之迷http://david305e.blogspot.com/
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