One of the greatest French singer, songwriter and poet of all time, Jean Ferrat, died on March 13, 2010. He was one of the last giants of French music. He died in hospital in Aubenas near his home of Ardèche in the South of France where he has been admitted a few days earlier. He had lung cancer.
Ferrat wrote over 200 songs most of them dealing with his political views. Some of his songs were banned from French broadcast in the 1960s because of their communist views. A huge fan of poet Louis Aragon, he also wrote music for many of Aragon's texts. He will be sadly missed by many including me. A compilation of many of his work - 11 CD will be coming out on March 31, 2010. It is available on Amazon for $329. Well worth it if you are a fan!
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