Louis GASTÉ

Gasté Loulou, whose real name was Louis Gasté, (born March 18, 1908 in Paris - died Jan. 8, 1995 in Rueil-Malmaison) is a French composer of hit songs. During his adolescence, Louis Gasté discovered jazz recently imported into France by American troops at the end of World War I. He also discovers the banjo and became one of the first professional musicians. In 1929, he became a guitarist in the formation of "Collegians" recently created by Ray Ventura. His first songs for this training will. The defeat of the German occupation in 1940 and causing the disappearance of Ray Ventura orchestra, who fled to Brazil to escape anti-Semitic laws. Loulou Gasté finds himself alone, and became the accompanist for some time by Lucienne Boyer. C is for the husband of one, Jacques Pills, that he composed with his ukulele, his first big hit (1941), then it was swing (1943). The period of occupation, during which he founded the music publishing Micro, is particularly fruitful. Louis Gasté, string of successes, which he also wrote the lyrics to the occasion. From this period date The Guardian's Song (1941), Tino Rossi, The soul to the devil and Sainte-Madeleine (1943), for Leo Marjane, Domingo (1944) to Dean Martin. At the Liberation and in the years following the runaway success continues: The Little Red Riding Hood (1945), to words by Françoise Giroud, with Lisette Jambel; When a cowboy (1945), with George Guétary; American Rhythm ( 1945), with Lily Fayol; n It was not original (1945), with Jacqueline Francis, The lucky, Chica Chica (1945) and Chile (1947), with Jacques Hélian, where he became a regular partner; A bird sings (1945), with Gisèle Pascal Batttling Luna Park and Jo (1945), starring Yves Montand; During this period, he also writes for film (The Sun is always right, 1943; Fire Nicolas, 1943; King free riders, Madame and her flirtation, 1945, The Guardian, 1946) and even try to s operetta, but with little success, perhaps because the work does that will be played in the provinces (La Rose Bengal, 1948, with Rudy Hirigoyen). The couple Loulou Gasté-Line RenaudIn September 1945, at age 37, Louis Gasté (via one of its performers, Josette Daydé) meets someone who changes his life, that of the young singer Jacqueline Ray (whose real name was Jacqueline Ente) then aged 16, arrived from Armentieres, Northern. He takes his career in hand, and quickly leads to success as the Line Renaud. For those who became his wife December 18, 1950, he began writing a series of songs that quickly met with success (We two, The Complete gray, If I had the chance, Gone with the wind, and especially my shack in Canada, Grand Prix du Disque from the Académie Charles Cros in 1949). During the 1950s, success can not be denied (From the top of the Sacred Heart, 1953, with Armand Mestral). Louis Gasté consists not only for Line Renaud, but for the most popular singers. He adapted and written lyrics for several American hits, and also continues to write for film (The Madelon Mademoiselle and his gang, Paris always sings, Fire to the powder). The Franco-American journals (1960-1975)In the years 1960 and 1970, Loulou Gasté turns to a new genre, the magazine, signing, at the request of Henri Varna all of the music for several shows including Line Renaud is the leader in France (Fun, 1959 at the Casino de Paris, and who will appear during the four years) and the United States (Paris Casino in Las Vegas for two years, in 1964 and 1965). C is then the journal Desires, the Casino de Paris, who triumphs for two years (1966-1967). In 1973, Line Renaud returned to France for a new show, Line Renaud Las Vega Show presented on tour throughout the country for two years. In 1976, Louis Gasté notes with amazement that one of his songs, For you, was shamelessly plagiarized from an obscure Brazilian musician and is becoming, from the U.S., a worldwide hit with the title of Feeling. Justice is finally done him in the end of a long trial (1981-1987) (see below). In October 1982, at 74 years, Loulou Gasté experiencing a serious health accident that the obligation to reduce its activities. He composed a few quality songs (It was an American pianist, 1990), but the great creative period rose. During the fifty-year career Louis Gasté composed about 1200 songs, including several dozen have obtained a worldwide success. Gasté Louis died at his home in Rueil-Malmaison January 8, 1995. He was a Knight of the Legion of Honour, Officer of Arts and Letters and knight of the Academic Palms. For him / Feelings / Tell him: History of a single songIn September 1956 Loulou Gasté composed a song called For you, in the words of novelist Albert Simonin and his wife Marie-Helene Bourquin, for Dario Moreno, singer directory especially exotic, who is to sing in a film of Henry Decoin , The fire to the powder. The interpretation of Dario Moreno has no success. Line Renaud in turn saves the work of her husband, who does not know either a great success. However, it is performed and recorded in France and abroad, by a dozen singers and orchestras. In 1974, Morris Albert interprets a song in English which he told the author: Feelings, published in Sao Paulo by Augusta Do Brazil, Brazilian publisher. In 1975, this song was rerecorded by Mike Brant who reintroduced in France under the title Tell him. In 1976, a worldwide success Feelings: 500 different records worldwide, and in all languages. This success is also due to the fact that this is one of the last songs recorded by the artist before his death (Mike Brant did not listen to disk). Feelings recorded versions of the U.S. by Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra also know a great success. In December 1977, Loulou Gasté discovers that the song that sits in the hit parades for months is actually plagiarism of one of his songs, written twenty years earlier. He also discovers that the publisher is none other Augusta Do Brazil, with whom he had been in business relationships, the fact that sub-edited his songs in the 1950s and 1960s. For seven years before the French courts and the U.S., Loulou will have to fight for recognition of paternity of her song. Find Morris Albert will not be an easy task, however, we will eventually reach the California. The trial has committed plagiarism in June 1981. It will last until July 1987, both in France and the United States. However, with the "signature" on "button Gasté Loulou" (here a harmonic transition of original verse to chorus), U.S. courts recognize, 11 July 1987, Loulou Gasté is the author of the song Feelings. Although the other party tries to appeal, December 22, 1988 Louie Gasté is definitely recognized as legitimate the composer of this song. This trial, in 2007, is still law. In 2007, there are several versions of this song performed by the greatest and they are sometimes unexpected. Thus, Feelings was taken over by the Offsprings, version punk rock. There is also a version sung by Patrick Wolf and Julie Zenatti on the album "Feelings - Tribute to Louie Gasté" released in 2001. .
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Feelings

Louis GASTÉ
Arr : Jérome NAULAIS
Publisher : Robert Martin
Genre : Orchestra
Group : Wind band
Style & options : French light music

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