Album: Locomotive d'or by Claude Nougaro (1974)
Format: Album

Artist Background: Claude Nougaro was born in Toulouse to a respected French opera singer, Pierre Nougaro, and an Italian piano teacher, Liette Tellini. He was raised by his grandparents in Toulouse where he heard Glenn Miller, Édith Piaf and Louis Armstrong (among others) on the radio. In 1947 he failed his baccalaureat and began a career in journalism, writing for various journals including Le Journal des Curistes at Vichy and L'Echo d'Alger. At the same time he wrote songs for Marcel Amont ("Le barbier de B... Part of the Toulouse, France music scene. Emerged in the 1960s era.

Music Scene: Part of the Toulouse, France music scene. Emerged in the 1960s era.

Tags: 1970s, Album


Locomotive d'or

Claude Nougaro

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