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Distel, Sacha

LC control no.n 84011612
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LC classificationML420.D566 Biography
Personal name headingDistel, Sacha
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Variant(s)Distel, Alexandre
Associated countryFrance
Birth date19330129
Death date20040722
Place of birthParis (France)
Place of deathRayol-Canadel-sur-mer (France)
Field of activityJazz Popular music
Profession or occupationGuitarists Composers Singers
Found inHis My guitar and all that jazz [SR] p1983: label (Sacha Distel, guitarist/composer/arranger)
New York times, July 24, 2004 (Sacha Distel, 71, entertainer, singer, dancer, jazz guitarist, composer; d. July 22, 2004, near St. Tropez, France)
Profession musicien, c2004: t.p. (Sacha Distel) p. 5 (d. July 22, 2004, Rayol-Canadel) p. 23 (b. Jan. 29, 1933)
Grove music online WWW site, Mar. 30, 2005 (Distel, Sacha (Alexandre); b. Paris, Jan. 29, 1933; d. Rayol-Canadel-sur-mer, July 22, 2004; French guitarist and singer; after becoming a successful pop singer he worked rarely as a jazz musician, except for occasional performances on guitar)
Allmusic WWW site, Mar. 30, 2005 (Sacha Distel; one of the top jazz guitarists and chanson singers in France)