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early 60s Chats Sauvages performances

The Chats Sauvages (‘Wild Cats’) was a group from Nice which existed between 1960 and May 1964 and are considered the third of the big three rock’n’roll performers after Johnny Hallyday and the Chaussettes Noires. In August 1962, after barely over a year touring and promoting and yet another argument with the Roboly brothers, the original singer Dick Rivers (real name Hervé Fornieri) left for what became a long-lasting solo career. The Chats Sauvages, hired Mike Shannon (real name Michel Simonet) as their singer in October 1962. The Chat Sauvages reunited with Dick Rivers in 1981 for the recording of one album released the following year.

‘hey, Pony!’ single released July 1961

‘tu peins ton visage’ single released November 1961 (Scopitone filmed in 1962)

‘est-ce que tu le sais ?’ single released April 1962

‘oh, dis le moi’ unreleased recording, Scopitone filmed in 1962, probably the summer.

‘Sherry’ single released November 1962

  • Hey Pony – juillet 1961. Archives INA
  • Viens danser le twist – Studio TV des Buttes Chaumont, en live, émission Si ça vous chante, octobre 1961. Archives INA
  • Georges viens danser le rock, avec Georges Guétary – Studio TV des Buttes Chaumont, en live, Si ça vous chante, octobre 1961. Archives INA
  • Est-ce que tu le sais – 1962 – Scopitone d’Andrée David-Boyer, Mamy Scopitone filmée dans sa maison, villa Relâche à Antibes.
  • Tu peins ton visage – 1962 – Scopitone d’Andrée David-Boyer, filmée dans sa maison, villa Relâche à Antibes.
  • Oh Lady – 1962 – Scopitone filmé au bord du bassin de la piscine de la Tour de Mare à Fréjus. Archives INA.
  • Oh dis-le-moi – 1962 – Scopitone filmé à la gare de départ du petit train de la Tour de Mare. Archives INA.
  • Sherry – 1962 – Scopitone filmé sur le Champ de Mars à Paris par Claude Lelouch. Archives INA.
  • Quelle Nouvelle – émission Âge tendre et tête de bois en live, juin 1963 – Bowling du bois de Boulogne. Archives INA.
  • Venez les filles – Extrait du film d’Henri Gruel, “Le roi du Village”, juin 1963 – Archives INA.
  • Emission “Du côté de la musique” Documentaire “La guitare”, 21 décembre 1963 – Archives INA

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