Francis Rimbert – Dawn Of Light

Playlist “Snap Shot: www.youtube.com ….Francis Rimbert (born October 3 1952 in Val d’Oise, France) is a French musician and composer. Biography Francis Rimbert started playing classical piano when he was 5 years old. At the conservatory, he studied harmony, counterpoint, the fugue and orchestral leading. He won first prize in piano and moved onto Paris where he become a salesman, working in a music store which by chance imported synthesizers, at a time when nobody has sold such before. He became interested in those electronic instruments. In collaboration with Korg, they created a new concept which had not existed ever before: Francis took the stage (Theatre des Champs Elysées — Paris) solo, surrounded by all his synthesizers (“Bionic Orchestra”, 1979). He will be the go-to man for both Roland and Ensoniq trades. A talented musician, Francis wasted little time getting to meet another master of the synthesizer: Jean Michel Jarre, through their mutual friend Michel Geiss. Meeting in 1979 for the concert in Place de La Concorde, Paris, they began a long collaboration. Since the 1986 Rendez-vous Houston concert, Francis has been at Jarre’s side on grand stages. Aside from his work on various albums for Jarre, Francis has created several works of sonic illustration. Synthesizers are the prolongation of the fingers of a sensitive musician who uses electronic instruments to articulate his melodic talent, a talent which helped him win first prize at the international festival …

Be Bop A Lula – Gene Vincent. Vincent Eugene Craddock (February 11, 1935 — October 12, 1971), better known as Gene Vincent, was an American musician who pioneered the styles of rock and roll and rockabilly. His 1956 top ten hit with his Blue Caps, “Be-Bop-A-Lula,” is considered a significant early example of rockabilly. He is a member of the Rock and Roll and Rockabilly halls of fame.Vincent Eugene Craddock (February 11, 1935 — October 12, 1971), better known as Gene Vincent, was an American musician who pioneered the styles of rock and roll and rockabilly. His 1956 top ten hit with his Blue Caps, “Be-Bop-A-Lula,” is considered a significant early example of rockabilly. He is a member of the Rock and Roll and Rockabilly halls of fame. In 1956 he wrote “Be-Bop-A-Lula”, No. 102 on Rolling Stone magazine’s “500 Greatest Rock and Roll Songs of All Time” list. Local radio DJ “Sheriff Tex” Davis arranged for this to be demo’d and this secured him a contract with Capitol Records. He signed a publishing contract with Bill Lowery of The Lowery Group of music publishers in Atlanta, Georgia. “Be-Bop-A-Lula” was not on Vincent’s first album and was picked by Capitol producer Ken Nelson as the B side of his first single. Prior to the release of the single, Lowery pressed promotional copies of “Be-Bop-A-Lula” and sent them to radio stations throughout the country. By the time Capitol released the single, “Be-Bop-A-Lula” had already gained attention from the public and radio DJs. The …