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Listen to Raymond Lefèvre, watch music videos, read bio, see tour dates & more!

Raymond Lefèvre

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Listen to Le gendarme de Saint-Tropez (Douliou-douliou Saint-Tropez) by Raymond Lefèvre, see lyrics, music video & more!
Le gendarme de Saint-Tropez (Douliou-douliou Saint-Tropez)Raymond Lefèvre
Listen to Âme caline (2023 Remastered Version) by Raymond Lefèvre & Le Grand Orchestre de Raymond Lefèvre, see lyrics, music video & more!
Âme caline (2023 Remastered Version)Raymond Lefèvre & Le Grand Orchestre de Raymond Lefèvre
Listen to Final by Raymond Lefèvre, see lyrics, music video & more!
FinalRaymond Lefèvre
Listen to Générique by Raymond Lefèvre, see lyrics, music video & more!
GénériqueRaymond Lefèvre
Listen to Groovin' (2023 Remastered Version) by Raymond Lefèvre & Le Grand Orchestre de Raymond Lefèvre, see lyrics, music video & more!
Groovin' (2023 Remastered Version)Raymond Lefèvre & Le Grand Orchestre de Raymond Lefèvre
Listen to Le gendarme et les gendarmettes (Traquenard) by Raymond Lefèvre, see lyrics, music video & more!
Le gendarme et les gendarmettes (Traquenard)Raymond Lefèvre
Listen to Lawrence d'Arabie by Raymond Lefèvre, see lyrics, music video & more!
Lawrence d'ArabieRaymond Lefèvre
Listen to Jo by Raymond Lefèvre, see lyrics, music video & more!
JoRaymond Lefèvre
Listen to Un drôle de colonel by Raymond Lefèvre, see lyrics, music video & more!
Un drôle de colonelRaymond Lefèvre
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La maison de campagneRaymond Lefèvre

More albums from Raymond Lefèvre

Listen to Jo (Bande originale du film) by Raymond Lefèvre
ALBUMJo (Bande originale du film)Raymond Lefèvre
Listen to Jo / Les grandes vacances (Bandes originales des films) by Raymond Lefèvre
ALBUMJo / Les grandes vacances (Bandes originales des films)Raymond Lefèvre
Listen to Balduin, der Heiratsmuffel (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Raymond Lefèvre
ALBUMBalduin, der Heiratsmuffel (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Raymond Lefèvre
Listen to Balduin, der Schrecken von St. Tropez (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Raymond Lefèvre
ALBUMBalduin, der Schrecken von St. Tropez (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Raymond Lefèvre
Listen to Louis und seine verrückten Politessen (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Raymond Lefèvre
ALBUMLouis und seine verrückten Politessen (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Raymond Lefèvre
Listen to Louis' unheimliche begegnung mit den Ausserirdischen (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Raymond Lefèvre
ALBUMLouis' unheimliche begegnung mit den Ausserirdischen (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)Raymond Lefèvre
Listen to L'intrépide (Bande originale du film) by Raymond Lefèvre
ALBUML'intrépide (Bande originale du film)Raymond Lefèvre
Listen to Oh Happy Day by Raymond Lefèvre
ALBUMOh Happy DayRaymond Lefèvre
Listen to Raymond Lefevre & His Orchestra by Raymond Lefèvre
ALBUMRaymond Lefevre & His OrchestraRaymond Lefèvre
Listen to Palmarès des chansons n°4 (2023 Remastered Version) by Raymond Lefèvre & Le Grand Orchestre de Raymond Lefèvre
ALBUMPalmarès des chansons n°4 (2023 Remastered Version)Raymond Lefèvre & Le Grand Orchestre de Raymond Lefèvre
Listen to Palmarès des chansons n°3 (2023 Remastered Version) by Raymond Lefèvre & Le Grand Orchestre de Raymond Lefèvre
ALBUMPalmarès des chansons n°3 (2023 Remastered Version)Raymond Lefèvre & Le Grand Orchestre de Raymond Lefèvre
Listen to Palmarès des chansons n°2 (2023 Remastered Version) by Raymond Lefèvre & Le Grand Orchestre de Raymond Lefèvre
ALBUMPalmarès des chansons n°2 (2023 Remastered Version)Raymond Lefèvre & Le Grand Orchestre de Raymond Lefèvre
Listen to Palmarès des chansons (2023 Remastered Version) by Raymond Lefèvre & Le Grand Orchestre de Raymond Lefèvre
ALBUMPalmarès des chansons (2023 Remastered Version)Raymond Lefèvre & Le Grand Orchestre de Raymond Lefèvre

About Raymond Lefèvre

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Hometown
Paris, France
Born
November 20, 1929
Genre
Instrumental
The instrumental smash "Ame Câline" vaulted conductor and arranger Raymond LeFevre to the front ranks of the easy listening renaissance that followed the commercial vogue for stereophonic sound. Born in Calais, France on November 20, 1929, LeFevre studied flute as a child and at 16 entered Paris' Conservatoire National de Musique, moonlighting as a jazz pianist in local clubs and cabarets. After a stint behind jazz bandleader Hubert Rostaing, LeFevre joined conductor Bernard Hilda's Club des Champs-Elysées orchestra. He established himself as a composer and arranger during a lengthy tenure as a Barclay Records staffer, concurrently serving six years behind Egyptian born singer Dalida and in 1957 scoring the first of more than a dozen films with director Guillaume Radot, Fric-Frac en Dentelles. A year later, LeFevre notched a minor U.S. hit with his interpretation of Gilbert Bécaud's "Le Jour Ou La Pluie Viendra," retitled "The Day the Rains Came" for American consumption. By this time, he was also established as the musical director for the French television variety series Musicorama, leading his orchestra in accompaniment of countless singers. While scoring the 1964 feature Faites Sauter La Banque!, LeFevre first collaborated with fellow easy listening maestro Paul Mauriat, his greatest commercial rival in the years to follow. While Mauriat scored the biggest instrumental hit of the period with the chart-topping "Love Is Blue," LeFevre's lush symphonic approach was a fixture on the European pop charts throughout the '60s as consumer demand for stereo recordings guaranteed impressive sales for singles including "La La La (He Gives Me Love)," "Puppet on a String," and "A Whiter Shade of Pale." He scored his biggest hit in 1968 when composer Michel Polnareff's haunting "Ame Câline" (aka "Soul Coaxing") emerged as a staple on pirate station Radio Caroline, and while his commercial fortunes dwindled in the decade to follow, LeFevre remained a ubiquitous presence in French cinema, winning widespread acclaim for the 1971 thriller score Jo. He also continued recording until 2001, enjoying his greatest commercial renown in Japan. LeFevre died in Seine-Port, France on June 27, 2008. ~ Jason Ankeny
Raymond Lefèvre has also released music as a member of Paul Mauriat et son orchestre.

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