Ronnie Bird
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Ronnie Bird, born Ronald Méhu, is a French singer born in Boulogne-sur-Seine (Hauts-de-Seine) on the 24 April 1946. As a student, he attended lycée Claude Bernard until he had an argument with a teach. He debuted his recording career in 1964 with Decca, with the title track Adieu à un ami, which was a homage to Buddy Holly. Despite his evident ability and the apparent success of (Elle m'attend, Où va-t-elle ?), he ended his artistic career after 5 years.
He is also noted for participating between 1968 and 1972, in the French production of the musical comedy Hair. Moreover, he wrote the lyrics of the remarkable song, Precious Things, song by Dee Dee Bridgewater, in a duet with Ray Charles, which saw success in 1989.
[edit] Discography
Supers 45 tours
- Adieu à un ami / Tu ferais mieux de filer / On s'aime en secret / Dis aux montagnes (Decca, 1964)
- L'amour nous rend fou / Pour toi / Je ne mens pas / Tout seul (Decca, 1964)
- Elle m'attend / Tu perds ton temps / Je ne mens pas / Pour être à toi (Decca, 1965)
- Où va-t-elle ? / Ma vie s'enfuit / Je voudrais dire / Ce maudit journal (Decca, 1965)
- Chante / Ne t'en fais pas pour Ronnie / Cette maudite solitude / Cheese (Philips, 1966)
- N'écoute pas ton cœur / Seul dans la nuit / Hey girl / Ça n'est pas vrai (Philips, 1966)
- Tu en dis trop / C'est un hold-up / Je serre les poings / Tu ne sais pas (Philips, 1967)
- La surprise / Si quelque chose m'arrivait / Les filles en sucre d'orge / Ne me promets rien (Philips, 1967)
- Le pivert / De l'autre côté du miroir / SOS mademoiselle / Aimez-moi (Philips, 1968)
CD
- Twistin the rock, vol. 7 (Mercury, 2002) - One World (Phonogram 1992)
[edit] Trivia
The song Le Pivert (the woodpecker) was prohibited from being played on Radio-France because of, according to an internal memo its "vulgar attack on good taste". The memo was published in Charlie Hebdo.
