Et Si Tu N'existais Pas - Music

Joseph Ira Dassin November 5 1938 - August 20 1980 Was A French-Speaking American Folk Pop And Rock Musician.

Dassin Was Born In New York City To Jules Dassin Yiddish Actor And Film Noir Director And Béatrice Launer. He Began His Childhood First In New York And Los Angeles California. However After His Father Became A Victim Of The Anti-Communist Policies Of Senator Joseph McCarthy He And His Family Moved From Place To Place Across Europe.

After Studying At Institut Le Rosey In Switzerland Dassin Moved Back To The United States To Go To College At The University Of Michigan In Ann Arbor Michigan After Doing Very Well On His Bachelor's Exam. After College He Moved Back Again To France Where While Working At A Radio Station A Record Label Convinced Him To Begin To Record His Songs.

By The Early 1970s Dassin's Songs Topped The Charts In France And He Became Well Known. Probably As A Recognition Of His Parents' Left Leanings Dassin's Records Were. However The Political Views Of His Parents Were Not Well Known To The General Public In The USSR And Dassin's Popularity In The USSR Should Be Connected To His Talent Only. He Was Also A Talented Polyglot Recording Songs In German Spanish Italian And Greek As Well As French And English.

He Died Of A Heart Attack During A Vacation To Tahiti On August 20 1980. He Is Buried At The Hollywood Forever Cemetery In Hollywood California.

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