RAYMOND ASSO
After working in a variety of trades, Raymond Asso began writing songs in 1933.
His first hit, Mon légionnaire (1936), created by Marie Dubas, was followed by
Fanion de la Légion, both with music by Marguerite Monnot. He then met Édith
Piaf and helped launch her career, right up until the war. Again with music by
M. Monnot, he wrote "le Petit Monsieur triste" (1938), "C'est l'histoire de
Jésus" and "Je n'en connais pas la fin" for Piaf. "Un jeune homme chantait" is
similar to a romance; "Paris-Méditerranée" and "Elle fréquentait la rue Pigalle"
are typical of chanson réaliste; "l...
