Acknowledgements.........
Photos of "Jean Alain Roussel & The One" in concert by CLEMENT MOMMAELS (mommaels.clement@wanadoo.fr)
Main "myspace" photo of Jean by Françoise Lebreton
Photo of Jean by Thomas Ottogalli (b&w "MakeAWish")
Photo song 4 by N'Tomo (www.myspace.com/ntomostyl)
Many thanks to Janice de Rosa for originally setting up this page(www.myspace/janicederosa)
To Mike Cahen (www.myspace.com/mikesugarcahen)for "amelioration"
To Thomas Ottogalli (www.myspace.com/thomasottogalli) for "formatting" this page & SOLELY creating & designing the "JR.org" website &, finally, to KD for its daily upkeep !
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Influences
Sounds Like
Discography ~ 1980 to 2007....
1980 "In Love" Cheryl Lynn
Synthesizers, Arranger, Keyboards
1981 "Ghost in the Machine" The Police
Keyboards, Arranger ("Every Little Thing...")
1982 "White Heat" Dusty Springfield
Synthesizers, Piano, Composer
Born in Port Louis, Mauritius 1951 - Started to learn piano on the boat from Mauritius to the UK in 1954 with Robert White - Studied paino with Hesther Agate at The Trinity College of Music, London from the age of 7 & cello from the age of 12 - Being the proud owner of very small hands, cannot play Classical Repertoire to seek a career as a Classical Pianist - Turns to Jazz & Blues under the guidance of Jon Hendricks (of Lambert, Hendricks & Ross fame) - Starts playing on people's records in 1969 - Main "production/songwriting influences" Leiber & Stoller, Bacharach & David, Jimmy Webb, Jimmy Page, Cat Stevens.......
Forms "THE ONE" in February 2007 with Thomas Ottogalli - guitar, Bappa Brondy Brondievski - drums, Nicolas Mirande - bass &, as of November 2007, Loran "Boomer" Meynadier - vox, & continues producing, composing & performing.....
Musician (keyboards) , composer, record producer, arranger....
To see Jean's UK/US recording history, go to ..."www.allmusicguide.com" (a "USA Recording Industry-controlled" site)....
& type in "Jean Roussel"...in the Artists category.......
....& if that doesn't work, take the time to read below ! ! !
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Discography ~ 1971 to 1980....
1971 "Teaser & The Firecat" Cat Stevens
Organ ("Peace Train")
1972 "Catch Bull at Four" Cat Stevens
Organ, Piano, Keyboards
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