Americans will recognize this song as "I WIll Follow Him" and think that it has been mis-named. "Chariot," however, was its original name when written by Franck Pourcel and Paul Mauriat, both using pseudonym's,JW Stole and Del Roma in 1961. Petula Clark received gold records in France and Belgium for her original recordings of the song. At that time, in France, everything coming from America was stricking gold, so they presented the song to her as being the soundtrack of a western movie called "You'll never see it"; she was influenced and made… read more
Americans will recognize this song as "I WIll Follow Him" and think that it has been mis-named. "Chariot," however, was its origi… read more
Americans will recognize this song as "I WIll Follow Him" and think that it has been mis-named. "Chariot," however, was its original name when written by Franck Pourc… read more
French violinist Franck Pourcel is best-known for his jazzy string arrangements of pop hits, as well as his lush easy listening arrangements and film scores. Initially, Pourcel studied classical violin at the Paris Conservatoire, but he found the allure of jazz irresistible. In particular, he was an idol of Stephane Grappelli. Following his studies, he joined a number of jazz combos, which led him to his role as the leader of the French Fiddlers, who he joined in the late '40s. The French Fiddlers were a group of violinists that performed jazzy versions of classical numbers or… read more
French violinist Franck Pourcel is best-known for his jazzy string arrangements of pop hits, as well as his lush easy listening arrangements and film scores. Initially, Pourcel studied cla… read more
French violinist Franck Pourcel is best-known for his jazzy string arrangements of pop hits, as well as his lush easy listening arrangements and film scores. Initially, Pourcel studied classical violin at the Paris Conservatoire, but … read more