Johnny Hallyday dead

[Nearly Sane]

One of the first people whom I 'discovered' that showed how insular culture can be.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42247551

[Humph Warden Bennett]

I can remember reading a Sunday Magazine article about "Johnny Halliday-the pop singer who stayed at home" in 1976! He was already a veteran then, I suppose rather than call him the "French Elvis" a better description would be "the French Cliff Richard".

[Shaker]

I can remember reading a Sunday Magazine article about "Johnny Halliday-the pop singer who stayed at home" in 1976! He was already a veteran then, I suppose rather than call him the "French Elvis" a better description would be "the French Cliff Richard".

In which case I'm glad I knew nothing of him.