Michel Emer
Michel Emer (June 19, 1906 – November 23, 1984), (real name Emer Rosenstein), was a French musician, composer and lyricist. His songs have been performed by Edith Piaf, Fréhel, Damia, Lys Gauty, Yves Montand, Jean Sablon, André Claveau, Ray Ventura and his Collegians, Luis Mariano, Tino Rossi, and Eartha Kitt. He also wrote songs for at least one of his wife Jacqueline Maillan's shows. The first of his songs to be sung by Edith Piaf was "L'Accordéoniste", which he composed in 1940. He went on to write more than twenty songs for her, including "J'm'en fous pas mal", "Bal dans ma rue", and "A quoi ça sert l'amour?", one of her most famous songs, which she sang as a duet with her second husband Theo Sarapo. He co-authored with Charles Trenet the music for the song "Y'a d'la joie", and arranged many of Trenet's songs. Jean Sablon performed and recorded his song "Béguin-Biguine" in 1932. |
Birth and Death Data: Born June 19, 1906 (Saint Petersburg), Died November 23, 1984 (Neuilly-sur-Seine)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1931 - 1954
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, piano, songwriter, arranger, celeste
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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-011659 | 10-in. | 8/5/1937 | Si mon coeur pouvait te dire | Norman, Cloutier ; Jean Sablon | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Victor | D7VB-2758 | 10-in. | 12/28/1947 | Arm in arm | Charles Dant Orchestra ; Dennis Day | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
Victor | D9VB-0162 | 10-in. | 2/1/1949 | A bluebird singing in my heart (the la, la, la, la song) | Ray Dorey ; Larry Green Orchestra | Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band | composer | |
Columbia | CO44738 | 10-in. | 12/14/1950 | I shouldn't care | Robert Chauvigny ; Edith Piaf | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | songwriter | |
Gramophone | 0LA1507 | 10-in. | 2/10/1937 | Y a d'la joie | Marcel Carivan ; Maurice Chevalier | Male vocal solo with orchestra | arranger | |
Odeon | 6874 | 10-in. | approximately 1931 | Je te dirai | Carlos Gardel | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Victor (Canada) | [ViC cat 56-5152-B] | 10-in. | before 1/18/1949 | Il chantait tous le temps | Jacques Normand | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CLX1750 | 12-in. | 12/29/1933 | Nuits blanches | Lucienne Boyer ; Iza Volpin | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CLX1751 | 12-in. | 12/29/1933 | Dans le petit café du coin | Lucienne Boyer ; Michel Emer | Female vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CLX1812 | 12-in. | 9/16/1934 | Vieille chanson d'amour | Lucienne Boyer ; Iza Volpin | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | songwriter | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CLX2468 | 12-in. | 10/9/1946 | J'm'en fous pas mal | Guy Luypaerts ; Edith Piaf | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL3690 | 10-in. | 5/3/1932 | Beguin-biguine | Don Barreto ; Don Barreto et son Orchestre Cubain ; Jean Sablon | Instrumental ensemble, with male vocal solo | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL3691 | 10-in. | 5/3/1932 | Oh, Miss Liza | Don Barreto ; Don Barreto et son Orchestre Cubain | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL3692 | 10-in. | 5/11/1932 | Nella | Don Barreto ; Don Barreto et son Orchestre Cubain | Instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL4174 | 10-in. | between February and July 1933 | J'ai laissé mon cœur | Lucienne Boyer ; Iza Volpin | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL4216 | 10-in. | 3/8/1933 | Comme un phono | Michel Emer ; Jamblan | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia (U.K.) | WL4217 | 10-in. | 3/8/1933 | Y avait un plombier dans sa vie | Michel Emer ; Jamblan | Male vocal solo, with piano | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL4614 | 10-in. | 12/29/1933 | Son regard | Lucienne Boyer ; Orchestre Iza Volpin ; Iza Volpin | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL4615 | 10-in. | 12/29/1933 | Dites-moi je vous aime | Lucienne Boyer ; Orchestre Iza Volpin ; Iza Volpin | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL4661 | 10-in. | 1/15/1934 | Le jour ou je te vis | André Ekyan Orchestre Jazz ; André Ekyan ; Jean Sablon | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL4663 | 10-in. | 1/15/1934 | Prenez garde au grand méchant loup | André Ekyan Orchestre Jazz ; André Ekyan ; Jean Sablon | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, piano | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL5011 | 10-in. | 9/15/1934 | Beaucoup | Lucienne Boyer ; Iza Volpin | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL5203 | 10-in. | 1/24/1935 | J'm'en fous car je l'aime | Jean Sablon ; Alec Siniavine | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL5578 | 10-in. | 2/5/1936 | Une dernière fois | Rafael Canaro ; Orquesta Rafael Canaro ; Roger Toussaint | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL5652 | 10-in. | 3/11/1936 | Si tu m'aimes | Jean Sablon ; Garland Wilson | Male vocal solo, with piano | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL6004 | 10-in. | 12/15/1936 | Parle-moi de toi | Lucienne Boyer ; Iza Volpin | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL6516 | 10-in. | 1/17/1938 | Y a d'la joie | Charles Trenet | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | arranger | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL6846 | 10-in. | 11/17/1938 | Personne | Damia ; Wal-Berg ; Wal-Berg Orchestre | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer, lyricist | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL6904 | 10-in. | 12/21/1938 | Oné! Les copains | Fréhel ; Orchestre Pierrot | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL8012 | 10-in. | 5/14/1945 | Le disque usé | Gus Viseur Orchestre ; Gus Viseur | Accordion solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL8106 | 10-in. | 3/20/1946 | Paris - Tour-Eiffel | Jo Charrier ; Francine Claudel ; Jacques Hélian Orchestre ; Zappy Max | Vocal trio, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL8560 | 10-in. | 6/11/1948 | Monsieur Lenoble | Edith Piaf | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL8642 | 10-in. | 2/9/1949 | Bal dans ma rue | Robert Chauvigny ; Edith Piaf | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL8837 | 10-in. | 6/20/1950 | La fête continue | Robert Chauvigny ; Edith Piaf | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL9063 | 10-in. | 11/8/1951 | La rue aux chansons | Robert Chauvigny ; Choeur Raymond Saint-Paul ; Edith Piaf | Female vocal solo, with orchestra and vocal ensemble | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL9089 | 10-in. | 11/27/1951 | Télégramme | Robert Chauvigny ; Edith Piaf | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL9245 | 10-in. | 9/3/1952 | Monsieur et madame | Robert Chauvigny ; Edith Piaf | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL9354 | 10-in. | approximately 1952 | Ton mariage | Tino Rossi ; Pierre Spiers | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | lyricist | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL9453 | 10-in. | 5/18/1953 | Mais qu'est-ce qui m'arrive là? | Robert Chauvigny ; Jacques Pills | Male vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL9515 | 10-in. | 7/15/1953 | Jean et Martine (Le routier) | Robert Chauvigny ; Edith Piaf | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL9606 | 10-in. | 12/11/1953 | Et moi | Robert Chauvigny ; Edith Piaf | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL9607 | 10-in. | 12/11/1953 | Soeur Anne | Robert Chauvigny ; Edith Piaf | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL9609 | 10-in. | 12/11/1953 | N'y va pas Manuel | Robert Chauvigny ; Edith Piaf | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL9611 | 10-in. | 12/12/1953 | L'effet que tu me fais | Robert Chauvigny ; Edith Piaf | Female vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer | |
Columbia (U.K.) | CL9749 | 10-in. | 4/10/1954 | Oh! non... | Robert Chauvigny ; Jacques Pills | Male vocal solo, with orchestra | lyricist, composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Emer, Michel," accessed October 14, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/100313.
Emer, Michel. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 14, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/100313.
"Emer, Michel." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 14 October 2024.
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LCNAR: Emer, Michel - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n00115385
Wikidata: Michel Emer - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q952902
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/22332522
MusicBrainz: Michel Emer - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/6a4f885a-cc88-47cd-b021-585d97a6d42e
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