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Foreign Musicians Invading U.S. Pop Scene
A 1930s Hollywood report surveys the rise of European and foreign artists in American records since World War I. It highlights Caterina Valente, Helmut Zacharias, Werner Mueller, Fritz Schultz-Reichel, Michel Legrand, Edith Piaf, Maurice Chevalier, Henri Salvador, Jacqueline Francois, Patachou, Anne Shelton, Mantovani, Frank Chacksfield, Stanley Black, Cyril Steplton, Vera Lynn, and Ted Heath as key figures guiding foreign songs into U.S. tastes and sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
America
Como
Crosby
Guy Lombardo
Caterina Valente
Germany
Decca
Melaguena
the Breeze
Granada
Helmut Zacharias
Werner Mueller
Miss Valente
United States
Fritz Schultz-Reichel
Crazy Otto
Fritz
Otto
Columbia Records
Michel Legrand
Paris
Columbia
Edith Piaf
Maurice Chevalier
U.S
Henri Salvador
Jacqueline Francois
Patachou
Anne Shelton
London Records
London
Mantovani
Frank Chacksfield
Stanley Black
Cyril Stepleton
Vera Lynn
Ted Heath